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SUMMARY:Weekend Retreat: Softening Our Hearts\, Building Resilience\, Holding Grief\, Cultivating Joy
DESCRIPTION:A WEEKEND RETREAT FOR ACTIVISTSCo-sponsored by American Friends Service CommitteeDates: Friday\, August 8th – Sunday\, August 10thLocation: Quaker Center\, Ben Lomond\, CACost: Tiered Pricing from $50-$500 \nBuddhist teacher and activist Arinna Weisman and Jewish Renewal Rabbi and activist Cat Zavis will lead us in this special weekend retreat for activists and their allies working for an end to the genocide and for justice in Palestine. We will integrate Buddhist and Jewish practices including\, mindfulness\, meditation\, prayers\, chants\, and teachings\, and incorporate some Shabbat rituals and practices.     \nIt is a dedicated time to go within\, call upon and regenerate the beautiful heart qualities—such as radical compassion\, inner peace\, and unlimited kindness—to strengthen our capacity to hold our immense grief and sorrow\, release obstructions of the heart such as fear\, hatred or shame\, and alchemize our anger. This will strengthen us to allow continued and sustainable activism (or “sumud” as Palestinians say) as a form of sacred action for justice\, dignity\, and freedom.     \nWe do not have to do this alone! After so many months of grieving\, disbelief\, and urgent organizing\, we can come together to resource and heal\, rebalance and strengthen\, and allow the blessing of our collective energy to root and deepen the qualities of faith\, joy\, and love. There will be time for group sharings and questions and answers. A majority of this retreat will be silent. \nCOVID POLICYMasking (KN94/N95) is required while indoors unless you have a medical reason not to mask. We encourage you to test before attending the retreat. Please don’t attend if you have any symptoms. \nACCESSIBILITYBen Lomond Retreat Center has ADA compliant rooms and the site is ADA accessible. Please indicate any additional access needs on a post registration google survey you will be sent.    \nPRICING & CANCELATIONThe cost of putting on this retreat is $6\,000. We have tiered pricing in order to make this retreat accessible. Cancellation fee is $20.00 if you cancel before Monday\, July 28th. Cancellation anytime after Sunday\, July 27th is non-refundable. \nIn the Buddhist tradition\, the teachings are considered priceless and therefore offered freely by the teachers. In return\, those who appreciate them and would like them to continue will be given an opportunity to support the teachers through dana (generosity) at the end of the retreat. \nFUNDRAISINGIn order to make this retreat widely accessible\, we are raising funds beyond ticket costs. Our goal is to raise $5\,000. If you are unable to attend\, but would like to support our effort\, donate here.  \nIf you have any questions\, please email either Mica (beeingmaya@gmail.com) or Marge (margesussman@comcast.net) \n**Registration is now open for the Daylong Retreat on July 26th in Oakland California. You can learn more and register here.**
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