A FEW SEATTLE AREA ANTI-RACIST ORGANIZATIONS
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
blacklivesseattle.org/
Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW)
ARTICLES
To heal the deep wounds of racism, Jan Willis turned to Buddhism ...
www.spiritrock.org/file/Jan-Willis-Scenes-from-a-Spiritual-Journey.pdf
Making the Invisible Visible: Healing Racism in Our Buddhist Communities
From Spirit Rock Website
Ouch!!! : Suffering, Systemic Oppression, and the Four Noble Truths by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
First of a four part essay online at Buddhist Peace Fellowship site.
BOOKS
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out by Ruth King published by Sounds True 2018
In her newest publication, Mindful of Race, Ruth King shares: Understanding how we have been conditioned to think and react is at the root of both racial distress and racial healing. Drawing on her expertise as a meditation teacher and diversity consultant, King helps readers of all backgrounds examine with fresh eyes the complexity of racial identity and the dynamics of oppression. She offers guided instructions on how to work with intense emotions mindfully and shows us how to cultivate a culture of care from a less tangled place to a place of greater clarity and compassion.
Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism, edited by Hilda Gutierez Baldoquin.
Western Buddhist practitioners of color are recognized and gathered together in one groundbreaking anthology. Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Charles Johnson, Thich Nhat Hanh, and local Dharma leader Bonnie Duran plus many other contributors share their unique perspectives on the fundamental Buddhist concepts of suffering and the path to the cessation of suffering.
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi published by New York : One World, 2019
""The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it--and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America -- but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. ...Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. ...An essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society."
Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation, by Joseph Cheah
Through the lens of racial formation, Cheah demonstrates how adaptations of Buddhist practices by immigrants, converts and sympathizers have taken place within an environment already permeated with the logic and ideology of whiteness and white supremacy. In other words, race and religion (Buddhism) are so intimately bounded together in the United States that the ideology of white supremacy informs the differing ways in which convert Buddhists and sympathizers and Burmese ethnic Buddhists have adapted Buddhist religious practices to an American context.
Radical Dharma : Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Jasmine Syedullah, Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens
Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening.
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
DHARMA TEACHINGS AND GUIDED SITS ON RACE, PRIVILEGE, LOVE
Dharma talks by Lama Rod Owens
https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/991/
Dharma talks by Donald Rothberg Santikaro series of Dharma talks on the Poison of Racism
Other Important Web links
Insight Dialogue Website Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice. It brings the mindfulness and tranquility of silent meditation directly into our experience with other people. As humans, we are relational beings; as we begin to wake up, clarity and freedom can illuminate our relationships with others.
Know of something to add?
We want to include articles, books, and films that are helpful resources for expanding multicultural/ anti-oppression connection to Buddhist practice and social change. We encourage you to send a resource suggestions.
Black Lives Matter Seattle-King County
blacklivesseattle.org/
Coalition of Anti-Racist Whites (CARW)
ARTICLES
To heal the deep wounds of racism, Jan Willis turned to Buddhism ...
www.spiritrock.org/file/Jan-Willis-Scenes-from-a-Spiritual-Journey.pdf
Making the Invisible Visible: Healing Racism in Our Buddhist Communities
From Spirit Rock Website
Ouch!!! : Suffering, Systemic Oppression, and the Four Noble Truths by Zenju Earthlyn Manuel
First of a four part essay online at Buddhist Peace Fellowship site.
BOOKS
Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism From The Inside Out by Ruth King published by Sounds True 2018
In her newest publication, Mindful of Race, Ruth King shares: Understanding how we have been conditioned to think and react is at the root of both racial distress and racial healing. Drawing on her expertise as a meditation teacher and diversity consultant, King helps readers of all backgrounds examine with fresh eyes the complexity of racial identity and the dynamics of oppression. She offers guided instructions on how to work with intense emotions mindfully and shows us how to cultivate a culture of care from a less tangled place to a place of greater clarity and compassion.
Dharma, Color, and Culture: New Voices in Western Buddhism, edited by Hilda Gutierez Baldoquin.
Western Buddhist practitioners of color are recognized and gathered together in one groundbreaking anthology. Alice Walker, Maxine Hong Kingston, Charles Johnson, Thich Nhat Hanh, and local Dharma leader Bonnie Duran plus many other contributors share their unique perspectives on the fundamental Buddhist concepts of suffering and the path to the cessation of suffering.
How to be an Anti-Racist by Ibram X Kendi published by New York : One World, 2019
""The only way to undo racism is to consistently identify and describe it--and then dismantle it." Ibram X. Kendi's concept of antiracism reenergizes and reshapes the conversation about racial justice in America -- but even more fundamentally, points us toward liberating new ways of thinking about ourselves and each other. ...Kendi asks us to think about what an antiracist society might look like, and how we can play an active role in building it. In this book, Kendi weaves an electrifying combination of ethics, history, law, and science, bringing it all together with an engaging personal narrative of his own awakening to antiracism. ...An essential work for anyone who wants to go beyond an awareness of racism to the next step: contributing to the formation of a truly just and equitable society."
Race and Religion in American Buddhism: White Supremacy and Immigrant Adaptation, by Joseph Cheah
Through the lens of racial formation, Cheah demonstrates how adaptations of Buddhist practices by immigrants, converts and sympathizers have taken place within an environment already permeated with the logic and ideology of whiteness and white supremacy. In other words, race and religion (Buddhism) are so intimately bounded together in the United States that the ideology of white supremacy informs the differing ways in which convert Buddhists and sympathizers and Burmese ethnic Buddhists have adapted Buddhist religious practices to an American context.
Radical Dharma : Talking Race, Love, and Liberation by Jasmine Syedullah, Angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens
Igniting a long-overdue dialogue about how the legacy of racial injustice and white supremacy plays out in society at large and Buddhist communities in particular, this urgent call to action outlines a new dharma that takes into account the ways that racism and privilege prevent our collective awakening.
The New Jim Crow, by Michelle Alexander
DHARMA TEACHINGS AND GUIDED SITS ON RACE, PRIVILEGE, LOVE
Dharma talks by Lama Rod Owens
https://dharmaseed.org/teacher/991/
Dharma talks by Donald Rothberg Santikaro series of Dharma talks on the Poison of Racism
Other Important Web links
Insight Dialogue Website Insight Dialogue is an interpersonal meditation practice. It brings the mindfulness and tranquility of silent meditation directly into our experience with other people. As humans, we are relational beings; as we begin to wake up, clarity and freedom can illuminate our relationships with others.
Know of something to add?
We want to include articles, books, and films that are helpful resources for expanding multicultural/ anti-oppression connection to Buddhist practice and social change. We encourage you to send a resource suggestions.