Embracing Empathy Behind Bars and Beyond Ft. Halim Flowers Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this must-see episode to be inspired by one man’s journey
to light and love, despite being bars as a “super-predator” for a
crime he didn’t commit.


Halim Flowers was 16 years old when he was charged with felony
murder and sentenced to two life sentences. After more than two
decades of incarceration, he is now a published author and
artist, whose paintings have been on display in galleries around
the world. In this episode, Halim shares his journey of
imprisonment and describes how reading and writing kept his heart
open and free. His story of Purposeful Empathy will move you to
tears.





00:00  Preview


00:52  Introduction 


01:10  About Halim Flowers


02:42  Halim’s Ted Talk, Criminal Justice Reform


05:52  Antwone Fishers poetry collection: Who Will  Cry
For the Little Boy?’


08:04  Why Halim chooses to embraces resilience and release
resentment


11:22  Books that shaped Halim


16:46  Education despite incarceration


22:50  What inspires Halim’s art?


28:33  What does Halim want to teach his daughter?


33:29  Expressing gratitude for his community behind bars


40:12  Where does Halim see himself in 5 years?


46:15  Halim’s Purposeful Empathy story





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SHOW NOTES


Website


Halim Flowers TED Talk


Thug Life in D.C.


Antwone Fisher


Who Will Cry For the Little Boy?





Video edited by David Tsvariani