2017-08-02 MEETING

Agenda

Intention: Building an Empathic Culture and Society.

1. Introductions

2. Meeting overview

• Empathy circles (45 min)

• Share Experience facilitating an Empathy Circle

• Event Reports and Announcements

• What needs to get done for this group to move forward?

• Any items for the agenda?

3. Do empathy circles at the beginning of each meeting (50 min, practice)

This is a core practice that we do and build on at the empathy tent. We want everyone to become comfortable with it so that you can listen, give and get support, be able to facilitate an empathy circle and be able to use active listening to mediate conflicts.

Topic: What is a feeling of concern, stress, anxiety, or fear you have? Or whatever is alive for you now?

4. Any reports on Experience facilitating an Empathy Circle during the week?

(10 min)

• Edwin: Online left-right empathy circles

• Edwin: Relationship Active Listening

• Do you want to do this task?

5. Event Reports and Announcements

• ( ) July 29, Saturday resistance fair report

• ( ) #1 Congressman Mark DeSaulnier Empathy Circle

  • frustration

• ( ) August 26-27 - SF and Civic Center part.

• ( ) Sept - Milo or Ben? Sept 14.

• ( ) Ongoing Wednesday meetings - location.

• ( ) Meeting online via Skype.

  • ( ) Do a Empathy Training

• ( ) Alan Alda Book

5. What needs to get done for this group to move forward?

• What are people's responsibilities and commitments?

• What task and concrete assignments would you like to commit to?

• What ideas do you have for moving forward?

#1 Congressman Mark DeSaulnier Empathy Circle - Project

( ) Frustration – with run around

( ) Find #3 + Alternate participants - Help finding the Participants. (Who?)

( ) Hold a introductory empathy circle online with them

( ) Test holding a circle in the Tent

( ) 2 videographers

( ) Location – Richmond Civic Center Park.

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