2017-10-11

Outline

Intention: Building a more Empathic and Caring Culture and Society.

Does that intention work for everyone?

( ) 1. Introductions (1 min)

Who are you?

Why are you interested in Building an Empathic Culture?

( ) Empathy Circles Practice

(30 min, practice) (3 min)

Empathic Listening (active listening) is a core practice we do at the empathy tent.

We want everyone to become comfortable and skillful with the practice so that you can;

  • Know how to effectively take part in a empathy circle.

  • Learn to facilitate an empathy circle.

  • Listen well to others in the tent.

  • Be able to use active listening to mediate conflicts.

Purpose for doing it at the beginning of the meeting is to:

1. Have a time/space to talk about, share and get support for what’s going on in our lives. It's about us being activist, and being nourished and supported in the practice.

2. Chance for all team members to feel heard

3. A process for internal conflict resolution.

4. Chance to practice

5. Develop, innovate and refine the empathy circle practice.

Divide into groups of 4

Themes

What empathy tent are you working on and would you like to work on?

or what is alive for you now?

go around the circle

( ) 5. Ongoing Projects Reports (20 min)

    • ( ) Reports: Dave - Article

  • ( ) Lou - Introductory Empathy Circle Video

  • ( ) Pablo - Indi ,James Damore Empathy Circle

  • ( ) Next - Empathy Tent Pop-ups

  • ( ) How might we get more people involved?

  • ( ) Dave: Hold more Empathy Circles with the left.

  • ( ) Saundra culture of empathy description

  • ( ) Virginia - Cornell West -

  • ( ) Indivisible

  • ( ) Empathy circles with representatives the right

Felet expereince\

( ) What would you like to work on? go around the circle

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Bob: Congress woman - getting the run around.

Do I keep going with this?

( ) 5. Closing. (1 min)

A. How did the meeting feel

B. and how would you like it to feel?