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 [email protected]. 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”  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th%C3%ADch_Nh%E1%BA%A5t_H%E1%BA%A1nh Thich Nach Hanh’s Wikipedia page.  https://www.awakeningvalleysangha.org/ “Our Meetings”  https://www.lionsroar.com/in-a-word-dharma/ “Dharma as Teachings”  https://www.nbcnews.com/news/asian-america/young-asian-american-buddhists-are-reclaiming-narrative-decades-white-rcna1236   https://www.lionsroar.com/road-to-diversity/   https://www.awakeningvalleysangha.org/resources   https://utprisonbuddhistproject.weebly.com/about.html   https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/dharma-outreach-program   https://utbuddhistprisonproject.com/participating-sanghas “Participating Sanghas”  https://utbuddhistprisonproject.com/about “’About’ page”  https://utbuddhistprisonproject.com/get-involved “’get Involved’ page”  https://issuu.com/utah10/docs/uhq_volume44_1976_number2/s/125310  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5Ro4rTvDcw  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv4DJmcFTqE