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​Social Justice Dialog and Response Group

MZMC Healing Justice and Climate Information Hub
If you would like to receive email updates from MZMC community members involved in and inviting folks to events related to social and climate justice please join our google group: MZMC Healing Justice and Climate Information Hub click here: https://groups.google.com/my-groups and search "MZMC Healing Justice and Climate Information Hub" and click join group. If you have difficulty joining, email the office and we will add you to the group.

Social Justice Dialogue and Response Group
The Social Justice Dialogue and Response Group meets once or twice per month to discuss topics related to current events, politics, and social justice. The group's purpose is to:
  • Provide a supportive space for individuals to express their thoughts and feelings on these issues,
  • Discuss any related activities in which individuals are participating, brainstorm and share ideas about activism and social justice work, and announce upcoming actions and events, and
  • Explore topics of interest to the group through presentations, short readings, videos, and group discussion.
Topics discussed have included:
  • Chris Moore-Backman's book The Gandhian Iceberg: A Nonviolence Manifesto for the Age of the Great Turning
  • Common moral frameworks of liberals and conservatives (Jonathan Haidt)
  • Economic, racial, and gender equity
  • Immigrant rights and white supremacy
  • Framing: white racial frame (Joe Feagin), and political language (George Lakoff)
  • Insight dialogue and compassionate listening
  • #MeToo movement and sexual harassment
  • Effective issue advocacy with elected representatives
  • Climate change
  • Conscious consumerism and investment

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  • Home
  • Programming
    • MZMC Programming
    • COVID Protocol
    • Zoom Program Links
    • Introductory Class
    • Sunday/Tuesday Talks
    • Daily Meditation
    • Calendar
    • Curriculum
    • Classes
    • Retreats and Workshops
    • Mentorship
    • Scholarships
    • Affinity Groups
    • Youth Programs
  • Resources
    • MZMC Resources
    • Sunday Talk Archive
    • Chants and Services
    • Books/Recent Publications
    • Tim Burkett's Blog
    • Sewing Practice
    • Resource Links
    • Spiritual Care
    • Equity and Inclusion
    • Library
    • Ceremonies
    • Primers
    • Newsletter
  • Community
    • MZMC Community
    • Unpacking Whiteness
    • LGBTQ+ Dharma Group
    • Volunteer
    • Social Fridays/New Member Tea
    • Buddhism and the 12 Steps
    • Social Justice Dialogue and Response
    • Joyce Food Shelf
    • Meditate by the Lake
  • Katagiri project
    • Katagiri Project
    • Biography and Lineage
    • Books, Photos, and Videos
    • Audio Archive Project >
      • The Dainin Katagiri Audio Archive
    • Tomoe Katagiri
    • Blog
  • About MZMC
    • About MZMC
    • Teachers
    • Board
    • Ethics
    • Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility
    • History of Inclusivity
    • Initiation and Priest Training
    • Building Project
    • Contact
  • Support
    • Support MZMC
    • Become a Member
    • Donate
    • Volunteer