[AT HOME] A Community Program on Palestine/Israel (Session 1 of 3)
Ronya Banks and Donald Rothberg
August 4, 2024
Join us this summer for a series of three online programs designed to support you and other members of our greater sangha in responding to the crisis in Israel/Palestine with greater empathy, care, and grounding in our teachings and practices. These freely offered sessions, facilitated by teachers Ronya Banks and Donald Rothberg, require pre-registration in order to participate. You may register for one, two, or all three sessions. Return to our retreat calendar in order to view descriptions of the other events in this series.
Session 1: Sunday, August 4th from 5-6:30pm ET
Listening & Sharing in Community
In this session, we will have the opportunity to join together with other members of the Southern Dharma community to share and receive from the heart in relationship to our experiences related to what’s been happening in Israel/Palestine. The intention is for us all to have the opportunity to hear and be heard with kindness, empathy, and care – all of which can co-exist with disagreements. With the support of shared guidelines and shared practice, facilitators and participants will co-create a listening and sharing space that honors both the diversity and the commonality of our experiences. Both small groups and large group listening and sharing opportunities will be offered.
Session 1 is open to anyone who has taken part in a program with Southern Dharma. There is no fee for participation and the Zoom link will be shared with registered participants only.
About our teachers
Ronya Banks (she/her) is a Buddhist teacher of Palestinian heritage who is using her practice to process intergenerational trauma and respond to the challenges of this time while maintaining equanimity of all people affected by conflict. Learn more about Ronya Banks.
Donald Rothberg (he/him), author of The Engaged Spiritual Life, is a longtime Southern Dharma teacher of Jewish ancestry who has taught in Israel, traveled several times to the West Bank, and supported efforts to approach the conflict based on Buddhist practice. Learn more about Donald Rothberg.
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