Buddhist Responses to Community Crises

The escalation of violence in our communities has many practitioners questioning how to respond. Here are links to articles about Buddhist leaders who are meeting this moment with compassion and purpose.

The Normalization of Terror: A Buddhist Response to ICE's Extrajudicial Tactics

By Kosen Greg Snyder

Published in The Arrow: A Journal of Wakeful Society, Culture and Politics

November 18, 2025

Buddhist to Join Interfaith Protest in Minneapolis

By Ben Connelly

Lion's Roar

January 20, 2026

Bearing Witness in Minneapolis: A Letter to the Sangha from Abbot Mako

By Doshin Mako Voelkel

San Francisco Zen Center Sangha News Journal

January 27, 2026

Faith as Trust: Why Religious Frameworks Matter Right Now (Even if You're Not Religious

By Liz Bucar

Religion, Reimagined on Substack

January 19, 2026

Love Letter to an Ice Agent

By Kiara Jewel Lingo

Kiara Jewel's Substack

January 13, 2026

More About ICE and Conscience, Drama, and the Essential Goodness of the Human Heart

By Norman Fischer

Norman's Newsletter on Substack

January 23, 2026

The Nation is Shattered; Mountains and Rivers Remain

By Roshi Joan Halifax

Lion's Roar Magazine

January 29, 2026

The Elephant in the Dharma Hall

By John Peacock

Tricycle, Spring 2024