Anger, Social Justice, and Buddhism
In conversation with sujatha baliga and Aishah Shahidah Simmons
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Thursday, November 4, 2021 6:00pm - 7:30pm PDT Online via Zoom. Registration is required. No one is turned away for lack of funds! Please see below. |
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What is the relationship between anger and Buddhist practice? How does our anger serve and dis-serve us personally? How might anger fuel our work towards collective liberation, and when does it cause harm?
Tse Chen Ling is honored to welcome sujatha baliga and Aishah Shahidah Simmons for this special event exploring the intersections of anger, social justice, and Buddhism. They’ll share their perspectives on whether anger and compassion can co-exist, and how our practice can - and should - inform our calls for change.
About sujatha baliga
sujatha baliga’s work is characterized by an equal dedication to crime survivors and people who’ve caused harm. A former victim advocate and public defender, she speaks publicly and inside prisons about her own experiences as a survivor of child sexual abuse and her path to forgiveness. Her personal and research interests include the forgiveness of seemingly unforgivable acts, survivor-led movements, restorative justice’s potential impact on racial disparities in our legal systems, and Buddhist approaches to conflict transformation. She’s a member of the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, CA, where she leads meditation on Monday nights. She was named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow.
About Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Aishah Shahidah Simmons' (she/her) lived experiences as a survivor of childhood and adult sexual violence, a Black feminist lesbian, and a 19-year Buddhist student and practitioner inform the creation of her cultural work. She is the producer/director of the 2006 Ford Foundation-funded film, NO! The Rape Documentary, and the editor of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, love WITH accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse (AK Press, 2019). A 2020 Soros Justice Fellow, Aishah is completing her Black feminist trilogy of survivor-centered cultural works that utilize storytelling as a praxis for healing, accountability and disrupting sexual violence without relying on the carceral state.
Tse Chen Ling is honored to welcome sujatha baliga and Aishah Shahidah Simmons for this special event exploring the intersections of anger, social justice, and Buddhism. They’ll share their perspectives on whether anger and compassion can co-exist, and how our practice can - and should - inform our calls for change.
About sujatha baliga
sujatha baliga’s work is characterized by an equal dedication to crime survivors and people who’ve caused harm. A former victim advocate and public defender, she speaks publicly and inside prisons about her own experiences as a survivor of child sexual abuse and her path to forgiveness. Her personal and research interests include the forgiveness of seemingly unforgivable acts, survivor-led movements, restorative justice’s potential impact on racial disparities in our legal systems, and Buddhist approaches to conflict transformation. She’s a member of the Gyuto Foundation in Richmond, CA, where she leads meditation on Monday nights. She was named a 2019 MacArthur Fellow.
About Aishah Shahidah Simmons
Aishah Shahidah Simmons' (she/her) lived experiences as a survivor of childhood and adult sexual violence, a Black feminist lesbian, and a 19-year Buddhist student and practitioner inform the creation of her cultural work. She is the producer/director of the 2006 Ford Foundation-funded film, NO! The Rape Documentary, and the editor of the 2020 Lambda Literary Award-winning anthology, love WITH accountability: Digging Up the Roots of Child Sexual Abuse (AK Press, 2019). A 2020 Soros Justice Fellow, Aishah is completing her Black feminist trilogy of survivor-centered cultural works that utilize storytelling as a praxis for healing, accountability and disrupting sexual violence without relying on the carceral state.
Registration:
Advanced registration is required. Once you register, the Zoom link will be included on your registration ticket/receipt.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to receive the Zoom link for the event, please email
[email protected].
And of course, ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge.
Advanced registration is required. Once you register, the Zoom link will be included on your registration ticket/receipt.
We offer all Dharma teachings and center events on a “dana” basis. This means we’re grateful for your generosity but there is no required cost to attend and no one is turned away for lack of funds. Suggested donation amounts are provided, and we welcome you to offer what you can to help us sustain our programming and make the dharma and events like this possible.
If you're not donating at this time but would like to receive the Zoom link for the event, please email
[email protected].
And of course, ordained sangha are always welcome free of charge.