Hello friends, We wanted to share a three important pieces published by the Buddhist Justice Reporter, two written by Common Ground leaders and teachers: As It Is Now: Too Many Guns and Too Much Bypass by Zenzele Isoke Adapting the …
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New Lions Roar article by Common Ground leader Zenzele Isoke
Friends, Common Ground leader, Zenzele Isoke was recently featured in Lion’s Roar, a popular Buddhist journal. She has written a compassionate and courageous article and a direct application of practice in these complex times. Please take a moment to read, …
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Shelly and Gabe Recommend
Good morning everyone, This week Shelly and I would like to recommend some resources on mindfulness and racial justice: This Friday, Feb 5th at 1:30pm central time Pamela Ayo Yetunde will speak at an online UMN event entitled Call and …
Next Common Ground Book Club Meeting on Oct 25th to Discuss How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi
The Common Ground Book Club invites you to join the next round of reading and discussion on the book, How to Be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X. Kendi! When: October 25 th from 8:45am-10:15am. Zoom link here. A Little History …
Ujaama Place Virtual Breakfast Event on Oct 8th
Hi folks, We’re sharing this online event from Ujaama Place, an organization that Judith Ragir, Guiding Teacher of Clouds in Water Zen Center, is part of. She writes: “It is a non-for-profit that provides a wholistic transformation process for African-American …
New Racial Affinity Group for Male Buddhist-Jews
New CG Community RAG ( Racial Affinity Group) for Bu-Jews. Examining Privilege, Oppression, and Civic Engagement for Buddhist-Jewish practitioners. This community group is for white- male- Buddhist-Jews who are interested in understanding the intersection of race, ethnicity, and privilege. Specifically, …
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Antiracism Study and Dialogue Circle Offered Through ASDIC starting Sep. 14th
Antiracism Study and Dialogue Circle (ASDIC) is a wonderful local organization Common Ground has partnered with in the past to train our leaders in this vital area. We encourage anyone who’s interested to participate in their upcoming Zoom 10-week circle …
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Antiracism Circle Being Offered this Fall near CG!
This fall, starting October 1 there will be an Antiracism Study and Dialogue Circle (ASDIC) offered a few blocks from Common Ground, at Faith Mennonite Church (2720 E 22nd St, Minneapolis, MN 55406). We highly encourage everyone, especially teachers and …
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Reflection from the Antiracism circle
This reflection was written by Roseanne after week 3 of the antiracism circle. It’s difficult to write a reflection for Session 3. I mean, it was tough to see and hear the people who had been directly harmed so …
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The 5 Precepts and Antiracism
Common Ground Community Discussion on Using the 5 Precepts to Support Anti-Racism About 20 community members, led by facilitators Shelly Graf and Nora Murphy, met on Sunday March 5th to begin developing collective wisdom around using the 5 precepts as supports …
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