2017-12-06

Intention: Building a culture of empathy.

Does that intention work for everyone?

Preparation

( ) Introductions (1 min)

( ) Empathy Circles Practice

What are you doing to build a culture of empathy and how it is going?

or whatever is alive for you.

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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.

( ) Projects Reports

  • Empathy Tent at Sproul last empathy class. Wed. Dec 6

  • Mark DeSaulnier Circle - Edwin

    • Topic: How might we (what are the roadblocks) create opportunities for consecutive dialogue to bring people together?

    • does it have meaning to them? do you have a topic that has meaning for you?

  • CA Assembly 15 Candidate Circles - Will

  • Empathy Curriculum Project - Linda

  • LA Empathy Tent- Bob

  • Intro Circle Training Video - Lou

  • James Damore Circle- Edwin

  • Left Right Circles - Edwin

  • Empathy Circles with the Berkeley Homeless - Virginia