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In-Person Casual Conversation with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim in 2024

Venerable Pomnyun Sunim, winner of the 2002 Ramon Magsaysay award for Peace and International Understanding and the 2020 Niwano Peace Prize (for advocating peace with the North Korean people and sustainable development initiatives in Bhutan, North Korea, India, Philippines, and Indonesia), will be hosting a Dharma talk on how a person can handle difficult situations they face in life using the Buddha's teachings at the Orchard Conference Center in Cal State University Northridge campus. Audience members may bring questions they would like to discuss with Venerable Pomnyun. Any topic can be addressed. Examples of questions being asked include, "How do I handle stress at school?" "How do I help my spouse's alcoholism?" or "How do I help my kid study better?" The monk is quite well known in South Korea for doing these talks. -- Los Angeles Patch

CSUN's Melissa Wall: HOW I BECAME A ONE-WAY PEN PAL FOR DEMOCRACY

Oh, you beautiful souls in Battle Creek, Michigan: the teacher, the pipelayer, the barista, the big-hearted tech at the vet’s office checking in a scared family’s pug. How I wish you would stop being an infrequent participant in our democracy and take the time to vote in the upcoming election. Scratch that. I’m off script. -- Zocalo Public Square

CSUN Art Galleries to Host ‘iwitness: Narratives of Resistance’ Exhibition

LOS ANGELES—The Art Galleries at California State University, Northridge will be hosting “iwitness: Narratives of Resistance in its West Gallery.” This exhibition by the iwitness Project tells the story of the genocide of the Western Armenian population (1915-23) through the portraits and narratives of survivor witnesses using photography, oral history, installation, and sound. -- Asbarez

Los Angeles releases groundbreaking reparations report for Black residents

The Reparations Advisory Commission of Los Angeles has unveiled a significant 400-page report aimed at addressing the historical injustices faced by Black residents over the past century. This report, titled “An Examination of African American Experiences in Los Angeles,” was presented by researchers at California State University at Northridge (CSUN) on August 27. -- Rolling Out

I run, therefore I heal: Seattle’s parks are my haven

My dad and I started a weekend tradition when I was in middle school of running or cycling through the California State University, Northridge, campus. Just the two of us. Afterward, we would stop at the neighborhood liquor store to pick up a cold drink to have at home. My dad typically chose Modelo Especial while I opted for IBC Cream Soda or Mug Root Beer. As I got older we ventured to Marina del Rey and Venice Beach. Running or cycling, just the two of us. -- Seattle Times

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