This Town Hall will bring together Dharma teachers, a Buddhists grassroots activist, and a legal expert to explore the intersection of Buddhist teachings, human rights and immigrant justice. Together, we will learn, reflect, and take steps toward compassionate action. Panelists include Tara Brach, Lama Rod Owens, Dr. Marisela Gomez, and Lenni B. Benson.

Shodo Spring challenges conventional views by asking big, bold questions — What if industrial civilization isn’t the best humans can do? And she encourages us to explore a worldview that integrates personal healing, collective growth, and ecological balance.

In this online retreat we will look at what’s happening in our world through the lens of the end of modernity – that time in history characterized by beliefs in limitless growth, colonialism, science & technology, human supremacy and individualism.

Author meets Critic: Flourishing Kin, Indigenous Wisdom for Collective Well-Being by Yuria Celidwen (Nahua/Maya Bats'il K'op). Roundtable Session. For more information read here.

Interfaith Center of New York, Union Theological Seminary, The Riverside Church, The Beacon, and the Interfaith Alliance will convene diverse religious leaders, civic officials, community activists, and concerned New Yorkers to explore past and present examples of faith community resistance to authoritarian rule. We will learn from the experiences of faith leaders and democratic movements around the world, in order to defend American democracy today. Keynote address by Dr. Ruth Ben-Ghiat.

We invite you to join us for an evening of reflection, education, and action. Together, we will remember what has been lost, understand the causes of global species decline, and explore the ways we can create a more hopeful future.

Join us for an open informational session about ZPO Cohort 4, beginning March 6, 2026 — a 16-month formation in contemplative study and engaged social action. Rooted in the Three Tenets of Not-Knowing, Bearing Witness, and Taking Action, the Zen Peacemaker Order Formation offers a living path of awakening and service in the world as it is.

This yearlong journey, inspired by Stephen Levine’s A Year to Live, is a heartfelt invitation to people of all ages, at any stage of life. Together, in the spirit of community, we will explore how contemplating death can profoundly deepen our experience of living.

This eight-week series for white-bodied people integrates the transformative Buddhist practice of Insight Dialogue (relational mindfulness) with anti-racism education. Facilitated by Anita Bermont, Holly Nelson-Johnson, Judy Bernstein, Patricia Fontaine, and Sue Brown.

CS is a three-month immersion in Buddhist wisdom, meditation, community building and nature connection for 18-25 year olds. It’s a contemplative laboratory where we learn and practice the roots of peace we believe are needed now more than ever in this time of political, ecological and social turmoil.