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Occupy Wall Street activities:
Please visit The Interdependence Project and the central website of Buddhist Peace Fellowship.
Highlights from Previous Events
beginning October 16, 2011
"Being Present" at Occupy Wall Street
This gathering was the initiative of The Interdependence Project. It was co-sponsored by Buddhist Peace Fellowship and many partnering organizations.
Efforts continue...
Sunday, September 11, 2011 New York City
Sunday, September 11 (11-4pm)
By Love Alone - A Day of Meditation on the 10th Anniversary of 9/11/01
at the Parade Grounds on Governor's Island, New York City
This gathering was the initiative of The Interdependence Project. It was co-sponsored by Buddhist Peace Fellowship and many partnering organizations.
Friday, December 3, 2010 at Village Zendo
An Evening with Alan Hozan Senauke
The Bodhisattva's Embrace: Dispatches from Engaged Buddhism's Front Lines:
View the Flickr SLIDESHOW from this Evening with Alan Hozan Senauke
Alan Senauke's new book of essays, assembles pieces written over the last twenty years, traveling to troubled places in Asia and the U.S., along with dharma reflections on the suffering we all see and feel. Alan has also included some of his photographs, intended to complement the writing.
Alan spoke about his work including his intention in writing and structuring the book. He shared readings from it and invited dialogue.
Copies of the book were available and Alan was available for book signing.
Alan is vice-abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, where he lives with his family, and is founder of the Clear View Project, developing Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change. He is Senior Advisor to Buddhist Peace Fellowship. In another realm, Alan has been a student and performer of American traditional music for forty-six years.
Saturday,October 16, 2010 in New York City
MeditateNYC:
We joined with friends from the Buddhist Council of New York and affiliated sanghas in this day celebrating the many forms of Buddhist meditation practice.
Saturday, September 11, 2010 in New York City
9/11 Memorial Lantern Ceremony:
We joined with friends from New York Buddhist Church, the Buddhist Council of New York, and the Interfaith Council of New York in this annual ceremony:
June 2-6, 2010 in Berkeley, CA (and practice "at a distance" in NYC)
Inclusiveness: A Mindfulness Peacebuilding Retreat
Our chapter continues to explore ways to practice "being peace" with sangha near and far away. This retreat offered such an opportunity.
Mindful Peacebuilding brings together mindfulness practice, peacebuilding skills, and action for peace and social justice, connecting the cultivation of peace in oneself with peace in the world. Petals of the Mindful Peacebuilding flower include action initiatives, listening circles, mindful holiday gatherings, retreats, classes, service, and consultation in starting these programs. A diverse and inclusive nonresidential community, Mindful Peacebuilding is open to all who wish to engage with societal challenges in a mindful context. For more info, please email mindfulpeacebuilding@gmail.com or join the Facebook group.
Please stay tuned for more opportunities to support from wherever we are!
May 2, 2010 in New York City
http://peaceandjusticenow.org/wordpress
Walking to support nuclear non-proliferation as the United Nations met for the five-year review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty.
January 31st, 2009 and February 4, 2009
The Dharma of Martin Luther King. Jr.
Alan Hozan Senauke visited NYC and offered two workshops, one at Village Zendo and one at NY Insight. These workshops addressed the dharma of Dr. King's teachings in our own lives.
Alan is vice-abbot of Berkeley Zen Center, where he lives with his family, and is founder of the Clear View Project, developing Buddhist-based resources for relief and social change. He is Senior Advisor to Buddhist Peace Fellowship. In another realm, Alan has been a student and performer of American traditional music for forty-six years.
September 11, 2008 in New York City
Peace Service at World Trade Center and Floating Lantern Ceremony
The New York Metro Chapter participated in the Floating Lantern Ceremony. Please click here for slide show from the day, as reflected by BPF/NY member Jesse Jiryu Davis.
Saturday April 26, 2008
Vesak Day
In lieu of our April gathering, we attended the Buddhist
Council's annual Vesak Day (Buddha's birthday) Celebration at the
Shambhala Center. As usual, there was a childrens ' play about
Buddha’s life, this time focusing on Yasodhara, Siddhartha’s wife.
We had a particularly prestigious trio of Dharma teachers this
year, including Enkyo Roshi, abbess of the Village Zendo, speaking
about balancing personal growth and public responsibility.
Sunday April 6, 2008
Be The Change
We joined the Satya Graha Forum ' s Be The Change Walk Sunday, April 6, 2008, honoring Mahatma Gandhi ' s work and the principle of nonviolence. Helen Tworkov, founder of Tricycle Magazine and the Satya Graha Forum, organized the event, and the Village Zendo ' s abbot Roshi Enkyo O’Hara and other spiritual leaders participated. Walkers began at four points around Manhattan and converged on the Gandhi statue in Union Square to perform a flower petal ceremony.
For more information:
Saturday March 22, 2008
Spring Peace Vigil
We gathered at the United Nations to offer a peaceful presence in the midst of difficult times worldwide. We marked the 5th anniversary of the war in Iraq to affirm the need for active non-violence, as violence escalates in Tibet and Iraq, continues in Burma and all over this world including the streets of New York City.
Sunday February 24, 2008
Manifesting Change
We came together for our monthly gathering on Sunday, February 24, 2008, from 2 - 5 PM at The Village Zendo’s new location in Suite 1108, on the 11th Floor of 588 Broadway, to join a free experiential workshop called Manifesting Change, led by Dr. Monica Sharma, a Director of Leadership and Capacity Development at the United Nations.
Sometimes those of us who feel great sadness and compassion in our world feel as though there is little we can do to change what we see. Yet each of us has the possibility of initiating and leading profound change within our selves, our communities, and globally. The afternoon’s theme was about opening to the possibilities of change by rediscovering what makes us feel alive and connected to each other, our lives and our world.
Sunday October 21, 2007
Meditate NYCA one-day meditation event on October 21, 2007 at the Synod House of St. John the Divine.
This was a major event bringing together practitioners and teachers from the whole range of Buddhist traditions in the city, with over a thousand participants.
October 6, 2007
Vigil for peace in Burma, UN headquarters Vigil for peace in Burma, UN headquarters
From left, Chris Raines, Judy Seicho Fleischman, and Roshi Pat Enkyo O’Hara.
January 27, 2007 in Washington DC
Walking in Peace for PeaceSeptember 11, 2005 in New York City
Peace Service at World Trade Center and Floating Lantern Ceremony
The New York Metro Chapter gathered at the World Trade Center Site and walked up to Pier 40 where the Floating Lantern Ceremony was taking place. Please click here for pictures from the day.
