Wednesday Nov 01, 2023

Nothing Exists In Itself: Community Building from Anarchism to Buddhism

Organizers from two different communities that have blossomed in the desert of Utah Valley share their experience building community. First up is Trash Bird Distro, a coalition of anarchists, followed by the Awakening Valley Sangha, a buddhist community in the tradition of Zen Master, Thich Nhat Hanh. This episode contains discussions of racism, appropriation, orientalism, and too many Moby Dick quotes.

Are you a writer interested in having your short story or poem highlighted on the pod? Email Dani at 10796756@uvu.edu.

Intro: 0:00

Art highlight: 5:06

Trashbirds: 9:10

Awakening Valley: 22:30

Conclusion: 43:49

Critical Mass Podcast is produced by the Center for Social Impact of Utah Valley University, but was researched, scripted, recorded, and edited by students. Any and all opinions expressed by me or interviewees belong to us alone, and don’t necessarily reflect the opinions or values of the Center for Social Impact or of Utah Valley University.

Links:

socialimpact

https://www.instagram.com/trashbirddistro/

https://www.awakeningvalleysangha.org/

Sources:

www.unhcr.org/media/buddhist-core-values-and-perspectives-protection-challenges-faith-and-protection

https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/etd/3522‌

https://doi.org/10.26034/lu.jgb.2022.1992

https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1306702.

https://www.awakeningvalleysangha.org/faq “What is a Sangha”

https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/thich-nhat-hanh “How do you pronounce Thich Nhat Hanh?”

https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/thich-nhat-hanh “Biography”