Engaged Buddhism
Responding with clarity and compassion during challenging times.
Actions, Resources and The Dharma of Engaged Buddhism
Updated Regularly with New Listings at the Top___________________________
**Listings with two asterisks are upcoming events of
the Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition**
As the election season is beginning, check out informations and actions with the Engaged Buddhist Election Retreats.
DONATE to the Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition (5013c)
Barrio Walks sponsored by the Sonoma County Sanctuary Coalition
** Sunday, April 12, 1-3pm, Boyes Springs Plaza
** Sunday, April 26, 1-3pm, Familia Sana, in Cloverdale
**April 29, 5pm - 6pm, Faith Vigil for Solidarity, Old Courthouse Square, S.R., (4th Wednesday of the month).
May 9, 11 am - 4 pm, Native Arts Festival, Windsor Town Green, 701 McClelland Drive
Heads Up! If ICE comes into Sonoma County and threatens people’s well-being and safety, SoCo Sanctuary Coalition will meet at 5 PM that day at Old Courtyard Square, Santa Rosa, to bear witness and protest.
Immigration Justice Actions | Buddhist Coalition for Democracy
Jizos for Peace At this time of great loss and uncertainty, a project arose as a response to the immense tragedy in Gaza and Israel. The intention of this Jizo peace project is to honor each child by creating a Jizo from clay. If you are interested in joining a gathering please contact Cherie at thecolourofqi@gmail.com.
Whistles Keep Us Safe: North Bay Rapid Response - Learn how to use them.
CA U.S. Senators | Support Democratic Ideals
Senator Alex Padilla: DC phone: 202.224.3553 | SF phone: 415.981.9369
Senator Adam Schiff: DC phone: 202.224.3841United States Capitol switchboard at (202) 224-3121.
CA U.S. Representatives
Representative Mike Thompson: Congressional District 4 | 707.542.7182
Representative Jared Huffman: Congressional District 2 | 415.258.9657Sonoma County Supervisors, Phone: (707) 565-2241
District 1: Rebecca Hermosilla, district1@sonoma-county.org
District 2: David Rabbitt, district2@sonoma-county.org
District 3: Chris Coursey, district3@sonomacounty.gov
District 4: James Gore, district4@sonomacounty.gov
District 5: Lynda Hopkins, district5@sonomacounty.govInformation from Debi and Beth about the Immigration Family Accompaniment Program
ACTIONS
RESOURCES
Inside the effort to organize clergy nationwide to resist ICEfrom the Religious News Service.
The Racial and Social Justice as Dharma Practice Groupis committed to study, intimate investigation and conversation, and embodied bodhisattva practice to actualize personal and collective freedom for all beings.
Meditations in an Emergency by Rebecca Soltnit
Raizes Collectiveis an organization based in Santa Rosa which launched in 2015. Our mission is to mobilize and empower the community through arts, culture, and environmental education.
Resources for supporting immigrants, in particular Sanctuary Jurisdictions
Florence Immigrant and Refugee Rights Project.The Florence Project provides free legal services, social services, and advocacy to immigrants facing detention and potential deportation. Your tax-deductible donation makes this work possible.
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.
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.
Gaza Children’s Fund: An information and funding site to help the children of Gaza.
THE DHARMA OF ENGAGED BUDDHISM
From the Walk for Peace Monks at The Lincoln Memorial on February 10, 2025
Today is going to be my peaceful day
May every nation live in safety, civility, and dignity - free from fear, chaos, and unnecessary suffering
May every person be heard, respected, and protected regardless of their race, background, their faith, and the language that they speak.
May fear be replaced with understanding, and may misunderstanding never again become a reason for violence
May hatred be transformed into compassion so pain is met with care instead of blame
May peace exist not only in words and speeches but in laws, policies, communities, and daily life
May true strength be measured not by control, force, or weapon but by how we protect one another - especially our children and the vulnerable
May progress always walk together with morality and may growth never be built on human suffering
May dialogue be chosen over confrontation and listening over judgement in families, societies, and nations
May people find peace within their own hearts so that the world no longer needs violence to survive
May the path to peace require no enemies - only human beings returning to morality, to responsibility and to one another
Today is going to be my peaceful day
Roshi Joan Halifax, War Close the the Heart.
Bhikkhu Bodhi delivers a speech in Washington, D.C., praising the 2,300-mile Walk for Peace while criticizing the Trump administration over cuts to United Nations funding.
Being a Tree by Irwin Keller | Rabbi, Teacher, Writer, Hope-Monger, Ner Shalom, Cotati
Buddhist Practice for Building Bridges to Peace and Justice | A Dialogue between Mohsen Mahdawi & Gil Fronsdal
Facing Gaza: Leading Palestinian and Israeli Dharma Teachers in Dialogue
What is Engaged Buddhism? | with Ethan Nichtern and Roshi Joan Halifax
Hoka Chris Fortin — Dharma Talk at Green Gulch Farm on Sept 21, 2025 — an investigation of how to embody and bring our practice into the world in these difficult times. How do we—individually and as one—not turn away, but bear witness and respond to the suffering of the world with clear-hearted wisdom and compassion as we awaken together to our True Nature and shared humanity.
The Buddha’s Teachings on Social and Communal Harmony: An Anthology of Discourses from the Pali Canon. Edited and introduced by Bhikkhu Bodhi
Thich Nhat Hanh’s Engaged Buddism during Wartime Vietnam:Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6.
We Were Made for This by Rebecca Soltnit
Interbeing, The 14 Mindfulness Trainings of Engaged Buddhism,Thich Nhat Hanh
Love and Compassion in Meditation and Action by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi.
