Honoring Women
“Open your mouth for the mute, for the rights of all who are destitute. Open your mouth, judge righteously, defend the rights of the poor and needy.” Proverbs 31:8-9 Honoring Women This month of...
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Volusia Remembers
 “The opposite of poverty is not wealth — it’s justice,” – Bryan Stevenson  Volusia Remembers is a diverse local organization of volunteers committed to healing divisions within the community through acknowledging, understanding and...
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Bearing Witness at the Embassy of the Republic of Belarus
MEDITATION AT THE EMBASSY OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS On August 16, at the initiative of Krzysztof Nowiński, who was Jikido, we held an hour long session meditation in front of the Embassy of...
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A Reflection from the 2020 Native American Virtual Retreat
ZPI encourages reflections from retreat participants, staff, members & others touched by our work and doing similar work from around the world, as part of the practice of bearing witness. Angell Deer, a participant...
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The Village Zendo People of Color Group
Willie J. Smith from from ZPI Affiliate Village Zendo in New York shares about the People of Color Group at their center.
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My own experiences with racism, my mea culpa and what I am going to do about it…
Greg Seizan Clark, a member of the Denver Zen Center sangha, discusses his reflections on a racism.
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Help for the Hospital in Radom
In this article, Polish peacemaker Krzysztof Nowiński shares how he as used the pandemic to both deepen his practice and use his practice for the benefit of his community.
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BEARING WITNESS TO EARTH: The Power of the “Glocal”
Elizabeth Debold, organizer of the One World Bearing Witness Online vigil, illuminates readers the world of interconnectivity that COVID-19 is shinning a light on, opening the world to a great sense of wholeness.Â
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35 Backpacks
Sensei Edward Sangetsu Sullivan,a teacher in the White Plum Lineage, discusses how even in a time of pandemic a small group of highly motivated people can still accomplish something.
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Zen Peacemakers Retreat in Westerbork – A Reflection
 Dina Awwad-Srour, a Palestinian, and Emma Sham-ba Ayalon, an Israeli, are friends who bonded over their appreciation of Etty Hillesum, a Dutch Jewish author of confessional diaries, killed during the Jewish holocaust. After Dina...
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