If you are curious about the power of compassion, then Burrell Poe is the champion you are looking for. As an education and outreach coordinator in inner city Chicago schools, he applies this movement to some of the most underserved areas in the city.

 

There is no denying that Chicago has a troubling past. In this episode, Burrell describes how that past plays into many of the issues that Chicago sees today: violence, murder, neighborhoods of extreme poverty, achievement gaps, segregation, gentrification and more.

 
âAll Chicagoâs problems come down to a lack of compassion.â -Poe

 

 

 

In the midst of all these extreme challenges, Burrell has been implementing compassion both in inner city schools and community groups. He is using it as an opportunity to combat a negative narrative and build community.

 
âCompassion builds a bridge between communities of haves and haves not.â - Poe
 

Resources:

The Case for Reparations by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Compassion It Lesson Plans
Facing History Be an Upstander