Bridging Social Divides
Facilitating dialogue and mutual understanding between people with different political and social perspectives through structured empathy practices
Center for Building a Culture of Empathy
Promotes empathy and understanding through training, community organizing, and bridging social divides
Primary audience
General Public
Work area
Education & Training
Topic
Empathy & Social Connection
About Organization
The organization leads the global empathy movement by collecting and curating empathy resources, designing free online training courses, and hosting public activist events. Based in El Cerrito, CA, it focuses on bridging social and political divides through Empathy Circles and community organizing. The organization maintains an academic empathy training literature wiki and holds Empathy Tent Pop-ups to engage communities.
What They Focus On
Empathy Education
Creating accessible training resources including online courses, academic wikis, and curated materials to teach empathy skills globally
Community Activism
Organizing public events like Empathy Tent Pop-ups and Empathy Circles to bring empathy practices into local communities