Leslee Udwin
Film maker, human right activist & founder and executive chair of Think Equal
Meet Leslee Udwin, award-winning filmmaker, human rights advocate, and education activist, and learn about her mission to create an education system where empathy is as essential as numeracy or literacy, teaching children from a young age to appreciate and respect diverse cultures, genders, races, and religions.
On teaching empathy and fighting injustice
Why You Will Enjoy This Episode:
- Hear about the pivotal and often painful and raw experiences that have fueled Leslee's mission and how her work to advocate for systemic change has been fueled by her own encounters with injustice.
- Discover how Leslee believes that true social change begins in the classroom, with an education system that fosters empathy, compassion and emotional intelligence.
- Discover how Leslee’s commitment, passion and resilience isn;t just about education but about shaping an entire generation to see, respect and care for each other in ways we may have only previously imagined.
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