Twenty of us have convened in Houston at Hero Camp to come up with ways to foster the development of everyday heroes. We don’t expect to produce legions of citizens who jump between the tracks to protect someone from an oncoming train. Rather, we hope to promote these attributes among adolescents:
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* bravery, risk-taking, faces down oppression
* driven by justice and the greater good, self-sacrificing
* extraordinary
* saves life, saves the planet, saves the day, saves the bacon, acts significantly
This is a lengthy video of Saturday afternoon’s proceedings. Unless you’re setting up your own Hero Camp (and we do hope the concept is contagious), you make want to give this one a pass.
Reference:
Heroism Research Group
Phillip Zimbarbo’s The Hero Project
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This whole idea sounds great…The topic definitely deserves attention. Makes you think…”What if everyone…?” or “How many would it take to change the tide?” – Thanks