BCD Coordinating Committee
This is a members-only event for Coordinating Committee members
This is a members-only event for Coordinating Committee members
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 […]
This is a members-only meeting for Action Committee members
Psychotherapist and Zen practitioner Serge Prengel hosts Mindful Town Halls via Zoom the first Wednesday of each month. Mindful Town Halls include an opening meditation, two-person dialogues conducted in break-out rooms, and post-dialogue large group discussion. They are intended to facilitate speaking freshly from the heart, mindful listening, and a deeper sense of inner connection […]
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. If you are interested in joining the committee, please contact Amaury Cruz at <amaurycruz@yahoo.com>.
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
In the first of a series of monthly live interviews with engaged Buddhist thought leaders, host Julia Sagebien interviews BCD Coordinating Committee member Rev. Seth Zuihō Segall about his understanding of engaged Buddhism. The interview will last 30 minutes and will be followed by an opportunity for question and answers by viewers. In later months, […]
Psychotherapist and Zen practitioner Serge Prengel hosts Mindful Town Halls via Zoom the first Wednesday of each month. Mindful Town Halls include an opening meditation, two-person dialogues conducted in break-out rooms, and post-dialogue large group discussion. They are intended to facilitate speaking freshly from the heart, mindful listening, and a deeper sense of inner connection […]