Navigating Cultural Norms for Social Change Ft. Claudia LT Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how one social entrepreneur stopped
80,000+ bowls of shark fin soup from being served by educating
her community with empathy. Claudia LT is a Global Ashoka Fellow
and the Co-founder of Shark Truth. In this episode, she describes
the challenges she faced when challenging a long-held and deeply
entrenched social norm within her cultural community. She also
describes how she navigated conversations with stakeholders who
held opposing views and how she found the inner courage to
persevere in the face of fierce push-back. 00:00 Preview 00:23
Introduction 00:48 About Claudia LT 02:58 Claudia’s backstory
that led to Shark Truth 06:51 Backlash from the Chinese community
09:18 Claudia’s courage to "swim upstream" 11:30 Pursuing social
change amidst complex cultural norms 16:42 How offering
alternatives by using the 'Positive discipline' parenting
approach can be deployed in social change work 20:25 The
challenges with cancel culture and the need for collaboration and
education 25:00 The Inner Development Goals 29:20 How empathic
(and specific) action fuels Claudia’s perseverance 36:04 How has
Ashoka Canada impacted Claudia’s work (and personal life)? 41:53
The importance of self-care and self-awareness in combating
burnout 47:43 Claudia LT’s Purposeful Empathy Story CONNECT WITH
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