On Sunday October 16 at 3pm EST / 12 noon PST, several mindfulness-based communities will come together to host open, public meditations in their cities. See details below for events this weekend in: Portland, Washington DC, Santa Fe, Sacramento, Greenfield, Vancouver, Seattle, Montpelier, Toronto, Decatur, Detroit, San Francisco, Port Townsend, Boston, London, Zurich, Los Angeles, Richland... [read more]

On Sunday October 16 at 3pm EST / 12 noon PST, several mindfulness-based communities will come together to host open, public meditations in their cities. See details below for events this weekend in: Portland, Washington DC, Santa Fe, Sacramento, Greenfield, Vancouver, Seattle, Montpelier, Toronto, Decatur, Detroit, San Francisco, Port Townsend, Boston, London, Zurich, Los Angeles, Richland Center, Tucson, Frankfurt, Oakland, New York. Add your city!

Simultaneous public meditations are being planned for Occupy Wall Street in New York, Occupy Oakland in the Bay Area, and in several other cities. The goal of the meditation will be to bring mindfulness to and show organizational support for the Occupy movements.

Participating Organizations:
Buddhist Peace Fellowship - http://www.bpf.org/
The Interdependence Project - http://theidproject.org/
Off the Mat and Into the World - http://www.offthematintotheworld.org/
Third Root Community Health Center - http://thirdroot.org/

We invite you to join us in being present.

If you'd like to schedule a simultaneous meditation in your area, list it below. Please share responses, pictures and reports!

If you are looking for more details about an event in your city, scroll through the posts on the wall. Maia at Jizo Chronicles has also collected details about most of the events on her calendar of Socially Engaged Buddhist events: http://jizochronicles.com/calendar-of-engaged-buddhist-events/

Check to see what time is the equivalent of 3pm Eastern Standard Time for your location: http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converter.html