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The idea of becoming ordained happened quite abruptly. I was already in my 50s. I liked putting on make-up in the morning and looking at myself in the mirror. I was wearing lipstick, eye lashes, whatever, you name it. I enjoyed looking beautiful. But, one morning I looked at myself and I said - as if I was talking to another person - "How long will I have...

THE ASAHI SHIMBUN Anti-nuclear demonstrations that have been a fixture in front of the prime minister's office in Tokyo on Friday nights for nearly a year are still drawing sizable crowds, but nowhere near as big as in the past. Concerned about dwindling attendance, the Metropolitan Coalition Against Nukes, the citizens group behind the protests, is wondering how it can sustain interest in this form of activism. The...

By Desmond Tutu, Guardian UK 04 March 2013 No nation should own nuclear arms - not Iran, not North Korea, and not their critics who take the moral high ground. e cannot intimidate others into behaving well when we ourselves are misbehaving. Yet that is precisely what nations armed with nuclear weapons hope to do by censuring North Korea for its nuclear tests and sounding alarm bells over...

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'If we stop this project, it will not benefit local people or the country' Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi - at the centre of mounting controversy after recommending a controversial $1bn copper mine be allowed to continue operations - today visited the Chinese-backed project and urged villagers to accept it. On a visit to the Letpadaung mine, 450 miles north of Rangoon, the Nobel laureate...

Phayul[Sunday, March 10, 2013 19:39] Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay unfurling the Tibetan National Flag at the official 54th Tibetan National Uprising Day function at the Tsug-la Khang in Dharamshala on March 10, 2013. (Phayul photo/Tentse) DHARAMSHALA, March 10: Thousands of Tibetans and supporters led by Sikyong Dr Lobsang Sangay today gathered in the courtyard of Tsug-la Khang in the exile headquarters of Dharamshala to attend...

?Desertification is a fancy word for land that is turning to desert,? begins Allan Savory in this quietly powerful talk. And terrifyingly, it's happening to about two-thirds of the world?s grasslands, accelerating climate change and causing traditional grazing societies to descend into social chaos. Savory has devoted his life to stopping it. He now believes -- and his work so far shows -- that a...

A monk at Wat That Thong temple in Bangkok During a Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants poached annually. 9 March 2013. ? WWF Thailand ? Bangkok, Thailand ? As world governments meet here to discuss global wildlife trade, revered Thai Buddhist leaders today held the first-ever Buddhist merit-making ceremony to pray for the tens of thousands of elephants poached annually....

? Thich Nhat Hanh and the Monastic of Plum Village:  Thailand Tour 2013 2-12 April 2013 Exhibition: Calligraphic Meditation: The Mindful Art of Thich Nhat Hanh * Grand Opening of Thich Nhat Hanh Calligraphy Exhibition on 3 April 2013 at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre 4-8 April 2013 Applied Ethics Retreat at Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Ayutthaya 9 April 2013 Public Talk ...

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? Phaung Daw Oo Ven: U Nayaka and Ko Tar ( CPME and SEMS ) 7 Days News? Social Hero Award ? 7 Days News honored the SOCIAL HERO AWARD to Center for Promotion of Monastic Education (CPME)and Socially Engaged Monastic School (SEMS) which were founded by Ven: U Nayaka (Phaung Daw Oo) and Ko Tar ( SEMs) to enhance the capacity of the monastic school teachers in teaching and learning...

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? EDE FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN - SOUTH AFRICA Umphakatsi Peace Ecovillage, founded by Sarah Tobhi Motha along with friends and family in 2006 as a community based initiative of the local people of Vlakplass, Steynsdorp in the Province of magestic Mpumalanga, bordering both Swaziland and Mozambique, is honoured to invite you to participate on our first for women by women Ecovillage Design Education Training...

An unusual, revealing and entertaining account of a controversial figure in Thai history Published: 7 Jan 2013 at 00.00 Newspaper section: Life He claimed that his only aim was "to benefit the royalty, my country, and the Buddhist religion." But many others, especially those in power, thought he was a nut and a "Man of Great Nuisance to Society". THE MAN WHO ACCUSED...

John Berthelsen January 30, 2013 This article is the second installment of a five-part series examining the world's fastest-growing economies, according to the IMF World Economic Outlook.   Buddhist monks walk past a power station in Thimphu. (Adnan Abidi / Courtesy Reuters) The tiny kingdom of Bhutan, wedged into a Himalayan crevice between India and China, has experienced unprecedented growth in GDP -- an estimated eight percent between...

 Bigger than France in size, Myanmar is a magnificently rich country in our neighbourhood. Perhaps nothing can reflect this fact more aptly than the Shwedagon pagoda. The pagoda sits in the middle of Rangon, a sprawling city of five million people, on the only hill for miles around. According to its origin myth, the structure is said to contain eight miraculous...

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By Bertil LintnerJan 12, 2013 CHIANG MAI - Recent weeks have seen some of the heaviest fighting in Myanmar's decades-long civil warvwith government forces launching determined attacks against the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), an ethnic guerrilla force in the far north of the country. For the first time ever, the government has used helicopter gunships and modern, sophisticated attack aircraft against the ethnic rebels, an escalation that...

Ubasak Sotha Ros, co-founder of  KTPR, received two awards in late 2556 or 2012 due to his proven efforts for peace and harmony between Cambodian  and Thai people: 1) Ambassador for Peace Award and Appointment from the Universal Peace Federation based in the USA on 6 October 2012. ? 2) Tara Award for on 31 October 2556 from the Learning Community for Peace and Harmony or Sathira-Dhammasathan based in...

On the 12th December 2012, Thammasat University, Faculty of Liberal Arts honored doctored degree on Buddhism to Ven. Phra Paisal Visalo. And on the 25th December 2012, Prince of Songkla University also honored doctored degree from Faculty of Liberal Arts for him. He has got two doctored degree within this year. He is an outstanding Buddhist Non-violence Activist in Thailand for over three decades. He...

  1. National Land reforms Policy: while land reform is clearly a state subject under the constitution, the MoRD acknowledges that a National Land reforms Policy announced by the Central could have it own importance. The MoRD will initiate a dialogue with State immediately and put out a draft of this policy for public debate and discussion in the next...

Hi Kickstarter! I'm working on an exciting project called AKSHA?a platform for preserving knowledge within Asian spiritual art traditions* and supporting their application in the contemporary world. Your pledge will be used towards the design and construction of AKSHA's first multi-media installation at the Buddhadasa Indapanno Archives in Bangkok next year. It's an exhibit that could travel to international venues...

? Commercial Buddhism in Thailand: Buddhism has been a way of life in Thailand for centuries, but inside the most popular temples is a trend that critics call ?fast-food Buddhism.? By THOMAS FULLER Published: December 18, 2012 ? BAAN PA CHI, Thailand ? The monks of this northern Thai village no longer perform one of the defining rituals of Buddhism, the early-morning walk through...

December 22, 2012 ? The inaction of the Laotian Government with regard to the enforced disappearance of Mr. Sombath Somphone on December 15th is worrying. The Asian Human Rights Commission joins the request made by civil society groups and the diplomatic groups inside Laos, and echoed by numerous international groups and institutions, including the European Union and...

By Losang Tendrol, Published: May 9, 2012     View Photo Gallery ? Tibetans in India protest Chinese president?s visit:?Tibetan exiles in India hold demonstrations against China during a visit by Chinese President Hu Jintao to New Delhi.  Last month, the prominent Thai social activist Sulak Sivaraksa spoke with Matteo Pistono and Lodi Gyari at the International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) about engaged Buddhism in...

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   An online list of Moral and Ethical Resources for the Interfaith Consortium for Ecological Civilization website, divided into general, UN and Religious, which speak to your point of many statements already made.  No time or need to reinvent the wheel. http://www.ic4ec.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=category&layout=blog&id=34&Itemid=54 ? ? We offer here a set of moral and ethical resources that can be brought to bear on environmental concerns,...

In response to the recent ethnic violence against Muslims in Burma's Rakhine state, which has often been supported and perpetuated by the area's Buddhists, international Buddhist leaders have produced this statement, due to be published in Burmese newspapers this week: WORLD BUDDHIST LEADERS RESPONSE TO THE GROWING ETHNIC VIOLENCE AGAINST MUSLIMS IN MYANMAR To Our Brother and Sister Buddhists in Myanmar, As world Buddhist leaders...

By Catherine Makino and Naoyuki Ogi Over 18 months ago, the reactors at Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear power station went into meltdown. Large amounts of radioactive material were released. And the world seems to have forgotten about it, or at least pretend that it?s all finished. Ita-te Village TOKYO (majirox news) ? But it?s not over. According to The International Network of...

Protesting monks at Letpadaung mine, in north-west Burma. Photograph: Gemunu Amarasinghe/AP ? 30 November 2012 Civil Society and Community Groups Condemn the Violent Crackdown on Protest Against the Letpadaung Copper Mine in Burma We, the undersigned civil society and community based organizations, condemn yesterday?s brutal crackdown against protesters who have been calling for the suspension of the Letpadaung copper mine near Monywa, Sagaing Region in Burma. This violence...

Several protesters have been injured when riot police fired tear gas and water cannon this morning at the China-backed Lapadaungtaung copper mine project in central Myanmar. Latest updates Update 10:20 AMThe officer of Sagaing Region Police Station also replied that they cannot mention the kind of weapons and number of forces in the raid. Update 10:00 AMThe EMG has contacted to the head...

? MEDIA RELEASE New York, 29 November 2012 ? The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children celebrated its fifth Day of Prayer on Universal Children?s Day (20 November 2012) by bringing together secular and faith-based organizations to work to end violence against children, particularly child marriage. The World Day of Prayer and Action for Children was created in 2008 to be a day of...

? Like millions of people everywhere and thousands of organisations in every continent, the members of the International Movement for a Just World (JUST) hope and pray that the ceasefire declared between the state of Israel and Hamas, the democratically elected representative of the Palestinians in Gaza, on 21 November 2012, will not be broken. Though one Palestinian has been killed at the Gaza-Israel border since...

The International Movement for a Just World (JUST) unequivocally condemns the Israeli siege on Gaza in the strongest possible terms and calls for the immediate cessation of violence and a strictly adhered to ceasefire. Mainstream media reports have blamed Hamas and the Islamic Jihad for the violence that has erupted from November 14, 2012. However, reports published by the Institute for Middle East Understanding details...

The March of Life in Poland took place from August 19 to 24, 2012. 1,300 Miles on Foot for Friendship and Reconciliation. Descendants of members of Wehrmacht, police, or SS join Polish descendants of the victims to set a mark against anti-Semitism. The March of Life in Poland 2012 from TOS Ministries on Vimeo.

About Dr. Vandana Shiva Winner of the alternative Nobel Peace Prize in 1993 (the Right Livelihood Award) and named by AsiaWeek as ...

La Via Campesina Media advisory The Worlds Small farmers Will Meet in Thailand to Promote Agroecology Small farmers can feed the world and cool down the planet! (Jakarta, November 5, 2012) - The global...

KV Soon loves a good challenge. And alternatives, which are found in good measure in the man as a parent, a professional worker and as a person. While everyone else was peddling IBMs back in the 80s, he sold Apple computers across the country. His tour of Thailand was not to soak in the exotic sights and sounds of a seductive Siam...

By Aliran, on 25 October 2012 Are our religious leaders and followers ready for interfaith dialogue that has social substance or will they remain in interactions that are limited to religious festivals, symbols, unproductive demonstrations and superficial tolerance, wonders Ronald Benjamin. The Silibin Church in Ipoh ? Photograph: penangnewspaper.com Blessed are the peacemakers for they will be called the children of God. This was...

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday admitted a petition seeking transfer of exclusive management rights of 2,500 year-old Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, a World Heritage site since 2002, to the Buddhists from the government. A bench of Justices Altamas Kabir and J Chelameswar issued notices to the Centre, Bihar government and Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) on a...

? 12th - 15th October 2012 Exchange platform: ?Roles of young generations in Agroecology? Why? To build the capacity of young leaders, especially in networking and encourage continuing and long-term engagement among them. Where? At Tha Tang Organic Farm in Sekong province, Laos; a pioneer farm founded and entirely run by young people. The 4-days exchange platform will encourage young leaders to learn...

Workshop retreat, talks and Day of Mindfulness with the monks, nuns and lay teachers from Thich Nhat Hanh?s tradition in October 2012Organized by Ahimsa Trust 'Planting Seeds': An evening of Meditation, Songs and other Mindfulness Practices'(Open to all ages. No registration required) Venue:  N Block Market Park (Opposite Full Circle), Greater Kailash Part I, New Delhi 110048Date:  2nd of October 2012, Tuesday (Gandhi Jayanti) Time:  4.00...

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Edited by Peter Skilling, Jason A. Carbine, Claudio Cicuzza, and Santi Pakdeekham ISBN 978-616-215-044-9 2012. 640 pp. Paperback, 14 x 21 cm 50 black and white illustrations, 100 color illustrations, footnotes, bibliography, index USD 60 THB 950 Publication date: Thailand June 2012; North America & Europe October 2012 Our understanding of the history of Buddhism in Southeast Asia has often been oversimplified, biased, or ...

Tuesday 18 September 2012  10.30-11.30 am  At the meeting room on 2nd floor | Student Christian Centre The Italian-Thai Development Public Company Limited (ITD) has been in difficulty re: the Dawei Deep Sea Port and Industrial Estate Project (Dawei Project) since it was contracted to develop this project in 2008. Apparently, it has since failed to make a significant progress...

: Endorse the open letter to Thai authority to call for release of Somyot Prueksakasemsuk bfr 12 Sept Dear all friends and comrades, Warm greetings! Somyot Prueksakasemsuk is to appear in court again on 19 Sept to hear from the Criminal Court to announce the date of the issuance of the verdict of Somyot's criminal trial. In the same time,  it will...

? Photo BANGKOK, Aug 25 -- Angkarn Kalayanapong, renowned poet and National Artist, passed away early this morning at the age of 86 after suffering from long-term heart disease, diabetes, and senility. ? The Culture Ministry's Department of Cultural Promotion director-general Prisna Pongtadsirikul told reporters that Mr Angkarn, the National Artist in the category of literature has passed away at 12:30 am...

Burma is still ruled by a military dictatorship. Senior General Than Shwe and the Tatmadaw are still absolutely in charge. Thein Sein remains his puppet, the titular head of a parallel fake democratic apparatus. All that has really changed is the regime?s approach to its control of the country?s public. Formerly, the junta used gross tools of repression. The population was premeditatively kept in...

Help build the strategy and campaign for a Nuclear Weapons Convention (global abolition treaty): ? Join the Abolition 2000 Nuclear Weapons Convention Working Group. ? Attend the next NWC strategy meeting in New York this October Dear Friends Since 1995, Abolition 2000 has been promoting the global abolition of nuclear weapons through a nuclear weapons convention (international treaty) and a number of...

EQUAL RITES?The decision by a Buddhist master to host the event will help push awareness about sexual inequalities further into the public realm, the bride said ? Two devout Buddhist women are to hold the nation?s first gay Buddhist wedding next month as part of an effort to push for the legalization of same-sex marriages in Taiwan. ?We are not only doing it...

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Friends of Tibet is sad to hear the demise of Prabuddha Dasgupta, a prominent photographer and a true friend of Friends of Tibet. Throughout his life Prabuddha remained in love with nature and the traditional Buddhist way of life. His association with us began from the ?Festival of Tibet 2000? organised by Friends of Tibet in the year 2000 in Mumbai....

NCR editor-at-large Tom Roberts talks about his profile of Bob Maat, former Jesuit and peace activist. The story appears in NCR's East and West special section in the June 22 issue.

  With regards to the oppression and massacre of the minority Rohingya people in Arakan province in Myanmar, the Young Buddhist Association of Malaysia (YBAM) and The Malaysian Network of Engaged Buddhists (MNEB) is making an open call to the Myanmar Government and International Community to take immediate action to stop this basic human rights violation. Amnesty International report (19 July 2012) unveiled targeted attacks and...

Jonathan S. Watts International Buddhist Exchange Center (IBEC) Yokohama July 2, 2012 The Final Push Towards the Prime Minister's Residence (Satoru Semba Asahi Shimbun) The massive, by Japanese standards, protest against the restart of the Oi nuclear reactors which took place Friday night (June 29) in downtown Tokyo in front of the parliament building and the official residence of the prime minister felt...

Swedish-born author and filmmaker, Helena Norberg-Hodge, is the recently-announced winner of the prestigious 2012 Goi Peace Award, presented by the Tokyo-based Goi Peace Foundation (http://www.goipeace.or.jp/). The award is in recognition of Ms. Norberg-Hodge?s ?pioneering work in the new economy movement to promote a more sustainable and equitable world?. The citation reads in part, ?Through your outreach and educational activities advocating for localization, you have contributed to...

? One-on-One Conversation with a LeaderA conversation with Daw Aung San Suu Kyi Interviewed by? Klaus Schwab, Founder and Executive Chairman, World Economic Forum With? Aung San Suu Kyi, Chairman of the National League for Democracy (NLD); Member of Parliament of Kawhmu Constituent, Myanmar

From http://www.witness.org | WITNESS partner LICADHO [ http://www.licadho-cambodia.org/ ] filmed this interview with human rights defender, the Venerable Luon Sovath, in Cambodia for International Human Rights Day, December 10, 2010. The Venerable speaks personally about how he uses video to fight for the rights of his community in Chi Kreng District, Siem Reap Province. The Venerable also speaks out about communities across...

Upaya Zen Center is a Zen Buddhist practice, service, and training center. Our vision focuses on the integration of practice and social action, bringing together wisdom and compassion. Our mission is to provide a context for community practice, education in Buddhism and social service in the areas of death and dying, prison work, ...

Dear All, This video is a clip of an interview with the meditation master and ecologically engaged Buddhist, Khamkhien Suwano. He speaks about his experiences of when he was a young monk living and practicing meditation in the forest. He tells about his love for nature and how through his meditation practice in the forest, his love for nature became stronger. This...

Spring has arrived in Berkeley, and I suppose, in various other parts of the world. All is growing here. The wisteria surrounding our front windows and door has already blossomed and turned. ? ? BURMA The flowering of civil society in Burma continues to astonish the world.Daw Aung San Suu Kyi has gone from years of house arrest to a seat...

Burma (also known as Myanmar) may be on the verge of a dramatic expansion of international assistance. After last month?s parliamentary by-elections, there is likely to be more support for easing sanctions and increasing foreign assistance to the country to support the changes underway. Several major donor governments have announced easing of sanctions and increased aid to Myanmar, including Canada, the...

16/04/12 In a statement in a leading Norwegian newspaper the Minister for International Development speaks out strongly against caste discrimination and urges international involvement in the issue. Minister of International Development Heikki Holm?s (SV). Photo: Utviklingsdepartementet The Dalits: Demand for attitude change Written by the Minister of International Development Heikki Holm?s (SV): I strongly take a stand against discrimination. The UN Human Rights Declaration and the International...

When Naoto Kan pledged to lead Japan to a nuclear-free future last July he was met by a barrage of criticism from bureaucrats, business leaders and members of his own Cabinet. Less than 10 months later, with the No. 3 reactor of the Tomari nuclear power plant in Hokkaido taken offline late on May 5 for a periodic inspection, Kan?s idealistic vision is about to become...

Survivors in the areas hardest hit by Japan's recent tsunami find the courage to revive and rebuild as cherry blossom season begins. A stunning visual poem about the ephemeral nature of life and the healing power of Japan's most beloved flower. Directed by Academy Award Nominated filmmaker Lucy Walker (Waste Land), featuring photography by Aaron Phillips and music by Moby. Trailer: "The Tsunami...

MEKONG PEACE JOURNEY 2012 July 7th ? 29th, 2012 in Mekong countries The Mekong Peace Journey (MPJ) 2012 is a part of the Regional Learning Process on Peace Building initiated by Mekong Working Group for Peace since 2010 consisting of the regional strategic team from Burma/Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam. The MPJ is designed for young adults in the Mekong Region: Vietnam, ...

An invitation for participation As members of the Buddhist community, we support the efforts of Bersih and show support to the Bersih 3.0 initiative. We shall support with actions motivated by the practice of the Brahmaviharas of Loving-kindness, Compassion, Appreciative Joy and Equanimity. We invite every one of you concerned Buddhist practitioner to come join us on April 28, 2012...

THE FUTURE IS IN YOUR HANDS Please join us Sat/Sun April 21-22 & 28-29 Participate from around the world live and interactive for only $39USD CLICK HERE TO REGISTER The Better World Forum is an online, participatory virtual conference and exposition featuring a distinguished lineup of leaders and teachers on the cutting edge of cultural, economic and political change. The events will be archived enabling...

The Thai Education System is One of the Worst in S.E. Asia and is Worsening Every Year Thai students sleeping in class - Nakhon Sawan, Thailand. Credit: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain - Love KrittayaCopyright: Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain - Love Krittaya I taught in the Thai education system for more than three years and during this time learned quickly how bad the education system...

Action Asia offers a short course on Partnerships in Security Sector Reform08 to 12 July 2012International Center for Peace, BalayMindanaw,Cagayan de Oro City, Mindanaw, Philippines ? This course aims at:? Collectively understanding the framework of security sector reform, the changing notion and evolving practices, as well as the actors involved in this sector? Exploring the nexus between security, development and peace? Examining the importance of linking national...

NETPAC India and Devki Foundation have come together to host the first International Buddhist Festival ?The Inner Path? ? NETPAC India and Devki Foundation have come together to host the first International Buddhist Festival ?The Inner Path?, slated from April 27 (Friday) to May 1 (Tuesday), 2012 at Azad Bhawan, Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR). The festival will present Buddhist philosophy and aesthetics through...

The Buddhist Economics Research Platform Dr. Laszlo Zsolnai The Buddhist Economics Research Platform, the Loden Foundation, Bhutan and the Hungarian Bhutan Friendship Society in partnership with the European SPES Forum and the European Buddhist Union organizes  an international workshop  'Buddhist Values in Business and its Potential for Europe' on 24-25 November 2012, in Brussels (Belgium).  Partly inspired by Bhutan's Gross National Happiness,...

Today is day three of the Wellbeing and Happiness: Towards a New Economic Paradigm conference at the United Nations. We spent the first day building momentum with speech after speech by world leaders (presidents, prime ministers?) Day two we went into breakout sessions. Today all three groups presented their work to the Prime Minister. But before we began, we...

 By Haider Rizvi ?UNITED NATIONS, April 3, 2012 (IPS) - Which is more important in human life: money or happiness? Can money buy happiness? According to the tiny Himalayan nation of Bhutan, the time has come for the world to pay closer attention to this age-old question. "We are starting a global movement on this issue," Jigme Thinley, the prime minister of Bhutan, told IPS after a...

Dear Climate Change Adaptation Stakeholders, Greetings. Welcome to your monthly update on the latest in the field of climate change adaptation in Asia, the Pacific, and beyond. A one-stop platform for broadcasting news, views, publications and learning opportunities in the field of adaptation, this newsletter is brought to you by the Regional Climate Change Adaptation Knowledge Platform for Asia (AKP), Asia Pacific ...

Having lost her husband in the southern violence and forced to struggle for her son's freedom from detention in the Tak Bai crackdown, Yaena Salaemae has only one wish for International Women's Day. "It is peace," says the widow. "I just want peace back." Women suffer when their husbands are shot, killed, or detained. "The responsibilities are suddenly on our shoulders to provide for the children, and...

2012-03-27 | | IBIBCredit: http://www.queme.net/eng/news_detail.php?numb=1808 PARIS, March 27, 2012 (IBIB) ?The right to religious freedom is formally guaranteed in the Constitution of Vietnam. Yet in reality, the authorities implement a host of repressive measures to restrict and paralyze religious activities. Alongside the detention and house arrest of Buddhist leaders and intimidation of its followers, the banned Unified Buddhist Church of...

 Himalayan nation calls on heads of state to come to capital for summit on way countries measure progress John Vidal, environment editor The Guardian, Mon 2 Apr 2012 07.00 BST The tiny Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan, aghast at what it calls the world's "suicidal path", has called on heads of state and leading economists to come to the capital Thimphu for a global...

CCFD-Terre Solidaire is today launching its ?Pact for an Earth in Solidarity? in an effort to bring our proposals for a more just world to the attention of the presidential candidates and the National Assembly. We are also calling on citizens to support this Pact and to bring it to the attention of the candidates of their choice. As the leading French development NGO supporting...

  The good news from Burma kept coming in yesterday, after regional by-elections there in 45 districts. It was not an April Fools joke. According to the Mizzima news service, Aung San Suu Kyi?s National League for Democracy looks to have won 44 of the 45 contested seats in the Burmese parliament. Official results will be released later this week. A...

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The chants haunt visitors till long after they step out of Sakya Home. Lord Buddha seems to come alive at this modest quarters for about 50 orphaned children as they begin the day chanting, ?Buddham Saranam Gatchami, Dharmam Saranam Gatchami, Sangam Saranam Gatchami?. The children, victims of the 2004 tsunami, find a safe haven in the home in Vichur, Manali, in north...

     ? Address Peoples? Demands regarding Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant? INDIA 29 March 2012 Summary On 19 March 2012, the Tamil Nadu Government in...

Nilackal Trust is  organising an  International Ecological Conference. If you are interested to know more kindly visit our website: <www.nilackaltrust.org>

? The International Network of Engaged Buddhists A Plea to the Buddhists Worldwide! Please help protect the Peace of Gangjung Village on Jeju Island, South Korea by stopping the village from being a military base March 25, 2012 We, the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB), along with other Buddhists in the world who practice the Buddha's golden teaching against any killing, demand in unity to immediately discontinue the destruction...

Antilla the Hun Mukesh Ambani?s 27-storey home on Altamont Road. Its bright lights, say the neighbours, have stolen the night. Is it a house or a home? A temple to the new India, or a warehouse for its ghosts? Ever since Antilla arrived on Altamont Road in Mumbai, exuding mystery and quiet menace, things have not been the same. ?Here we are,? the...

Peace in Jeju's Kangjeong Village!Stop the construction of Navy base in Jeju ?   ? In Jeju Island of Korea, there is several serious demonstrations by Korean religious people, especially Christians, against their government's establishment of a new but huge naval base in Guanjeong villege. Please refer to ...

Philosopher and Zen teacher David R Loy shares his insights on how Buddhist teachings can help us understand the modern world and pressing global crises and transform our predicament both individually and collectively Published: 13/03/2012 at 08:55 AM Newspaper section: Life What would Lord Buddha do if he lived in this modern world? Ask this question, and...

forumdavid loy ? mushim ikeda ? joan sutherland. . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I Vow to Be PoliticalBuddhism, Social Change, and Skillful Means ? introduction by...

The Documentary Arts Asia Center Chiang Mai officially opened its doors on Saturday night with the start of Greg Constantine's exhibition Exiled to Nowhere ? Burma's Rohingya. The night was a huge success and it was great to see so many people turn out and show their support for the organization. A special thanks to Honorary Members John Hulme and Manit Sriwanichpoom for being there...

Interreligious Action for the ATT Religious leaders and communities have the potential to play an instrumental role in the success of the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT). They are frequently the first to recognize and speak up about the devastating impact of irresponsible arms use on communities and the moral duty to regulate the trade of these deadly devices. These communities can be critical in providing education...

By Senaka Weeraratna As a leading Buddhist country in the world, the Buddhists of this country should seriously consider requesting the Government of Sri Lanka to issue a commemorative postage stamp in honour of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar, for the great work he has done for his people and the cause of Buddhism in India. There are nearly 250 Million Dalits in India which...

British-born Buddhist monk takes pleasure in working for marginalised Indians Published: 20/01/2012 at 12:00 AM Newspaper section: Life  ? Dhammachari Lokamitra has no hobby. But if he was to name one, he would say his hobby and his work is one and the same. "Ever before ordination [as a Buddhist monk], my dream was to help as many people as possible," he said matter-of-factly, a gentle smile creasing his...

January-March 2012, Volume IGENOA Newsletter GENOA  ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING (AGM) 2011  PROSPECTS OF NATURAL DIVERSITY IN NEPAL  COMMUNITY LIFE DEVELOPMENT IN BANGLADESH UPCOMING ACTIVITIES & PROGRAMS KONOHANA FAMILY TUWA: THE LAUGHING FISH ? Global Ecovillage Network in Oceania & AsiaGENOA Headquarters: Konohana Family, 238-1 Nekozawa, Fujinomiya, Shizuoka, 419-0302 JAPANTel: +81-544-66-0250 Fax: +81-544-66-0810 Email: contact@genoa.ecovillage.org Website: http://genoa.ecovillage.org ?

Indigenous Peoples Call for REDD Moratorium12/12/2011 http://www.other-news.info/2011/12/indigenous-peoples-call-for-redd-moratorium/ By Stephen Leahy * DURBAN, South Africa, Dec 12, 2011 (Tierram?rica) - A new coalition of indigenous peoples and local communities called for a moratorium on Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) programs, a key part of the negotiations for a new international climate treaty that took place over the last two weeks in South Africa. The new Global Alliance...

Because of the high demand for Apple products, workers at the Foxconn factory are forced to work like machines and treated worse than farm animals. This is the truth that the media try to cover up. Your iPhones and iPads do not grow on trees ... they're made by slaves. Is this to become a model for the new world order...

Dear Burma-related organizations (and media friends), We would like to formally invite you and all members of your organization to join a rally in support of the ethnic people of Burma and all political prisoners, this Thursday at 10 a.m. in front of the U.S. Consulate in Chiang Mai. (The Shan version of this invitation letter is attached, and later today we...

Dear IWP friends, I hope this finds you well.  We have spaces open in our Yoga retreat, December 18-24, and our mindfulness meditation retreat, January 13-17.  We would love to celebrate the end of this year and/or the beginning of next with you - give yourself the gift of retreat, yoga and meditation!  Information on the Yoga retreat is attached; information ...

On November 24, 2011, which was the third day of Parliamentary dead lock on issues of rising prices and neo- liberal economic policies that had created a severe economic crisis for the majority of Indians, the Government announced 51% Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in multi-brand retail. In other words,...

Wednesday 23 November 2011 by: David Krieger, Truthout | Op-Ed Occupy Wall ...

? March, 2012 Dhaka, Bangladesh Mainstreaming into Local Government Bangladesh is hosting international CBA conference in every two years to present and scale up the CBA practices to the global audiences, practitioners and policy makers. Likewise, CBA conference will work as the vehicle to communicate the best applicable practices of CBA to the different regions of the country. In Bangladesh, a large number of...

An annual event of the Meeting Rivers programme of Pipal Tree, Bangalore (India) and Dialogues en Humanit?, Lyon (France) CLIMATE JUSTICE AND SUSTAINABLE FUTURES  Wednesday, 15th February evening to Sunday, 19th February evening 2012Venue: Fireflies Inter-religious Ashram, Bangalore-India ?   Dear Friends,  It gives us great pleasure to announce the February...

Date and time 29 November 2011, 13.00-17.00 Venue: Meeting room, 4th floor, Operational Building, Faculty of Social Sciences, Chiang Mai University 13.00 - 14.30 ?One Year After the Election: Questioning Burma?s Political Changes by Dulyapak Preecharushh,  Thammasat University Toe Zaw Latt, Democratic Voice  of Burma Moderator:  Wandee Suntivutimetee, Former editor, Salween Post 14. 30-16.00 Updated situations...

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Official Statement. In the past months people around the world have been asking us "Where is Ashin Sopaka?", now everyone knows. On 15. November at 5 a.m., Ashin Sopaka and four other Buddhist monks locked themselves in a building on the compound of Mahamuni Paya, which is one of the most revered places in Burma. They unfurled banners in English and...

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Tom KramerNovember 2011 ? Local organisations have adopted different strategies towards the authoritarian government in Burma. Focussing on the dynamics of civil society Tom Kramer looks into the possibilities and risks of growing international interest in engagement with these groups. ? Despite decades of military rule and civil war, Burma has a dynamic and diverse civil society. There are a wide variety of informal ...

? As announced by Dainik Bhaskar on November 8, 2011, The MOU?s of Monsanto and other Seed Companies with Rajasthan Agricultural Universities have been cancelled. Under pressure of the Prime Minister?s Office (which...

It?s almost been two years to my visit (23rd Sept to 20th Oct 2009) to the Saj?kaza (Hungary) and since then I?ve been in constant contact with my friends - Anik? Szegedi, Derd?k Tibor and Katlin Bodori - from Hungary. This article is in continuation to my previous articles - Babasaheb Ambedkar and ?the Dalits of Europe?, Reclaiming Human Dignity: The Protest and Gypsy Stereotypes,...

by Kooi F. Lim, The Buddhist Channel, Nov 6, 2011 ? Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia -- Gaya is a contradiction. At one end, fine yellow dusts fill the air and choke the lungs, while piercing horns and shouts from a thousand bodies choke its narrow streets. You can see children who wear torn rags on the streets, who probably have no idea what school is like ? ever....

Roshi Joan Halifax, Upaya Zen Center, Co-moderator of the meeting This was Mind and Life Institute's 23rd meeting with His Holiness the Dalai Lama over the past quarter of a century: http://www.mindandlife.org/dialogues/past-conferences/ml23/ The meeting, held in Dharamsala at His Holiness' residence, included top scientists, ethicists, Buddhist scholars, and activists in an exploration of ecology, ethics, and interdependence. It was also attended by His Holiness the Karmapa,...

Office: Mahajan Para, P.O. & P.S. Khagrachari Khagrachari Hill District, Bangladesh Prabakar Chakma                                                                                                            ...

Opinion: What compels a Buddhist nun to burn herself alive? Matteo PistonoNovember 4, 2011 06:21 ? ? BIHAR, India ? There is only one road to Kirti monastery, and it is rough. Snow peaks tower to the north and west of the sprawling complex in eastern Tibet. Nomads who visit the chapels to pray let their yaks graze on the grasslands rolling in every direction. Kirti, located in...

Roshi Joan Halifax <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/roshi-joan-halifax> Abbot, Upaya Zen CenterPosted: 10/14/11 09:50 AM ETIt started 28 days ago, with a ragtag group of people who called themselves "Occupy Wall Street" planting themselves at Liberty Square Plaza (aka Zuccotti Park) in New York City, under the shadows of skyscrapers.They gathered together to call attention to the disproportionate influence that the wealthiest 1 percent of Americans have over a...

When: October 14th 11am-1pm Where: Zuccotti Park / Liberty Plaza (or by email) Faith Leaders Sign-on Statement of Support 11 am Press Conference and 1 pm Jummah Prayer Friday, October 14 Ongoing Multi-Faith Services Statement THE PLAN FOR THIS STATEMENT - is to get signatures from many faith leaders, with over 100 faith leaders "signed on" by tomorrow: Friday, October 14th. To sign on: If you are ordained clergy, OR a lay...

? Dalai Lama: ''I have an army. Not weapons, but wisdom'' Continue reading the main story Related Stories Harding blog: Rainbow nation flags over Dalai Lama saga Have Your Say: Is China interfering in Africa's affairs? Dalai Lama in S Africa visa delay The Dalai Lama has criticised China via a live video link in South Africa, after he cancelled a trip to celebrate Archbishop Desmond Tutu's birthday. The Tibetan spiritual leader's...

We are writing to you from the Jai Bhim Buddhist Network, an organisation of Gypsy Buddhists in Hungary, affiliated to the Triratna Buddhist Community and a member of the European Buddhist Union. We request your urgent help with a major political difficulty faced by Buddhists in Hungary. If we are not able deal with this problem, Buddhist organisations will be deprived of all legal status, thus...

Play Video  "I will be a hummingbird" - Wangari Maathai In this beautifully animated clip from Dirt! The Movie, Wangari Maathai tells an inspiring tale of doing the best you can under seemingly interminable odds. Join us at www.DirtTheMovie.org ?

Sulak: Decorated intellectual ? In Kyoto, Japan, on July 23, Mr Sulak, 78, picked up the 28th Niwano Peace Prize, which included a certificate, a medal and a cash prize of 20 million yen (almost 8 million baht) for ''his contribution to a new understanding of peace, democracy and development, and to environmental preservation based on the core principles of his Buddhist faith''. It is the latest in...

? Why the 28th Niwano Peace Prize is being awarded to Mr. Sulak Sivaraksa The Niwano Peace Prize International Selection Committee decided to award the 28th Niwano Peace Prizeto Sulak Sivaraksa, a remarkable and multifaceted Buddhist leader whose work for peace is exemplifiedby courage, determination, imagination, and the constant inspiration of the core principles of his Buddhistfaith. Sulak has helped to change the views of political...

Hozan Alan Senauke Clear View Project 1933 Russell Street Berkeley, CA 94704 alan@clearviewproject.org 510.845.2215 www.clearviewproject.org clearviewblog.org ? 8 June 2011 Dear Friends, Winter and Spring (and now Summer)have been productive here at Clear View Project.  Because you have supported us - either recently or in the past - I want to talk about our accomplishments this year, and ask for your continuing support so that we can maintain our engaged...

? On 18-19 June 2011, the committee ?Buddhism and Society? of the European Buddhist Union organised an informal networking weekend, hosted by the Naropa Institute in Cadzand, the Netherlands. Socially engaged Buddhist networks from the United States, Asia and Europe were represented.  The purpose of the brainstorming weekend was - to share ideas on how Buddhism can contribute to a better world - to evaluate the links...

Thailand like many Asian countries has focused on rising GDP and national income as a sign of success but is that focus misplaced? Sulak Sivaraksa thinks it is. He's a veteran social campaigner, Buddhist activist and writer who has been jailed in Thailand and briefly forced into exile. The Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi calls him one of the most influential thinkers in Asia. Sulak Sivaraksa,...

? DIALOGUE ON DEVELOPMENT WITH JAN NEDERVEEN PIETERSE Friday 1 July 2011 16.00-18.00 hours, free entrance At Indian Studies Centre/School for Wellbeing Studies and Research meeting room 3rd Floor, Vittayapattana Building Moderator: Prof. Surichai Wung-aeo, Peace and Conflict Studies Centre, Chulalongkorn University ? Programme (proposed): Welcome and Introduction by Prof. Surichai Wung?aeo Questions from the School for Wellbeing Studies and Research (10 minutes) by Hans van Willenswaard, Project Director. Three scenarios for a multi-polar world: Welfare...

How do we proceed to live in a world after March 11th? It?s important to move away from globalism, competitive society, and consumerism to live in a way that we take time to be in touch with the earth, the arts, and ?connectedness?. Anyone can get in touch with these things. In our ?Creating Post 3/11? Series, we have invited ?cultural creatives? from various fields...

Bangkok, Thailand June 12-18, 2011 Download the Conference ProgramDownload the Presentation AbstractsDownload the Workshop AbstractsDownload the Presenter BiographiesDownload the 12th Sakyadhita Conference brochure. ? ? CONFERENCE LOCATION The 12th Sakyadhita Conference will be hosted at Sathira-Dhammasathan, a learning community founded in central Bangkok in 1987 by Maechee Sansanee Sthirasuta. The center?s programs for children, teenagers, parents, and abused women promote peace, harmony, compassion, and enlightenment among people of all ages, genders, and walks of life....

Support: Manjit Singh Gilhotra from the Canberra Sikh Association, Bhante Sujato from the Federation of Australian Buddhist Councils, Rabbi Jeffrey Kamins from the Emanuel Synagogue Sydney, Bishop George Browning from the Anglican Church and Kanti Jinna, vice chairman of the Hindu council of Australia with the Australian Religious Response to Climate Change at Parliament House, Canberra, yesterdray. Picture: Kym Smith The Daily Telegraph ? ? SHE may be...

Udupi: Dalits embrace Buddhism as part of 2600th birth anniversary of Lord Buddha By Dr. Eugene DSouza, Moodubelle Bellevision Media Network Udupi, 24 May 2011: As a part of the 2600th birth anniversary of  Lord Gautama Buddha, a large number of Dalits from different parts of the Karnataka State embraced Buddhism (Dhamma Dheekshe) in the forenoon of Tuesday, May 24, 2011 at a function held at Shri Narayanaguru...

Action June 11: No Nuclear Power The day marks three months after the Fukushima nuclear disaster triggered by the earthquake and tsunami. The plants are still spewing radioactive?materials. No one wants such dirty electricity harmful to human and nature. Join us on June 11th with million-people action throughout the world and let?our voice heard. Many citizens and groups in Japan have started organizing June 11 actions like demonstrations or...

Welfare State or Well-Being Society? If doubts prevail whether ?the welfare state? is a feasible option for Asian societies, and ?populism? ? driven by the market-economy and intending to satisfy the needs of citizens at an artificial level only ? is increasingly rejected as an un-sustainable solution[1], other alternatives will have to be explored. Alternative approaches to our governance and economic systems need un-biased evaluation and passionate exploration...

Our local INEB network, Japan Network of Engaged Buddhists (JNEB) here is starting to put together various information on Japanese Buddhists activities for all the aid and support that is needed now in northern Japan. This information can be found on our new English homepage at: http://jneb.jp/english/ For further inquiries, you can contact us at: jnebrelief@gmail.com

As we all know,the devastating earthquakes and tsunami that hit the North East Japan on the 11th March 2011 ,have left thousands dead, millions homeless and massive devastation all round. Japan that had been the pround leader of modern Asia has become a massive victim

The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the twenty-eighth Niwano Peace Prize to Mr. Sulak Sivaraksa of Thailand. The presentation ceremony will take place in Tokyo, Japan, on Thursday, May 19th, at 10:30 a.m. In addition to an award certificate, Mr. Sivaraksa will receive a medal and twenty million yen. ...

Professional Trainings - 12 week all-online courses - Call for Applications for the First Semester 2011 Term: March 7th - May 27th 2011 Addressed to: post-graduates, government- and non-government pracitioners, also advanced students

It is our great pleasure to invite you to participate in the 6th Learning Societies Conference on "Contemplation, Compassion, Creativity and Courage," organised jointly by Deer Park Institute, Shikshantar, Multiversity Network, Earth Care Designs, Possibilities, Manzil and Swaraj University. The conference will take place from April 4-9, 2011 in Bir, Himachal Pradesh. Please find attached a background note with more details on the conference, a...

Expressions of interest are requested by 15 February, 2011; Papers July 2011 Papers are requested for a special issue of the Journal for the Study of Religion, Nature & Culture (JSRNC) on ?Religion and Climate Change? and a possible book. Anthropogenic climate change is among the most significant and far-reaching social issues of our time.  Although climate scientists are near unanimous about potentially catastrophic consequences, mobilizing...

The Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies  in Phnom Penh, Cambodia Announces its 2011 Short Courses Peace Research Methodology ? 4 to 9 April Reflecting on Peace Practice ? 13 to 17 June Fundamentals for Peace and Conflict Work ? 8 to 13 August Intra-Organizational Conflict Management ? 13 to 15 October All short courses are taking place at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Each course (no...

We the AMAN* Anniversary Assembly of 2011, firmly believe that the diversity of the cultures on Earth today is our strength, which should be nurtured and protected. Diversity gives us identity and the means to know, respect and celebrate each other, living together in peace. We are convinced that peace amidst diversity is achievable. But, in a rapidly globalising world, we are also convinced that to...

learning societies conference Come share experiences with deschooling yourself and creating diverse learning comunities on April 4th-9th 2011 at Deer Park Institute in Bir Village Himachal Pradesh!

Q&A 31 January, 2011 - Understanding and redefining culture, particularly in the context of a society?s changing priorities and values, the importance of a national language of communication and promoting job dignity are some of the many issues confronting Bhutan today. Dzongsar Khyentse Rinpoche, in a perspective titled ?Many Questions, Few Answers?, which featured in Kuensel last year, wrote about these issues and posed some tough...

Khyentse Foundation takes an ecumenical stance in its patronage of Buddhism Recognizing the importance of the Theravadin tradition as the foundation of Buddhist practice, and in true Rim? spirit, Khyentse Foundation supports efforts to ensure the survival, preservation, and revival of Theravadin Buddhism in countries such as Cambodia, Sri Lanka, and Burma. Much needs to be done, and we hope that the Foundation?s limited support arouses ...

School for Wellbeing Studies and Research is honored to have Helena Norberg-Hodge, the producer and director of the film 'the Economics of Happiness' for the Bangkok special screening of 'the Economics of Happiness', a new documentary film by the International Society for Ecology & Culture (ISEC) about the worldwide movement for economic localization.  The screening will be held on Tuesday, 15 February...

? May 16 ? June 3, 2011 Davao City, Mindanao, Philippines ? ? MPI BACKGROUND  The Mindanao Peacebuilding Institute (MPI) is an Asian training institute grounded in the Mindanao, Philippines context using models developed and adapted for and by Asians. MPI is a resource for peacebuilders: providing skills, conducting research, and building solidarity within the Conflict Trans- formation Framework. MPI was established in the year 2000 through the collective effort of the...

Dear dhamma friends Happy new year . Here we are sending you 3 months ybs activity report  since oct 2010. 20-22 oct 2010 There is annual 3 days retreat at program atsankisa , Geshe lama  Damdul Director Tibet house was main gur u for retreat . ven sumati from Root institute ,maitre project Buddha Gaya he was the translator and he also lead meditation and dhamma talk among youth....

India is the second biggest country in Asia. It has diverse religions, cultures, casts, and climates. There are many disputes due to religion and cast. As you know there also border conflicts between India and Pakistan. Due to the problem, people have been killing each other. You can see the same problem in Nepal and Bangladesh as well. Once a year, we hold the Peace...

1 November 2010 The White House 1600 Pennsylvania Ave Washington, DC  20500 Dear President Obama, ? As you know, the upcoming elections in Burma, scheduled for November 7th cannot be legitimate without participation of the National League for Democracy (NLD). The NLD is boycotting this sham process because the Burmese military regime has designed electoral laws that insure that a rigged and non-representative election...

Public Statement ?   Since the beginning of the demonstration by the United front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD), aka ?Red Shirts?, on 12 March 2010, there have been many hundreds of casualties. In the past five days, attempts to disperse the demonstration in Ratchaprasong have become been violent, with a further...

The ?Buy Nothing Week? campaign was held on 28th January 2008 and lasted until 2nd February 2008 in Thailand. It is the week of challenging ourselves to buy less and get to know ourselves how much we addicted to buying things, and find alternative ways other than shopping to happiness and good lives. The concept of the ?Buy Nothing Week?...

All members of International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB) has expressed their concern over the brutality that the SPDC (the military regime) in Burma has been doing to its ordained monks, nuns and laypeople who call for the end of social and political sufferings in their home country. Since the uprising of the religious and ordinary people from mid September,...

?Women and spiritual movement for social Justice and Peace? As part of TICD Inter-religious Dialogue Program February 23, 2006 Roi Chanum Building, 666 Charoen Nakorn Road, Klong San, Bangkok RESOURCE PERSONS: 1. Ms. Naree Charoenponpiriya  (Buddhist) (National Reconciliation Commission - NRC) 2. Ms. Siriporn Lertthanongsak (Catholic) (Network of Women for Peace) 3. Mrs. Soraya Chamchuri (Muslim) (Committee for healing of women relatives of victims of violence in the southern region) . Ms....

Dialogues for Inter-religious Understanding Seminar?Politics of Fear and Religious Approach to Free from Fear? As part of TICD Inter-religious Dialogue Program March 11, 2006 : San Sang Arun Library, Sathorn Road, Bangkok RESOURCE PERSONS: 1.       Dr. Decha Tangsifa (Buddhist) (Faculty of Political Science, Thammasat University) 2.       Dr. Niti Hassan (Muslim) (President of The Council of Muslim Organizations of Thailand) 3.       Ms. Wanida Tantiwittayapitak (Buddhist) (Advisor to Assembly of the Poor) 4.      ...

January ? December 2005 Phang Nga Province ACTIVITIES IN THE YEAR 2005 (January - September 2005)Main Activities Spiritual Trauma Healing and Community Rebuilding for Tsunami Survivors The national calamity of tsunami that hit many provinces of Siam since end of 2004 traumatized many people, especially the poor and ethnic minority. INEB organized healing program and community rebuilding in 3 villages that are affected...

Summary Report on The 2005 INEB Conference: Buddhism and Social Equality Nagpur, the center of India, was chosen by Dr. Ambekar as a place for his announcement of being a Buddhist together with his people 49 years ago. Such declaration began the journey seeking for equality and human dignity for the dalit who were the lowest born and the outcaste in the...