S3 Ep15: Relational Empathy with Gowri Savoor

<p>During this episode of <em>Why Change?</em> co-hosts Madeleine and Jeff discuss their work related to advocacy for teaching artists and systems change. Madeleine shares her interview with Gowri Savoor, a teaching artist focused on empathy and relationship building through community arts projects, especially for climate change. The discussion connects narrative building to arts-research to advocacy strategies and how we learn them!</p> <p>In this episode you’ll learn:</p> <ol> <li><p>How the arts can cultivate empathy in relationships between people, places, and the planet;</p> </li> <li><p>The ways we can use our multihyphenate identities to strengthen our projects and their impact; and</p> </li> <li><p>About our professional responsibility as practitioners to advocate for ourselves, our field, and changes to the systems which impact our work.</p> </li> </ol> <p>Check out some of the things mentioned during this podcast, including: </p> <ul> <li><p><a href="https://gowrisavoor.com">Gowri’s website</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://tinyherotales.com/">Tiny Hero Tales</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="http://ariveroflight.org/">A River of Light</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.tac-nc.org/">Teaching Artists Connect</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.tac-nc.org">Teaching Artists Connect</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.itac-collaborative.com/projects/itac-impact-climate">ITAC IMPACT: Climate</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.itac-collaborative.com/projects/teaching-artistry-for-social-impact">Teaching Artistry for Social Impact: The Course</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://teachingartists.com/quarterly_magazine/embedding-advocacy-into-your-practice/">Embedding Advocacy into Your Practice by Jeff M. Poulin (Teaching Artists Guild)</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Making-Change-Teaching-Artists-Shaping/dp/0578482797">Making Change: Teaching Artists and Their Role in Shaping a Better World by Eric Booth</a></p> </li> <li><p><a href="http