Atonement & Amends for Earth & All Beings: Fund Raiser for Amazon Watch

PAEAN is an inclusive initiative ofSacred Mountain Sanghafocused on spiritually-based Climate Activism while building resilience and a collaborative community. Its core vision is to develop and support mostly local, but also online, climate action groups within a global network working for a just transition from ecological collapse to an equitable, thriving, sustainable world. We also offer events and courses to support people in their transition to plant-based living.

PAEAN (Peoples Alliance for Earth Action Now)

We’ll gather on unceded land of the Coast Miwok people for the Kuan Yin/Atonement ceremony for Earth Day to raise funds for Amazon Watch.

Bear Valley Visitor Center

Vegan Journey for Planet Earth

Events, courses and community gatherings to support people in their transition to and embracing of  plant-based living.

<h3>P﻿lease Note</h3>T﻿his event is a fund-raiser in tandem with <a href="https://www.yogaforclimateaction.com/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Yoga for Climate Action</a>F﻿or more info, please contact Linda (put Linda in the subject line) at paean.people.rising@gmail.comH﻿ow the fund-raiser worksI﻿f you are a yoga, mindfulness, meditation, Dharma, or Qigong teacher/leader you are invited to offer the income of one or more classes toward Yoga for Climate Action's focus organization which is <a href="https://amazonwatch.org/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Amazon Watch</a>. If you don't host specific classes you can also join us by hosting a donation event - a gathering of friends for a meal, a musical offering, a dance party, or any creative idea you or your friends can do together as part of this year's Earth Day. Amazon Watch as the recipient of all donations is a partner organization with <a href="https://www.paean.earth/partner-organizations" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">PAEAN: Peoples Alliance for Earth Action Now</a> and Yoga for Climate Action. All support is deeply appreciated. Join us on site We will be honoring and atoning for harms to the non-human realm. Point Reyes is an especially poignant location to host our ceremony. The decades-long use of ⅓ of this public land for dairy ranches has resulted in ecosystem degradation, water pollution, biodiversity loss, and the profound suffering of the native Tule elk and other indigenous species, alongside the cows raised for dairy and veal.The ceremony will include prayer, a shrine to the animal and Earthen world, an adaptation of the Kuan Yin/Atonement ceremony, and space for participants to offer a message of atonement for taking life and perpetuating harm. We hope you’ll join us for this opportunity to make living amends in community, witnessing and supporting each other in kindness and love for all beings.With the stunning beauty of the land and its inhabitants for inspiration, and the knowledge of harms past, present and future as fuel for our atonement, we’ll join in ceremony and community to hold space and offer our deepest prayers, apologies, and intentions.We'll follow our ceremony with a vegan potluck, so please bring something plant-based to share. For those who’d like to stay for the whole day, there are many beautiful hikes on the land, or you can drive to the coast to the ocean, stopping by the ranches on the way to offer additional atonement to the baby cows caged in small huts, waiting to be killed and sold as veal. Schedule:Gather, greet, and introduce ourselves from 11.00 - 11.30Ceremony from 11.30-12:30Vegan Potluck from 12:30-1:30 (please bring a plant-based dish to share)Optional Hike from 1:30 on for those who’d like to organizeGetting there + Earth careIf you'd like to be added to the list for arranging carpools, let Charity know (charity@jamjamjam.com) your LOCATION and CONTACT INFO and she'll connect interested people with each other to lower the carbon footprint of this event.Note for out-of-townersFor those who can't join us in person, we invite you to feel into an area you are called to be present for, near your home. You may also consider friends or local sangha members who can join you. We can also post a notice if you want to host a ceremony. And you will receive a template and training to host your own event at our April 14 meeting (<a href="https://www.eventbrite.com/e/551832916107">info here</a>).About Thanissara:Thanissara is a long-time Dharma practitioner and teacher. She trained for 12 years in the Thai Forest monastic tradition of Ajahn Chah, has led meditation retreats internationally for the last 30 years and has an MA in Mindfulness-Based Psychotherapy Practice. With her partner, Kittisaro co-founded Dharmagiri Sacred Mountain Retreat Centre in South Africa, and the Non-Profit Sacred Mountain Sangha in the US. She is author of Time To Stand Up, An Engaged Buddhist Manifesto for Our Earth and a member of the Spirit Rock Teacher Council. For more info, visit <a href="https://www.sacredmountainsangha.org" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.sacredmountainsangha.org.</a>About Charity Kahn:Charity Kahn is a musician, teaching artist, Certified Mindfulness Meditation Instructor, and Certified Qigong Instructor based in San Francisco, CA. She has released seven albums of award-winning music for families and a collection of guided meditations for kids with her band Charity and the JAMband. She is the founder of The JAM Experience, sharing music, movement and mindfulness with families around the Bay Area and beyond through her beloved classes, camps and concerts since 2001. Charity also combines mindfulness and a passion for social and environmental justice in concerts and recordings for grown-ups with her band The Invisible Bee, and through her Vegan Journey and PAEAN courses and events. For more info, visit <a href="https://www.charitykahn" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.charitykahn</a> and <a href="http://www.jamjamjam.com" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">www.jamjamjam.com.</a>

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