Mindful U at Naropa University
Thoughts and Instruction on Mindfulness in Higher Education
Displaying all 4 Episode of Mindful U at Naropa University with the tag “justice”.
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84. Jamelah & Amanda: Mission, Culture & Inclusive Community at Naropa
June 11th, 2022 | 49 mins 23 secs
anti-racism, buddhism, justice, mindfulness, naropa university, on being, restorative community, restorative justice, transformative justice
Mission, Culture & Inclusive Community is an important development in Naropa's recent history. MCIC was created post murders of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor - when the push for closer alignment with the University's values and mission was necessary for the conscious evolution of our community. Learn more about this division of Naropa from Jamelah & Amanda in this Mindful U Podcast episode.
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75. Carl Anthony: The Urban Habitat Program
June 17th, 2019 | 35 mins 18 secs
breakthrough communities, carl anthony, city planning, communities, contemplative, education, environment, environmental justice, higher education, justice, naropa, naropa university, paloma pavel, social justice, university, urban communities, urban habitat
"We need to think about a new quality in our organization where we are not only protesting against the things that are really hurting our communities and neighborhoods, but we're also really cultivating expertise on ideas and visions that we might have for the neighborhood and community. Finding ways that rather than having these issues come forth in competition, that we can actually have a big enough solutions put forth that incorporate. And one of the areas that we have been specializing in is something called Movement for Regional Equity and what that basically means is that the decisions that are made at a regional level are taken up by the community and our metropolitan region."
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74. Paloma Pavel: Reimagining Community Organizing & Environmental Literacy
June 3rd, 2019 | 45 mins 11 secs
breakthrough communities, carl anthony, city planning, communities, contemplative, education, environment, environmental justice, higher education, justice, naropa, naropa university, paloma pavel, social justice, university, urban communities, urban habitat
"It's been a great joy and privilege in my life to work with individuals, with communities, with groups—sometimes in traditional organizations and non-profits—sometimes at a community level. We're living in a time where I think we're being called to move from a politics of protest and saying no to one of saying yes, and of governance, and of really learning how to take charge of the basic infrastructure of our lives. Communities are taking back locally produced energy and energy grids. People are working on knowledge about where their water comes from and soil—and also their sense of meaning and community and creativity and art in the broadest sense of: how do we imagine a new culture that is truly inclusive of all?"
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73. Paloma Pavel & Carl Anthony: Breakthrough Communities, Underserved Populations, & Community Engagement
May 20th, 2019 | 52 mins 7 secs
breakthrough communities, carl anthony, city planning, communities, contemplative, education, environment, environmental justice, higher education, justice, naropa, naropa university, paloma pavel, social justice, university, urban communities, urban habitat
"As we open and see that what we're carrying around inside ourselves, what we have created around us is kind of a fear story. When we actually step into the fierce love story that we long for, we start having a much more joyful experience and one where we're not at war with our earth community. One where we're actually welcoming growing things in our backyards and on our roofs, where we're seeing that space is imagined in a whole other way. And also, we do need to live closer together if we're going to preserve wilderness and agricultural land and green space—it's essential that we learn how to be with one another. And we're excited for this moment because we feel that it's probably one of the most energizing, innovating moments that we've ever lived through. And it's accelerating."