GRIP: Peace & Accountability—What does it take? The Dharma from inside prison, CC 6/13

Practice Center
Date / Time
June 13, 2026 / 5:00pm - 6:30pm
Event Type
Workshops and Retreats
Description

Join GRIP (Guiding Rage Into Power) Training Institute (sponsored by San Francisco Zen Center) for an inspiring conversation rooted in lived experience, transformation, accountability, and restorative justice. This presentation from alumni and facilitators of the program and survivors of violence will explore what it truly takes to disrupt cycles of violence, cultivate accountability, and build peace from within. Learn powerful insights and hear stories directly shaped by GRIP's work inside California prisons, which continues to impact communities beyond those walls.

Speakers
Marylyn Tesconi, Survivor of violence and member of GRIP’s survivor network
Nina Gold - GRIP Facilitator
Robin Guillen, GRIP Facilitator & Alumni
Tommy Shakur Ross, GRIP Facilitator & Alumni

If you are interested in this program, you may want to consider volunteer outreach with the Prison Correspondence Team. Contact sheilaSFZC@gmail.com for more information.

Fee Information

This is a free public event. 

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