Events in January 2024
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Interfaith Peace Vigil at St. Paul's Episcopal Church Interfaith Peace Vigil at St. Paul's Episcopal Church
January 6, 2024There will be an Interfaith Peace Vigil on Saturday at 7:00 pm at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, 1609 W. Tenth Avenue, in Kennewick. They have representatives participating from the following faith traditions: Baha'i, Christian, Judaism, Buddhism, and Islam.You're welcome to attend. The event will also be livestreamed on St. Paul's website: St. Paul's Episcopal Church -
Webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Buddhist Wisdom Webinar on Artificial Intelligence and Buddhist Wisdom
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January 26, 2024The Buddhist Insight Network, with support from Spirit Rock Meditation Center, will present a free online webinar with Randima (Randy) Fernando entitled "Navigating Artificial Intelligence with Buddhist Wisdom", from 10:00-11:30 am PST on January 26, 2024. Randy was born in Sri Lanka, is a lifelong Buddhist student and practitioner and is on the Board of Directors of Spirit Rock Meditation Center. He is a co-founder of the Center for Humane Technology (CHT), a nonprofit whose mission is to align technology with humanity’s best interests. CHT was featured in the Emmy-winning film “The Social Dilemma,” which has been seen by over 100 million people globally. Randy previously served for seven years as founding Executive Director at Mindful Schools, a nonprofit that has taught mindfulness to millions of kids and over 40,000 educators worldwide. He also worked for several years at NVIDIA, focused on 3D graphic design.
You can register for the webinar here. The webinar will be recorded, so if you can't watch it on Friday, you'll be able to view it later if you register. You can find additional information on some of these topics and an interview with Randy on the Mind & Life podcast:
