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SUMMARY:BCD Weekly Meditation Group
DESCRIPTION:​​This is a weekly meditation group facilitated by Linda Modaro. It is a welcoming drop-in group—join when you can. \n\nMeeting ID: Meeting ID: 893 5609 8014\nPasscode: 858008\nZoom Link: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89356098014?pwd=tzkqQXgDvi59KYGMJFxUMh2fHgsg5J.1\n\nWhat to Expect\nEach session begins with an invitation to bring your thoughts\, feelings\, and experiences with activism into your meditation; holding them in the conditions of Kindness and Curiosity. This is a silent\, self-guided meditation practice. You may discern if this feels right for you in the moment; if not\, you are welcome to do the practice of your choice.\n● During meditation\, cameras are generally off so you can focus on your practice. If keeping your camera on helps you feel more connected\, you are welcome to do so. \n● After meditation\, we encourage you to write down and reflect on your experience. \n● A few participants will have the opportunity for a short conversation with Linda Modaro about their meditation while others listen and observe. \n● Each session closes with a group discussion on topics that naturally emerged from meditation and reflection. \nSession Flow\n● 9:00–9:05 am PT – Invitation: for meditation and activism \n● 9:05–9:25 am PT – Meditation: 20 minute silent meditation (cameras on or off) \n● 9:25–9:35 am PT – Reflection: remembering and recollecting your experience \n● 9:35–9:45 am PT – Sharing: short conversations about meditation experience between a meditator and Linda Modaro while others listen \n● 9:45-10:00 am PT – Group discussion: on themes arising from practice and reflection \nAbout the Facilitator\nLinda Modaro is the founder and lead teacher at Sati Sangha\, a vibrant online meditation community offering daily Reflective Meditation sessions and online retreats throughout the year. She is co-author (with Nelly Kaufer of Pine Street Sangha) of Reflective Meditation: Cultivating Kindness and Curiosity in the Buddha’s Company. \nLinda Modaro \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-weekly-meditation-group/2025-10-01/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Meditation Group
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250704T192230Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T181026Z
UID:10000011-1758412800-1758499199@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Sun Day
DESCRIPTION:Sun Day is a day of action on September 21\, 2025\, celebrating solar and wind power\, and the movement to leave fossil fuels behind. Solar energy is now the cheapest source of power on the planet – and gives us a chance to actually do something about the climate crisis. But fossil fuel billionaires are doing everything they can to shut it down. We will build\, rally\, sing\, and come together in the communities that we need to get laws changed and work done. \nEvent website \nSun Day
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/sun-day/
CATEGORIES:National Day of Action
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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:20250914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250820T000404Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250820T000404Z
UID:10000027-1757858400-1757869200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:"Politics and the Path\," a talk by BCD Coordinating Committee member Rachel Faro at the NY Shambhala Center
DESCRIPTION:It’s often thought that the life of a meditator\, a practitioner\, is noncommittal\, serene\, not involved with or above the problems of the world. And yet\, it’s hard to ignore the suffering and confusion we see everywhere\, especially these days when society seems so polarized. One of the most fundamental aspects of Buddhism and Shambhala is compassion\, kindness and a sense of the basic goodness of all sentient beings. But how do we bring that compassion into action\, how can we find common ground and how can we make a difference without falling into aggression or hopelessness? We will discuss how we can bring skillful means to our activity\, the interdependence of all actions and how we can stop seeking perfection or a utopian dream while helping to create a better society. \nRachel Faro is a senior meditation teacher and practitioner within the Shambhala and Tibetan Buddhist traditions who has taught and led meditation retreats\, classes and workshops in Europe\, Latin America\, South Africa and throughout the United States. A personal student of  Chogyam Trungpa Rinpoche\, she has been training\, practicing and teaching since the early  1970’s. She is also an accomplished and well-known singer/songwriter\, Grammy-nominated record producer\, and owner/founder of Ashé Records\, a world music record label. \nFor more information\, see: https://ny.shambhala.org/program-details/?id=807842 \n\n\n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/politics-and-the-path-a-talk-by-bcd-coordinating-committee-member-rachel-faro-at-the-ny-shambhala-center/
LOCATION:151 West 30th St.\, 3rd Floor\, 151 West 30th St.\, 3rd Floor\, New York\, NY\, 10001
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250821T192523Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250910T163931Z
UID:10000281-1757530800-1757534400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Communications Committee
DESCRIPTION:This is a members-only meeting for Communications Commitee members to dicuss communications strategy regarding the BCD website\, press releases\, social media\, telecasts and podcasts\, Substack publications\, and newsletter. \nIf you are interested in joining the committee\, please contact Amaury Cruz at <amaurycruz@yahoo.com>.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-communications-committee/2025-09-10/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting
ORGANIZER;CN="Amaury Cruz":MAILTO:amaurycruz@yahoo.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250831T203144Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250831T203928Z
UID:10000277-1757156400-1757174400@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:We Are All DC: A National March
DESCRIPTION:On Saturday\, September 6\, there is a call DC residents and allies from across the country to join a “We Are All DC“ national march in solidarity with DC communities to end the occupation of DC. \nThe march will be followed by a Beloved Community Banquet from 4:00-7:00 PM at the Walker Memorial Baptist Church\, 13th and U Streets NW\, which will feature free food\, music\, and dancing and is co-sponsored by a consortium of twenty-three different religious organizations.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/we-are-all-dc-a-national-march/
LOCATION:Malcom X Park\, 16th St NW & W St NW\, Washington\, D.C.\, 20009\, United States
CATEGORIES:Local Demonstration
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250822T223259Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250822T223259Z
UID:10000210-1757091600-1757095200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
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:20250905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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:20250902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250821T182233Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T193221Z
UID:10000028-1756839600-1756843200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Action Committee
DESCRIPTION:This is a members-only meeting for Action Committee members
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-action-committee/
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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;VALUE=DATE:20250901
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250902
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250821T225757Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T225928Z
UID:10000209-1756684800-1756771199@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Labor Day 2025: Workers Over Billionaires
DESCRIPTION:Labor and community are planning more than a barbecue on Labor Day this year because we have to stop the billionaire takeover.** Billionaires are converting the government into their private slush fund and just passed the largest wealth giveaway in the history of the US. The money they take from working families\, they put in billionaires’ pockets and set aside to fund a private army of ICE agents. \nJust like any bad boss\, the way we stop the takeover is with collective action.** We are working people rising up to stop the billionaire takeover–not just through the ballot box or the courts\, but through building a bigger and stronger movement. We are growing our movement and fighting for a country that is more fair\, just\, equitable\, and free for all of us—and not just a chosen few. \nOn September 1st we will continue the movement we launched together on May 1st\, standing in solidarity with all our communities under attack and fighting for real wins for all our people. \nThousands of communities across the country are taking a stand on Labor Day\, join us! We will be in the streets\, outside the offices of the corporate criminals who are behind the attacks on our freedoms\, and at congressional offices. Together we will **demand a country that puts workers over billionaires.** \n**OUR DEMANDS TO BUILD THE SOCIETY WE ALL DESERVE:** \n1. Stop the billionaire takeover corrupting our government. \n2. Protect and defend Medicaid\, Social Security\, and other programs for working people. \n3. Fully funded schools\, and healthcare and housing for all. \n4. Stop the attacks on immigrants\, Black\, indigenous\, trans people\, and all our communities. \n5. Invest in people not wars. \n*Please note: A core principle behind all our events is a commitment to nonviolent action. We expect all participants to seek to de-escalate any potential confrontation with those who disagree with our values. Weapons of any kind\, including those legally permitted\, should not be brought to events.* \nEvent website: \nhttps://maydaystrong.org/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/labor-day-2025-workers-over-billionaires/
CATEGORIES:National Day of Action
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250831T143000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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:20250822T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250822T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250819T052944Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250821T193415Z
UID:10000025-1755883800-1755889200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating Committee
DESCRIPTION:This is a members-only event for Coordinating Committee members
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee/
CATEGORIES:BCD Meeting,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250820T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250730T222732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250801T164154Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250815T180000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250813T044653Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250815T182648Z
UID:10000022-1755277200-1755280800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Coordinating Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-coordinating-committee-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250704T193644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T180829Z
UID:10000014-1755115200-1755118800@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:One Million Rising: Session 3
DESCRIPTION:One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation\, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. \nSession 3: You’ll be onboarded to basic campaign design and learn how to implement it locally as well as get plugged into our next national campaign work. Your second community resistance gathering will move this action forward. \nEvent website \nhttps://www.mobilize.us/nokings/event/803953/
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/one-million-rising-session-3/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250813T200000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250813T044551Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250813T044551Z
UID:10000021-1755111600-1755115200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:BCD Communications Committee Meeting
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-communications-committee-meeting-2/
LOCATION:Zoom Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250811T130000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
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:20260404T085458
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250806T203000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250713T185126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250713T185126Z
UID:10000017-1754506800-1754512200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:A Mindful Town Hall: Inner Connection & Interconnection
DESCRIPTION:​We are inviting you to a Mindful Town Hall\, in which we will explore how we are affected by the political situation. This will be a 90-minute Zoom session in which there will be time for meditation\, breakout rooms\, and group discussion. ​The meeting will be facilitated by Serge Prengel\, a therapist and mindfulness practitioner who has a lot of experience leading groups that foster inner connection and interconnection while exploring difficult topics.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/a-mindful-town-hall-inner-connection-interconnection/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T210000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250704T193354Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T193354Z
UID:10000013-1753905600-1753909200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:One Million Rising: Session 2
DESCRIPTION:One Million Rising—a national effort to train one million people in the strategic logic and practice of non-cooperation\, as well as the basics of community organizing and campaign design. \nSession 2: This train-the-trainer session is how we get to one million. Learn not just our strategy\, but how you can train others and get them on board. You’ll host your first community resistance gathering after this session.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/one-million-rising-session-2/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250730T133000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250707T210744Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250707T211539Z
UID:10000015-1753876800-1753882200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Zen Peacemakers presents Do Not Comply in Advance
DESCRIPTION:Zen Peacemakers presents Rev. Dan Clark for an interactive presentation: Do Not Comply in Advance. In this talk\, we will explore the political and religious foundations of resisting authoritarianism and the ways in which contemplation and action work together to support meaningful solidarity and effective advocacy.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/do-not-comply-in-advance/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism,Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250723T190000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250704T160057Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250704T191657Z
UID:10000010-1753293600-1753297200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Preparing for Sun Day 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join Bill McKibben in conversation with Third Act staff and Sun Day partners to learn about why we must dramatically accelerate and scale-up solar energy and how Sun Day will help achieve this goal.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/preparing-for-sun-day-2025/
CATEGORIES:Virtual Event
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250719T150000
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250718T221141Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250718T223645Z
UID:10000018-1752933600-1752937200@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Multifaith Prayer Circle in Support of the Apache People Protecting Oak Flat
DESCRIPTION:As Buddhist practitioners\, we invite you to join us at a perilous moment\, in supporting the Western Apache people of southeastern Arizona\, who have for centuries remained steadfast in protecting Mother Earth. \nYou may have heard of Oak Flat\, the name in English for sacred high-desert land critical to Apache religion and culture\, about 60 miles east of Phoenix. In February 2025 a small group of us\, from various Dharma lineages\, formed the first Buddhist delegation at the annual Oak Flat Prayer Run and March. This sacred place\, the generosity and strength of the Apache people\, and the many ceremonies we experienced left a powerful impression. We have been deeply moved to support the Apache in their defense of Oak Flat\, and now feel called to accompany them in prayerful presence at a time of potential loss. \nOak Flat – which the Apache call Chi’chil Biłdagoteel – holds historic\, religious\, and cultural significance for the Western Apache and all of Turtle Island. The Apache were driven from Oak Flat in the late 19th century and forced to live on the nearby San Carlos reservation. They go back frequently to Oak Flat\, which has been preserved as part of the Tonto National Forest for more than half a century\, to practice sacred ceremonies and preserve their culture.\nIn recent years copper was discovered deep under Oak Flat\, and transfer of its land to a giant multinational mining enterprise was authorized by a last-minute addition to the 2014 National Defense Authorization Act. \nApache Stronghold\, an organization of Apaches and Native and non-Native allies\, has reached out to faith-community allies\, including Mennonite\, Episcopal\, Franciscan\, Jewish and UCC\, for support in its struggle to protect their sacred land. And it has sought for years to save Oak Flat through the legal system\, as have the San Carlos Apache tribe and a coalition of environmental organizations. Apache Stronghold’s lawsuit\, based on religious-freedom grounds\, made it all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court. But in late May the Justices announced their decision not to hear the case. \nThis brings the Western Apache to a critical and vulnerable moment: Barring last-minute developments on the legal front\, ownership of the land could be transferred to the mining interests in mid August. Land that has sustained the Apache people and religion for centuries\, as well as its plants\, animals\, and the regional watershed\, would be gravely impacted by the mining operation. Oak Flat and surrounding land would collapse into an immense crater.  \nApache Stronghold is reaching out to spiritual allies for support. Attending this online prayer circle is one way to offer support. You need to pre-register to attend the event.  You can register by clicking on this link\, and an email will be sent to you with providing the way to attend. \n 
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/multifaith-prayer-circle-in-support-of-the-apache-people-protecting-oak-flat/
CATEGORIES:Engaged Buddhism
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250717
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250718
DTSTAMP:20260404T085458
CREATED:20250617T211321Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250624T202938Z
UID:10000003-1752710400-1752796799@www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org
SUMMARY:Good Trouble Lives On: A Day of Action
DESCRIPTION:Demonstrations will be held across America on July 17th in honor of the late Congressman John Lewis. \nGo to Good Trouble Lives On to find an event near you.
URL:https://www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/good-trouble-lives-on-a-day-of-action/
CATEGORIES:National Day of Action
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