guerilla conversations

Roman Krznaric, guest speaker at our empathy conference is the inspiration behind our planned Guerilla Conversations:

They'll use street theatre tools and other ideas to highlight the importance of having empathy for other people and challenging prejudice and stigma - and they could happen without warning on a street near you!!

About Roman Krznaric

Here's what he has to say about how important empathy is to his work:

"A fundamental thread connecting all my work is the importance of developing empathy - that is, making the imaginative leap of being able to look at the world from the perspective of others. Empathy, I believe, is the ultimate art form for the twenty-first century, and a way both to revitalise our individual lives and to bring about profound social transformation"

You can find out more about Roman and his work on his website:

www.romankrznaric.com/Index.htm

Roman studied at the universities of Oxford, London and Essex, where he gained his PhD. He has taught sociology and politics at Cambridge University and City University, London, and  done human rights work in Central America with refugees and indigenous people

Now he is a writer and runs courses on the art of living. For several years he was Project Director at The Oxford Muse, the foundation established by the avant-garde thinker and historian Theodore Zeldin to stimulate courage and invention in personal, professional and cultural life.