Engaged Buddhist Practice
Engaged Buddhist Practice takes our meditation practice off the cushion into the world through social and ecological service and action. Mountain Rain sponsors periodic workshops, study groups and guest speakers in support of engaged Buddhist practice. The group puts out an occasional newsletter with information, links, initiatives, and messages from sangha members who wish to link-up to participate in specific Engaged Buddhist activities.
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We meet online monthly. Our next meeting is:
May 12
June 9
Next Nature Walk:
April 26 - False Creek Seawall (rescheduled from February due to weather conditions)
Meet up point: 10:00 am at Olympic Village Station (Canada Line), street door. It’s just west of the south end of the Cambie Bridge.
Walk description: Quiet street and False Creek seawall walking, possible coffee shop stop in Leg’n Boot Square, option to carry on further west towards Granville Island.
This walk with resource person, Yael Stav, expert in environmental sustainability projects and education, will explore the natural world in the urban environment, looking at the design ideas in the transformation of an historical industrial area, green design and engineering elements, the urban shoreline, and a range of citizen / civil society efforts to engage with the local environment. Dress for the weather.
Please register so we know who is coming and how to reach you in the event of changes.
Upcoming Federal Election - MONDAY APRIL 28 - The 2025 Federal Election is a defining moment for Canada. Climate justice, Indigenous rights, corporate accountability, affordable housing, racial justice, gender equality, refugee protection, and human rights in Canada and around the world are all at stake.
Your vote matters. By now, we all know how very important the upcoming of this election will be. Check out this information from Amnesty International with recommended directions for policy makers to help with human rights.: VOTE FOR RIGHTS
Not sure how/where to vote? Look HERE.
West Coast Climate Action Network - Welcome to the BC Climate News Roundup
Liquefied Climate Disaster Brochure an initiative from West Coast Climate Action Network: A 4-page colour brochure on LNG, which is being givin to every MLA in Victoria.
If you would like copies, you can either download it and print it locally, or send $$ and they’ll print it for you at $1 per copy + postage. Let them know how many you want – their Ladysmith printer has a 50% off sale during April.
“Peer-reviewed research shows that LNG’s climate pollution is as bad as or worse than coal. Natural gas is not a ‘transition fuel’. That is a wrong understanding. BC’s proposed projects will produce 380 MT of climate pollution a year, six times more than BC’s 62 MT. Our need is to reduce our climate pollution, not increase it.”
We hope that the resources below will inspire you to write and send letters to your MLA.
Let’s support each other in practicing right speech, voicing our concerns regarding current social/environmental/climate issues. Let’s find ways to express wisdom and compassion in response to the issues that concern us most deeply.
Home on Native Land - Whose Land is This, Anyway?
Welcome to Home on Native Land, a self-guided course about Indigenous justice in Canada. Through a series of 10 videos, cartoons & lessons, you'll take a walk down the back alley of history — and the frontlines of legal action — with Anishinaabe comedian Ryan McMahon.As B.C. prepares to deliver on its promise to get gas out of northeast reserves and ship it to buyers overseas, the LNG sector is set to have huge impacts on northern ecosystems and communities
Squamish environmental group challenges Woodfibre LNG, FortisBC wastewater permits
Climate impacts of expanded fracking and liquefied natural gas (LNG) in Canada
Eco-grief: How to cope with the emotional impacts of climate change. University of Calgary
Click here for PDF of low-waste and refill shopping options in the Metro Vancouver and Sunshine Coast areas.
Art to End Fossil Fuels This Art Kit is a resource to make and use art to end fossil fuels, including how to order (or download) and use the new poster art newspaper. Order your poster art papers-click link: HERE.
West Coast Climate Action Network To receive WE-CAN News directly each week, click here
