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POWERING EMPATHY
IMAGINE A WORLD WHERE EMPATHY AND COMPASSION ABOUND, WHERE AN ACTIVE COMMUNITY THRIVES, WHERE PEOPLE EXPERIENCE HAPPINESS AND HOPE THAT INSPIRES THEM TO DRIVE GLOBAL CHANGE!
THESE ARE CHALLENGING TIMES. SOCIETY IS POLARIZING AROUND VIEWPOINTS THAT REINFORCE NEGATIVE THINKING AND BEHAVIOR. CONSUMED BY ELECTRONICS, PEOPLE'S ABILITY TO RELATE TO EACH OTHER IS FAILING, LEAVING THEM MORE DIVIDED THAN EVER BEFORE. UNABLE TO APPLY AUTHENTIC EMOTIONS TO OTHERS - OR EVEN UNDERSTAND THEIR OWN - PEOPLE DOUBT THAT CHANGE IS POSSIBLE. AND THIS TOXIC DYNAMIC PUTS OUR COLLECTIVE FUTURE AT RISK.
BUT WE DON'T HAVE TO LIVE THIS WAY! AND EMPATHY LIGHTS THE PATH!
POWERING EMPATHY AND OUR PARTNER INITIATIVE, THE EMOTIONAL THEATER, BRING INDIVIDUALS AND COMMUNITIES TOGETHER TO DRIVE GROUP PARTICIPATION IN LEARNING WHAT EMPATHY IS AND USING THEATER AS A VEHICLE TO EXPRESS AND EXPERIENCE EMOTIONS. THROUGH STORYTELLING, GAMIFICATION, AND ENGAGING THEATRICAL ACTIVITY, WE MAKE LEARNING AND PRACTICING EMPATHY FUN AND COMMUNAL.
EDUCATION + EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE + ACTIVE PARTICIPATION = CHANGE
WE BELIEVE THAT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT, OFFERING A CHANCE FOR INDIVIDUALS, FAMILIES, COMMUNITIES, AND ALL LIFE ON OUR PLANET TO BENEFIT FROM HUMAN AWARENESS AND ENLIGHTENMENT.
"When I close my eyes, I dream of a world filled with kindness.
When I open my eyes, I set out to achieve my dreams."
-Joleen Sheldon, Founder
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