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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20250901
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T133000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250902T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T130000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
CREATED:20250826T185309Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250826T185309Z
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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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250905T180000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
CREATED:20250822T223259Z
LAST-MODIFIED: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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T110000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250906T160000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20250910T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250910T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20250914T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T143000
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CREATED:20250910T212106Z
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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:20250914T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250914T170000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20250916T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250916T133000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250917T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20250918T200000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250918T210000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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;VALUE=DATE:20250921
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20250922
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20250925T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250925T200000
DTSTAMP:20260610T002305
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:20260610T002305
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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