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SUMMARY:3/20 Webinar: Peace and Peace Building
DESCRIPTION:RSVP today for Peace and Peace Building: through the lens of Buddhist social action: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/75fc205f22b69ae4dc2040ba88984b7b. \n\nBlock // Build // Be: a Path to Collective Liberation\n\nMarch 20\, 2018 starting 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST with Katie Loncke and LiZhen Wang\, Buddhist Peace Fellowship\, their special guest Shubha Bala.\n\nThe Dharma is a path of freedom\, not just for each of us individually\, but for all of us collectively.\n\nThroughout the Buddha's teachings\, we may find signposts guiding us toward liberation\, such as the Bodhisattva vows\,\nthe first of which is the promise to liberate all sentient beings\, innumerable as we are.\nOr in the Karaniya Metta Sutta: The Buddha's Words on Loving-kindness\, the Buddha says\,\n"Even as a mother protects with her life her child\, her only child\,\nso with a boundless heart should one cherish all living beings\, radiating kindness over the entire world."\n\n\nIf collective liberation is our north star\, how then do we get there?\n\nAt Buddhist Peace Fellowship\, we follow the Block // Build // Be model as our journey guide: \n\n\n\nWe vow to Block harm and oppression.\nWe strive to Build inspiring alternatives.\nWe commit to Being in alignment with the values we hold dear.\n\n\nWe need all three of these strategies for change to happen -- Block Build and Be -- and we’re interested in finding ways they can support each other\, not be in opposition.\n\n\nIn this webinar\, we will explore contemporary examples of how BPF-ers and other Buddhists are organizing for racial justice\, invoking all three energies of Block Build and Be:\n\n\nBuddhists applying nonviolent direct actions to stop police militarization\nDiasporic Asians decolonizing sangha spaces\nBuddhists in the US working in solidarity with indigenous-led campaigns for sovereignty.\n\n\nBreaking it down through the Block Build Be lens\, we'll examine how our spiritual practice can support us in building peace in the world\,\nand we'll get rigorous about putting our dharma into action.\n\n\nWebinar registration here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/75fc205f22b69ae4dc2040ba88984b7b
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/3-20-webinar-peace-and-peace-building/
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20171009T180000
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SUMMARY:Inclusive Gender Identity Poc Perspectives
DESCRIPTION:The next NABA webinar on gender and race will be October 9th\, Monday\, 4 to 6 PM PDT / 7 to 9 PM EDT. Significantly more LGBTQI adults identify themselves to be persons of color\, making gender identity an even more critical issue among POCs and POC Buddhists. Gender identity and race intersect in ways that are more relevant for the marginalized\, for those confronted with hatred and supremacy\, and among Buddhist sanghas than many of us realize. For those immersed in the realities of these issues and for allies interested in learning more about ways to support those with non-dominant gender and racial identities\, the esteemed presenters Dr. Kamilah Majied and the Honorable Gretchen Rohr will lead this interactive session. Please RSVP here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/7d4da70139aad0dd7c24e00bf0acd2b8Gretchen Rohr is founder of Justice in Balance\, a restorative justice forum dedicated to reconciling communities impacted by violence. \nShe serves as a magistrate judge at the D.C. Superior Court.  \nGretchen Rohr \nKamilah Majied\, Ph.D.  \nKamilah Majied\, Ph.D. is an educator\, researcher\, clinician and internationally recognized expert on oppression as it impacts mental health and social functioning. Her clinical work centers on using mindfulness-based approaches and other Buddhism based interventions to improve individual mental health as well as family and community wellness. Her scholarship examines racism\, homophobia\, heterosexism and other oppressions\, particularly as they impact people of color and lesbian\, gay\, bisexual\, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) people. Dr. Majied’s areas of specialization include grief and loss and addressing the mental health challenges faced by stigmatized populations. As a consultant she works to make health and human service agencies more sensitive to the needs of minority populations and more culturally competent with regard to service delivery. She has successfully assisted various domestic and international organizations in developing programming that welcomes and supports diversity and addresses disparities. She is an author of multiple publications on cultural competence\, education and mental health. Dr. Majied serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Social Work. She is an Associate Professor of Social Work at Howard University in Washington DC.
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/inclusive-gender-identity-poc-perspectives-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170911T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170911T180000
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SUMMARY:Facilitated Response Charlottesville
DESCRIPTION:On this day for prayers\, we contemplate the harm of terrorism on international and domestic fronts. Let us focus on practicing loving-kindness towards ourselves and waking up to our mission as Bodhisattvas in times of racial violence. Let us teach and lead in the world via events where we educate communities about how to use Buddhist ideals to wake up to our inherent freedom and our power to help others awaken to theirs. Please join Dr. Kamilah Majied\, Associate Professor of Social Work at Howard University in Washington DC\, for this facilitated session Monday\, September 11th from 4 to 6 PM PDT / 7 to 9 PM EDT. Register here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/8080d86bb2fe8d74c5b9141539e44ee6
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/facilitated-response-charlottesville-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170820T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170820T230000
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SUMMARY:Monthly POCs for Racial Justice Calls: 3rd Tuesdays
DESCRIPTION:NABA offers monthly opportunities for POC Buddhists for racial justice to gather. This multi-lineage container provides nourishment\, solidarity-building\, probes into larger questions\, and action-oriented committees couched on the teachings of the Buddha. These calls are consistent opportunities where POC Buddhists for racial justice across North America may be relieved of the burden of having to explain racism to others and simply be accepted\, as together we explore justice issues and resolutions in our personal and global spheres. POC Buddhists across traditions have something unique to offer race relations at micro and macro levels too. \nRegular calls every 3rd Tuesday of the month starting at 11:30 AM PST / 2:30 PM EST.\nThe next call will be February 20th. \nRegister for upcoming 2018 calls here:\n February 20 -- An Exploration.\nWe will consider questions such as the following:\n-Are fight and flight the only options in the face of injustice?\n-What Dharma-based resolutions have you tried or would like to try?\n-And what happened or resulted when you did try?\n-Explore silence as a solution vs. being silenced as an injustice. \nMarch 20 -- Peace and Social Action.\nCoinciding with NABA's multi-lineage racial justice webinar by Katie Loncke of Buddhist Peace Fellowship and co-presenter from another community\, please join all interested in racial justice on this date. \nApril to December \nDr. Kamilah Majied\, Jennifer Hawkins\, and Guo Cheen are helping with the facilitation of these calls. Please join us: \n\nTo Heal: To recognize and repair internalized oppression and its impact on our relatedness as a diverse body of practitioners of color. We need time together to apply our practice towards discovering more personally who we are as a diverse body of color.\nTo Discover: To know who Practitioners of Color are as a diverse body\, recognize the integral roles we play in the broader spiritual community\, discover how we currently enhance racial equity\, leverage resources\, and form natural collaborations.\nTo Bridge: This call invites us to explore how we align our energies in ways that bridge racial separation between historically divided communities of color. Many of us also seek to reconcile and collaborate with white practitioners\, allies\, and institutions without causing or experiencing harm.\nTo Justice: We call practitioners of color to humbly recognize our interdependence across the very systems which perpetuate the vestiges of our exploitation/enslavement\, including economic\, healthcare\, educational\, environmental\, transportation and legal systems controlling housing\, property and national borders. Of relevant concern to us is how racism relies on greed and class stratification\, the weight of which is not only ravaging the poorest communities of color but also rapidly destroying the planet.\n\nSee you every 3rd Tuesday of the month!
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/monthly-pocs-for-racial-justice-calls-3rd-tuesdays-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2016,Event Archive 2017,Event Archive 2018
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170625T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170625T150000
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SUMMARY:"We've been Here All Along": The Asian American Teachers' Experience with Invisibility and Incarceration
DESCRIPTION:Upcoming Featured Teachers Webinars on Race and Gender in a New Era: \nJune 25th Sunday afternoon with Dr. Funie Hsu and others.\n \nDr. Funie Hsu\, PhD\, works as an assistant professor of American Studies at San Jose State University\nand also serves on the board of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. Here is her recent article on recognizing Asian American Buddhists' contribution and responses to it.
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/weve-been-here-all-along-the-asian-american-teachers-experience-with-invisibility-and-incarceration-2-2/
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20170528
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20170529
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SUMMARY:Vesak in Toronto\, Canada
DESCRIPTION:All Buddhist communities in the greater Toronto area\, Peel\, Halton\, York and other regions are invited to join \n\nVesak: Buddha's Birthday Celebration 2017 in Toronto:\nBlessings on the City\, the Nation\, and the World\n\nIn the past four years this celebration has been a resounding success with participation from 7\,000 and more people\, together with about 100 Buddhist monks and nuns of all Buddhist traditions in the presence of Senators\, federal and provincial Ministers\, MPs\, MPPs and members of the diplomatic corp. Here is a link to videos and photos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KIReeYzkP5w&feature=youtu.be and http://www. vesakcelebration.com/\n\nPlease learn more here: http://www. vesakcelebration.com/
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/vesak-in-toronto-canada-2/
LOCATION:Mississagua Celebration Square
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170520T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170520T200000
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SUMMARY:Vesak Day 2017 with Buddhist Council of New York
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URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/vesak-day-2017-with-buddhist-council-of-new-york-2/
LOCATION:New York Buddhist Vihara
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170503T000000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170506T000000
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SUMMARY:Transforming Self\, Transforming World With David Loy
DESCRIPTION:Transforming Self\, Transforming World\nWith David Loy\nMay 3 - 6\, 2018 \n\nRegister now\n\n\n\nSingle rooms are issued based on availability\, and are on a first-come-first-serve basis. \n\nWhat’s the relationship between social justice and individual awakening? Is personal transformation separate from social transformation\, or are they two sides of the same coin — two aspects of same path?  The highest ideal of the Western tradition has been to restructure our societies so that they are more socially just. The most important goal for Buddhism is to awaken and put an end to the dukkha (“suffering”) due to the delusion of a separate self. David will explore this relationship between individual transformation and social transformation\, not just because they complement each other\, but because each needs the other.\n\n\n\n\nTeacher\n\n  \nDavid Loy\nDavid Robert Loy is a professor\, writer\, and Zen teacher in the Sanbo Zen tradition of Japanese Zen Buddhism. He is a prolific author\, whose essays and books have been translated into many languages. His articles appear regularly in the pages of major journals such as Tikkun and Buddhist magazines including Tricycle\, Lion’s Roar\, and Buddhadharma\, as well as in a variety of scholarly journals. Many of his writings\, as well as audio and video talks and interviews\, are available on the web. He is on the advisory boards of Buddhist Global Relief\, the Clear View Project\, Zen Peacemakers\, and the Ernest Becker Foundation. David lectures nationally and internationally on various…\nLearn more about David Loy\n\n\n\nhttp://www.heartwoodrefuge.org/retreats/53/transforming-self-transforming-world/
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/transforming-self-transforming-world-with-david-loy-2/
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170414T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170416T140000
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SUMMARY:Living With Mindfulness
DESCRIPTION:What does it means to live mindfully? How do we bring more calm and inner clarity into our daily lives? How can we stay confident and purposeful when times get rough? This gentle introductory retreat is open to all\, especially those with no prior experience with meditation or Buddhism. \nWe will explore the Buddha’s teachings on mindfulness in a down-to-earth\, practical way through meditation\, discussion\, and hands-on exercises. We’ll also investigate how to live with greater awareness and contentment with ourselves\, and in turn\, how to live in harmony with the world around us. There will be detailed instruction for those who are new to meditation\, and periods of silent practice for those with experience. \nAbout the leaders: \nSunada\nSunada was ordained in 2004 and given her name\, which means “beautiful\, excellent sound”. It’s a reflection not only of her love of music\, but also of spreading the beautiful teachings of the dharma. Sunada lives in the Boston area\, where she teaches classes in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction\, and coaches individual clients in living more mindful\, purposeful lives (www.mindfulpurpose.com). \nViriyalila\nViriyalila\, whose name means “playful\, spontaneous\, creative energy in pursuit of the Good\,” has been been meditating and practicing Buddhism since 1994. Ordained into the Triratna Buddhist Order in 2005\, she has a passion for collaborative organizational teamwork and has served on a variety of councils at local\, national and international levels including Aryaloka and Portsmouth Buddhist Centers\, she helped form the North American Triratna Assembly\, and served as movement representative on the Triratna International Council. She has a passion for the arts\, communication\, and Dharma study along with her livelihood as an Acupuncturist and Chinese Herbalist.
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/living-with-mindfulness-2/
LOCATION:Aryaloka Buddhist Center
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20170101T000000
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SUMMARY:2017 Dharma Webinar Series
DESCRIPTION:A quarterly series of webinars featuring Buddhist teachers from across diverse traditions\, \nsharing Dharma lessons applicable for Westerners in daily life now. \nPlease recommend Buddhist teachers you would like to see leading these online webinars. \nMore details to come.
URL:https://www.northamericanbuddhistalliance.org/event/2017-dharma-webinar-series-2/
LOCATION:Online
CATEGORIES:Event Archive 2017
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