EBMC Community Pulse Check
Dear Beloved Sangha,
We’re at a pivotal time in global history and considering how to make EBMC a place of refuge, support, and action this year and beyond, as well as solidifying our vision for the future.
We’d love your input on what you would like to see in 2025 and beyond. Our goal is to co-create a grassroots community of socially-engaged Buddhist and mindfulness practitioners, dedicated to growth, mutual aid, and liberation for all beings. As we’ve been doing for the last 18 years, we’ll continue to center our offerings around BIPOC, queer, disabled, and chronically ill folx.
Please fill out this survey to share your thoughts with us by May 27, 2025. Estimated time for completion is 15-20 minutes.
Each person who submits a response can opt into a raffle for a prize from the EBMC closet of wonders! 🙂 Please be sure to enter your email address if you want to be in the raffle.
Your responses will be CONFIDENTIAL and not shared for any public purposes, other than helping us shape our programming and strategic planning.
If there are any questions you don’t want to answer, please type “n/a” or “decline to state”.
With gratitude,
EBMC Staff
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Agreements for Multicultural Interactions
Agreements for Multicultural Interactions at EBMC
Created by © VISIONS
Try It On: Be willing to “try on” new ideas, or ways of doing things that might not be what you prefer or are familiar with.
Practice Self Focus: Attend to and speak about your own experiences and responses. Do not speak for a whole group or express assumptions about the experience of others.
Understand The Difference Between Intent & Impact: Try to understand and acknowledge impact. Denying the impact of something said by focusing on intent is often more destructive than the initial interaction.
Practice “Both / And”: When speaking, substitute “and” for “but.” This practice acknowledges and honors multiple realities.
Refrain From Blaming Or Shaming Self & Others: Practice giving skillful feedback.
Move Up / Move Back: Encourage full participation by all present. Take note of who is speaking and who is not. If you tend to speak often, consider “moving back” and vice versa.
Practice Mindful Listening: Try to avoid planning what you’ll say as you listen to others. Be willing to be surprised, to learn something new. Listen with your whole self.
Confidentiality: Take home learnings, but don’t identify anyone other than yourself, now or later. If you want to follow up with anyone regarding something they said during a session, ask first and respect their wishes.
Right To Pass: You can say “I pass” if you don’t wish to speak.
To download a PDF Version of the Agreements for Multicultural Interactions, please click here.