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SUMMARY:Ten Percent More Engaged (Monthly BCD Group)
DESCRIPTION:BCD offers a monthly gathering for those who want to engage in mindful reflection and find practical ways to be more involved in making change happen. \nOur gatherings take place on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. EST. \nWe start with a meditation\, after which we briefly share what came up for us. The bulk of the meeting is devoted to exploring ways in which we can be more involved and effective in reaching out and making change happen… in a way that is realistic and productive. \nA concrete example of the types of discussion we have is: How we can use social media more effectively individually and as a group. \nWe conduct our gatherings in a respectful\, supportive space that embodies our aspiration for mindfulness and democracy in action. \nThe gatherings are facilitated by Serge Prengel. \nTo register and receive monthly reminders of meetings\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/bcdengaged
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindful-conversations-interconnection-and-inner-connection/2026-04-15/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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SUMMARY:BCD Live Event: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Host Julia Sagebien interviews Mushim Patricia Ikeda
DESCRIPTION:In this episode of New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism\, Host Julia Sagebien interviews Mushim Patricia Ikeda.  Mushim is a Buddhist teacher\, author\, social justice activist\, and mother based in Oakland\, California. She teaches at the East Bay Meditation Center\, where she leads the award-winning yearlong mindfulness program for social change agents\, Practice in Transformative Action. Mushim is the recipient of the Gil A. Lopez Award for a peacemaker of color from the Association for Dispute Resolution of Northern California\, and the recipient of an honorary doctor of sacred theology degree from the Starr King School for the Ministry. She has been featured in two documentary films: “Between the Lines” (on Asian American women poets) and “Standing on Faith: Women and the New Religious Activism in America\,” distributed by the Pluralism Project at Harvard University. \nThere will be time at the end of the interview for audience questions and answers. \nTo join\, click here. \n  \n  \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-live-event-new-horizons-in-engaged-buddhism-host-julia-sagebien-interviews-mushim-patricia-ikeda/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260402T200000
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CREATED:20260110T205800Z
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SUMMARY:BCD Women in Solidarity Group
DESCRIPTION:This is a group for women to express and discuss their own lived experience within the safety of a women’s-only space. The group’s focus is on matters relevant to engaged Buddhism. Topics may include patriarchy within Buddhist groups\, activist groups\, and society at large. Depending on the interests of the members\, the group may discuss writings by Buddhist women and/or invite outside speakers. The group is facilitated by Kanchi Mary Richards and meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. \nClick here to be on the BCD Women in Solidarity mailing list and stay informed about upcoming groups: bcdwomeninsolidarity@gmail.com. \nTo join the meeting\, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87096192102?pwd=dTWeiqODdZYdtnORhKGGlLZPT6o83M.1 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-women-in-solidarity-group/2026-04-02/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260318T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251114T184814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T160148Z
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SUMMARY:Ten Percent More Engaged (Monthly BCD Group)
DESCRIPTION:BCD offers a monthly gathering for those who want to engage in mindful reflection and find practical ways to be more involved in making change happen. \nOur gatherings take place on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. EST. \nWe start with a meditation\, after which we briefly share what came up for us. The bulk of the meeting is devoted to exploring ways in which we can be more involved and effective in reaching out and making change happen… in a way that is realistic and productive. \nA concrete example of the types of discussion we have is: How we can use social media more effectively individually and as a group. \nWe conduct our gatherings in a respectful\, supportive space that embodies our aspiration for mindfulness and democracy in action. \nThe gatherings are facilitated by Serge Prengel. \nTo register and receive monthly reminders of meetings\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/bcdengaged
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindful-conversations-interconnection-and-inner-connection/2026-03-18/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260305T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
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LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T170219Z
UID:10002014-1772737200-1772740800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Women in Solidarity Group
DESCRIPTION:This is a group for women to express and discuss their own lived experience within the safety of a women’s-only space. The group’s focus is on matters relevant to engaged Buddhism. Topics may include patriarchy within Buddhist groups\, activist groups\, and society at large. Depending on the interests of the members\, the group may discuss writings by Buddhist women and/or invite outside speakers. The group is facilitated by Kanchi Mary Richards and meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. \nClick here to be on the BCD Women in Solidarity mailing list and stay informed about upcoming groups: bcdwomeninsolidarity@gmail.com. \nTo join the meeting\, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87096192102?pwd=dTWeiqODdZYdtnORhKGGlLZPT6o83M.1 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-women-in-solidarity-group/2026-03-05/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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CREATED:20260131T202433Z
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SUMMARY:BCD Live Event: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Julia Sagebien interviews Ellen Korman Mains
DESCRIPTION:On Thursday February 26th at 7:00 p.m. EST\, Host Julia Sagebien will conduct a live interview with Ellen Korman Mains as part of BCD’s New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism series. The daughter of a Polish-born Jewish Holocaust survivors\, Ellen studied with Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche from 1971-1987 and studied the Way of the Bow with Sensei Shibata Kanjuro\, Bow Maker to the Emperor of Japan.  Since 2006 she spent over two years in Poland researching the Holocaust\, promoting dialogue\, and deepening ancestral connections. She is the author of Buried Rivers: A Spiritual Journey into the Holocaust. Julia will interview her about how we can move on from trauma patterns to finding our own best way of healing and repairing the world. To join the live interview and participate in the question-and-answer period\, click here.  
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-live-event-new-horizons-in-engaged-buddhism-julia-sagebien-interviews-ellen-korman-mains/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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CREATED:20251114T184814Z
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SUMMARY:Ten Percent More Engaged (Monthly BCD Group)
DESCRIPTION:BCD offers a monthly gathering for those who want to engage in mindful reflection and find practical ways to be more involved in making change happen. \nOur gatherings take place on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. EST. \nWe start with a meditation\, after which we briefly share what came up for us. The bulk of the meeting is devoted to exploring ways in which we can be more involved and effective in reaching out and making change happen… in a way that is realistic and productive. \nA concrete example of the types of discussion we have is: How we can use social media more effectively individually and as a group. \nWe conduct our gatherings in a respectful\, supportive space that embodies our aspiration for mindfulness and democracy in action. \nThe gatherings are facilitated by Serge Prengel. \nTo register and receive monthly reminders of meetings\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/bcdengaged
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindful-conversations-interconnection-and-inner-connection/2026-02-18/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T200000
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CREATED:20260110T205800Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260224T170219Z
UID:10002013-1770318000-1770321600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Women in Solidarity Group
DESCRIPTION:This is a group for women to express and discuss their own lived experience within the safety of a women’s-only space. The group’s focus is on matters relevant to engaged Buddhism. Topics may include patriarchy within Buddhist groups\, activist groups\, and society at large. Depending on the interests of the members\, the group may discuss writings by Buddhist women and/or invite outside speakers. The group is facilitated by Kanchi Mary Richards and meets the first Thursday of each month at 7:00 p.m. \nClick here to be on the BCD Women in Solidarity mailing list and stay informed about upcoming groups: bcdwomeninsolidarity@gmail.com. \nTo join the meeting\, click here: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/87096192102?pwd=dTWeiqODdZYdtnORhKGGlLZPT6o83M.1 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-women-in-solidarity-group/2026-02-05/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260205T140000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20260131T191547Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260131T191547Z
UID:10002075-1770296400-1770300000@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Tricycle Event: "A Response to Minneapolis"
DESCRIPTION:Tricycle: The Buddhist Review is sponsoring an on-line event entitled “A Response to Minneapolis.” The will feature a talk by BCD Coordinating Committee member Seth Zuihō Segall\, and a meditation led by BCD Meditation group teacher Linda Modaro.  There will be time for Q&A. \nThe event is free of charge. \nYou can sign up for the event here.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/tricycle-event-a-response-to-minneapolis/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260122T190000
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CREATED:20260102T163711Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260102T163825Z
UID:10001482-1769108400-1769112000@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Live Interview: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Host Julia Sagebien interviews Roshi Sinclair Shunyru Thompson
DESCRIPTION:In this fourth in a series of live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders\, host Julia Sagebien interviews Roshi Sinclair Shunryu Thompson about his understanding of engaged Buddhism. Shinryu is a dharma heir to Roshi Enkyo Pat O’Hara and the Abbot of the Village Zendo. He is also a member of the Phajjsi Qollut Jalsu Zen Center in La Paz\, Bolivia\, which he helped co-found in 1992. Shinryu teaches Latin American History at New York University and is the author of books on Native American politics\, colonialism\, and revolution in the Andes. The interview will last 30 minutes and be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers by viewers. \nZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8246019794?pwd=wBClQIIZIA1hLkaiL8dzZyniJoQj0V.1&omn=87157786957 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-live-interview-new-horizons-in-engaged-buddhism-host-julia-sagebien-interviews-roshu-sinclair-shunyru-thompson/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260121T203000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251114T184814Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260415T160148Z
UID:10001138-1769022000-1769027400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Ten Percent More Engaged (Monthly BCD Group)
DESCRIPTION:BCD offers a monthly gathering for those who want to engage in mindful reflection and find practical ways to be more involved in making change happen. \nOur gatherings take place on the third Wednesday of each month from 7:00 to 8:30 p.m. EST. \nWe start with a meditation\, after which we briefly share what came up for us. The bulk of the meeting is devoted to exploring ways in which we can be more involved and effective in reaching out and making change happen… in a way that is realistic and productive. \nA concrete example of the types of discussion we have is: How we can use social media more effectively individually and as a group. \nWe conduct our gatherings in a respectful\, supportive space that embodies our aspiration for mindfulness and democracy in action. \nThe gatherings are facilitated by Serge Prengel. \nTo register and receive monthly reminders of meetings\, click here: https://tinyurl.com/bcdengaged
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindful-conversations-interconnection-and-inner-connection/2026-01-21/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251119T223903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T161112Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251110T230821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T231022Z
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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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251110T230101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T230101Z
UID:10001134-1765645200-1765652400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
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
END:VEVENT
BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251119T222442Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T160903Z
UID:10001142-1764874800-1764878400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250827T123410Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251025T170727Z
UID:10000275-1763661600-1763667000@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Buddhist Voices for Immigration Justice: Compassion in Action
DESCRIPTION:BCD\, in partnership with the Insight Meditation Center of Washington will be holding a virtual Town Hall on Immigration. “Buddhist Voices for Immigration Justice: Compassion in Action” will be held on Thursday\, November 20\, 2025\, 6:00-7:30pm EST.  Our panelists: Tara Brach\, whose teachings include a full\, compassionate engagement with our world; Lama Rod Owens\, an international influencer with a focus on the intersection of social change\, identity and spiritual practice; Dr. Marisela Gomez\, grassroots activist and advocate for spiritual practice with community organizing; Lenni B. Benson\, Professor of Immigration and Human Rights Law at New York Law School.  The Town Hall will feature an audience Q&A as well as a Call to Action with practical next steps for advocacy and opportunities to stay connected.  Register for this event: https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1665
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/town-hall-buddhist-voices-for-immigration-justice-compassion-in-action/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251111T194002Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251111T194002Z
UID:10001136-1763078400-1763337599@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:AWAKENED ACTION: Making the Future in the Present
DESCRIPTION:This special gathering is a time to explore how in this very moment\, we make the future in the present. Today\, we find ourselves moving against attempts to step backward into greater and greater harm. In this important time together we will explore through teachings\, story\, practice\, meeting each other warm hand to warm hand\, the treasures of imagination and revolutionary joy\, the gift of moral beauty as resistance against moral injury\, the liberating power of wise hope\, the brave stepping toward the good\, and the special skill of discovering the way forward in a pace that is sane\, but with the commitment to go! \nFive remarkable women will guide us in this time together… renowned writers Terry Tempest William and Rebecca Solnit\, lawyer and Buddhist teacher Valerie Brown\, beloved Zen teacher and social activist Roshi Joan Halifax\, and on Saturday evening\, climate diplomat Christiana Figueres who hopes to join us from Brazil\, where she will be part of the COP30 in Belem. \nDetailed schedule and registration at: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/awakened-action-making-the-future-in-the-present-online-2025/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/awakened-action-making-the-future-in-the-present/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20251107T021344Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T021344Z
UID:10001131-1762693200-1762698600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – BRIDGING with Tara Brach
DESCRIPTION:Disarming the Heart—Practices for Bridging Divides \nDo you sometimes demonize those whose views and actions feel threatening or harmful? In these times of deep polarization\, the suffering of our world arises from a trance of forgotten belonging—and the hope for healing lies in remembering\, together. This session offers experiential practices to help us soften the heart and begin bridging the divides within and around us. \nTara Brach is a meditation teacher\, psychologist and author of several books including international bestselling Radical Acceptance\, Radical Compassion and Trusting the Gold. \nRegistration link: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/engaged-buddhism-online-november-2025/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-bridging-with-tara-brach/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250928T212553Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T212553Z
UID:10001123-1760274000-1760279400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – EMBODIMENT with Guo Gu
DESCRIPTION:Upaya Zen Center presents a monthly series stewarded by Roshi Joan Halifax\, Sensei Kodo Roen\, and Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau. The focus is on recognizing and ending violence in relation to addressing the roots of war/genocide\, racism\, climate suffering\, economics of exploitation and extraction\, othering\, and our own delusion that we are separate from any being or thing. The faculty for this series includes: Jon Kabat-Zinn\, Christiana Figueres\, Ruth King\, Valerie Brown\, Bhikkhu Bodhi\, Father Greg Boyle\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Konda Mason\, Rebecca Solnit\, Father John Dear\, Guo Gu\, Tara Brach\, Frank Ostaseski\, Sharon Salzberg\, Roshi Joan\, and Senseis Kodo Roen and Dainin Lau. \nGuo Gu (Dr. Jimmy Yu) is the founder of the Tallahassee Chan Center\, the founder of the socially engaged intra-denominational Buddhist organization\, Dharma Relief\, and a professor of Buddhism and East Asian religions at Florida State University. He studied under the late Master Sheng Yen for over 30 years\, nine of which as his attendant monk and most senior and closest disciple. He is the author of The Essence of Chan (2012)\, Passing Through the Gateless Barrier (2016)\, and Silent Illumination (2021). \nRegistration link: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/engaged-buddhism-online-october-2025/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-embodiment-with-guo-gu/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250910T212902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T212902Z
UID:10000601-1759064400-1759069800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – DISCERNMENT with Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi
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 engage 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 Noah Kodo Roen\, and Sensei Wendy Dainin Lau. \nThe faculty for this series includes: Jon Kabat-Zinn\, Christiana Figueres\, Ruth King\, Valerie Brown\, Bhikkhu Bodhi\, Father Greg Boyle\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Konda Mason\, Rebecca Solnit\, Father John Dear\, Guo Gu\, Tara Brach\, Frank Ostaseski\, Sharon Salzberg\, Roshi Joan\, and Senseis Noah Kodo Roen and Wendy Dainin Lau. \nThe focus is on recognizing and ending violence in relation to addressing the roots of war/genocide\, racism\, climate suffering\, economics of exploitation and extraction\, othering\, and our own delusion that we are separate from any being or thing. \nVen. Bhikkhu Bodhi is an American Buddhist monk\, born in 1944 in Brooklyn\, New York. He obtained a BA in philosophy from Brooklyn College and a PhD in philosophy from Claremont Graduate School before traveling to Sri Lanka to pursue his interest in Buddhism. He received novice ordination in 1972 and full ordination in 1973\, both under Ven. Balangoda Ananda Maitreya (1896-1998)\, the leading Sri Lankan scholar-monk of the time. \nRegistration link: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/engaged-buddhism-online-bhikkhu-bodhi-2025/ \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-discernment-with-ven-bhikkhu-bodhi/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250813T154809Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250925T000902Z
UID:10000023-1758826800-1758830400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism Live Telecast: Julia Sagebien interviews Rev. Seth Zuihō Segall
DESCRIPTION:In the first of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders\, host Julia Sagebien interviews Rev. Seth Zuihō Segall about his understanding of engaged Buddhism.  The interview will last 30 minutes and will be followed by an opportunity for questions and answers by viewers. In later months\, the series will include live interviews with the Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi from Chuang Yen Monastery\, Tara Brach of the Insight Meditaiton Community of Washington\, D.C.\, Mushim Patricia Ikeda from the East Bay Meditation Center\, Sinclair Shinryu Thomson Roshi\, abbot of the Village Zendo\, Daiken Nelson Roshi\, from Pamsula Zen Center\, the Rev. angel Kyodo williams from the Center for Transformative Change\, Ellen Korman Mains\, author and long-term student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche\, and others.  These live broadcasts will be recorded and later available as YouTube videos and Substack podcasts. \nRev. Segall is a Zen priest and psychologist who has written many books\, chapters\, and articles on the intersection of Buddhism and psychology.  He is a former clinical faculty member of the Yale School of Medicine and a current contributing editor to Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.  He is a cofounder and Coordinating Committee member of the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy. Rev. Segall views Buddhism from a naturalistic\, pragmatic\, cosmopolitan\, and eudaimonic perspective. His experience as a citizen-activist began with the civil rights and anti-Vietnam War movments. \n  \nTo Join\, click: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8246019794?pwd=wBClQIIZIA1hLkaiL8dzZyniJoQj0V.1&omn=84098118163 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-new-directions-in-engaged-buddhism-live-telecast-julia-sagebien-interviews-rev-seth-zuiho-segall/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250826T185940Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T185940Z
UID:10000273-1758135600-1758139200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:The Three Tenets with Sensei Jim Daikan Bastien
DESCRIPTION:Bernie Glassman articulated the Three Tenets of the Zen Peacemakers early in the evolution of the organization. But these three\, simple\, profound\, vows or commitments can also be taken as a complete practice for our life: \nI will embody Not Knowing\, thereby giving up fixed ideas.\nI will Bear Witness\, opening my heart to the joy and suffering of life.\nI will take Loving Action arising out of not-knowing and bearing witness. \nWe can practice and manifest our true selves in every situation and with everything that arises\, using the Three Tenets. This is a lifelong practice\, one we never complete on our hourlong session we will present and describe the Three Tenets and have time to take your questions. \nDuration: 60 minutes – Format: Presentation \nTo register: \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/188997
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/the-three-tenets-with-sensei-jim-daikan-bastien/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250815T182522Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250817T010204Z
UID:10000024-1758024000-1758029400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Zen Peacemaker Event: The Buddhist Coalition for Democracy: The New Kid on the Block
DESCRIPTION:Buddhist Coalition for Democracy (BCD) board members John Murphy and Rev. Seth Zuiho Segall will discuss the origins of the BCD and its Call to Action\, the organization’s guiding principles\, its initial actions and future programming\, and its view of the current political situation and the role Buddhists can play in supporting democratic principles\, ideals\, norms\, and processes. We will discuss the BCD’s intention to be a non-denominational Buddhist organization that embraces a broad spectrum of anti-authoritarian political views. \nYou can register for this event here. \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/188967/booking/07c50b55-4ae6-4577-a907-1ef7a9669306/ticket-selection
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/zen-peacemaker-event-the-buddhist-coalition-for-democracy-the-new-kid-on-the-block/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250910T212106Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T212106Z
UID:10000341-1757854800-1757860200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – NONVIOLENCE with Father John Dear
DESCRIPTION:In this session\, Father John Dear will reflect on the critical importance of “nonviolence” for each one of us today\, in our hearts and our personal lives\, and for our world. He will review the basics\, point out some areas that we can actively work on\, and encourage us to do what we can together to be a force for a more nonviolent nation and world. He looks at creative nonviolence from the perspective of Gandhi\, Dr. King and Dorothy Day\, and his many friends and teachers\, including Daniel and Philip Berrigan\, Coretta Scotta King\, Mother Theresa\, Thich Nhat Hanh and Archbishop Desmond Tutu\, who nominated him for the Nobel Peace Prize. \nRegistration link: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/engaged-buddhism-online-september-2025/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-nonviolence-with-father-john-dear/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250826T185309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T185309Z
UID:10000272-1757073600-1757077200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness to Gaza Silent Meditation
DESCRIPTION:As Zen Peacemakers\, we practice seeing our world from a position of stillness and non-judgment\, witnessing life’s beauty and joy alongside the horror and suffering\, without looking away. From that intense experience our hearts call us to act. \nPlease join us virtually Friday\, September 5th at 12:00 pm US Eastern Time\, to sit together in silence for one hour\, to acknowledge all those suffering in Gaza. \nDuration: 60 minutes \nA link to join using Zoom will be sent after you register. \nTo register: \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/189562 \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/zen-peacemakers-bearing-witness-to-gaza-silent-meditation/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T133000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250826T183357Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T183357Z
UID:10000271-1756814400-1756819800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:The Three Tenets: The Intimacy of Taking Action
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for a panel discussion with Genjo Marinello\, Joshin Byrnes\, Jitsujo Gauthier\, Koho Mello\, and Mikko Ijäs discussing Zen Peacemakers third Tenet: Taking Action. In this panel discussion\, we will probe the emotional and spiritual aspects of taking action. Many of us struggle with the notion of taking action without naming or blaming perpetrators\, without calling out evil\, without siding with one group against another\, or this against that. Many of us are hard-wired for the language\, the tone\, the energy and the action of conflict and resistance\, which we know does not make matters better. And yet we are called to act. \nHow do we do this wisely and compassionately\, preserving our inherent interconnectedness?\nThis tenet has been expressed as “healing”. How do we promote healing when we take action? \nGeoff O’Keeffe will moderate and there will be an opportunity for participants to participate in the discussion.\nDuration: 90 minutes \nA link to join using Zoom will be sent after you register. \nTo register: \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/187516
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/the-three-tenets-the-intimacy-of-taking-action/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T143000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250826T190820Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T191447Z
UID:10000274-1756645200-1756650600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Actualizing Unfaltering Engaged Practice In Our Time – HOPE with Rebecca Solnit
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. \nThe faculty for this series includes: Jon Kabat-Zinn\, Christiana Figueres\, Ruth King\, Valerie Brown\, Bhikkhu Bodhi\, Father Greg Boyle\, Terry Tempest Williams\, Konda Mason\, Rebecca Solnit\, Father John Dear\, Guo Gu\, Tara Brach\, Frank Ostaseski\, Sharon Salzberg\, Roshi Joan\, and Senseis Kodo Roen and Dainin Lau. \nThe focus is on recognizing and ending violence in relation to addressing the roots of war/genocide\, racism\, climate suffering\, economics of exploitation and extraction\, othering\, and our own delusion that we are separate from any being or thing. \nWriter\, historian\, and activist Rebecca Solnit is the author of more than twenty books on feminism\, western and urban history\, popular power\, social change and insurrection\, wandering and walking\, hope and disaster. Her books include Recollections of My Nonexistence; Hope in the Dark; Men Explain Things to Me; and A Paradise Built in Hell:The Extraordinary Communities that Arise in Disaster. A product of the California public education system from kindergarten to graduate school\, she writes regularly for the Guardian and Lithub and serves on the board of Oil Change International. \nRebecca also has been working with Upaya’s Nomads project since 2013 and was a student of Zenkai Blanche Hartman\, an early leader at San Francisco Zen Center. \nTo register: \nhttps://www.upaya.org/program/awareness-in-action-actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-with-rebecca-solnit-online-august-31-2025/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/actualizing-unfaltering-engaged-practice-in-our-time-hope-with-rebecca-solnit/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250730T222732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T164154Z
UID:10000019-1755691200-1755696600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:From Trauma to Hope in the Holy Land
DESCRIPTION:From Trauma to Hope in the Holy Land \nJoin this presentation with Elias Deis\, Executive Director of Holy Land Trust. Holy Land Trust is a non-profit Palestinian organization committed to fostering peace\, justice\, and understanding in the Holy Land. They are deeply dedicated to exploring the root causes of violence and developing solutions to address them. They believe that true peace and justice are achieved through nonviolent activism\, personal and spiritual transformation.\nFounded in 1998 by local Palestinian visionaries\, Holy Land Trust has over 20 years of experience in nonviolence\, peacemaking\, and raising awareness of the social and political conditions in the Holy Land. Officially registered with the Palestinian Ministry of Interior on May 5\, 2004\, under registration number BL-408-C\, Holy Land Trust stands out for its focus on personal transformation and addressing the spiritual trauma that hinders a just and lasting peace. They are neither a political nor a religious organization but strive to live and act with unconditional love rather than fear. \nElias Deis – Executive Director\nHoly Land Trust’s E.D.\, Elias Deis has worked for over a decade at Holy Land Trust. He was formally the Travel & Encounter Program Director and serves on the Beit Sahour City Council. \nDuration: 90 minutes\, Presentation followed by Q&A\nA link to join using Zoom will be sent after you register. \nEvent registration link. \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/185511/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/from-trauma-to-hope-in-the-holy-land/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T130000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250707T211334Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T180720Z
UID:10000016-1754913600-1754917200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Introduction to Zen Peacemaking with Eve Marko
DESCRIPTION:Our approach to Peacemaking is unique. As we practice the Three Tenets of Not Knowing\, Bearing Witness\, and Taking Action\, we commit to not taking fixed positions\, to embracing wholeness and unity\, to setting a place at the table for everyone. In a world of conflict\, suffering\, and violence\, how do we make peace in this way. Please join us to learn about Zen Peacemaking. \nEvent website \nhttps://hive.zenpeacemakers.org/events/182442
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/introduction-to-zen-peacemaking-with-eve-marko/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250810T170000
DTSTAMP:20260419T050954
CREATED:20250804T175044Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250810T222802Z
UID:10000020-1754830800-1754845200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Hozan Alan Senauke's Memorial Service
DESCRIPTION:Honor and celebrate the life of Zen Priest-Musician-Activist Hozan Alan Senauke\, the late Abbot of Berkeley Zen Center. The day will include a Zen ceremony\, stories from a number of friends\, and lots of music. \nHozan authored several books in which he shared his lived understanding of the Dharma: Heirs to Ambedkar: The Rebirth of Engaged Buddhism in India (Clear View Press)\, The Bodhisattva’s Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism’s Front Lines (Clear View Press) and Turning Words (Shambhala). \nLive stream the memorial celebration via this link : \nWelcome to BZC
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/hozan-alan-senaukes-memorial-service/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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