RESOURCES

• “God Cannot Hear Us Here”: What I Witnessed Inside an ICE Women’s Prison. Tufts University doctoral student Rümeysa Öztürk opens up for the first time about her shocking arrest and 45 days in a South Louisiana processing facility. She recalls the generous and compassionate women who helped her through this harrowing ordeal.

• Multi-faith group takes on day of fasting in support of migrants An article about Interfaith leaders from across Sonoma County who recently engaged in a 12-hour public fast, and broke it at a ceremony in Santa Rosa's Courthouse Square.

• Koans for Troubled Times: How do we as Buddhists meet the challenges of our time? Joan Sutherland says an answer lies in the teachings of two great Chan masters.

• The Dignity Index is designed to prevent violence, ease divisions, and solve problems.

• AllSides News: Unbiased, balanced news. We expose people to information and ideas from all sides of the political spectrum so they can better understand the world — and each other.

• North Bay Organizing Project: A grassroots, multiracial, and multi-issue organization comprised of twenty faith, environmental, labor, student and community-based organizations in Sonoma County. 

• A Buddhist Coalition for Democracy: A Call to Action: a newly formed alliance of Buddhist sanghas and individuals representing multiple traditions responding collectively to the ongoing destruction of democratic principles, the rule of law, and to the cruel persecution of demonized vulnerable groups.

• Letters to An American: a newsletter written by history professor, Heather Cox Richardson, about today’s political landscape that explores what it means, and what it has meant, to be an American.

• Meditations in an Emergency: An independent publication launched in January 2025 by Rebecca Solnit. Essays and analysis.

• Buddhist Global Relief: Responding to the cuts in USAID.

• Jewish Voice for Peace: they are organizing a grassroots, multiracial, cross-class, intergenerational movement of U.S. Jews into solidarity with the Palestinian freedom struggle, guided by a vision of justice, equality, and dignity for all people.

• North Bay Rapid Response Network (NBRRN): The network provides a 24-hour hotline - 707.800.4544 - to immigrants facing a raid by federal immigration agents.

• Sonoma County Secure Families Collaborative: The backbone organization to a network of 8 partners who provide pro-bono legal services, social services, and mental health support.

• 350.org: Focused on climate, this is a movement made up of ordinary people taking action in several ways, from quick online action to deep organizing and campaign leadership.

• Third Act: Harnessing generational power to safeguard climate and democracy.

• Sonoma County Secure Families Collaborative: The backbone organization to a network of 8 partners who provide pro-bono legal services, social services, and mental health support.

• Gaza Children’s Fund: An information and funding site to help the children of Gaza.

• ACLU: Defending the rights of all people nationwide.