Documentaries Featuring Kazu
Following Harry
FOLLOWING HARRY joins Harry Belafonte on his quest to uncover young activists today working so passionately to change our social justice landscape.
Directed by: Susanne Rostock
Release: 2024
The Third Harmony
Written & Directed by: Michael Nagler
Release: 2020
The important role that nonviolence plays in the wider struggle to develop a new theory of human nature, how every one of us can add to our personal growth and fulfillment while benefiting society through the use of this time-tested power.
Lectures, Presentations and More
Learning to Live Fully in the Gift
October 25, 2024
Part of Ecoversitie’s virtual Re-Imagining Education Conference, Kazu joined Ethan Hughes, sierra ying allen and Camilo Bossio in a conversation about the Gift Economy, moderated by Siddiq Khan.
Staying Resilient, drawing a larger circle
October 9, 2024
An in-person presentation at Rutgers University, this was the inaugural speech for the annual Navigating Tension, Affirming Community annual lecture.
When We Love, We Win
September 21, 2024
A virtual event featuring Van Jones, Krista Tippet, Tara Brach, Jack Kornfield, Valerie Kaur, Leah Penniman and more. How do we lead with love in such a fractured time with an incredibly polarized election fast approaching? Kazu’s section begins at 1:09:50.
January 25, 2024
An in-person lecture at Rutgers University as part of their Meet the Moment with Humanity campaign.
What does community mean in a polarized society
Six Principles of kingian nonviolence
April 15, 2024
Presentation on the Six Principles with John Dear and the Beatitudes Center.
Accountability as Compassionate Action
April 13, 2023
Keynote address at the Buddhism and Race Conference for the Harvard University Buddhist Community.
Death Doula-ing A Dying Empire
May 5, 2022
A Dharma talk given to the People of Color Sangha at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA.
Working towards the Abolition of violence
April 27, 2022
An presentation on ending violence for CSU East Bay Department of Educational Leadership’s Radical Educator Speaker Series.
Criticisms of nonviolence
June 23, 2021
A conversation with Micky ScottBey Jones and the Faith Matters Network about common criticisms and misconceptions about nonviolence.
The Dharma of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
January 14, 2021
A Dharma talk given to the People of Color Sangha at East Bay Meditation Center in Oakland, CA on Martin Luther King Jr. Day week.
Exploring Restorative Organizational Practices
October 6, 2019
An presentation on alternative organizational structures with my friend Sonya Shah, organized by the Zehr Institute for Restorative Justice.
June 2, 2019
An in-person presentation on Fierce Vulnerability with my friend Morgan Curtis, at the Thrive Community in Oakland, CA.
Fierce Vulnerability
July 5, 2013
Keynote address at the Western Region Fellowship of Reconciliation annual conference in Seabeck, WA.