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Wed, Aug. 5, 2010 in New York City
Universal Peace Day: Commemorating the Atomic Bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki

We will join with friends from New York Buddhist Church and the Interfaith community:

6:30pm Gathering at New York Buddhist Church

7:20 Silent Peace Walk to the Church of St. Paul and St. Andrew (W. 86th St & West End)

8:00 Interfaith Peace Prayer Service (the Church of SP&SA)

For more info, click here

Highlights from Previous Events

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.

November 8, 2009 in New York City
MeditateNYC

Celebrating meditation in the Buddhist tradition as the experience of being peace.

Click here for details.

September 11, 2009 in New York City
Peace Service and Floating Lantern Ceremony The New York Metro Chapter joined folks from all over in being "peace in ourselves, peace in the world" as we participate in this poigant, annual ceremony.

Friday, Sept. 11, 6-9pm, Pier 40 along Hudson River

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.

MeditateNYC - Sunday, November 9, 2008 in New York City

We joined with folks from all over the NY Metro in this annual celebration. Details here.

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:

Be The Change Walk

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

A one-day meditation event on October 21, 2007 at the Synod House of St. John the Divine.

MeditateNYC.org

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.

Photos from Meditate NYC

October 6, 2007

Vigil for peace in Burma, UN headquarters

January 27, 2007 in Washington DC

September 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.