About
The Edwin Rutsch Team is hosting a series of Empathy Cafes with interfaith leaders and community members on the topic: How might we bridge social, religious, and political divides in our communities? Come share ideas, insights and actions to bridge our differences. These Online Empathy Cafes are open to all faith-based (and no faith tradition) communities. Everyone is welcome to participate.
Part of National Week of Conversation https://tinyurl.com/bddbtc6k
Events Links
TIME: 1pm PT/4 ET (2 hours)
LOCATION: Zoom https://zoom.us/j/9896109339
RSVP: https://bit.ly/RSVPInterFaithCafe
DROP-IN: No RSVP needed but recommended, just drop in as you can. Do come on time since the room will be locked after the circles start.
RECORDING: the cafes will be recorded for documentation, education and promotional purposes. See: Interfaith Empathy Cafe https://sites.google.com/view/interfaithcafe/
THE PROBLEM
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* Personal, social, religious and political conflict and polarization are tearing our families, communities and country apart.
* Diversity and differences can be constructive, unless we get in the habit of not listening to “the other side.”
BENEFITS FOR PARTICIPANTS
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1). Learn constructive dialogue practices that your faith-based community can use for personal support, conflict resolution and community building.
2). Learn how faith communities and families can create sacred space to share whatever is alive for you (i.e, what is on your mind and heart.)
3). Share best practices in supporting families in your communities.
4). Share resources for interfaith contribution to civic cohesion, harmony and well being.
HOW
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*1). We will use the Empathy Circle practice for the dialogues in small break out groups. An Empathy Circle is a structured listening process that effectively supports meaningful and constructive dialogue.
*2). We will document our discussions. They will be recorded and transcribed. *
*3). Participants will write up and refine notes in shared google docs for each dialogue and create documents to share with the wider world as we help create a culture of empathy.
PREPARATION
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Review the HOW TO EMPATHY CIRCLE process http://bit.ly/EC-How
Empathy Circle. https://EmpathyCircle.com
1. What is an Empathy Circle? http://bit.ly/EC-WhatIs
2. Why Participate? http://bit.ly/EC-Benefits
3. How to Empathy Circle? http://bit.ly/EC-How
Interfaith Empathy Cafe https://sites.google.com/view/interfaithcafe/
Building a Culture of Empathy
Come join us this Saturday for an introduction to the empathy-centered campaign and movement.
See how you can get involved.
Intro to the Edwin for Congress Empathy Campaign: https://www.facebook.com/events/659832285354554/
Campaign website at: https://www.EdwinForCongress.com
Become a Volunteer: Edwin 'Empathy' Rutsch For Congress
You can make a difference. Our campaign is all about building a more empathic, caring, and innovative society. Fill out this form to volunteer to support the campaign to bring our country together with deep listening, mutual empathy, constructive dialogue, shared understanding, and collaborative action. You can join us from anywhere in the world.
Introduction to the Campaign Empathy Café.
Saturdays 10:00 AM - 12:00 Noon Pacific Time
I'm Edwin and am running for Congress in California Congressional District 8. Join me in this meeting to learn about this empathy campaign and how you can be a part of it. You can support and volunteer for this movement from anywhere in the world.
We will learn and use the Empathy Circle practice, which is a core practice of our campaign. Learn how you can volunteer to transform our politics.
The Sessions are recorded and posted to social media for educational and promotional purposes.
