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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250822T223259Z
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SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating  Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is for Coordinating Committee members only
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee-meeting-3/
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T143000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250910T212106Z
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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:20250916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20250918T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250910T011445Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T011445Z
UID:10000280-1758225600-1758229200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:No Kings October Mobilization Kick Off Call
DESCRIPTION:The No Kings Coalition is proud to announce the kick-off to our October 18th national protest! \nJoin us to learn more about the vision\, urgency\, and strategy behind this national day of action. Whether you’re brand new or a seasoned organizer\, the time to act is now! \nSign up at \nhttps://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/839315/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/no-kings-october-mobilization-kick-off-call/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251006T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250928T210831Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250928T220641Z
UID:10001122-1759780800-1759780800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:No Kings: Protest Safety\, Know Your Rights & De-Escalation Training
DESCRIPTION:Before you hit the streets- join our know your rights\, protest safety\, and de-escalation training on 10/6/25 at 8 PM ET. \nThis October\, communities across the country will mobilize en masse for the second No Kings national day of action- a mass mobilization against President Trump’s abuses of power and federal crackdown on our freedoms. Together\, we’ll send a clear message: the people will not be silenced. \nTo prepare\, join the ACLU’s Protest Safety\, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training on October 6 at 8 PM ET. This training will give you the tools to take action safely\, confidently\, and with key de-escalation strategies in hand. Whether you’re marching\, rallying\, or supporting from the sidelines\, you’ll learn how to protect yourself\, your community\, and stand up for your rights. \nWHAT: ACLU’s Protest Safety\, Know Your Rights and De-Escalation Training\nWHEN: Monday\, October 6th at 8 PM ET\nWHERE: On Zoom- RSVP for the link! \nWhat we’ll cover:\n– Know your rights during protests and law enforcement encounters\n– Practical tools for safety and de-escalation in tense moments\n– Get prepared to take nonviolent action safely\, powerfully and together\n– Build the knowledge and strength to support others in the streets and beyond \nBecause when we know our rights\, we can defend them. Let’s get ready. RSVP NOW. \nhttps://act.aclu.org/a/no-kings-kyr-eng1
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/no-kings-protest-safety-know-your-rights-de-escalation-training/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251007T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250908T055525Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250908T055742Z
UID:10000278-1759860000-1759863600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Action Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:This meeting is for members of the BCD Action Committee only. \nFor more information\, contact Karsten Struhl at kastruhl@tiac.net or Kathryn Koehl at kathrynkoehl@hotmail.com
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-action-committee-meeting/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251012T143000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20251024T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251024T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251003T224032Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251003T224032Z
UID:10001126-1761325200-1761330600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating Committee
DESCRIPTION:This is a meeting for BCD Coordinating Committee members only.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251030T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20250827T155813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251026T151808Z
UID:10000276-1761850800-1761854400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Live Interview: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Julia Sagebien interviews Daiken Nelson Roshi
DESCRIPTION:  \n\nIn the second of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders\, host Julia Sagebien interviews Daiken Nelson Roshi about the foundations of and his vision for engaged Buddhism. The interview will last 30 minutes and be followed by an opportunity for question and answers by viewers. Daiken is the guiding teacher of the Pamsula Zen Center in NYC and the Iowa City Zen Center. Before receiving Dharma transmisison\, Daiken practiced for over three decades with teacher in the White Plum and Zen Peacemaker lineages. He founded the Mandala Cafe\, a nonprofit that offers free culinary training to people having trouble finding and keeping employment as well as offering free weekly meals in central Harlem. \n \nIn later months\, the series includes live interviews with the Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi from Chuang Yen Monastery\, Tara Brach from the Insight Meditation Community of Washington\, Mushim Patricia Ikeda from the East Bay Meditation Center\, Joshin Byrnes from the Breadloaf Mountain Zen Community\, Sinclair Shinryu Thomson Roshi\, abbot of the Village Zendo\, the Rev. angel Kyodo williams from the Center for Transformative Change\, and Ellen Korman Mains\, author and long-term student of Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche. These broadcasts will be recorded and later available as YouTube videos and as podcasts on Subtack\, Apple podcasts\, Spotify\, and other podcast venues. \nTo Join\, click: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/8246019794?pwd=wBClQIIZIA1hLkaiL8dzZyniJoQj0V.1&omn=88195738523 \n–
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-telecast-new-directions-in-engaged-buddhism-julia-sagebien-interviews-daiken-nelson-roshi/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251109T143000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20251111T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251111T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251107T022008Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251107T022008Z
UID:10001132-1762884000-1762887600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Action Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-action-committee-meeting-november-2025/
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20251114
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20251117
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251114T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251030T224506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251030T224506Z
UID:10001130-1763139600-1763143200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee-meeting-5/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251120T193000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T080000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001483-1764748800-1764781200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-03/1/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251203T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001484-1764785700-1764786600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-03/2/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251204T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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:20251209T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251209T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001485-1765304100-1765305000@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-09/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251213T190000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
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
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251214T143000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251110T230821Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251110T231022Z
UID:10001135-1765717200-1765722600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251216T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001486-1765908900-1765909800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-16/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251217T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251017T181336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251114T184415Z
UID:10001129-1765998000-1766003400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Mindful Conversations: Inner Connection and Interconnection
DESCRIPTION:For members who want to engage in a process of mindful reflection together\, BCD now offers a monthly Mindful Town Hall on the third Wednesday of every month\, from 7 to 8:30 pm New York time. \nThis gathering differs from a traditional town hall. It is not a forum for debate or opinion-sharing. Instead\, it is an opportunity to reflect on our internal responses\, how events are landing within us\, and to discover meaning through shared presence. It includes a 15-minute meditation\, breakout rooms (usually in pairs)\, and group dialogue. \nTogether\, we co-create a respectful\, supportive space that honors both our common ground and our diverse experiences. The blend of meditation\, small-group sharing\, and collective dialogue is designed to foster connection—within and between us\, enriched by our differences. \nSerge Prengel will facilitate these sessions. \nThere is a 4-minute video describing this event on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qju2WyneiUs \nTo register please visit: https://lu.ma/eou0h1i1
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindful-town-hall-inner-connection-and-interconnection-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251218T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251119T223903Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251130T161112Z
UID:10001143-1766084400-1766088000@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
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:20251223T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251223T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001487-1766513700-1766514600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-23/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T181500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251230T183000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251202T123057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160621Z
UID:10001488-1767118500-1767119400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club/2025-12-30/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T191500
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260106T203000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20260105T160744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260105T160750Z
UID:10001750-1767726900-1767731400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Engaged Buddhist Book Club
DESCRIPTION:This weekly book club is hosted by Kat Symington Muendell.  Each week\, members will discuss a book or article related to engaged Buddhism. \nEmail Kat at bcdbookclub@gmail.com for the weekly reading assignment. \nTo join\, click on: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85776917873?pwd=i10H8UiuaXwkqSJtgVigDucVyBLyF3.1 \nMeeting ID: 857 7691 7873\nPasscode: 169767
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-engaged-buddhist-book-club-2/2026-01-06/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260109T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T040704
CREATED:20251231T185127Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251231T185127Z
UID:10001481-1767978000-1767981600@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:Meeting for members of the BCD Coordinating Commitee
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee-meeting-8/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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