Peace, Choice, Climate and Democracy
Our Plans for 2024
The upcoming 2024 General Election will be a watershed event in the history of our nation and the world. We are committed to working tirelessly to save all beings: even as we feel a sense of foreboding about our future. Our dharma sister Chris Fortin has brought us this poem by Rebecca Solnit: The Case for Hope.
In-Person Residential Get-Out-The-Vote Retreats in Nevada and Wisconsin. These retreats will take place during the two weeks just prior to the election. They will follow a traditional retreat format, with mornings spent sitting in meditation, service, dharma talks and shared meals — and afternoons walking precincts to Get Out the Vote.
Election Retreat Blog. Click HERE to read Rob Lyons’ reflections from the residential Election Retreats in Milwaukee and Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.
Election Retreat Dharma Talks. During our in-person retreats in Nevada and Wisconsin we will receive regular dharma talks at 8:15 am Pacific (10:15 Central) from Taigen Dan Leighton, Reirin Gumbel, Zenshin Florence Caplow, Hozan Alan Senauke and Greg Fain. Click HERE for a Zoom link to watch the current talk live, or HERE for a schedule of all talks, with links to recordings those recorded previously.
Postcard Writing. Our final half-day Postcard Writing retreat will occur on:
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Sunday October 20 (with Chris Fortin)
This retreat will run from 10 am to 1 pm Pacific. Click here for more information and to register for this Postcard Writing Retreat. We’ll be using a retreat format similar to what we used in 2020 and 2022, with periods of meditation, a dharma talk, and writing to voters.