48: Empathy Movement News: Free Empathy Circle Facilitator Training, April 18+

The Empathy Center News
Building the Empathy Movement
#48, April 9, 2026

Dear Friends

Join us for the next online Free Empathy Circle Facilitator Training. This is a core practice of the Empathy Movement.

Apply Now For This Training

Session 1: Saturday, April 18

Session 2: Saturday, April 25

Session 3: Saturday, May 2

Session 4: Saturday, May 9

More Below.

Warmly

Edwin

Edwin Rutsch

Director: The Empathy Center
Building the Empathy Movement

Empathy Summit Report

How to Build the Empathy Movement

We had another inspiring Summit bringing together activists sharping ways to build the movement.

See the video and speaker reports.

Program

Stuart Nolan: Building Cultures of Empathy Practice, Research, and Innovation in the UK.
Paramita Roy: From Understanding to Action: Why the Empathy Movement Must Prioritise Action-Oriented Pedagogies

Martin Golder: How to convince the gangster class to join the Empathy Movement.
Cara Jean Wilson - Activity
Edwin Rutsch: An Invitation to Co-Create Our Shared Empathy Movement Training Curriculum
Susan Christy: My Experience Building an Empathy/Listening Movement

William Filler: Bringing the Empathy Movement Message to the California State Democratic Convention
Jillian Lee Meyer: Exercising Empathy and Strengthening the Empathy Movement
Empathy Circle

Empathy in Politics and Leadership

See my new interview with Claire Yorke. Claire is an author, academic and advisor specializing in the role and limitations of empathy and emotions in security, international affairs, politics, leadership, and society. Her doctoral research focused on the role of empathy in diplomacy. How Empathy - can be a tool for navigating complex international transitions and building state relations. Claire is author of:
Empathy in Politics and Leadership:
The Key to Transforming Our World.

Empathy in Politics and Leadership: Edwin Rutsch and Claire Yorke

Edwin and Claire discuss the importance of empathy in politics and society. Claire, a senior lecturer at Deakin University, emphasizes the need for empathy to connect people and understand their intrinsic dignity. They explore the challenges of empathy, such as dealing with conflict and dehumanization.

Take Empathic Action

Join us in the Empathy Movement Development Team that meets every Friday on zoom. We are dedicated to the strategic growth and development of the Movement. Help plan and take part in our next projects.

Join us to

1. Be Part of a Movement That Matters

2. Help Define and Shape the Future of the Movement.

3. Advance Deep Listening and Communication Skills

4. Connect With a Community of Purpose-Driven People

5. Learn and Teach Through Action
6. Build Something Sustainable and Scalable
7. Grow Personally While Impacting Others

Empathy Movement Development Team

Date: Weekly Fridays
Time: 9am to 10:30 am (PT)
Location: Location Zoom
Contact: Edwin - EdwinRutsch@gmail.com

Drop-In: Everyone Welcome

EVENTS CALENDAR

Google Events Calendar for Dates and Times

The Empathy Center and many other people host Empathy Circles around the world. Here is a list of some of them. Everyone is welcome to any events.

You can add your public Empathy Circles to our Google calendar by emailing me EdwinRutsch@gmail.com

Register Next Empathy Circle Facilitator Training
Learn to Facilitate an Empathy Circle and build the Empathy Movement!

Dates: April 18, 25, May 2, 9

Empathy Cafe: Whatever is on your mind

Date: 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of each month

Time: 10:00 am (PT)

Location Zoom

Contact: Ingrid - ingridhirtz@gmail.com

Empathy Cafe: Whatever is on your mind
Date: Weekly Wednesdays,
Time: 6 pm (PT)
Location Zoom
Contact: Ingrid - ingridhirtz@gmail.com

Empathy Cafe: Whatever is on your mind
Date: Weekly Thursdays
Time: 6 pm (PT)
Location Zoom
Contact: Bill - paddlinman@yahoo.com

Empathy Circle Facilitator’s Support Group

Continue learning and building capacity as a facilitator

Date: 1st & 3rd Fridays of each Month
Time: 8 - 10 am (PT)

Location Zoom

Email: Lou - lou.zweier@gmail.com

Empathy Movement Development Team
Empathy Training Curriculum Team
Empathy Circle Development Team

Date: Weekly Fridays
Time: 9am to 10:30 am (PT)
Location: Location Zoom
Contact: Edwin - EdwinRutsch@gmail.com

Empathy Summit Development Team

Date: Weekly Fridays
Time: 10:30 am to 11am (PT)
Location: Location Zoom
Contact: Edwin - EdwinRutsch@gmail.com

Empathy Cafe: Whatever is on your mind
Date: Weekly Sundays
Time: 11am to 1pm (PT)
Location: In Person Santa Barbara
Contact: William - william@cleoinstruments.com

See More Empathy Cafes

Support The Empathy Center,
a 501c3 tax exempt nonprofit organization.

The Empathy Center Resources Links

TheEmpathyCenter.org - Main gateway website for our 501c3 nonprofit.
CultureOfEmpathy.com - Edwin's website with over 400 interviews of empathy experts plus more.
EmpathySummit.com - Site for our ongoing series of Empathy Summits and Conferences.
EmpathyCircle.com - All about the Empathy Circle practice.
BestEmpathyTraining.com - All about the Empathy Circle Facilitator training.
EmpathyTent.com - Website for the Empathy Tent public listening, empathy and mediation project.
Empathy Movement Magazine on Scoop It - Over 9,000 articles, papers, etc. about empathy sorted by subtopic. Updated daily with current links.
The Empathy Center Facebook Page
The Empathy Center LinkedIn Group Page - Empathy Movement: Practice, Projects, Dialogue, Training, Curriculum Design and Development

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