8 Saturdays via Cloud Zendo Zoom link, July 11 - August 29, 1 - 2:30 pm. Facilitated by Yuho Wade Maggert

Yuho Wade Maggert

We will explore whiteness and the structures of racism through a Zen Buddhist lens so that practitioners learn to skillfully engage with and transform white racial conditioning and white supremacist systems. Unpacking Whiteness focuses on racial justice, interconnection, and liberation, with the intention that sangha members build brave and inclusive spaces in their homes, workplaces, communities, and at the Houston Zen Center.

Newcomers and seasoned practitioners alike are wholeheartedly welcome.  We request that each participant identifies as a white person and is open to courageous self-exploration with the sangha.

 Unpacking Whiteness is facilitated by Wade Maggert.

 Yuho Wade Maggert has been a Houston Zen Center member for over two years.  He is a licensed psychotherapist and a mental health executive at the Houston VA Hospital where he oversees three programs devoted to Veterans with severe mental illness.  He has taught in the Graduate School of Social Work at the University of Nevada Las Vegas and is currently an assistant professor at the Baylor College of Medicine.  He also has a part-time private practice dedicated to the Houston LGBTQ community.

Donations for the gatherings are welcome. Registration for this series is closed, and stay tuned for another series in the autumn.