The Building Blocks of Empathy

Chapter Toolkits

  • Disinformation

    1: Not All Information Is Created Equal

    Frederick Joseph on The Dangers of Disinformation

  • Climate Crisis

    2: We're the Planeteers; You Can Be One, Too

    Porsche Joseph on the Threat of the Climate Crisis and Environmental Racism

  • Womanist Accomplice

    3: Sledgehammers and Glass Ceilings

    Frederick Joseph on Being Feminist and Womanist Accomplice

  • Wealth Gap

    4: Let Them Eat Cake

    Porsche Joseph on the Damage Caused by the Wealth Gap

  • Gun Violence

    5: We Shouldn't Be Afraid to Leave Home

    Frederick Joseph on the Devastation of Gun Violence (trigger warning)

  • Indigenous Land Theft

    6: You Can't Discover a Place If People Are Already There

    Porsche Joseph on the Importance of Addressing Indigenous Land Theft

  • Anti-Racism

    7: Black Squares Don't Save Lives

    Frederick Joseph on Consistent Practicing Anti-racism and (Re)Learning History

  • Education Reform

    8: The More You Know

    Porsche Joseph on the Need for Education Reform

  • Homophobia

    9: The Heteronormative Agenda

    Frederick Joseph on the Dangers and Ignorance of Homophobia

  • Health Care Reform

    10: The Price of Life

    Porsche Joseph on the Importance of Health Care Reform

  • Gender Identity

    11: You, Me, Us, Them

    Frederick Joseph on Respecting Gender Identities

  • Housing Security

    12: Home Is Where The Rent Is (or Isn't)

    Porsche Joseph on the Need for Housing Security

  • Military-Industrial Complex

    13: We Have Money for War but Won't Feed the Poor

    Frederick Joseph on Understanding the Military-Industrial Complex

  • Prison-Industrial Complex

    14: America's Modern Slavery

    Porsche Joseph on Dismantling the Prison-Industrial Complex

  • Dangers of Ableism

    15: Is Everyone Really Welcome?

    Frederick Joseph on the Dangers of Ableism

  • Immigation Policy

    16: No Human is Illegal

    Porsche Joseph on the Impact of Immigration Policy