Category Archives: Shanti Sena

We Are the Dream: The Kids of the Oakland MLK Oratorical (2020)

Posted on January 18, 2021 by awakinOAK

by Amy Schatz, Diane Kolyer, Sara Rodriguez (Producers) Meditation & Movie Awakin Circle Every year in Oakland, CA, hundreds of pre-K through 12th grade students compete in the Martin Luther King Oratorical Festival, performing a mix of published and original … Continue reading →

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Privilege as a White Person…

Posted on June 11, 2020 by awakinOAK

By DEMCAST Staff I have privilege as a white person because I can do all of these things without thinking twice: I can go birding (#ChristianCooper) I can go jogging (#AhmaudArbery I can relax in the comfort of my own … Continue reading →

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Para ti mi puebo/ for You My People

Posted on April 17, 2020 by awakinOAK

por Edyka Chilomé (Introducción a la película/ Introduction to film) “During the making of this film, two of the largest Immigration and Customs (ICE) operations of this decade took place in Southern USA Durante la grabación de estra película, dos … Continue reading →

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Coronavirus

Posted on March 19, 2020 by awakinOAK

por Jayeshbhai [English below] Due to our local county’s guidance around Coronavirus risks, this week’s circle has moved to a virtual space! To learn more about the online circle,  just RSVP here, and we’ll send you the details by email. Queridos Amig@s, … Continue reading →

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La esperanza es la orientación del corazón / Hope is an Orientation of the Heart

Posted on February 20, 2020 by awakinOAK

por Václav Havel [English below] El tipo de esperanza en el que a diario pienso (especialmente en situaciones particularmente desesperadas, como la prisión) la entiendo sobre todo como un estado mental, no como un estado del mundo. O tenemos esperanza … Continue reading →

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Tras la máscara de un pandillero/ Beneath a Gangster’s Mask

Posted on January 24, 2020 by awakinOAK

Por Jennifer Knapp [English Below] Autores: Jóvenes encarcelados en El Sálvador. Si ellos pudieran hablar Veneno, Marlito, Gasper, Daniel Si mis manos pudieran hablar, te dirían… Cómo solían traicionarme cuando era pequeñx trepando árboles, cuando me resbalaba y me caía. … Continue reading →

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Thanks-Giving and Retribution

Posted on November 28, 2019 by awakinOAK

by Francisco Herrera If the “Thanks Giving” story goes – that the original peoples helped the newcomer (“illegal immigrant”) survive, it is only fitting that the newcomer Give Thanks: re-tribute; pay tribute to those who saved them. One way to … Continue reading →

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We Will Do Our Best to Hide Them

Posted on November 7, 2019 by awakinOAK

by Bryan Farrell Refugees are fleeing, hate groups are rising, the far-right is winning elections around the world. Those who want to do something about it are going to need a model for resistance. And there may be none better … Continue reading →

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Lluvia del Alma/ Rain of the Soul

Posted on October 17, 2019 by awakinOAK

por Pancho Ramos-Stierle [English below] en la nochedespierta con el aroma de los soles lejanosmucho antes de que salpiquenel techo de tu corazón quítate las cobijas del saber ahoray deja que el espíritu corra afuera descalzoen los campos inconocibles de … Continue reading →

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Alquimia Espiritual / Spiritual Alchemy

Posted on February 22, 2019 by pancho

–por Shinzen Young (Feb 22, 2019) [English below] Todas las tradiciones espirituales hablan acerca de la importancia de darle la bienvenida a las circunstancias negativas con amor. A menudo un@ escucha que debe amar a su enemigo o a las … Continue reading →

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