Weaving Empathy

Weaving Empathy Weaving Empathy is a grassroots initiative to nurture empathy and social cohesion for safer communities in Aotearoa, New Zealand.

Join us for events and workshops. https://events.humanitix.com/brave-dialogues-for-social-cohesion-and-safer-communities

Another Weaving Empathy event hosted by at with guest from & 29 April. Lunchtime conversation! Message any of the a...
20/04/2026

Another Weaving Empathy event hosted by at with guest from &
29 April. Lunchtime conversation! Message any of the above for details and to register your interest.
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Another Weaving Empathy event at hosted by with guest from & 29 April. Lunchtime conversation! Message any of the ab...
20/04/2026

Another Weaving Empathy event at hosted by with guest from &
29 April. Lunchtime conversation! Message any of the above for details and to register your interest.

Designed by Jean Voon for NZ Statement on Religious Diversity. We need a reprint
03/03/2026

Designed by Jean Voon for NZ Statement on Religious Diversity. We need a reprint

Iran: People, Diversity & ContributionBeyond headlines and politics, Iran is home to millions of ordinary human lives — ...
01/03/2026

Iran: People, Diversity & Contribution
Beyond headlines and politics, Iran is home to millions of ordinary human lives — children growing up, teachers educating, nurses caring, firefighters serving, elders passing on wisdom. It is a society shaped by ethnic and religious diversity, sustained by everyday work, and enriched by thinkers, artists, scientists, and innovators whose contributions reach far beyond national borders.
This snapshot invites us to see Iranians not as “others,” but as fellow inhabitants of a shared planet, participating—like all of us—in the common human story.
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From the Weaving Empathy conversation cards.If you’d like a free set of cards for your group, organisation or whanau, me...
05/11/2025

From the Weaving Empathy conversation cards.
If you’d like a free set of cards for your group, organisation or whanau, message us.

Diversity is our strength. Each of us is a thread in a rich tapestry, equal in value and essential to the whole.What May...
15/09/2025

Diversity is our strength. Each of us is a thread in a rich tapestry, equal in value and essential to the whole.
What Maya Angelou said.

Let’s keep weaving empathy—choosing compassion, connection, and respect every day. 💛

🌿 Weaving Empathy at Massey University 🌿At Massey University, we came together with Prints for Good to create a space fo...
05/03/2025

🌿 Weaving Empathy at Massey University 🌿

At Massey University, we came together with Prints for Good to create a space for deep, empathetic conversations. Students engaged with thoughtful questions, building skills to understand diverse perspectives.

Through dialogue, curiosity turned to connection—a reminder that empathy is not just about hearing, but about seeing each other.

A huge thank you to all who joined us in weaving a more compassionate world, one conversation at a time! 💛


In a world that can feel heavy, kindness is an act of quiet rebellion. Maya Angelou’s words remind us that who we are—ou...
04/03/2025

In a world that can feel heavy, kindness is an act of quiet rebellion. Maya Angelou’s words remind us that who we are—our kindness, our humor, our light—has the power to astonish and uplift.

Let’s continue.
✨ Continue to show up with kindness.
✨ Continue to bring laughter to lighten hearts.
✨ Continue to be unapologetically you.

The world needs more of what makes you shine.
Who will you uplift today?

Share in the comments—let’s inspire each other!

Empathy is not about imagining how we think someone feels—it’s about truly listening and believing them when they tell u...
03/03/2025

Empathy is not about imagining how we think someone feels—it’s about truly listening and believing them when they tell us how they experience the world.

When we dismiss or reshape someone’s reality through our own lens, we create distance instead of connection. But when we trust their truth, we build bridges of understanding.

Let’s weave empathy by honoring lived experiences as they are shared, not as we assume them to be.

Weaving Empathy Workshops are equipping youth, students, career and senior adults to engage with difficult topics in cou...
23/02/2025

Weaving Empathy Workshops are equipping youth, students, career and senior adults to engage with difficult topics in courageous conversations. Listening, finding better questions in pursuit of common ground is helping us understand how people have arrived at their positions.

These workshops equip participants with the skills to challenge negative narratives and support marginalised individuals’ constructive expression of their own lived experiences. The goal is to reduce the potential for violence by fostering empathy and countering hate speech and extremism at the grassroots level.

Eating together with people very different from themselves, participants are building bridges and enhancing respect for people from diverse backgrounds, breaking down silos and humanising “the other” facilitating intercultural and interfaith relationships.

Eat Together meals brings people from diverse ethnic and religious backgrounds together for meaningful discussions over shared meals. Bringing people together creates opportunities for intercultural and interfaith connections that rarely occur otherwise. Participants are building bridges and enhancing respect for people from diverse backgrounds. By breaking down silos and humanising “the other” we are enhancing social cohesion and safer communities.

If you would like to know more, send us a private message.

Here are some quotes from participants who attended workshops and eat together meals.

These quotes remind us that understanding and connection begin with empathy. By listening, learning, and caring, we brid...
16/12/2024

These quotes remind us that understanding and connection begin with empathy. By listening, learning, and caring, we bridge divides and create a foundation for peace.

Let’s nurture empathy—not just as a feeling but as an action that transforms lives and communities.

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