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Henry Blanke considers the suffering he sees as a counselor at a substance abuse detox and rehab facility in Brooklyn, New York and whether Buddhists should see it as their duty to work to alleviate it.

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Join faith leaders for an interfaith rally and worship service before marching to Wall St. and then joining in solidarity with New Sanctuary Coalition's weekly Jericho Walk. We will root in our faiths before calling out the role of empire in ongoing climate destruction and then will bear witness to the worsening immigrant struggle.

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September 18, 2025 9:00 am
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A Buddhist socialist resisting the illusion of separateness and the emptiness of consumption

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