Lens of Empathy

Lens of Empathy

An interactive narrative about the unacknowledged Privileges around us.

When we think about privilege, we tend to only think about the privileges we don't have. However, what about the ones we get the privilege to enjoy everyday? We need to open our eyes and recognize our own privileges. That's the only way we can grow empathy for those who are less fortunate. 

Objectives:

•  To provide an opportunity for participants to empathetically connect and reflect on the experience of having (or not having) privilege
•  To acknowledge and investigate different types of privilege.
•  To give participants an opportunity to see what privileges and rights they hold most valuable
• Highlight the many ways that systems of oppression are institutionalized throughout our culture and systems
• To explore how privilege is not only a legal construct but also social, religious, economical, etc.