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:
June 9
Next Nature Walk:
Saturday, June 14
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM (or ~3:00 PM)
Bowen Island/Nex̱wlélex̱wm
The Engaged Buddhist Practice Group invites you to enjoy this opportunity to practice outdoor walking meditation together with Sangha connections while engaging in place-based learning on this semi-rural island located within the Metro Vancouver Region, Islands Trust jurisdiction, and Átl'ka7tsem/Howe Sound UNESCO Biosphere Region.
Please register so we know who is coming and how to reach you in the event of changes.
More information and registration on EVENT PAGE
THE EBPG would like to highlight the following:
1 . BC SOCIETY FOR POLICY SOLUTIONS - a progressive public policy research institute that looks at issues facing British Columbia and proposes bold and achievable policy solutions that centre social, economic, racial and environmental justice in BC. We face an emerging global trifecta of authoritarianism, growing inequality and a capture of our public institutions by wealthy elites—pushing us towards a breaking point for democracy and erosion of human rights. This makes existing crises on the climate and economic insecurity fronts worse—insecurity is in the air, by design.
IDEAS TO MEET THE MOMENT offers an overview of bold and achievable ideas that are already here. Ideas that if acted upon could help our province take much better care of the people who live here, and the land that we live on.
2. Help Us Shape Carney’s Climate Agenda (Please write!) - In these crucial first days, let’s make it clear that the Carney government must put the public good ahead of corporate profit. PETITION 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
