Sponsored by The Buddhist Peace Fellowship, please join us for In Remembrance, We Heal Our Way Home with Marisela B. Gomez and myself
We’re not freeing Palestine, Palestine is freeing us... When this protest chant emerged in the early days of the current genocide in Gaza, it illuminated the inherent interconnectedness that the Buddha taught. When we show up for another being’s freedom, it frees us too – from the sense of separation that is at the root of all suffering.
One year later, these words take on another layer of significance. Palestinians are still living and dying in horrific and violent conditions. We are witnessing the expansion of the attempted genocide throughout the occupied territory, as well as deadly attacks in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen by the Israeli military regime – all funded heavily by US tax dollars. For many of us, this has also been a year of waking up to the multiple ongoing genocides fueled by legacies of colonization, capitalism, and empire, in which the US also plays a central part – in Myanmar, Sudan, Tigray, Democratic Republic of Congo, and beyond.
How do we maintain absolute clarity in our commitment to interrupting Israel’s military apartheid, while staying connected to our own and each other's fundamental humanity?
How do we stretch our awareness to attend simultaneously to the many places and people who need our attention, resources and love right now, without losing our sense of ground and center?
How might we deepen our practice towards freedom, even in the face of overwhelm, exhaustion, and polarization?
Join us on October 9th for a day of remembrance, one year into the genocide in Palestine, as we collectively hold a vision of a world where all beings are free, and as we strategize ways to deepen our spiritual and political commitments in the world as it is today.
For more info here and to register here.
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