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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, Sept 13, 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. (Paul will be sharing in October. Any takers for September?) Consider:
- When was the first time you became aware of, resisted, questioned, or were confused by race or racism? By class or classism?
Watch/listen to recent suggestions:
- (from Signe) Podcast: The Beinart Notebook – good conversation about Jews and Palestinians
- Poem: At the Age of 18–Ode to Girls of Color (Amanda Gorman)
- Poem: A Portable Paradise (Roger Robinson)
- Film Screening Bad Faith: Christianity’s Unholy War on Democracy. Sponsored by the Sonoma County North Bay Organizing Project Religious Leaders Caucus.
- Film (90 mins): The Color of Fear
- Book: The Power Worshippers; Inside the Dangerous Rise of Religious Nationalism by Katherine Stewart (this link to author’s website has info about the film God and Country, which is based on the book).
- “God & Country” Exclusive Webinar Discussion
- 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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