Kindness Campaign

Gravitas: The Destructive Consequences of Unexamined Religious and Spiritual Beliefs

2011-03-08T19:52:20-05:00

A series of blogs by Barry K. Weinhold, Ph.D. The Legacy of Violence We live in one of the most violent cultures in the world and we are largely unaware of this fact. We reacted with horror at the recent shooting of a member of Congress who was speaking at a public gathering in Arizona as something unusual and out of character with what we have chosen to believe about our democracy. Rather than being unseen, violence in American life has become both visible in its pervasiveness and normalized place as a central feature of the dominant and popular culture....

The Empathic Civilization

2010-04-25T20:30:03-04:00

Author Jeremy Rifkin’s a new book, The Empathy Civilization, traces “the empathic evolution of the human race and the profound ways it has shaped our development and will likely decide our fate as a species.” An excellent review of this book is available on Huffington Post at http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/only-empathy-can-save-us_b_447685.html?view. You can also go on Twitter and join a discussion thread on this topic at http://twitter.com/JeremyRifkin Rifkin’s alternative view of evolution is very similar to the evolutionary path that we refer to as LOVEvolution in our new book, Healing Developmental Trauma. This heartful path is characterized by the ability to keep one’s...

"Rush To Judgment" Play Examines Cause Of Columbine Tragedy

2009-09-24T07:22:29-04:00

by Barry K. Weinhold, Ph.D. Barry K. Weinhold, Director of the Kindness Campaign, has written a play about the systemic nature of the culture of violence and how it has invaded our nation's schools. The play has been written to be performed by high school drama departments or community drama groups. The premise of the play is that Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold did not commit suicide at Columbine but are captured and put on trial. The play is a courtroom drama where the testimony and cross-examination of the key witnesses for the prosecution and the defense bring out the...

Bullying Prevention Policy

2009-09-23T08:45:59-04:00

PREVENTING BULLYING AND PUT-DOWNS Barry K. Weinhold, Ph.D. Download Student Bullying Survey Download KC School Quiz- Parents Objectives of a School Policy on Bullying and Put-Downs • To create a strong bullying prevention policy enforced by the adults. • To empower the "silent majority" of students who witness bullying and do nothing. • Build an effective support system for protecting those who are picked on. • Develop intervention programs to change the school climate so bullying is not possible. • Recognize that bullies feel scared. Create ways to help bullies deal with their fears. • Develop ways to help bullies...

Leo The Kindhearted Lion

2009-09-23T07:23:49-04:00

Barry K. Weinhold Meet Leo, The Kind-Hearted Lion -- the Mascot of the Kindness Campaign When we started the Kindness Campaign back in 1994, it began to grow a number of schools adopted the program. Because we initially focused most of our attention at elementary schools, we looked for ways to convey the main ideas of the Campaign to children. We began thinking about a mascot that could help us when we went to visit schools. Someone involved with the Campaign suggested we talk to the people who ran the Robot Factory, a business in a neighboring community, that had...