From Us and Them to All of Us: Joshua Greene & Rick Hanson

From Us and Them to All of Us

A Live Conversation on Expanding the Circle of Moral Concernwith Rick Hanson and Joshua Greene

Wednesday, December 10th from 3-4pm ET

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Why This Event Matters

Our world is divided in ways we can see and in ways we can feel. Us versus them. My group versus yours. This conversation brings together three leading voices to explore how we widen the moral circle, so that instead of pulling apart, we expand toward compassion, cooperation, and shared humanity. 
 
This live event supports Pods Fight Poverty, a joint initiative with Laurie Santos, The Happiness Lab, Giving Multiplier, and GiveDirectly.
 
The goal is clear and urgent:
Raise 1 million dollars to send 1100 dollars in direct cash assistance to every family in three villages with over 700 families in Rwanda.
When people are given the freedom to choose what they need most, they change their lives and their communities in ways no outside program can replicate. This event is part of that mission.

Giving Multiplier is boosting donations with a 50% match for first-time donors

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What You’ll be Leaving With:

The science of moral expansion and why humans fall into “us vs them”

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The psychology behind compassion, bias, and moral decision making

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What neuroscience reveals about empathy and cooperation

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How we build cultures and communities where everyone feels like they matter

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Why direct cash transfers are one of the most evidence backed tools for poverty alleviation

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How your contribution can uplift entire villages in lasting, measurable ways

Meet the Speakers

Image of Rick Hanson on a discussion of expanding the moral circle on the passion struck podcast

Rick Hanson, PhD

A psychologist, Senior Fellow at UC Berkeley’s Greater Good Science Center, and authority on using positive neuroplasticity to increase resilience, compassion, and wellbeing. 

Image of Joshua Greene on a discussion with Rick Hanson and John Miles on going from us and them to all of us

Joshua Greene, PhD

Harvard cognitive scientist, author of Moral Tribes, and co-founder of Giving Multiplier. Greene researches how humans make moral decisions and how we overcome tribal thinking.

Image of John R. Miles host of the passion struck podcast in front of buildings in St. Petersburg, FL

John R. Miles

Host of the Passion Struck® Podcast, former Fortune 50 executive, and authority on how mattering drives human flourishing, meaning, and lasting behavior change.

Why We Are Doing This

Your favorite podcasters, including Jay Shetty, Michael Lewis, Dan Harris, Laurie Santos, Alie Ward, Katy Milkman, Adam Grant, and many more are teaming up to lift three entire Rwandan villages out of extreme poverty.

Every 100 dollars donated becomes 150 dollars while matching funds last. That impact becomes real for families who currently live on 1 to 2 dollars a day.

  • Direct cash works because:
  • It boosts local economies by 2.5x
  • It dramatically reduces infant mortality
  • It increases food security more than traditional nutrition programs
  • It gives people dignity, flexibility, and real choice
Picture of a family in africa and why we need to expand the conversation from us and them to all of us


GiveDirectly.org/PassionStruck

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