Social Justice

Racial Justice Discussion – Sept 11, 2021

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All people are invited to join our next meeting of hearts and minds! As we each do our own work — Accept, Educate, Self-Inquire, and Act — our discussions grow deeper, more personal and immediately relevant.
 
September 11— The Inner Work of Racial Justice, Rhonda V. Magee (Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities through Mindfulness)
October 16Meeting on the 3rd Sat instead of the 2nd Sat
 
REGISTER HERE to get the Zoom Link for each meeting. 
 
Come join us! In each meeting you can:
  • Be a listening presence.
  • Share any anti-racism work you’re doing in the community to inspire or invite us.
  • Discuss the content listed above (and resources below)
  • Express your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism.
  • Share names of black-owned businesses, insights, or just respond in the moment.
Powerful resources from our group – August 2021 Meeting
 

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, supporting each other in a safe space.

Register here for this free event.

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Racial Justice Discussion – Aug 14, 2021

Each month our discussions grow deeper, more personal and immediately relevant. Thanks to all who attended on July 10. Afterwards we were all buzzing with inspiration and emotion. 
 
If you haven’t come for a while, I hope you’ll consider joining us again soon. 
 
Here’s a heads up about some of the content we’ll discuss (among other things) in the coming months:
 
August 14 — Everyone agreed to spend more time with Dr. Yaba Blay’s book One Drop
 
September 11— The Inner Work of Racial Justice, Rhonda V. Magee (Healing Ourselves and Transforming our Communities through Mindfulness)
 
Also strongly recommended by our group:
 
REGISTER HERE to get the Zoom Link for each meeting. 
 
Come join us, all are welcome:

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.

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Racial Justice Discussion – July 10, 2021

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:

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.

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Racial Justice Discussion – June 12, 2021

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.

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Racial Justice Discussion – May 15, 2021

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:
  • 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.

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Racial Justice Discussion – Moved to April 17, 2021!

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.

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Racial Justice Discussion – March 13, 2021

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.

Please join our next session Saturday, March 13, 12-1:15 PM. In this meeting for all people you can:

  • Just come to listen.
  • Discuss the book “Caste” (Isabel Wilkerson). NOTE: We focused on this same book in our last meeting, and many participants wanted more time to finish reading it and continue the discussion.
  • Share your personal experiences and evolving awareness related to racism and racial justice.
  • Let us know about other anti-racism work, 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.

Register here for this free event.

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Racial Justice Discussion – Jan 30, 2021

Please join our next session in this ongoing series of open discussions Saturday, January 30, 12-1:15 PM.

Accept – Educate – Self-Inquire – Act

This meeting is for all people committed to being a positive force for racial justice. You can:

  • Just come to listen
  • Share your responses to the book “Caste” (Isabel Wilkerson)
  • Participate in a guided meditation/visualization for all people, toward healing racism-related trauma in the body/mind (inspired by Resmaa Menakem’s book “My Grandmother’s Hands”)
  • Share other anti-racism work, 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.

Register here for this free event.

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Racial Justice Discussion – Dec 5, 2020

Please join our next session in this ongoing series of open discussions Saturday, December 5, 12-1:15 PM.

Accept – Educate – Self-Inquire – Act

This meeting is for all people committed to being a positive force for racial justice. You can:

  • Just come to listen
  • Participate in a guided meditation/visualization for all people, healing racism-related trauma in the body/mind
  • (Optional) Share your responses to the movie OR the book “Just Mercy”
  • Share other anti-racism work, 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.

Register here for this free event.

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Racial Justice Discussion Group – Oct 2020

Our next session in this ongoing series of open discussions is Saturday, October 31, 12-1:15 PM. A free 75-minute gathering. 

Time to catch up on the reading from the last few meetings (see list below) and other articles and readings on your list. We’ll meet to share learnings and insights. Each session has been a unique and powerful meeting of minds and hearts, supporting each other in being a positive force for racial justice. 

Me and White Supremacy, by Layla Saad. 
How to be an Anti-Racist, by Ibram X. Kendi
My Grandmother’s Hands, by Resmaa Menakem

Register HERE for this free event.

Accept – Educate – Self-Inquire – Act

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