Danna Zelenka, Coast Salish, Nooksack

The sounds from Kaira is a little fuzzy FYI … thanks! :)

w-Trish-she/her

Kathleen in the land of Hahamonga

Land of Merrick-New York

Louise in Huichin (Oakland CA) she/her

hi from Unceded Tiwa Land New Mexico

Good morning from Toronto.

Can people mute themselves. Hear a dog

good morning from hopewell and miami land aka columbus, ohio

Good morning all. Calling from Tiwa land, now called Albuquerque. Much love!

Hi from DC

Good morning dear Sangha dear Thay

from FL

I renamed myself, do I have to disconnect and reconnect ?

Hi there, I am calling from the land of the Agawam and Wabanaki Confederacy

metta to all. this is nancy living near the battle of ft. Wayne in toledo ohio.

iPads to rename go to participants list and choose self and rename

@thu, no, go to your profile pic and go to the top right hand corner

w Debbie westcott her she

Help...I don't know how to rename?

Black-bodied people: "b - name - pronouns"Bodies of Culture/Bodies of Color who are not Black: "poc - name - pronouns"White Bodied people: "w - name - pronouns"

Wanted to watch on FB, but can’t see how that works???

I did but I see it didn’t change

top right hand corner of your image

w-Rana-currently on Chumash,Tongva land

Good morning from Chinook lands in the Northwest.

good morning. Kim here calling in from the City of Toronto, the traditional territory of many nations including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples and is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. This land is covered by Treaty 13 with the Mississaugas of the Credit.

Regina S, sitting on Lenape Native land (onto which I was much later born)

Danna, w - she, her, hers - Salish Coastal, Nooksack

top right corner, click on the … and select rename

Good day. Susan on Arapahoe land in Colorado, US

Praying for Rashard Brook’s family

Would the speakers be able to speak more loudly or closer to their microphones?

w - Seanan - they s/he, reared on Lenape/Wappinger terrain

Peace and all Good, dear ones. I’m Br. Mark, w, he/him/his, on Shinnecock land in NY (Long Island)

w-AD-he-Wintu land

Laura Hunter from the Kalapuya people's lands

My intention is to connect with the elements of racism within and outside of myself, and to become aware of how they present and how I can transform those seeds, joining from Salish-Kootenai land.

B - KSuzanne she/hers. from the land of the Ohlone

My intention for today is to listen deeply and use loving speech and learn with an open heart--and heal racism.

Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation

Gratitude for your offering! Coming in from Chochenyo Ohlone Land.

Hearing a dog

Could the person with the barking dog please mute him or herself? Thanks

The dog is with Kaira

To rename--click on "participants," then go to your name. The three dots on the right lead you to a rename option.

I think it is Kaira Jewel's dog!

I hear a dog barking

Thank you for speaking more loudly

My intention is to continue to hold space for racial equity and transformation, support of teachers and community, continuing a lifestyle of learning and practice

please all who have not muted themselves, please do so

As you are able please rename yourself as appropriate. Black-bodied people: "b - name - pronouns"
Bodies of Culture/Bodies of Color who are not Black: "poc - name - pronouns"
White Bodied people: "w - name - pronouns"One way to rename yourself it to go to "participants", click your name, and "rename" Or, on gallery view you can go to the top right hand corner of your image and select "rename"

My intention for today: to be more present, to learn how not to get in the way of healing, to not be asource of additional suffering…

On mobile devices, you may need to push on the three dots in the bottom right.

Curtis - He, Him, We - Bowing in from Tongva Land in Southern CA - My intention is to join in precious community to look at the threads/roots of racial trauma and this path of healing

Intention: to listen deeply

intention is to listen deeply to others

Intention - to strengthen my commitment to choose belonging over dominationCalling in from the land of the Nihantic, the Mohegan-Pequot, and the Wangunk peoples

My intention is to feel and be present with the suffering I am complicit in

Intention: To connect and begin to know what to do and how to proceed and how to help

intention

My intention is to listen deeply to others and to my body, to take another step on this healing journey, which is such an unknown.

intention to be present and listen deeply

Jenny w she her hers -a first generation settler from England now living in Toronto, Ontario Canada - the traditional territory of many indigenous peoples including the Mississaugas of Credit, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat Peoples. Land still home to many diverse Indigenous people.

intention: openness, deep feeling.

Susan--in the lands of the Lenape peoples now known as NJ. I am coming curious and open.

Bowing in from the land of Ohlone

My intention for these hours is to be open.

To understand what racist views are present within me

; learn, grow, be of hrlp

To listen, to learn, to recognize what my body holds, to connect from my heart.

intention healing my own racial trauma

connection, understanding, healing, love from the land of the Penobscot

poc Majd she/her. Intentions is to better understand deep rooted bias.

my intention is to understand

Presence, learning, growth, community, being seen and seeing, mattering

my intention is to GRIEVE, for all the racial harm of the past 500 years and all the harm that led to it

To free myself more and increase the hope for freedom for everyone.

intention to be in community and knowing we can do more to transform suffering of social injustice together…

My intention is to contribute to healing and transformation in this country, and also to learn ways to better support my children, who are African American

My intentions are deep listening, healing, and justice with every body-breath.

Our intention is to understand.

intention to share and listen in this time of pain and isolation. I live in a progressive area with few opportunities to share with differing viewpoints. I hope this will help focus my engagement to end racisim. Live in the world of the Lenape

To be present with my body and this body of people and to be compassionate towards my own and others dehumanization and to keep growing.

joyce from the land of the Piscataway and Manahoac. here to listen deeply and holding what arises in compassion

intention to connect with you, our ancestors, and release views for a wholesome future to be possible

Native land: Erie, Lenape, Shawnee

My intention is to celebrate Juneteenth and be present with listening heart - I usually go to the local celebration. To learn and hear our interconnectedness. walk towards healing with others

yes, yes, to practice deep listening and loving speech…

My intention as an Asian born and grew up in France, is to open my heart to my wounds of suffering from racism, and to be open to the discrimnation seed in me. I am the victim and the responsible

My intention is to be learn and heal, and to be transformative in a way that is supportive

intention is to have a better understanding of the history and how it so effects us all today knowing I did not receive this in my life or education. With more info I can better listen and understand many others.

to ground myself, be in touch with my ancestors, and to transform my anger

to come to this work from a place of non-judgement for myself and others

connection, understanding, healing

Venette, Awakened Joy of the Heart; on Ohlone Land, my intentions: strengthen my compassionate skills at listening deeply and my inner muscles for acting to water seeds of reconconciliation. to not get caught up and stuck in ancestral pain.

Intention: Connect with a wider community, to be part of a larger movement to show up as an ally. To learn and engage in life affirming ways to transform society and heal our planet.

My intention is to become more conscious of how my own life as a white person makes others suffer and how to help reduce that suffering.

My intention is to better understand our interbeing, especially how we each contribute unique viewpoints and experiences, and how I (and our society) can overcome the superiority, inferiority, and equality complex.

Rachel Hui-Wen: healing,

w/Annie/she,her,we,us Intention to listen deeply and share in all our experiences for understanding, love, compassion and healing

Thank you!

Intention to deepen my agency in not be an accomplice to white supremacy

intention to learn how to STAND MORE PROACTIVELY

My intention for today is to have an open, compassionate heart for myself and all of us as we stay present with each other in this challenging and long overdue work.

My intention is to be present, listen, develop clarity about what my brothers and sisters need and how I may serve my beloved community members

My intention is to learn, by being here to show respect and honor for human life, to continue grieving racial injustice in a supportive community

Metta to the dog. May it know, so it can share, peace.

My intention is to listen, learn, and honour the historical experience of enslaved African people and it's legacy of trauma that affects Black people today.

My intention is to be a value to myself and to others in the journey toward racial justice.

Be a witness to ancestral traumas

My intention is to be open to what steps I can take next on my journey as a white ally/accomplice

my intention is to open my heart to a deeper understanding of the impact of slavery and ongoing injustice to be with others to feel the hurt and my remorse and the possibilities of healing deeply

Our intention: Deeply listen, be present with this Sanhga, connect and acknowledge that the seeds of racism and also of anti-racism exist within me, learn, grow, be open

to hold space for others and myself as I learn and grow. connecting from the land of the Canarsie

Intention: to become more conscious of my internalized racism, to learn about the suffering of myself and others and to transform racism and heal

Hello barking dog! Woof!

I accidentally found myself in Galveston last year without realizing its history. My intention is to deepen my understanding of my role in white supremacy and seek ways to transform racism in myself and my society.

-Good morning, my intention for this beautiful practice is to honor my Black ancestors for their survival, to offer forgiveness to my white ancestors while thanking them for my life blood regardless the means, because without them each I would not be here to bring Grace & healing to this moment.

to listen and go forward in a path to heal my body and bias and support those who continuously feel unequal and make a difference to all

Native land: Arapahoe, Cheyenne, Ute. Intention: deepening awareness of suffering and perception, incorporating tools for maintaining awareness and being with suffering.

Susan from the Appalachian mountains in NC my intention is to deeply listen and learn possible ways to grow and deepen in my understanding.

to be fully present in mind and body, knowing this may be difficult.

My intention is to be present, to listen and learn, to uncover places of unconscious racism that need healing within as well as to better understand how I can support/get out of the way as an ally/accomplice

to connect and deepen my understanding of ways to grow and be a better advocate

my intention is to learn better how to understand others and act in solidarity. To listen.

My intention is to listen and bear witness.

To listen deeply, to reflect, to cultivate compassion towards myself and others, to heal

Anyone can click on the three dots in the chat area and choose SAVE CHAT

With humility

Wesley: to listen and open my mind-heart to the traumas of racism and to be more self-aware of how I perpetuate racism unknowingly

My intention: to listen deeply, to be open and to learn so that I can be an instrument to help heal and transform the suffering in myself, of others and in this world..

To increase my awareness of assumptions I hold around racial issues.

intention - to embrace and understand my discomfort.

My intention is to show up authentically, compassionately and lovingly for myself and others over and over and over again to heal our individual and collective suffering / racial trauma / systemic oppression / historical & generational trauma & suffering. To tap into elder wisdom and my ancestors to guide and protect me in this work. With an open grateful heart.

there’s a lot of beautiful energy!

Beautiful, thank you so much!

Thank you! So beautiful.

That opened my heart very wide - thank you.

Thank you so much Joe

thank you beautiful

Thank you so very much!

powerful, thank you for sharing your bright spirit with us.

WOW :flowers: thank you

My heart is racing in excitement.

Thank you thank you

thank you

Aho, thank you!

Deep bow of gratitude.

They are here and they are very happy

Thank you.

Thank you, Joe. Music helps the ancestors visit, or helps me let them in, perhaps.

Thank you for sharing your beautiful gift

Aho! Bowing in gratitude.

Gorgeous. Thank you.

Thank you, Joe. Beautiful heart opening.

Thank you from my ancestors and me. Deeply grateful.

Thank you, I can't remember the last time I danced alone in my living room...but not alone too :-)

Gracias Joe! So beautiful.

Gracias, Joe!

todah Rabbah - A Jewish witnessing statement of when someone contributes to our spirits and learning - beautiful offering and thank you for your showing up in our community

beautiful offering Joe. I was able to welcome native ancestors from this area in all directions.

Yes please Kaira!!

Yes, please!

Thank you Joe, That was beautiful!!

I’m reading it alone, and would welcome the chance to read it in a course. Thank you.

We will email the course information to everyone next week

Yes, I’m interested in the online dharma book study on My Grandmother’s Hand… i’m reading it on my own and welcome a community-based approach…

thank you

It cannot be too early to offer thanks for that: the course, the work, the invitation….

yes I am also interested in the My Grandmother’s Hands workshop

There's a wonderful song called Grandma's Hands by John Hiatt

So wonderful! Deep bow of gratitude Joe

just watched on FB live and the sound was very low

deep lotus bow Joe thank you

the speaker's sound interrupted

Thanks SO MUCH for your chanting, Joe! It was wonderful! :-)

You can also click on CC, closed captions

The so is going out a bit. Kaira can you put on closed captions?

Sound is in and out

Sound goes in and out

we could repeat watch/listen later if you share the youtube link.

No picture now.

Sorry folks, we’ll share the YouTube link in the notes

Thanks!

yes, link would be great thanks!

Thank you!

https://youtu.be/fZfcc21c6Uo

Thanks Kenley

Sorry. I’m confused. Are we listening to the YouTube now or later?

Later

Don't see an image

Thank You

Can't see any picture

No video

No image

The video is not showing up!

no screen showing

Sound but no picture

audio is good

Please send the link to this video as well. Thank you

no image

No image :-(

audio is good though

­didn't see anything on the screen

We can hear, just can’t see.

We hear the sound, but no image….

I’m wondering if there is a copyright block

can you make sure that you click the checkbox to optimize video? That may help

You have to click the right window when you screenshare

I think we get the jist from the audio...link would be great

_/\_

Don’t see, but feel the ache in my stomach of the horror of slavery

Similar coverage in the film The Long Shadow (by a w woman about her enslaving ancestors). This film is being shown without charge right now—easy to look it up and it is very moving.

Thank you for your efforts. As others have stated, it enabled a deeper reflection in this moment. I will follow up later with the links.

I saw it only once … I could not watch it again …

The book is powerful, and different from watching the film. Perhaps that would be easier… and much was pared away in the making of the film.

I feel like it’s important for me to watch it again but I’ve also put it off. Very difficult but important.

YES … yes …

@Seanan, I don’t think it should be an easy watch for white people because the topic is not easy

I saw it.

Please let us just listen now and pause on the chat

I will commit to watch.

I was most struck by the first speakers' statement that he couldn't be GIVEN his freedoms, but that he was born with them. The dignity in that statement in the face of all the terror and debasement endured is a testament to what slaves were able to carry in many cases.

Please, no chatting during the talk

Coates speaks to this in a very meaningful way.

Thank yo

In the opening meditation on ancesters, I was overwhelmed with emotion at the thought of my nameless, faceless ancesters who survived, endured, thrived with resilience so that I might exist. I feel their love even if I cannot trace the ancestry that connects us across generations

Could you remind me the name of that bodhisavatta?

kshitigarbha

https://www.theroot.com/a-timeline-of-events-that-led-to-the-2020-fed-up-rising-1843780800

Preach it Kaira jewel. AMEN.

intersectionality of hatred and fear…

please give us links to all these quotes. books, etc thank you

“I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.” --James Baldwin

I just started reading “The People’s History of the Uniter States” by Howard Zinn and I am learning a lot about our US history and origination of slavery in North America. I am finding this book to be a really important read for me. I also read “What Does it Mean to be White” by Robin DiAngelo and that book was what started changing my racial lens.

What most needs attention is the part of us that we seek to avoid feeling. When we have tended to that, we are changed, and the world changes with us.—Dan Emmons

thank you Kaira Jewel and Sr. HaiAn, and all connected today, won't be able to stay for the second part, I feel I have much learning to do and welcome any opportunity to share, the dynamics are present here in Italy as well

From Roberta Wall If its useful, a video of a session I gave a few weeks ago Based ob Resmas’s work and Plum Village practice and nvc. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1DaFZfYYMHE7A1_HjI7xQAD5eAuPRo96w/view