How Public Pedagogy Promotes Pluralism ft. Dr. Vivek Venkatesh Purposeful Empathy Hosted by Anita Nowak

Watch this episode to learn how social pedagogy can help
counter hate and the epidemic of “othering."


Dr. Vivek Venkatesh is the UNESCO Co-Chair in Prevention
of Radicalization and Violent Extremism at Concordia University.
In this episode, he speaks about losing his cousin, Sukumar, to
an act of terrorism, and how that event catalyzed some of deep
inner work and continues to fuel his current passion as a
filmmaker, musician, multimedia artist, curator, and applied
learning scientist working at the intersection of public pedagogy
and critical digital literacy.





0:30 About Vivek Venkatesh


01:55 Vivek’s story about losing his cousin, Sukumar, to
an act of terrorism


06:50 Having empathy for people who have lost loved ones
to acts of terrorism


09:38 Vivek explains how “resilience to hate comes from
accepting ‘the other’ within ourselves.”


13:07 What is social pedagogy and how can it counter the
epidemic of othering?


14:56 About Project SOMEONE


20:25 How Vivek’s musical bands (Landscape of Hate and
Landscape of Hope) challenge conceptions of hate





To watch the video with subtitles:
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Life after hate:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ylxDwziIYwA


Project SOMEONE’s Website:
https://projectsomeone.ca


Project SOMEONE’s Twitter: 
@projectsomeone


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@unescoprev





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Video Edited by David Tsvariani