Your support puts meditation, martial arts, and conflict-resolution training directly into the hands of young people in East Harlem — and turns them into the next generation of neighborhood leaders.
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For two decades we've delivered applied Zen training in the community — combining martial arts (Jeet Kune Do), Zen meditation, energy management, and psychological self-defense to help young people stand up to street harassment and bullying.
The work serves vulnerable youth — including LGBT and Asian young people facing harassment — and is grounded in the Mondo Zen protocols developed by Zen Master Jun Po Denis Kelly. The message is simple: you don't need to be a black belt to protect yourself.
Our goal is a replicable model other cities can adopt. Your support makes that possible.
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Underwrite one young person's full journey through the program for a year.
Make a multi-day sesshin possible for students who could never otherwise attend.
Align your company with proven, community-rooted violence-reduction work.
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Leave a gift that keeps peace on the street for the next generation.
Help bring the replicable anti-bullying program to another community.
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Stand with two decades of work that turns conflict into leadership — one student, one block at a time.
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