Join students of Zen Master Thích Nhất Hạnh and faith leaders on Tuesday, August 25 for a walking meditation, letter delivery, and ceremony to invite Marc Benioff to sign the Business Democracy Pledge and end Salesforce's contracts with ICE.
This engaged practice will be part of a Democracy Caravan from Richmond, to Oakland, to San Francisco. Community caravans across California will be calling on our business leaders to join other pillars of civil society in support of free and democratic elections.
WHAT: A walking meditation, letter delivery, and ceremony
WHO: Students of Thích Nhất Hạnh, Buddhists of all traditions, mindfulness practitioners, people of faith, and anyone interested in practicing with us
WHEN: Tuesday, August 25, 2026
1 PM - Load the Bus in Oakland*
1:45pm- 3pm - Letter Delivery in SF*
*Exact Locations shared upon RSVP
Our neighbors, friends, and communities are being targeted, attacked, and torn apart. Buddhist teachings on interbeing and interdependence show us how an escalation of state violence on any of us is a threat to all of us. Mass nonviolent resistance is instrumental to upholding democracy. May we rise to meet this moment with fierce compassion and solidarity.
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**The background image on this form is from 1963, when Vietnamese Buddhist leaders took to the streets to protest the authoritarian Diem government's repression of Buddhism.