HYBRID: Open Hours Open Mic at EBMC (May 25th 2025)

HYBRID: Open Hours Open Mic at EBMC

Sunday, May 25th 2025

4:30 - 7:30 PM PT

With Ramón Honea, EBMC Community and Facilities Liaison

Closed Captioning Provided on Zoom

The center is fragrance-free and wheelchair accessible

N95/KN95 masks required

Do you have a song to sing, a poem or written word to share, personal art to show? Then come on down to the center on Sunday May 25th! If you can't come down, join us on Zoom (sharing online is welcome too). This will be a hybrid way of gathering in community.

The theme is Metta and Resistance, although all shares are welcome. Each share will be maximum three minutes long with a bell rung to end it. BIPOC and LGBTQIA+ voices will be invited to share first.

NOTE: Sign-ups are ONLY between 4:30-5 PM, in-person or online. We cannot take any sign-ups after 5 PM.

For accessibility, please:

• Limit the use of instruments
• Provide visual descriptions of yourself and any art
• Provide content warnings when appropriate
• Follow the Agreements for Multicultural Interactions

There will be snacks in our kitchen. It is a potluck so add any food that you can bring. We will finish the night with some dancing.

SCHEDULE

4:15 PM: Doors open

4:30-5 PM: Sign-ups, potluck, and 20-min meditation

5-7 PM: Open mic time

7-7:30: Dancing, potluck, and clean up

Remember parking is free on Sunday and all are welcome.

Cost

The teachings are regarded as priceless. So they are offered without a fee. You are invited to support the teachings and our efforts by contributing voluntary donations (the practice of “Dana”) for the expenses of the meditation center and the support of the teachers.

The ticket prices are listed as different tiers with suggested donations based on income ranges. For those who wish to give more, you may choose an "add-on" to your ticket. For those unable to give, there is an option for that.

Other ways to give:

To make a gift to sustain the work of East Bay Meditation Center, you may do so via Paypal: paypal.me/eastbaymeditation or our website: eastbaymeditation.org/dana 100% of our programming is sliding scale and no one will ever be turned away for lack of funds.

Thank you for the gifts of your generosity and for supporting the work of East Bay Meditation Center and our beloved teachers who have volunteered their time.

For in-person participation:

For those wishing to practice in person, space will be limited to 60 people to allow ample space for social distancing. Participants will be asked to wear N95 or KN95 face masks. (N95 face masks will be available at EBMC.) Please note: The speaker may be unmasked while speaking at the mic.

To attend in person, you need to be completely free of fragranced body and clothing products -- more information and a list of fragrance free products, including those that are especially good for people of color, appears on our website:

https://eastbaymeditation.org/resources/fragrance-free-at-ebmc/

East Bay Meditation Center is a scent free / fragrance free space and is wheelchair accessible.

Universal Access Requests on Zoom to help with sound and video quality. If possible…

1. When speaking, introduce your name, pronouns, and (optionally) a brief physical description of yourself.

2. If using virtual backgrounds, please use static, simple, high-contrast backgrounds.

3. Please keep your camera still while your camera is on.

4. Please repeat your name when you speak to help those with visual impairment.

5. The host/volunteer will attempt to read any comments that appear in the chat out loud.

6. Please strive for clear audio and mute when you are not speaking. Phone access is also available.

7. If you have unmet access needs, please send a message to the volunteer or host in the chat. If the chat is not accessible to you, please offer them briefly in one minute or less via voice. Please do not send access requests directly to other participants.