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

  • Protect Buddhist Monks from Wildfire Wildfire is rapidly expanding across the Himalayas burning in places that have never seen wildfire before. Donate to the Himalayan Wildfire Resilience Project (HWRP).

  • January 22 noon - January 23 noon, Multifaith Solidarity Fast to Pray, Protest, and Protect

  • January 22, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30, 31 . Who Will Dance with Pancho Villa? Raven Performing Arts Theater, Healdsburg. The play tells the story of a young Chicano from Chicago, lured to the East Coast by an Ivy League scholarship.

  • 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

  • Faith Vigil for Solidarity, 5 PM - 6 PM, Old Courthouse Square, S.R. Upcoming dates Jan 28, Feb 25, Mar 25.

  • 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:  202.224.3841

ACTIONS

RESOURCES

  • 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

  • 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.