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Volunteer on EBMC’s Leadership Sangha!

January 2026

Volunteer on EBMC’s Leadership Sangha!

 

We’re seeking dedicated community members to join EBMC’s Board/Leadership Sangha (L Sangha) or a Board committee. Share your skills and help guide EBMC’s mission of equity, compassion, and collective liberation!

Open Roles:

  • Leadership Sangha (~5 hrs / month) – Governance of EBMC, policies & long term goals. –
  • Committee Roles (~10 hrs / year)
  • Development Committee – Fundraising & donor engagement
  • HR Committee – Policy creation & staff support
  • Building Committee – Construction support for our Capital Campaign
  • Finance Committee – Financial planning & oversight
  • Communications Support – Expertise for our Development team

Want to talk in person with an LSangha member about this opportunity? Join us Saturday, January 24 from 1pm – 3pm at our New Year Celebration.

If you’re passionate about supporting EBMC’s work and bringing your expertise to our vibrant community, we’d love to connect! Please complete this form and a member of our volunteer team will get back to you.

PiTA 2.0! A New Iteration of “Practice in Transformative Action”

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PiTA 2.0: Practice in Transformative Action

We’re excited to announce the next iteration of PiTA (Practice in Transformative Action) 2.0, a 6-month, in-person program at EBMC facilitated by past PiTA Apprentice Teachers and endorsed by EBMC Founding Teacher Mushim Ikeda.

PiTA 2.0 empowers participants to integrate mindfulness and Buddhist principles into their social justice work through healing, practice, and community.

 


Who This Program Is For

PiTA 2.0 is open to individuals who:

  •  Practice (or are curious about) mindfulness and Buddhist-informed practices such as meditation, mindful eating, movement, metta, and self-compassion.
  • Are engaged in—or seeking to engage in—justice-centered activism as organizers, educators, healers, cultural workers, or other transformative roles.
  • Desire community and collective learning, rooted in the spirit of beloved community.
  • Can commit to two in-person sessions per month over six months (3.5 hours each; at least 8 of 10 sessions).
  • Are willing to bring time, energy, and emotional capacity to shared practice.
  • Embrace shared leadership and collective responsibility.
  • Are open to co-creating across differences with attention to healing, conflict transformation, and equitable practices.

 

Program Objectives

Together, PiTA 2.0 participants will:

  • Practice mindfulness in many forms, including meditation, movement, mindful eating, metta, and self-compassion.
  • Embody and share how Buddhist principles strengthen personal resilience and collective justice movements.
  • Co-create spaces for healing, transformation, and beloved community.
  • Apply mindfulness-informed strategies to build non-violent, joyful, and liberatory relationships and systems.
  • Connect with and be inspired by the intergenerational PiTA network past and present.

Application Details

  • Applications open September 1 – November 15, 2025
  • Notification of acceptance by December 1, 2025
  • If you’ve been part of a previous PiTA cohort, you are welcome to apply again.

Click here to apply

If you value inner practice as a foundation for outer change and are seeking a mindful, relational, and justice-rooted learning community, we warmly invite you to apply to PiTA 2.0

HYBRID: White and Awakening in Sangha

IN PERSON: Gather & Ground: Compassionate Community Building

HYBRID: Ceasefire Sangha Presents: EBMC Live from the West Bank

ONLINE: Afrikan Healing and Wisdom

HYBRID: Buddha’s Four Big Truths (Four Noble Truths), Feb. 4-25

Hiring Interns!

EBMC is hiring interns to help support us in 2025! If you are a local university student with an interest in nonprofit work, meditation, Buddhism or social media marketing, please consider joining our team! Preferred start date: January 21, 2024. You can click here to download a flyer with more information.

Link Here to the Beautiful Digital Program for Love, Power and Liberation

From left to right, Lama Rod Owens, Angela Davis, and Prentis Hemphill against a multicolored background

We are honored to share the digital program from Love, Power and Liberation and offer deep bows to our sponsors and supporters, without whom the program would not have been such a tremendous success!

Click here to view the digital program.