Streaming onlyRSVP to Andrew Barnes Jamieson (AndrewBarnesJam@gmail.com) or Tom Bickley if you plan to attend!
The December gathering of the All Ears Interfaith Sangha, where we join to perform sound meditations and connecting with one another, ourselves, and with Spirit through creation and awareness of sound. We hope to cultivate a spiritual community of musicians—with the understanding that anyone can be a musician, regardless of training, background, and profession, if they choose to interact with sound in critical and creative ways. Rather than attempting to create a space that is strictly neutral with respect to faith/nonfaith beliefs and traditions, we intend to celebrate any faith/secular traditions that are meaningful to participants, with an emphasis on healing, meditation, self-exploration and community-building. We strive to elevate traditions and voices that are marginalized in our unjust society, and do our best to challenge racism, sexism, heterosexism, classism and European secular/Christian cultural dominance, while acknowledging these as the context that surrounds our community and has shaped traditions and institutions of faith themselves, and believing that Spirit can transform us in spite of the presence of unjust forces.
Each month, we will gather to perform Sonic Meditations of Pauline Oliveros, and guest artists will lead us into new sonic and meditative experiences. Afterwards, we will gather for a community conversation (usually a meal, but there's no need to bring food when we meet virtually), with space for both formal and informal conversation to discuss the experience of listening, and connect with fellow Sangha participants.
This month, our guest artist will be KJ Song, a singer, visionary and performance artist, who co-directs Oakland's Thrive Choir.