Empathy, Privilege, and Radical Imagination

Shakti Butler, PHD, visionary, filmmaker, transformative learning educator, wife, mother, grandmother and friend to many - is President and Founder of World Trust Educational Services, Inc., a non-profit transformative educational organization. Rooted in love and ustice, World Trust produces film, curricula, workshops and programs that are catalysts for institutional, structural and cultural change. Shakti is an inspirational speaker, facilitator, trainer and lecturer who is sought after by schools, universities, public and private organizaztions and faith-based institutions. Dr. Butler produced five documentaries. The first four from the core of World Trust’s teaching tools and have experienced increased exposure - 23 million views of one clip alone - generating national dialogue and critical thinking that is impacting institutions and communities across the country. These are The Way Home; Mirrors of Privilege: Making Whiteness Visible; Light in the Shadows and Cracking the Codes: The System of Racial Inequity. In 2017 Shakti finised and premiered Healing Justice, intended to popularize a national conversation about justice, responsibility, and healing. Dr. Bulter also served as diversity consultant and advisor on the Oscar-winning Disney animated film, Zootopia, which focuse on challenging bias and systemic inequity. Shakti’s work incorporates whole body learning through stories, art, movement and dialogue.