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SUMMARY:BCD Live Interview: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism host Julia Sagebien interviews Francisco "Paco" Lugoviña Roshi
DESCRIPTION:In this third of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders\, host Julia Sagebien interviews Francisco “Paco” Lugoviña Roshi  about his vision for engaged Buddhism. The interview will last 30 minutes and be followed by an opportunity for question and answers by viewers. Roshi Paco is a Dharma heir to Bernie Glassman Roshi and a board member of the Zen Peacemakers organization. He co-founded the Hudson River Peacemaker Center: House of One People\, in Yonkers\, New York. He has worked with gang members and youth and participated in Bearing Witness Retreats and pilgrimages to Tibet\, Auschwitz-Birkenau\, India\, Sri Lanka\, Rwanda\, as well as on the streets of New York and other US cities. \nYou can join via Zoom here
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-live-interview-new-horizons-in-engaged-buddhism-host-julia-sagebien-interviews-francisco-paco-luvovina-roshi/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:SDGs (the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals) & Buddhism: What can we do now for our future?
DESCRIPTION:We\, the Jodo Shinshu Hongwanji-ha\, Higashi Honganji\, Nichiren Shu\, and Soto Zen International Centers in the Bay Area\, have come together to form the Bay Area Buddhist Association (BBA).Together\, we are organizing an interdenominational Buddhist event to explore how Buddhism relates to the United Nations SDGs. \nJoin us for the next event in our ongoing series exploring the deep connection between Buddhist principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). SDGs are 17 global goals adopted by 193 countries of the United Nations to end poverty\, protect the planet\, and ensure peace and prosperity for all by 2030. They call for inclusive\, sustainable action that leaves no one behind. \nSpeakers:\nRev. Kiyonobu Kuwahara\, Jodo Shinshu\nRev. Myokei Caine-Barrett\, Shonin\, Nichiren Shu\nRev. Konjin Godwin\, Soto Zen \nRegister at \nhttps://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeDmhavOhCIX7GQu5b58wmZYrQkVuHxS4WRKNm1B3r4QomwLA/viewform
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/sdgs-the-united-nations-sustainable-development-goals-buddhism-what-can-we-do-now-for-our-future/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – LOVE with Frank Ostaseski and Sharon Salzberg
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the continued commitment to social and environmental engagement and justice in this very complex time\, to exploring the roots of structural violence in our social systems\, and to engaging in the world in a courageous way based on contemplative practice and views that actualize non-separateness\, interbeing\, equity\, compassion\, justice\, integrity\, courage\, dignity\, and unshakable awareness. \nThis monthly series is stewarded by Roshi Joan Halifax\, Sensei Kodo Roen\, and Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau. \nWe are so grateful that Frank Ostaseski and Sharon Salzberg are enthusiastic to do this program online. \nFrank Ostaseski (Ko-i Jido) is an internationally respected Buddhist teacher\, visionary cofounder of the Zen Hospice Project\, and founder of the Metta Institute. Frank was empowered as a Dharma Holder (Hoshi) by Upaya’s Abbot Roshi Joan Halifax. \nSharon Salzberg is a pioneer in the field of meditation\, a world-renowned teacher and NY Times bestselling author. She has played a crucial role in bringing meditation and mindfulness to the West and into mainstream culture since 1974\, when she first began teaching. \nRegister at \nhttps://www.upaya.org/programs/register.php?id=2835 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-love-with-frank-ostaseski-and-sharon-salzberg/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:BCD Live Interview: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Host Julia Sagebien interviews Dr. Sharon Suh
DESCRIPTION:In this fourth in a series of live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders\, host Julia Sagebien interviews Dr. Sharon Suh. The interview will last 30 minutes and be followed by an opportunity for question and answers by viewers. Dr. Sharon A. Suh is professor and scholar of Buddhism at Seattle University. She received her BA from Trinity College in Asian Studies\, M.T.S. from Harvard Divinity School\, and Ph.D. from Harvard University. She specializes in Buddhism\, race\, and gender and the intersections of trauma and mindfulness. Sharon is President of Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women\, serves on the board of directors of The Center for Mindful Eating\, and served on the board of directors of Yoga Behind Bars. Dr. Suh’s remarkable book\, Emerging Dharma: Asian American Feminist Buddhists on Practice\, Identity and Resistance\, has just been published. \nTo join via Zoom\, click here. \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-live-interview-new-horizons-in-engaged-buddhisml-host-julia-sagebien-interviews-dr-sharon-suh/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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