Anti- Racism and Anti-Oppression Resources

Learn more about CMC’s BEAR (Belonging, Equity, and Anti-Racism) Committee.

Boston-Based Celebrations of Juneteenth for 2022

• Juneteenth Boston - Radically Reclaiming Royalty

• King Boston's Nubian Square Juneteenth Celebration

• more here

For Non-Black Folks

• Anti-Racism in mindfulness communities

• Highly recommend this book: Beyond White Mindfulness

• 10 Things We Want White People To Do To Celebrate Juneteenth

• (non-Black folks of color): https://www.washington.edu/counseling/culture-of-care/resources-for-non-black-individuals-and-communities-of-color/

• What is Juneteenth?

• Performative Juneteenth celebrations (going beyond)

• When Juneteenth was just ours

Meditation

• CMC’s Heartwood Black, Indigenous, People of Color Mindfulness Community, free, live online, Fridays6pm to 7:15pm ET

• Juneteenth Meditation/Poem by adrienne marie brown

• Sebene Selassie "You Can't Meditate This Away" (Race, Rage, and the Responsibilities of Meditators)" 

• Lama Rod Owens "An Uncomfortable (But Meaningful) Conversation About Race" . Also offering free practices nearly every day on his Instagram.

• Rev angel Kyodo Williams Can be seen on 10% happier podcast. Rev angel is also hosting free daily sits and half-day retreats.

• DaRa Williams, a psychotherapist, teacher at IMS and elsewhere, and trainer (IMS POC retreat in 2 weeks, Indigenous Focusing Oriented Therapy)

• Liberate app If you are looking to support Black meditation teachers and access to their teachings, the Liberate app centers Black teachers and wisdom and features all Black/Indigenous/People of Color teachers.

• Garrison Institute BIPOC Meditation Sangha, Thursdays 12-1

Community

• BIPOC Medation

• Rhonda Magee: The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities
  Through Mindfulness

Books

• Black-owned bookstores

• Rhonda Magee: The Inner Work of Racial Justice: Healing Ourselves and Transforming Our Communities
  Through Mindfulness

• Rev. angel Kyodo Williams, Lama Rod Owens, Jasmine Syedullah Ph.D: Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love,
  and Liberation

• Ruth King: Mindful of Race: Transforming Racism from the Inside Out

Articles

Article Collection: https://www.ibramxkendi.com/essays

Diversity and Professionalism (PDF)

Addressing Health Disparities Among Minority Populations Why Clinical Trial Recruitment Is Not Enough (PDF)

Racial Trauma in Film: How Viewers Can Address Re-traumatization

Videos

• Spiritual Teacher Thomas Hübl & Contemplative Scholar Practitioner Dr. Angel Acosta

• Dr. Angel Acosta: https://www.drangelacosta.com/

• Breathwork for All: https://www.drangelacosta.com/breathwork-community-practice-for-all

• Breathwork for BIPOC: https://www.drangelacosta.com/breathwork-community-grounding-BIPOC-only

• The Anti-Racism Revolution: Inhabiting the Moment, a conversation with Tara Brach and Spring Washam: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tHnjGOi6FFU&feature=youtu.be

• Tara Brach’s Interview with Resmaa Menakam: Healing Racialized Trauma

Podcast

• Rev. angel Kyodo williams:

  • Mindful by Design

  • The World Is Our Field of Practice

• On Being: Notice the Rage; Notice the Silence

Websites

• Racial Data Lab

• stopaapihate.org

• Mental Health Resources for Young People of Color

• Black Mental Health Matters

Additional resources can also be found here: Courage of Care

For our BIPOC Community, join CMC’ s ‘Live Online’ weekly practices:

• Fridays, 6:00-7:00pm(ET): Weekly POC practice with Rahil

• Additional BIPOC offerings

For White Allies Seeking Community Committed to Anti-Racism, additional practices are listed here:

• Cambridge Insight's White Awake group

• Additional resources: East Bay Meditation