Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad
Background
Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is an author, scholar, social justice activist, and Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary. Her work examines the intersection of religion, race, gender, and social liberation, with a focus on how Buddhist philosophy and practice serve as tools for anti-racism, anti-caste solidarity, and systemic transformation. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press
Address:
New York, NY / Asheville, NC, United States
Occupation:
• Union Theological Seminary (Visiting Professor)
• InsightLA Meditation
• Barre Center for Buddhist Studies
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About: - Dr. Rima Vesely-Flad is an author, scholar, social justice activist, and Visiting Professor of Buddhism and Black Studies at Union Theological Seminary. Her work examines the intersection of religion, race, gender, and social liberation, with a focus on how Buddhist philosophy and practice serve as tools for anti-racism, anti-caste solidarity, and systemic transformation. She is the author of Black Buddhists and the Black Radical Tradition: The Practice of Stillness in the Movement for Liberation (NYU Press) and Racial Purity and Dangerous Bodies: Moral Pollution, Black Lives, and the Struggle for Justice (Fortress Press). Dr. Vesely-Flad has organized extensively around criminal justice reform and prison reentry programs while collaborating across multi-faith and anti-oppression coalitions, including conversations exploring caste and racial oppression through a Buddhist lens.