Resources: Racism Against Asian Americans Resources for further reading and action have been linked below. This is by no means a comprehensive list; it is a starting point. March 22, 2021By Editor Diversity, EngagedBuddhism, SocialJustice
The Invisible Majority The vast majority of American Buddhists are of Asian heritage, yet they are too often ignored, mispresented, and even looked down upon. Chenxing Han offers five ways we can start to heal the great divide in American Buddhism.... March 11, 2021By Editor event, teachings
Resources: Americans with Dis/abilities Resources regarding people with dis/abilities. March 10, 2021By Editor Diversity, resources
IMCW Annual Report 2020: Collective Awakening For IMCW, like many other organizations, the past year has been one of celebrations and challenges. While our first and second quarters saw the excitement of hiring of an interim executive director, bringing on several new board members, and the conclusion to our year+, community-wide visioning process, the third and fourth quarters were quickly overshadowed by COVID-19, and the national upheaval that followed the killings of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and others. Like other caring communities, IMCW moved quickly to create the needed supports for our sangha... November 13, 2020By Editor announcement
Welcome in the New Year with IMCW's New Online Weeklong Retreat (Space Available) with Tara Brach, Jonathan Foust, La Sarmiento, Anam Thubten Rinpoche, and Kate Johnson -- This year has been tough on all of us. The pandemic has affected everything in our lives – our work, our routines, our health, and our families. Wouldn’t it be good to have a space where we can go to breathe again – to feel quiet and spacious and free? That will allow us to feel all that is in the moment – both the grief and the small joys? That is what IMCW has created for our 2020 New Year’s Retreat. The end of the year is a perfect time to reflect and to breathe and to prepare for the coming year. Tara Brach tells us: The purpose of a retreat is to follow a formal rhythm of practice that allows you to center yourself, tend your body, quiet your mind, see the present circumstances with clarity and freedom, and open your heart.... October 23, 2020By Editor announcement, event, ResidentialRetreats