Peace, Choice, Climate and Democracy
Join us on Sunday May 19th, 1-4 Pacific time:
A fundraising partnership between Engaged Buddhist Election Retreats and Movement Voter Project Bay Area Hub. Learn more here.
Register for SIT FOR DEMOCRACY here. We’ll help you get sponsors from your friends and family Don’t want to get Sponsors? You can also support a Ballot Bodhisattva here.
Our Plans for 2024
The upcoming 2024 General Election will be a watershed event in the history of our nation and the world. We are committed to working tirelessly to save all beings.
Fundraising for the Movement Voter Project. On Sunday afternoon May 19, we’ll hold a hybrid Sit for Democracy event in Oakland (and on zoom) to raise funds for the Movement Voter Project. In 2020 and 2022 we raised $45,000 to support grassroots Get Out the Vote organizers in swing states. This year we’ll broaden our network of support by asking each participant to seek sponsors from among their family and friends.
Postcard Writing. We will be holding half-day retreats online throughout the summer and fall, to encourage voters in swing states to vote. We’ll be using the same retreat format we used in 2020 and 2022, with periods of meditation, a dharma talk, and writing to voters.
Meditation action at the Republican National Convention, Milwaukee, July 15-18. We’ll bear witness by sitting together in meditation outside the Republican National Convention in support of peace, choice, climate, and democracy.
In-Person Election GOTV Retreats. In Nevada and Wisconsin we will be organizing residential retreats during the two weeks leading up to the election: these will follow a traditional retreat format, with mornings sitting in meditation, service, dharma talks and shared meals — and afternoons walking precincts to Get Out the Vote.