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Good News Sunday ☀️

BCD is hosting a First Sunday Democracy Observance on July 5th. The Zoom event will commemorate the 250th anniversary of our nation’s independence at a time when our democracy is under threat and our people are being subjected to violent oppression by authoritarians. Link in comments.

Via @atmosmag.bsky.social

On Fridays we will post photos taken by our membership paired with quotes inspired by the images. We hope you enjoy 🙏🏻 Photo by Kat for #dailylotusquote

Tonight at 7 EDT- Women in Solidarity discussion group. Topics may include patriarchy within Buddhist groups, activist groups, and society at large. Also the group may discuss writings by Buddhist women and/or invite outside speakers. www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-wo...

Thursday is our monthly meeting of the Women in Solidarity group. Newbies welcome! 🙂 www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-wo...

Good News Sunday ☀️ www.goodgoodgood.co/articles/wor...

New Substack article: substack.com/@mikeslott/n...

ICYMI: podcast link to New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism Episode 10: Julia Sagebien Interviews Joshin Byrnes substack.com/app-link/pos...

On Fridays we will post photos taken by our membership paired with quotes inspired by the images. We hope you enjoy 🙏🏻 Photo and verse by Amaury Cruz

Tonight! BCD Live Event: New Horizons in Engaged Buddhism: Host Julia Sagebien interviews Joshin Byrnes www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-li...

Tonight! Poetry As Witness: A Contemplative Circle of Nature and Word www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-po...

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Today! #meditation www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-we...

Coming up this week: www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/events/list/

Another temper tantrum aimed at the free press. This is not what the leading world democracy should be modeling. www.aol.com/news/trump-a...

Good News Sunday ☀️ Plus Happy Father’s Day

On Fridays we will post photos taken by our membership paired with quotes inspired by the images. We hope you enjoy 🙏🏻 This photo was taken by Leslie J. Yerman. You can find her work on Facebook and Instagram, links on her website: lesliejyermanphoto.com

Frighteningly, he believes this. www.aol.com/news/trump-s...

Tonight! Link to register: www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/mindfu...

Telling the ugly (but necessary) truth. open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

BCD Newsletter 6/15/26 First Sunday After Independence Day Democracy Observance, 10% More Engaged, Live interview with Joshin Byrnes, and more conta.cc/4o1Xtot

Good News Sunday ☀️ www.goodnewsnetwork.org/new-solar-me...

Today is the anniversary of Loving v. Virginia, the Supreme Court decision that legalized interracial marriage across all 50 states. It’s important to remember the progress we've made as we celebrate this historic win for love and equality. Happy Loving Day, everyone!

Today we are pleased to induct Susie King Taylor (1848-1912) into the #WomenInScience Archive. Receiving her education through Georgia's underground school system, she served with the 33rd US Colored Troops during the Civil War as a nurse, munitions handler, and crack shot. tinyurl.com/58puyzd4

On Fridays we will post photos taken by our membership paired with quotes inspired by the images. We hope you enjoy 🙏🏻 This image was taken by head of our Communications Committee Amaury Cruz, author and photographer. It is from his book www.amazon.com/Contemplatio...

As Buddhists and friends of the Dharma, we are called to see clearly, speak truthfully, act compassionately, and reduce suffering wherever we can. Voting is one expression of that responsibility. Read our new Call to Action for Elections here: www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/call-to-acti...

“The question has never been whether we possess the tools to reduce emissions. The question is whether we have created social systems capable of using those tools effectively and fairly.” open.substack.com/pub/theearth...

#shantideva #buddhism

Good News Sunday ☀️ people.com/us-air-force...

WinS 7pm EST This is a group for women to express and discuss their own lived experience within the safety of a women’s-only space. The focus is on matters relevant to engaged Buddhism. Topics may include patriarchy within Buddhist groups, activist groups, and society at large. Link in comments.

What’s worth keeping, and what needs made over?

This week at BCD: the Book Club finishes its discussion of Luminous Darkness, by Deborah Eden Tull, the meditation group meets Wednesday at noon EDT, and the Women in Solidarity group has its monthly gathering this Thursday at 7pm EDT. All events are offered free of charge and welcome new members!

Our latest newsletter is out! Read about June events, including the Women in Solidarity group, the book club’s summer schedule and Zoom meeting with author Deborah Eden Tull, BCD live interview with @joshin-byrnes.bsky.social info on our Outreach Committee and more! conta.cc/4dw445X

🙏🏻 #dipama

Good News Sunday ☀️

Kash Patel’s FBI is showing up at election officials’ HOMES in Wisconsin. Not offices. Homes. After seizing ballots in Georgia, Arizona & Michigan. This isn’t “election integrity.” It’s intimidation straight out of an authoritarian playbook. #USDemocracy #Pinks apple.news/A31o0ahxoR5i...

What story will the next generation tell about how we dealt with climate change? Here’s Joanna Macy’s take on it in this article from @tricyclemag.bsky.social tricycle.org/article/the-...

On Fridays we will post photos taken by our membership paired with quotes inspired by the images. We hope you enjoy 🙏🏻 First up, a photo taken by the editor of our newsletter, @msljy.bsky.social Leslie Yerman.

Reminder- our Poetry as Witness free event is tonight at 7 EDT. Hosted by Lorena Saavedra Smith Ecopsychologist | Integrative Therapist, and author of Awaken Your Roots. The theme for May is compassion across generations. www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/event/bcd-po...

ICE's henchmen are brutally attacking our neighbors and community advocates in our streets. Pepper spraying electeds and shoving family members to the ground—all to defend their hatred for immigrant detainees.  End the chaos and shut down Delaney Hall.

Have you signed our Call to Action? Read here www.buddhistcoalitionfordemocracy.org/call-to-acti... and if it resonates with you, please join the hundreds who have already added their signature.

scoop from Michael Grynbaum: Sharyn Alfonsi, who has lost her deal with CBS News, says that "the wall has come down" at "60 Minutes" between "editorial independence and corporate interests." Full interview here: www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/b...

Eid Mubarak!