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Programs Type Select program type Length Select program length Filter by Dates Select Dates Short Retreat ​ Day of Mindfulness Meditation Mountain Rain Zen Community, 2016 Wall Street ​ ​ The Spring dates are Saturday May 18th and Saturday June 15th, 2024. The Day includes sitting and walking meditation with a dharma talk in the afternoon. More info Karen Lawrie ​ ​ ​ Long Retreat Tue Apr 30 - Mon May 6 2024 Rachel Lewis and Tuere Sala Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Registration opens: Jan 16, 2024 Financial assistance deadline: Jan 2 2024 ​ More info Rachel Lewis Tuere Sala ​ ​ Short Retreat Fri May 3 - Sun May 5 2024 Anushka Fernandopulle UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC Registration opens: Feb 3 2024 ​ ​ More info Anushka Fernandopulle ​ ​ ​ Community Event Sat May 25 2024 BCIMS Vesak Community Gathering and Bookswap St. Mary Magdalene Anglican Church, Vancouver ​ ​ Vesak is the traditional Buddhist celebration of the birth, awakening, and death of the Buddha. Let's gather in person to mark the occasion! We'll share the story of the Buddha's life, sit, chant, enjoy light refreshments and have time to meet and connect with meditation friends face to face. More info ​ ​ ​ ​ Long Retreat Sat July 6 - Sun July 14, 2024 Adrianne Ross and Tempel Smith Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Registration opens: Mar 6 2024 Financial assistance deadline: Feb 21 2024 ​ More info Adrianne Ross Tempel Smith ​ ​ Long Retreat Fri Aug 30 - Mon Sep 2 2024 James Lowe Sea to Sky Retreat Centre, Whistler, BC Registration opens: Apr 30, 2024 Financial assistance deadline: Apr 16, 2024 ​ More info James Lowe ​ ​ ​ Long Retreat Sun Sep 22 - Sun Oct 6 2024 Adrianne Ross, Carol Wilson, and Greg Scharf Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Registration opens: May 22 2024 Financial assistance deadline: May 8 2024 ​ More info Adrianne Ross Carol Wilson Greg Scharf ​ Short Retreat Fri Oct 18 - Sun Oct 20 2024 Bonnie Duran UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC Registration opens: Jul 6 2024 ​ ​ Bonnie Duran ​ ​ ​ Short Retreat Fri Nov 22 - Sun Nov 24 2024 Howie Cohn UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC Registration opens: Aug 2 2024 ​ ​ Howie Cohn ​ ​ ​ Long Retreat Sun Dec 29 2024 - Fri Jan 3 2025 Adrianne Ross and Rachel Lewis Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Registration opens: Aug 29, 2024 Financial assistance deadline: Aug 15, 2024 ​ Adrianne Ross Rachel Lewis ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ Salt Spring Insight Meditation Community Online and In-Person, 7:00-8:30pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays We presently meet every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. both in person and on Zoom. The group is lead by Christine Mauro and David Rumsey. For further information, email: saltspringimc@gmail.com Email ​ ​ ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ Tuesday Evening w/ Karen Lawrie In-Person, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays Email Karen Lawrie for details Email Karen Lawrie ​ ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ Judy Witheford's Sitting Group Online, 7:00-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Thursdays Please email for further details and Zoom link. Email Judy Witheford ​ ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ DIY Dharma Online, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays Open to all practitioners of Buddhist meditation. No experience necessary. Zoom ​ ​ ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ North Shore Online, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays Email ​ ​ ​ ​ Sitting Group ​ Vancouver Queer Sangha In-Person at Mountain Rain Zendo, Vancouver ​ ​ ​ More info ​ ​ ​ ​ BACK TO TOP FILTER PROGRAMS

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Sitting Groups Sitting Group ​ Vancouver Queer Sangha In-Person at Mountain Rain Zendo, Vancouver ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Alternate Tuesdays More info ​ Sitting Group ​ Victoria Insight Meditation Society In- Person at Helga Beer Yoga Studio 202-1600 Bay Street, Victoria 7:00 - 8:30 pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Sundays VIMS Sunday night sits are an opportunity to practice meditation and listen to dharma talks with our community sangha. The sits are led by dharma teachers and dedicated peer leaders. Everyone is welcome. More Info ​ Sitting Group ​ Online with Rachel Online, 7:00-7:30am ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Daily Zoom Rachel Lewis Sitting Group ​ Gen X / Millenial Group Online, 7:00-8:30pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays Group is on break until 2024. Sign up to be notified when it resumes. More info Jason Leslie Sitting Group ​ North Shore Online, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Mondays Email ​ Sitting Group ​ Tuesday Evening w/ Karen Lawrie In-Person, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Tuesdays Email Karen Lawrie for details Email Karen Lawrie Sitting Group ​ Wednesday Group w/ Sānta Aloi Online, 6:45-8:15pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays Email Sānta Aloi for details Email Sānta Aloi Sitting Group ​ DIY Dharma Online, 7:30-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays Open to all practitioners of Buddhist meditation. No experience necessary. Zoom ​ Sitting Group ​ Thursday Morning w/ Karen Lawrie In-Person, 10:30am-12:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Thursdays Email Karen Lawrie for details Email Karen Lawrie Sitting Group ​ Judy Witheford's Sitting Group Online, 7:00-9:00pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Thursdays Please email for further details and Zoom link. Email Judy Witheford Sitting Group ​ Duncan In-Person ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Sundays and Mondays We sit weekly in south Duncan. Sunday at 10 a.m. and Monday at 6:30 p.m. Email Judith Green for details. Email ​ Sitting Group ​ Quadra Island In-Person ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Sundays Email Don McEachern for details Email ​ Sitting Group ​ Sweet Refuge IBPOC Sangha on Lkwungen Territory (Victoria) Online and In-Person, 7:00-8:30pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Every second week on Wednesdays As a peer-lead IBPOC sangha committed to the path of the dharma, we gather to build community in the spirit of collective liberation. With humility and gratitude we sit on the unceded traditional homelands of the Lkwungen and W̱SÁNEĆ peoples. Email ​ Sitting Group ​ Salt Spring Insight Meditation Community Online and In-Person, 7:00-8:30pm ​ ​ Meeting Frequency: Weekly on Wednesdays We presently meet every Wednesday evening at 7 p.m. both in person and on Zoom. The group is lead by Christine Mauro and David Rumsey. For further information, email: saltspringimc@gmail.com Email ​ BACK TO TOP

TEACHERS Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Senior Dharma Teacher Adrianne Ross Adrianne Ross (she/her), a retired family physician, has been involved in meditation and healing since 1976. She began practicing insight meditation with Theravada teachers in 1984 and began teaching in 1995. She co-founded BCIMS with the late Joanne Broatch over 20 years ago and was also the guiding teacher for Saskatoon insight for many years. ​ She is influenced by both Thai and Burmese streams of the Theravadan tradition, as well as Tibetan (Mahamudra and Dzogchen) practice. She teaches classes, weekend and residential retreats in Canada and the US. ​ She has been involved in teaching and mentoring students in the Dedicated Practitioner and Advanced Practitioner (now LEAP) Programs through Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California. She is happy to see how the dharma has flourished in BC and in particular that there are a growing number participants from a wider diversity of backgrounds. She is committed to supporting the increase of safety and availability for people of various identities and capacities, both as students and becoming teachers sharing the dharma.​ Teacher Council Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Rachel Lewis Rachel Lewis (she/her) began practicing insight meditation in 2003, while completing her physics PhD at Yale. Since then she has spent many months on retreat, including two three-month retreats at IMS. Since 2011, she has taught dharma and meditation classes and retreats in British Columbia and beyond. She completed the IMS/IRC 4-year teacher training in 2021, as well as the Dedicated Practitioner Program (2010) and the Community Dharma Leader program (2012) at Spirit Rock. Her dharma teaching interests include the power of music, humour, and creativity to increase our capacity for learning, as well as the way that practice supports and is supported by social justice work. See her upcoming events on her website . James Lowe James Lowe (he/him) completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader Program in 2012 and Spirit Rock’s 4-year retreat teacher training program in 2020. After experimenting with meditation since the mid 1980’s, James made a commitment to Theravada practice in 2004 that includes annual three- to four-week retreats. James has been an adult educator since 1992 and is a counsellor and instructor in his work life. He’s interested in the workable day-to-day practice of Metta and Mindfulness at home, work, school and community. He incorporates the dharma in his counselling and leadership work, thereby translating the dharma into everyday language and practice. See his upcoming events on his website . Tempel Smith Tempel Smith (he/him) began practicing vipassana and metta meditation in 1989 within the Theravada Buddhist tradition at Insight Meditation Society (IMS). Tempel focused his younger years on service and activism within nuclear disarmament, environmental protection, and working in crisis shelters for homeless and abused youth. In 1997 he spent a year in Myanmar (Burma) as an ordained monk with both Ven. Sayadaw U Pandita and Ven. Pa Auk Sayadaw. Tempel began teaching meditation and Buddhist psychology to a wide variety of people including prisoners, activists, youth, service providers, and those with severe and chronic illnesses. He worked for the Buddhist Peace Fellowship in Berkeley coordinating the B.A.S.E. and Young Adults programs, and also has led pilgrimages in Thailand, Burma, and India for the past ten years. See his upcoming events on his website . Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Julie Blais Julie Blais (she/her) started to practice meditation in 2001 at Chom Tong monastery in Thailand where she ordained as a nun in the Theraveda Mahasi tradition for 7 months under Ajahn Tong and completed multiple 10-day intensive meditation retreats during her staythere. Over the years, she has returned many times to the monastery to assist her retreat teachers Kun Thanat and Kate Chindaporn; she has also completed retreats under various meditation teachers from Asia, Europe and America. Julie has completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader and Dedicated Practitioner programs. She is also a Certified Awakening Joy Teacher from James Baraz and authorized mentor from Mindfulness Mentor Program by Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. Julie has done a 3-month silent retreat at IMS and is currently teaching meditation classes for beginners and advanced students. She is Certified Functional Health Coach and loves to teach and take mindfulness to outdoors activities with her students. Brock Brown Brock Brown (he/him) is a founding member and Chair of the Victoria Insight Meditation Society where he teaches and leads meditation retreats. He has been dedicated to the study and practice of the Buddha’s teachings in the Theravada tradition for over 30 years, and is inspired by the Thai Forest tradition. He is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioners Program and the Community Dharma Leader Program and completed the Birken Forest Monastery Upasika program. Brock enjoys studying the suttas and making them relevant to our everyday lives. Karen Lawrie Karen has been practicing meditation for over 30 years, with experience in both the Zen and Vipassana traditions. She spent ten years in residential training at the Rochester Zen Centre under her teacher Roshi Bodhin Kjolhede. Upon returning to the West Coast 15 years ago, she also completed Spirit Rock’s Community Dharma Leader program under James Baraz and Tara Brach. She currently leads weekly sitting groups and monthly Days of Mindfulness in Vancouver. She is actively involved in supporting her own and others practice in meaningful ways that promote the embodied integration of Buddhist meditation practice in everyday life. Janet Lironi Janet Lironi is a Community Dharma Leader on Gabriola, who received training through Spirit Rock Meditation Center. After years of exploring diferent meditation and spiritual practices, she has, for the past 20 years, dedicated herself to the practice and study of Buddhist teachings from a Theravada or Insight perspective. In her support of Sangha on Gabriola, she leads weekly sits, yearlong study groups, beginner meditation classes, and daylong retreats. She is beginning to assist her core teacher Arinna Weisman at residential retreats. Janet is also trained as a counsellor and has taught Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction Program (developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn). Janet’s intention is to live with kindness and compassion for herself, all beings, and the earth. Margo McLoughlin Margo McLoughlin (she/her) completed her training to be a Community Dharma Leader at Spirit Rock in 2012. A writer, storyteller, and teacher, Margo holds a Master of Divinity from Harvard where she studied Pali and Sanskrit. She continues to study Pali with Venerable Bhikkhu Bodhi and has done intensive practice in Burma and the U.S. Her teachers include Joseph Goldstein, Thanissara, Steve Armstrong and Kamala Masters. Currently, Margo leads retreats and gives classes (online and in-person) with the Victoria Insight Meditation Society and Satipañña Insight Meditation Toronto. She is a former board member of the BC Association for Living Mindfully and draws on her storytelling skills to teach mindfulness to children. Pari Ruengvisesh Pari was born and raised in Thailand. Growing up in a predominantly Theravada Buddhist culture, she became familiar with Buddhist teachings and living the teachings as an embodied way of life. She has been living in Vancouver since the late 90’s. In 2004, she started formal Vipassana and Metta Meditation practice with Linda McDonald, and later on, with Michele McDonald and Steven Smith, as well as other western teachers and Asian monastics. Pari is committed to formal meditation practice on intensive retreats and applying the teachings in her daily life. Her primary practice is the Four Establishments of Mindfulness in the Mahasi Tradition. She has practiced under the guidance of the late Sayadaw U Pandita and Sayadaw U Lakkhana of Burma, and since 2010, Sayadaw U Vivekananda of Panditarama Lumbini, Nepal. In 2012 she completed the Community Dhamma Leader Program at Spirit Rock, California. She has been sharing the Dhamma in Vancouver, and since 2013, has been assisting Michele McDonald, Steven Smith, and Jesse Vega-Frey with their annual Spring retreat at Hollyhock on Cortes Island, BC. Margot Sangster Margot has studied at meditation centers and monasteries in the USA, Thailand, Nepal, England, and Canada. She lived/volunteered at Spirit Rock and Wat Kow Tahm Meditation Center in Thailand. In addition to the Spirit Rock Community Dharma Leaders Program, Margot completed the Buddhist Peace Fellowship BASE Program (Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement), and the Zen Hospice Training. She has been teaching meditation to people from all walks of life since 1998. Margot holds a Masters Degree in Counseling Psychology. Her professional experience is diverse, and includes social services, non-formal education, and international development. Her work has taken her to Afghanistan and the Philippines. ​ For practice interviews email Margot or phone 604.831.9226 Judy Witheford Judy Witheford (she/her) began her spiritual training in the late 1970’s in the Rinzai Zen tradition under Joshu Sasaki Roshi. In 2000, she ordained as a Buddhist nun in Burma and from 2000 - 2008 spent 24 months in intensive silent meditation retreats in Burma at Chanmyay Yeiktha, Panditarama Forest Center and Sayadaw U Tejaniya's Shwe Oo Min. In 2008, she and Sayadaw U Indaka organized a free medical/dental clinic to serve 1900 poor rural families in two Myanmar villages. She completed the Community Dharma Leader program at Spirit Rock in 2008. In 2015 and 2016, she spent 4.5 months in intensive silent meditation in Lumbini, Nepal under the guidance of Sayadaw U Vivekananda and Sayalay Bhaddamanika. She has also participated in several six-week retreats at the Forest Refuge in Barre with Ajahn Sucitto, Joseph Goldstein and Sayadaw U Vivekananda. Judy teaches Vipassana Meditation and leads a weekly meditation group in Vancouver on Zoom. Senior Students Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Jason Leslie Jason Leslie (he/him) first embraced mindfulness practice and Buddhist meditation as a way of life in 2004. He began sitting in the Insight tradition in 2011. He is a graduate of the Spirit Rock Dedicated Practitioners Program, and recently completed the Mindfulness Meditation Teacher Certificate Program with Jack Kornfield and Tara Brach. He regularly sits long retreats and attended the 3-month retreat at the Insight Meditation Society in 2017. Formerly a lawyer, Jason graduated in May 2023 with a PhD in law, where his research focused on mortgage funding and economic justice in the Canadian housing market. Sānta Aloi Sānta Aloi (she/her) has practiced in the Vipassana tradition for over 30 years. She has sat many long retreats and has completed both the Dedicated Practioners Program and the Advanced Practitioners Program at Spirit Rock. She has been greatly influenced by the teachings of Ajahn Sumedho, with her main Vipassana teachers being Guy Armstrong, Adrianne Ross, Phillip Moffitt and Venerable Analayo. She has also studied with teachers in the Tibetan tradition, particularly Tsoknyi Rinpoche. Authorized by Adrianne Ross and Phillip Moffitt, she leads sitting groups and teaches classes. A former Professor of Dance at SFU, choreographer and dancer, she taught movement and improvisation from a place of mindfulness of body, mind and heart. Her aspiration has been to live and to share practices attuning the heart to the beauty of the dharma. Jenna Jordison Since 1984 Jenna has been attending yearly meditation retreats in the Theravada tradition. Her dharma journey has led her to train as an interfaith hospital chaplain where she has served patients and families at critical moments of their lives. She envisions a sangha where community members are supported with compassion at times of transition. Jenna has answered requests to lead sitting groups and teach introductory meditation classes. In the late 1990’s she managed the first local residential retreats of teachers Adrianne Ross and Joanne Broatch. Two meditation groups she started when her children were young continue now, over twenty years later. She is influenced by the teachings of Ajahn Chah from the Thai Forest tradition and Gregory Kramer's Insight Dialogue, among others. Guest Teachers Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Ajahn Candasiri DaRa Williams Howard Cohn Nikki Mirghafori Steve Armstrong Anushka Fernandopulle Dawn Scott Jeanne Corrigal Pascal Auclair Tuere Sala Carol Wilson Greg Scharf Kamala Masters Phillip Moffitt Vance Pryor Christina Feldman Guy Armstrong Kristina Baré Roxanne Dault Practice Interviews Discuss your meditation practice in person with one of our community Dharma Leaders. ​ These interviews are by donation and usually 30 to 60 minutes in duration.​ Senior Dharma Teacher Teacher Council Commumity Dharma Leaders Senior Students Guest Teachers Practice Interviews Rachel Lewis James Lowe Margot Sangster Contact Rachel Contact James Contact Margot

THE BRITISH COLUMBIA INSIGHT MEDITATION SOCIETY We invite you to join us in exploring the Buddha's teaching on Insight, Generosity and Kindness. View all programs UPCOMING EVENTS Rachel Lewis and Tuere Sala Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Apr 30 - May 6 2024 More info Anushka Fernandopulle UBC Asian Centre, Vancouver BC May 3 - May 5 2024 More info Adrianne Ross and Tempel Smith Bethlehem Retreat Centre, Nanaimo BC Jul 6 - Jul 14 2024 More info More events About ABOUT BCIMS The British Columbia Insight Meditation Society (BCIMS) is a non-profit organization based in what is now known as Vancouver, BC. We connect and support Buddhist meditation communities in BC that practice in the Theravada tradition. It is with heartfelt gratitude that we acknowledge the beautiful, traditional, and unceded lands of the Skwxwú7mesh (Squamish), xʷməθkwəy̓əm (Musqueam), and Səl̓ílwətaʔ/Selilwitulh (Tsleil-Waututh) peoples, who live on and have stewarded this land for thousands of years. ​

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE It is our sincere wish that access to the teachings and the opportunity to learn in community be accessible to all who are interested. We encourage folks to please apply for financial assistance should this support you to attend BCIMS’ offerings. We are grateful to the generosity of individuals donating to our Scholarship Fund. More information about the fund can be found here . For Residential Retreats: ​ Financial assistance is available on all residential retreats. For more detailed information, we encourage you to please visit the Eventbrite link for the retreat you are interested in. The deadline for financial assistance applications is shared on Eventbrite, and is typically two weeks before registration opens up to public. To apply, please simply email registrar@bcims.org . Currently, we are inviting applicants to indicate the amount of assistance that feels supportive to them. We endeavour to meet folks at their request, but as financial assistance funds are limited, the number of scholarships per retreat is also limited. If the requests exceed our funds, applicants are entered into a random draw. Applicants will receive an email response regarding their application before registration opens. ​ ​ If you apply after the application date and if scholarship funds are still available for this retreat, your application will still be considered. As funds are limited, and to allow more yogis the opportunity to access support, there is a limit of one scholarship per year per yogi. ​ For Non-Residential Retreats, Online Retreats, Events and Classes: ​ BCIMS offers registration fees on a sliding scale for our non-residential retreats, online retreats, classes, and other events. We encourage you to choose the rate that you can joyfully offer. No one is turned away for lack of funds. If you require additional financial assistance to attend an event, please contact registrar@bcims.org . ​ ​ ​ PLEASE NOTE: Some of the retreats held by BCIMS are sponsored by outside groups. If you are interested in attending a retreat not sponsored by BCIMS, please contact the sponsoring/organizing group directly for financial assistance information.

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION BCIMS Commitment to Justice Since its inception, BCIMS has been committed to sharing the dharma in a way that makes it accessible to as many people as possible. Offering the teachings in a dana framework has supported this aspiration by reducing the fixed cost of retreats and classes. In recent years we have also offered LGBTQIA+ retreats. Plans for retreats for Black people, Indigenous people, and People of Colour (BIPOC) are also in the works. ​ To help us move towards our goals of being more widely welcoming and accessible, BCIMS has created a Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) fund to support activities that serve marginalized communities, primarily BIPOC and LGBTQIA+. The DEI fund will make it possible to offer free registration for BIPOC participants in online events and subsidize retreat registration for in-person events. In addition, this fund will allow us to provide more equitable support for BIPOC teachers and others offering retreats to marginalized communities: the weakness of the dana model is that newer teachers and those teaching marginalized communities have no way of knowing whether their work will be compensated fairly, and this fund will allow us to guarantee a reasonable minimum level of compensation. BCIMS Commitment to Justice Asian Heritage Acknowledgement Resources for Racial Justice Work Anti-Black Racism in Canada Global Racism Donate to the BCIMS DEI fund Asian Heritage Acknowledgement We would like to name and honour the lineage of the ancient teachings offered by BCIMS, and we offer our deep gratitude to the rich lineage of Theravadan Buddhist teachers whose wisdom continues to support our practice. These teachings originated in Asia with the Buddha’s teachings, specifically in Burma, Thailand, Sri Lanka, and India. Our hearts are with the people of Burma, present day Myanmar, in their ongoing struggle to achieve peace and meaningful democratic liberation. BCIMS Commitment to Justice Asian Heritage Acknowledgement Resources for Racial Justice Work Anti-Black Racism in Canada Global Racism Resources for Racial Justice Work BCIMS has developed a curriculum for studying racism and the concept of whiteness, with a special emphasis on the situation ​in Canada, using the WAIC UP curriculum as a starting place. You're welcome to use and distribute the materials, found here . Groups have been organized to work through the material together twice, and future groups will be announced in the newsletter. ​ It's helpful to use social media to continuously educate oneself about racial justice. Links to social justice resources through a dharma lens are also often shared on the BCIMS Facebook page . A primer on how best to use social media for this purpose is found here . Some people you might want to follow are Desiree Adaway Adrienne Maree Brown Ally Henny "Son of Baldwin " (Robert Jones Jr.) Resmaa Menakem Stacey Patton Cicely Blain Kim Tallbear Ericka Hines Kat Tanaka Okopnik Rev angel Kyodo Williams Insight World Aid supports Buddhist organizations around the world in their social service activities. In addition, here are some books and videos that some of our sangha members have found helpful in their efforts to deepen their understanding of race and racism. ​ BCIMS Commitment to Justice Asian Heritage Acknowledgement Resources for Racial Justice Work Anti-Black Racism in Canada Global Racism Anti-Black Racism in Canada Cole, Desmond. The Skin We’re In: A Year of Black Resistance and Power. The chapters in this book are each named for a month in the year 2017 and document instances of anti-black racism and anti-racist activism. Connections are made with indigenous struggles in Canada. As a journalist, Cole can tell a good story. Desmond Cole hosts Maclean’s Live with a Panel of Black Canadian Writers. A 56-min. YouTube featuring Robyn Maynard, Esi Edugyan, Syrus Marcus Ware, Ian Williams. Held June 17, 2020. ​ Maynard, Robyn. Policing Black Lives: State violence in Canada from slavery to the present. Documents Canada’s racist history, for example, of decades of slavery, separate and unequal schooling in many provinces up through 1983, police violence and incarceration, surveillance of Black women, targeting of Black youth, racist child welfare policies, etc. See Maynard’s website for background info. ​ Until We Are Free: Reflections on Black Lives Matter in Canada. Edited by Rodney Diverlus, Sandy Hudson, and Syrus Marcus Ware. A series of essays that give an in-depth study of the inception, growth and continued resistance to anti-Black racism in Canada. BCIMS Commitment to Justice Asian Heritage Acknowledgement Resources for Racial Justice Work Anti-Black Racism in Canada Global Racism Global Racism Definition of intersectionality explained by Kimberle Crenshaw, who coined the term. This 2 min. video relates it to education and is easy and quick to access. ​ Eddo-Lodge, Reni. Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race (book). For an edited excerpt from this 2017 book by a British author and journalist click here . More recently, she talks about understanding white privilege in this July 2020 Guardian Weekly article . ​ Saad, Layla F. Me and White Supremacy: Combat Racism, Change the World and Become a Good Ancestor. This 2020 book is a 4-week workbook, each of the 28 days focusing on a topic that helps white people unpack their unconscious attitudes and behaviours. For example, you are asked to journal about questions ranging from “what have you learned about your white privilege that makes you uncomfortable?” (week 1) to “what are you beginning to understand about how white centering affects BIPOC?” (week 3), and so on. You’ll understand more about tone policing, white exceptionalism, optical allyship and learn many other nuanced ways to critically analyze and talk about racism. Check out this 5-min. video to hear the author talk about her book and how it came about. Menakem, Resmaa. My Grandmother’s Hands: Racialized Trauma and the Pathway to Mending our Heart and Bodies. Menakem is a therapist and healer; this book, written for both white and BIPOC people, centres racial trauma in the body. “White body supremacy” is the term he uses and since publishing this book has continued to develop ways of working with “white body supremacy trauma.” For more info, see his website . He also has been featured in various YouTube talks/interviews. Right now there’s a year-long study program for his book going on, and there may be future iterations offered through Rooted and Embodied . BCIMS Commitment to Justice Asian Heritage Acknowledgement Resources for Racial Justice Work Anti-Black Racism in Canada Global Racism

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