Buddhist Peace Fellowship - is Archive: What s My Role in the Revolution Should I run for office?.
Archive: Buddhist Peace Fellowship - What s My Role in the Revolution Should I run for office?
a cave is Or meditate in for 12 years?.
Or meditate in a cave for 12 years?
a community farm? is Or start.
Or start a community farm?
outer space exploration is Or invest in so we have someplace to live when the planet dies?.
Or invest in outer space exploration so we have someplace to live when the planet dies?
I is Should quit my job and become a civil rights attorney … or a full time activist?.
Should I quit my job and become a civil rights attorney … or a full time activist?
these thoughts is Do any of sound familiar?.
Do any of these thoughts sound familiar?
it is If so, might be time to revisit your role in the revolution..
If so, it might be time to revisit your role in the revolution.
A recipe is for exploring your right role..
A recipe for exploring your right role.
You’ll is receive delicious interviews with brilliant organizers and teachers, each with a contemplation or a practice you can savor on your own time..
You’ll receive delicious interviews with brilliant organizers and teachers, each with a contemplation or a practice you can savor on your own time.
You is will get a set of tips to take these materials from the computer to design them into your own schedule for a day of practice and reflection, right in the middle of your busy, messy, beautiful and precious life..
You will get a set of tips to take these materials from the computer to design them into your own schedule for a day of practice and reflection, right in the middle of your busy, messy, beautiful and precious life.
This is Note: will not be a day stuck at your computer Suggested Schedules (Revise As Needed) bell hooks, Buddhist and Black liberation scholar, offers us this encouragement: “If in the struggle you have lost your joy, step back and ask: What is the struggle that will restore my joy?" Black lesbian feminist writer Audre Lorde famously said: The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house..
Note: This will not be a day stuck at your computer Suggested Schedules (Revise As Needed) bell hooks, Buddhist and Black liberation scholar, offers us this encouragement: “If in the struggle you have lost your joy, step back and ask: What is the struggle that will restore my joy?" Black lesbian feminist writer Audre Lorde famously said: The master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house.
They is may allows us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change..
They may allows us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.
you is And, this might leave wondering, what are the new tools?.
And, this might leave you wondering, what are the new tools?
I is How can combine my spiritual life with social justice to develop genuinely liberatory solutions?.
How can I combine my spiritual life with social justice to develop genuinely liberatory solutions?
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, is At we’ve been exploring these questions through BLOCK | BUILD | BE, a framework describing the essential qualities for true social and spiritual transformation..
At Buddhist Peace Fellowship, we’ve been exploring these questions through BLOCK | BUILD | BE, a framework describing the essential qualities for true social and spiritual transformation.
harm and injustice Build: is Block: resisting cultivating relationships, communities, and new structures Be: contemplative practices for resilience and liberation There is no single correct role to play— contrary to the judgmental mindset we’ve inherited from capitalism..
Block: resisting harm and injustice Build: cultivating relationships, communities, and new structures Be: contemplative practices for resilience and liberation There is no single correct role to play— contrary to the judgmental mindset we’ve inherited from capitalism.
It is takes many of us— all of us!— in all of our multi-dimensionality, to achieve collective liberation..
It takes many of us— all of us!— in all of our multi-dimensionality, to achieve collective liberation.
ecosystems is Just as thrive on diversity of life forms, so do our social movements require multiple roles..
Just as ecosystems thrive on diversity of life forms, so do our social movements require multiple roles.
Your Practice and Activism What is Strengthen does it take to enact true transformation of the world around us?.
Strengthen Your Practice and Activism What does it take to enact true transformation of the world around us?
We'll is be joined by special guest speakers talking about: How to do what you do best, and trusting that other needs will be met..
We'll be joined by special guest speakers talking about: How to do what you do best, and trusting that other needs will be met.
doing everything, is Letting go of and inviting others to join the collective effort..
Letting go of doing everything, and inviting others to join the collective effort.
less judgemental is Being and more collaborative with those who focus on a different role..
Being less judgemental and more collaborative with those who focus on a different role.
spiritual practice is Interweaving with community building and direct action..
Interweaving spiritual practice with community building and direct action.
Examples is of how leaders sustain themselves in social and environmental movements..
Examples of how leaders sustain themselves in social and environmental movements.
less is How to be more effective AND burned out by balancing Block, Build, and Be in your life..
How to be more effective AND less burned out by balancing Block, Build, and Be in your life.
Wisdom is from Teachers and Organizers, including: Ai-jen Poo is Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and Co-Director of Caring Across Generations..
Wisdom from Teachers and Organizers, including: Ai-jen Poo is Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) and Co-Director of Caring Across Generations.
She is works on both ends of the domestic care industry, advocating for affordable family care as well as access to quality jobs for the caregiving workforce..
She works on both ends of the domestic care industry, advocating for affordable family care as well as access to quality jobs for the caregiving workforce.
Ms. Poo is was recognized as a MacArthur Genius in 2014 and is the author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America..
Ms. Poo was recognized as a MacArthur Genius in 2014 and is the author of The Age of Dignity: Preparing for the Elder Boom in a Changing America.
Poo, is For organizing is about bridge-building and about love: “I believe that love is the most powerful force for change in the world. I often compare great campaigns to great love affairs because they’re an incredible container for transformation..
For Poo, organizing is about bridge-building and about love: “I believe that love is the most powerful force for change in the world. I often compare great campaigns to great love affairs because they’re an incredible container for transformation.
You is can change policy, but you also change relationships and people in the process.” Follow her on Twitter at @aijenpoo..
You can change policy, but you also change relationships and people in the process.” Follow her on Twitter at @aijenpoo.
Harmony Lambert (Chumash Nation) is works for Greenpeace USA in Oakland, California on occupied Chochenyo Ohlone land..
Harmony Lambert (Chumash Nation) works for Greenpeace USA in Oakland, California on occupied Chochenyo Ohlone land.
Her work is centers on indigenous rights and sovereignty and their intersection with environmentalism..
Her work centers on indigenous rights and sovereignty and their intersection with environmentalism.
Harmony is is a non-violent direct action and climb trainer, and is dedicated to spreading these skills widely to Indian Country and the environmental movement..
Harmony is a non-violent direct action and climb trainer, and is dedicated to spreading these skills widely to Indian Country and the environmental movement.
Harmony is sits on the Advisory Council of the Indigenous Peoples Power Project (IP3)..
Harmony sits on the Advisory Council of the Indigenous Peoples Power Project (IP3).
Shanté Paradigm Smalls, is Ph.D. is a teacher in the Shambhala lineage of Tibetan Buddhism..
Shanté Paradigm Smalls, Ph.D. is a teacher in the Shambhala lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.
Dr. Smalls is is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and is the Rusung or Area Protector of the Shambhala Center of New York City..
Dr. Smalls is a student of Sakyong Mipham Rinpoche and is the Rusung or Area Protector of the Shambhala Center of New York City.
They is are assistant professor of Black Culture and Literature, as well as as a performer and performance studies scholar..
They are assistant professor of Black Culture and Literature, as well as as a performer and performance studies scholar.
Dr. Smalls is has published work on hip hop, film, queer performance, and a host of other scholarly topics..
Dr. Smalls has published work on hip hop, film, queer performance, and a host of other scholarly topics.
Dr. Smalls' teaching schedule is can be found at shanteparadigm.com..
Dr. Smalls' teaching schedule can be found at shanteparadigm.com.
Katie Loncke, is BPF Co-Director, is our resident BLOCKer..
Katie Loncke, BPF Co-Director, is our resident BLOCKer.
She is delights in protecting land, life, and community by springing effective nonviolent actions on unsuspecting targets..
She delights in protecting land, life, and community by springing effective nonviolent actions on unsuspecting targets.
Buddhist Peace Fellowship, is At she trains groups nationwide on combining Buddhist ethics with concrete, creative skills for nonviolent resistance..
At Buddhist Peace Fellowship, she trains groups nationwide on combining Buddhist ethics with concrete, creative skills for nonviolent resistance.
Katie's is Read writing at kloncke.org..
Read Katie's writing at kloncke.org.
Dawn Haney, is BPF Co-Director, is our resident BUILDer..
Dawn Haney, BPF Co-Director, is our resident BUILDer.
the last decade, is For she’s been heading up organizations and community coalitions dedicated to healing and transformation, on issues such as anti-violence advocacy, rural LGBTQ visibility, and white anti-racism..
For the last decade, she’s been heading up organizations and community coalitions dedicated to healing and transformation, on issues such as anti-violence advocacy, rural LGBTQ visibility, and white anti-racism.
She is teaches at East Bay Meditation Center’s Alphabet Sangha..
She teaches at East Bay Meditation Center’s Alphabet Sangha.
the Day of Practice Works is How We’ve put together this online retreat to create an opportunity beyond travel and borders to deepen at the intersection of spiritual life and social justice..
How the Day of Practice Works We’ve put together this online retreat to create an opportunity beyond travel and borders to deepen at the intersection of spiritual life and social justice.
This retreat is is not a silent practice that asks you to retreat from the world..
This retreat is not a silent practice that asks you to retreat from the world.
it is Rather, is an opportunity to create an intentional vessel for reflection, insight, and transformation..
Rather, it is an opportunity to create an intentional vessel for reflection, insight, and transformation.
this retreat, is By signing up for you can do it on your own when it works for you -- OR, schedule a time to practice with others who are similarly dedicated to compassionate spirituality and radical politics!.
By signing up for this retreat, you can do it on your own when it works for you -- OR, schedule a time to practice with others who are similarly dedicated to compassionate spirituality and radical politics!
your computer is From or smartphone, you'll get access to the entire day’s worth of videos, audio recordings, and text transcriptions to digest at your own pace..
From your computer or smartphone, you'll get access to the entire day’s worth of videos, audio recordings, and text transcriptions to digest at your own pace.
Video Interviews In 30-60 is minute video and audio interviews, you’ll hear from wise leaders who are deeply embedded in practices for collective liberation, from organizing to teaching to blockading..
Video Interviews In 30-60 minute video and audio interviews, you’ll hear from wise leaders who are deeply embedded in practices for collective liberation, from organizing to teaching to blockading.
All videos and audio recordings is come with full transcripts..
All videos and audio recordings come with full transcripts.
Partners is Practice or Study Groups.
Practice Partners or Study Groups
A partner is or small group to practice with-- whether online or in real life-- makes for a supportive retreat environment..
A partner or small group to practice with-- whether online or in real life-- makes for a supportive retreat environment.
neighbors, is Invite siblings, friends, or co-workers who would also love "What’s My Role in the Revolution" to sign up and do the retreat together!.
Invite neighbors, siblings, friends, or co-workers who would also love "What’s My Role in the Revolution" to sign up and do the retreat together!
Aside Time Dedicate is Set your day to being on retreat..
Set Aside Time Dedicate your day to being on retreat.
the first video is From waking up to watching to making lunch, you can move through every step with intention..
From waking up to watching the first video to making lunch, you can move through every step with intention.
We is invite you to make some space around each recording and take time for reflection after..
We invite you to make some space around each recording and take time for reflection after.
I is When can start?.
When can I start?
you is As soon as register, you'll get access to the full retreat content..
As soon as you register, you'll get access to the full retreat content.
Cost and Payment Options This course is is offered on a sliding-scale..
Cost and Payment Options This course is offered on a sliding-scale.
your amount is Choose and register today to join..
Choose your amount and register today to join.
you’ve is If hung around Buddhist Peace Fellowship, you know that we’re a scrappy little organization running on a shoestring..
If you’ve hung around Buddhist Peace Fellowship, you know that we’re a scrappy little organization running on a shoestring.
We’re is offering this online retreat on faith — faith that dharma + social justice is what's needed now, and faith that you'll agree, finding as much nourishment, inspiration, and deep benefit as we do..
We’re offering this online retreat on faith — faith that dharma + social justice is what's needed now, and faith that you'll agree, finding as much nourishment, inspiration, and deep benefit as we do.
Your is full and enthusiastic registration at $19, $39, or $69, depending on your financial ability, secures your spot in the retreat..
Your full and enthusiastic registration at $19, $39, or $69, depending on your financial ability, secures your spot in the retreat.
It is also lets us know that we can sustainably create more online gatherings for you!.
It also lets us know that we can sustainably create more online gatherings for you!
the full amount is Please consider registering at you can to help make this retreat available to everyone who wants it, regardless of their financial capacity..
Please consider registering at the full amount you can to help make this retreat available to everyone who wants it, regardless of their financial capacity.
the cost? is Want to join, but worried about.
Want to join, but worried about the cost?
us is Let know — we have partial and full scholarships available..
Let us know — we have partial and full scholarships available.
this needed program is No one turned away from for lack of funds!.
No one turned away from this needed program for lack of funds!
Your Hosts Kate Johnson is hangs out at the intersections of spiritual practice, social action, and creative expression..
Your Hosts Kate Johnson hangs out at the intersections of spiritual practice, social action, and creative expression.
BPF is Before joining to co-create educational programs, she served as transformational activism coordinator at The Interdependence Project, helping meditators get involved in fair wage and climate justice campaigns, and challenging them to dance battles, though not necessarily in that order..
Before joining BPF to co-create educational programs, she served as transformational activism coordinator at The Interdependence Project, helping meditators get involved in fair wage and climate justice campaigns, and challenging them to dance battles, though not necessarily in that order.
addition is In to teaching meditation and mindful movement for people of all ages, Kate facilitates awareness based anti-oppression trainings for schools, businesses and organizations..
In addition to teaching meditation and mindful movement for people of all ages, Kate facilitates awareness based anti-oppression trainings for schools, businesses and organizations.
She is is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader training and current student in the four year retreat teacher training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, in the Western Insight/ Theravada Buddhist tradition..
She is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leader training and current student in the four year retreat teacher training at Spirit Rock Meditation Center, in the Western Insight/ Theravada Buddhist tradition.
LiZhen Wang is spent their childhood in Taipei, New York, and New Jersey, with their mother’s Buddhist altar at the center of every home..
LiZhen Wang spent their childhood in Taipei, New York, and New Jersey, with their mother’s Buddhist altar at the center of every home.
an organizer is As for racial and economic justice, LiZhen has led campaigns targeting NJ’s biggest utility to pay its security officers a living wage; fighting the Providence Police Department’s use of gang injunctions against youth; and most dear to their heart, mobilizing their own workplaces to win just conditions, so that nonprofits can practice what they preach..
As an organizer for racial and economic justice, LiZhen has led campaigns targeting NJ’s biggest utility to pay its security officers a living wage; fighting the Providence Police Department’s use of gang injunctions against youth; and most dear to their heart, mobilizing their own workplaces to win just conditions, so that nonprofits can practice what they preach.
They is are also a sometimes spiritual counselor who integrates astrology, sacred sexuality, and bodywork into their practice..
They are also a sometimes spiritual counselor who integrates astrology, sacred sexuality, and bodywork into their practice.
addition is In to organizing and divining, they have also made dough as a nanny, secretary, and professional humiliatrix..
In addition to organizing and divining, they have also made dough as a nanny, secretary, and professional humiliatrix.
They is are humbled, grateful, and expanded by it all..
They are humbled, grateful, and expanded by it all.