The Spirituality of Activism - how do spiritual seekers create meaningful change with Nova Reid + Lama Rod Owens
Mon 21 Oct 2024 7:00 PM - 8:30 PM
Friends House, NW1 2BJ
Description
We are living through an unprecedented period of social, political, and climate instability.
In times like these, many of us rely on our spiritual practices for support and insight. But what if your spiritual practices are actually replicating the systems of violence that perpetuates this collective instability?
Join Bestselling authors Nova Reid (The Good Ally) and Lama Rod Owens (The New Saints) as they explore the work of decolonization in our spiritual practice. This work not only supports us personally, but can also lead to the disruption of systematic violence towards deeper collective care and liberation.
Their talk will offer insight into decolonization as a practice that invites us into a deeper relationship with ancestor practice, returning to love and accountability as ethical frameworks for change, and the role of developing self-trust, radical self and collective care as means to support real liberation
Nova Reid is a thought leader, TED speaker, writer, and producer. Often described as a force to be reckoned with, Nova uses her background in mental well-being to encourage meaningful change from the inside out. Through her impactful advocacy and powerful public speaking, writing, and storytelling, she has become renowned as an agent of change, selected as one of Black Magic Network’s Top 100 Black British Women and receiving a Precious Award for Social Impact. Nova’s best-selling debut book, *The Good Ally*, has consistently been described as life-changing.
Lama Rod Owens is a Black Buddhist Southern Queen. An international influencer with a Master of Divinity degree in Buddhist Studies from Harvard Divinity School with a focus on the intersection of social change, identity, and spiritual practice. Author of Love and Rage: The Path of Liberation through Anger and co-author of Radical Dharma: Talking Race, Love and Liberation, his teachings center on freedom, self-expression, and radical self-care. Highly sought after for talks, retreats, and workshops, his mission is to show you how to heal and free yourself.
Location
Friends House, NW1 2BJ