Social Justice

In this meeting for all people you can:

• Be a listening presence.
• Let us know about anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire and/or invite us.
• Discuss the content listed above
• Discuss Dr. Robin DeAngelo’s complete talk on White Fragility.
• Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
• Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.

After George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25, 2020, our mindfulness community came together as a commitment to being a positive force for racial justice. We continue to evolve these monthly open meetings to affect real and lasting change in the fabric of the United States and the world.

Each session is inspiring as we listen, learn, share and stir up ideas and actions. It’s a meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in a safe space.

Register here for this free event.

White people…have quite enough to do in learning how to accept and love themselves and each other, and when they have achieved this…the Negro problem will no longer exist, for it will no longer be needed. –James Baldwin

Our June discussion richly touched on various topics including Critical Race Theory, White Fragility and Dr. Robin DiAngelo’s strategy of humor to break down defensiveness, the Obama/Springsteen personal and musical conversation on race, antisemitism, asian racism, tokenism and more. Come join us, all are welcome:

Our next session is Saturday, July 10, 12-1:15 PM PDT. In this meeting for all people you can:

• Be a listening presence.
• Let us know about anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire and/or invite us.
• Discuss Dr. Yaba Blay’s book One Drop (prompted by her phenomenal interview)
• Discuss the 4-minute NPR piece on The Brewing Political Battle over Critical Race Theory.
• Discuss Dr. Robin DeAngelo’s complete talk on White Fragility (we previously watched a 10-minute segment of it).
• Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
• Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.

After George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25, 2020, our mindfulness community came together as a commitment to being a positive force for racial justice. We continue to evolve these monthly open meetings to affect real and lasting change in the fabric of the United States and the world.

Each session is inspiring as we listen, learn, share and stir up ideas and actions. It’s a meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in a safe space.

Register here for this free event.

Vulnerable: Being willing to walk around with an open wound. –Yaba Blay

After George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25, 2020, our mindfulness community came together as a commitment to being a positive force for racial justice. We continue to evolve these monthly open meetings to affect real and lasting change in the fabric of the United States and the world.

Our May discussion group was small yet powerful. Thank you to all who have been suggesting books, podcasts, and community actions. 

Our next session is Saturday, June 12, 12-1:15 PM PDT. In this meeting for all people you can:

• Be a listening presence.
• Let us know about anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire and/or invite us.
• Discuss Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen’s 42-minute podcast episode on race. 
• Discuss Robin DeAngelo’s 10-minute clip on White Fragility. 
• Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
• Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.

Planning Ahead: Inspired by Yaba Blay’s phenomenal interview we discussed last month, on July 10 we’ll discuss her book One Drop.

Each session is inspiring as we listen, learn, share and stir up ideas and actions. It’s a meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in a safe space.

Register here for this free event.

We had a very inspiring session in April. See these NOTES for powerful ways to take action.

Although we usually meet the 2nd Saturday of each month, our next session is Saturday, May 15, 12-1:15 PM PDT. In this meeting for all people you can:

• Be a listening presence.
• Let us know about anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire and/or invite us.
• Discuss poets Amanda Gorman and Claudia Rankine, and scholar-activist Dr. Yaba Blay. Suggested listening:
  • Being Black and Alone in America, Poet Claudia Rankine (15 min podcast)
  • The Hill We Climb, Amanda Gorman Inauguration Poem (6 min video)
  • One Drop: Shifting the Lens on Race, Podcast Brené Brown with Dr. Yaba Blay (1 hour 20 min podcast)
• Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
• Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.

Each session is inspiring as we listen, share and stir up ideas and actions. It’s a meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in a safe space.

We continue to evolve these monthly open meetings to listen, learn and affect real and lasting change in the fabric of the United States and the world.

Register here for this free event.

Although we usually meet the 2nd Saturday of each month, our next session is Saturday, April 17, 12-1:15 PM PDT. In this meeting for all people you can:

• Be a listening presence.
• Let us know about anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire and/or invite us.
• Discuss the VERY inspiring and beautiful book Across That Bridge by John Lewis (only 131 pages!). 
• Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
• Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.

Each session is inspiring as we listen, share and stir up ideas and actions. It’s a meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in a safe space.

After George Floyd’s murder by a Minneapolis Police officer on May 25, 2020, our mindfulness community came together as a commitment to being a positive force for racial justice. We continue to evolve these monthly open meetings to listen, learn and affect real and lasting change in the fabric of the United States and the world.

Register here for this free event.