Beyond Vietnam, a Walking Meditation, led by Patricia Nguyen, is an interactive meditation that begins with a talk and tea ceremony and concludes with a collective walk. The first part of the meditation will focus on a short talk about the friendship and anti-war peace efforts of Reverend Martin Luther King Jr. and Vietnamese Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh. During the tea ceremony, participants will share reflections on war and peace. We will end with a walking meditation from the Chicago Cultural Center to the Sheraton Hotel, where the two leading figures first met in Chicago in 1966. The first part of the title draws on Dr. King Jr.'s speech "Beyond Vietnam," which called for an end to the American War in Vietnam and linked the civil rights movement's struggle against racism to militarism abroad. The second part, "a walking meditation" is inspired by Thich Nhat Hanh's accessible Buddhist meditation practice, which was developed in the midst of war and centers on the importance of grounding one's practice of mindfulness to cultivate social transformation.