1. Introduction

• Introducing Beloved Community Circles

• Origins, Acknowledgements, and Gratitude

• Foundational Views

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2. Getting Started

• Getting Started: What is a Beloved Community Circle?

• Getting Started: How to form a Beloved Community Circle

• Getting Started: Learning about the ecosystem

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3. Commitment One: Mindfulness Practices at the Core

• Studying and practicing the teachings of Plum Village

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4. Commitment Two: Practices for Building Beloved Community Circles

• BCC culture-building and group process

• Attentiveness to patterns of oppression / inequity and practices to dismantle and counteract them

• Cultivating a trauma-informed/healing-centered practice

• Healing negative habit energies; building resilience, restorative capacities

• Support for one another through personal challenges; commitment to each other’s well-being; being there for each other and building relationships

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5. Commitment Three: Practices for Engaged Collective Social Action

• Collective ongoing studying, visioning, and skill-building

• Commitment to collective action

• Mindful action in practice

• Commitment to nonviolence in body, speech, and mind

• Development of an intersectional analysis

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6. Selected Readings & Resources

• A Companion Handbook: The Fierce Vulnerability Network Handbook

• Resources List

• Additional Resources for Developing a Beloved Community Circle

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