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Mindful Conversations for Social Justice
All people are invited to join our next meeting of hearts and minds!
This work is lifelong; every thought, conversation and action makes a difference. Join us as we support each other in our commitment to increasing awareness and taking action for anti-racism, equity, and social justice.
Next Meeting: Fri, May 10, 2024, 1:30-2:45 PM Pacific
REGISTER HERE to get the Zoom Link (same for each meeting).
Suggested Content for Discussion:
- We’re taking turns sharing personal experiences with race and class in our upbringing and throughout our lives. Consider:
- When was the first time you resisted, questioned, became aware of, or were confused by racism? By classism?
- Review the chart “Hidden Rules among Classes“
- Read Epilogue and Ch 1 of book: American Nations (A history of the Eleven Rival Regional Cultures of North America), by Colin Woodard
Watch/listen to recent suggestions:
- “God & Country” Exclusive Webinar Discussion
- Revisit Merge Left, Ian Haney Lopez for further discussion.
- Movie: Bank of Dave
- Movie (Based on book Caste): Origin
- Movie: American Fiction
- YouTube: A Broader We, Ian Haney Lopez
- Movie: Rustin (Netflix)
- Book: Prequel, Rachel Maddow
- Book: Confessions of a Buddhist Atheist, by Stephen Batchelor
- “Pendulation” with Peter Levine for being with difficult emotions, trauma, and other distress.
- 35-min Documentary: The Barber of Little Rock: One Man’s Fight to Close the Racial Wealth Gap
- Practice Staci Haines’ 5-min Somatic Centering to respond when triggered, embody our commitments, and take action fromwhat we care about most. (Or 7-min practice has more explanation.)
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.
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