ARISE Core Members Sister The Nghiem (True Vow) and Valerie Brown gave a Dharma talk on inclusivity at the “Road Ahead: Building Beloved Community” Blue Cliff retreat for Order of Interbeing members in April 2018.
The 2017 Order of Interbeing retreat at Blue Cliff Monastery was entitled Solid as a Mountain: Cultivating Equanimity and Wise Action. To deepen this theme, the ARISE core group was invited to present a workshop for the Sangha on “Engaging with Skill and Inclusivity.” With interactive exercises, small group reflection, body sensation meditation, and whole …
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In 2015, ARISE Sangha distributed a community survey to help determine priorities on which to focus our efforts. One of the top responses identified in the survey results was the need more leaders of color in our mahasangha. As a result of this response, the ARISE People Of Color (POC) Subgroup convened to discuss and …
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