Beginning in April 2009, The East Bay Stories of Empathy Project will produce a 30-minute video called East Bay Stories of Empathy and a companion art exhibition, to be premiered at the Richmond Arts Center in May 2010. This collaborative project, based in the East Bay of California, collects personal stories about the place of empathy in the lives of people from strikingly diverse backgrounds, in order to draw into focus their common humanity and shared citizenry. The goal of this project, inspired by the words of President Obama, is to address the “empathy deficit” that is crippling our nation.

Project Director: Edwin Rutsch - (contact)
Fiscal Sponsor:  City of Richmond - Arts and Culture Division,  Michele Seville, Manager
Sponsoring Partner: Richmond Art Center, Nancy M. Servis, Executive Director
Individual Partners: The Empathy Group Team
Organizational Partners: A Growing List