Peace Week continues until this Friday
Peace Week continues until Friday, Sept. 25.
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Meditation Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
As part of 黑料社区's commitment to well-being for all, everyone is welcome to聽join faculty members Johanne Rabbat, Madeleine C么t茅 and Daniel Goldsmith for meditation sessions every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 2-2:30 p.m. No experience is necessary; instruction will be provided. Sessions begin Tuesday, Sept. 8 and will continue until the end of classes.
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Peace Week is Sept. 13-25
Peace Week is almost here! Make sure you check out the schedule of speakers and events.
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Peace Week 2020 is Sept. 13-25
While it seems like it was only yesterday that the world came to a shuddering stop, it also feels like this pandemic has been going on for over 600 years. In this strange too-short-too-long span of time, we have witnessed and lived through an entire history book of events, movements and phenomena. Though they may…
Justice, Peace and Waking Up
It is safe to say that most of us鈥攊f not all鈥攚atched the last two weeks with horror and anger at the murder of another unarmed Black man. Coupled with the recent worldwide events, this cataclysmic turning point laid bare the deep roots of racism and discrimination embedded in our social architecture. It鈥檚 not a new…
Meditation with Daniel Goldsmith extended until end of June
Due to popular demand, Daniel Goldsmith is continuing to offer guided meditation until the end of June.
Guided meditation is offered every Tuesday and Thursday from 2 - 2:30 p.m.
Click on the Read More link to join the meditation sessions on Zoom at the appointed times.
Making peace with the planet: sustainability, action, and peace
The environment has long been the casualty of war, destruction, and ignorance. The violence of armed conflict not only annihilates humanity, shattering ways of life, it also devastates the environment as it becomes either collateral damage, or suffers from the deliberate destruction to accumulate power, leading to the 鈥減lunder[ing] of natural resources and the collapse…
Keeping the faith: celebrating tradition during untraditional times
The COVID-19 outbreak did not just disrupt our everyday, mundane lives, but for some, our spiritual lives as well. Aside from a few outliers, religious councils around the world have followed the secular health guidelines: religious centres are closed, services are cancelled, and the faithful instructed to stay at home, to socially distance themselves, and…
What you can do to stop the spread of social stigma
It is a sad truth that during an outbreak of public stress, we also see an increased outbreak of xenophobia, discrimination, and racism. Fear often makes us do and say things that we normally wouldn鈥檛, and we start looking for a group to blame. This gives rise to social stigma, xenophobia, and racism and causes…
COVID-19, fear and working together
In the 2017 film, Going in Style, Michael Caine鈥檚 character found himself in the midst of a bank heist. As he handed his wallet to the robber, the masked thief gave it back to him, telling the old man, 鈥淚t is a culture’s duty to take care of its elderly鈥�. I鈥檇 like to extend that…
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