Warmest greetings, dear friends. The DSA Buddhist Circle’s monthly meeting is on September 24. Please come for meditation, discourse, and making happen Buddhist-led, mindfulness-inspired actions and offerings. We’ll talk about putting in action what we’ve mentioned many times in previous meetings: Meditation/Mindfulness/Refuge Space offering to DSA activists—please see attached from Mike (thank you, Mike!).

Thursday, 24 September 2026, 7PM-8PM US ET

RSVP here for zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2VgvoUS_Rwq8e5jKZdHD8Q

Hope to see many of you there! Meanwhile, below is a small list of September actions/events that y’all may be interested in. Also below are links to our notes, resources, etc. Please scroll down…

In solidarity, with much metta, Dorotea (NYC DSA, RS Commission)

PS. We gather every last Thursday of the month—mark your calendaryos! If you’d like to be removed from the Circle’s emailing list, please email me with “unsubscribe” in the subject field.

Here are some September actions/gatherings y’all may be interested in:

Saturday, 19 September 2026, 5-7PM ET (in person & online). Town Hall on the Conditions at MDC (Metropolitan Detention Center is a federal prison and an ICE detention center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn). Learn about the situation at MDC, how communities are responding, and how you can help. More info and register to attend in-person here: https://www.theremedyproj.org/prison-exposed/mdc-brooklyn. Register for online here: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/2xg5tvr1RdCRU1P88OFV1Q.

Thursday, 24 September 2026, 6-7:30PM ET (online). The Bodhisattva Path in Action: How Buddhism, Politics, and Social Engagement Serve Democracy, with Tara Brach, Ben Connelly, and Kaira Jewel Lingo. Organized by the Buddhist Coalition for Democracy and Insight Meditation Community of Washington. More info and register here: https://imcw.org/event/?eventId=1747

Saturday, 26 September 2026, 9:30AM-1PM ET (in person; online donation). Buddhist Global Relief: Walk to Feed the Hungry. From Dorotea: I’m coordinating this Walk. Please join me! Walk. Volunteer. Donate… Buddhist Global Relief has 60 projects across the US and around the world to combat hunger and malnutrition and to provide communities education/training for sovereignty and sustainable future. A percentage of funds raised go to a local organization, and this year the donations will go to Astoria Food Pantry, a vibrant mutual aid community in Queens, NYC. More info, registration, donation here: https://buddhistglobalrelief.org/2026-nyc-walk-details/

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