Category Archives: Empathy
Roots of Empathy Preview REA Presentation
Mary Gordon addressed the REA Nov 5th. In addition Roots of Empathy listed the event on their website. Gordon and the organization recently received the Manning Innovation Award of Distinction
Roots of Empathy in Scotland
STV reports ‘Baby teachers’ to give empathy lessons to Scots children with new Roots of Empathy initiative
Mary Gordon recieves Manning Award for Innovation
Roots of Empathy Founder Celebrated as Social Innovator: Innovation comes in many forms and this year, for only the third time in its 30-year history, the Ernest C. Manning Awards Foundation has recognized social innovation, placing a spotlight on the contribution … Continue reading
Roots of Empathy to receive 4 million in BC province
Metro local news story by David Proctor where British Columbia Premier Christy Clark announces Roots of Empathy programs will receive four million in next five years to help prevent bullying
Seattle Article profiles Mary Gordon and Roots of Empathy
Jerry Large’s article, “Baby, what a lesson! Kids learn a little empathy” provides background on Mary Gordon and her start of the Roots of Empathy movement
Post-Star story: Empathy can be the difference between bully, nice kid
New York Post-Star online story recounting the work of Mary Gordon’s organization, Roots of Empathy, and its relationship to research in mirror-neurons. The article includes the following statement: “The goal is to prevent children from becoming bullies and turn them … Continue reading
Roots of Empathy founder Mary Gordon to present at Annual Meeting
Canadian Mary Gordon, an internationally recognized educator, social entrepreneur, author, child advocate, and founder of the the innovative program Roots of Empathy will provide one of the plenary addresses at the annual meeting in Toronto. Gordon’s organization and its companion … Continue reading
David Hogue to Present at Annual Meeting
David Hogue, Professor of Pastoral Theology and Counseling at Garrett-Evangelical Theological Seminary in Evanston, Illinois, will provide one of the keynote presentations at the annual meeting. Hogue is the author of Remembering the Future, Imagining the Past: Story, Ritual, and … Continue reading
