Creating Cultures of Community, Relationality and Solidarity ft. Brooke Lavelle Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how communities can change the world. Brooke Lavelle, PhD is the Co-Founder and President of the Courage of Care Coalition, a nonprofit dedicated to facilitating the co-creation of a more just, compassionate world. In this episode, she shares how we can’t meditate ourselves out of the multiple crises we face, nor can we legislate ourselves out of them. Instead, she makes the case for communities as the site in which powerful social change can occur. 00:00 Introduction 00:27 About Brooke Lavelle 01:33 What does Brooke means by “we need to cultivate new ways of being that are relational”? 04:25 The Courage of Care Coalition's theory of change? 08:14 What work does the Courage of Care Coalition do? 11:14 Brooke’s reflections on the word solidarity 14:16 What would Brooke say to those who are curious - or even skeptical - about their work? 20:14 Brooke’s reflections on Sharon Welch’s Feminist Ethic of Risk 23:26 How to launch a community of practice? 26:43 Brooke’s Purposeful Empathy Story The Courage of Care Coalition Theory of Change: https://courageofcare.org/our-theory-of-change/ CONNECT WITH BROOKE ✩ Courage of Care: www.courageofcare.org CONNECT WITH ANITA ✩ Email [email protected] ✩ Website https://www.anitanowak.com/ ✩ LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/anitanowak ✩ Instagram https://tinyurl.com/anitanowakinstagram ✩ Twitter https://twitter.com/anitanowak21 ✩ Facebook Page https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyFacebook ✩ Facebook Group https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyCommunity ✩ Podcast Audio https://tinyurl.com/PurposefulEmpathyPodcast This episode was brought to you by Grand Heron International REACH THEM AT ✩ Website www.grandheroninternational.ca; www.coachingonsite.ca; www.ghi.coach ✩ LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/grand-heron-international/ ✩ Facebook https://www.facebook.com/grandheroninternational/ ✩ Instagram @Grand_Heron_International ✩ Twitter @GrandHeronIntl ✩  https://twitter.com/GrandHeronIntl To watch the video with subtitles: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC78vaeHVmoxebZCYtqsKe0A Video Edited by David Tsvariani