______Socially Engaged Buddhism______
Avaaz is raising funds for the International Burmese Monks Organization and related groups, which will transmit funds directly to monasteries in affected areas.
[See also Myanmar Seizes U.N. Food for Cyclone Victims and Blocks Foreign Experts – New York Times]
TIBETAN FREEDOM TORCH in Vancouver on Saturday, May 10 - 12:00 noon to 4:30pm [details]
Sunday · May 11 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
BPF hosted a beautiful peace walk for Burma the day the Olympic torch came to the USA.
[Watch a 3-minute video of] a wonderful interview with Jack Kornfield after the Golden Gate peace walk and also a slideshow from that day which has the walk and also the protests from around the city that day including the Tibetans, Burma activists etc.
Tell anyone you know in the area about this event in San Francisco led by Burmese monks and Buddhist clergy, including Jack Kornfield and other senior teachers, on Wednesday, April 9.
On April 9, San Francisco hosts the US stage of the relay taking the Olympic torch to Beijing. No other North American city is directly involved. Please send metta to those on the peace walk in San Francisco that day.
For other actions you can take, click here (then scroll down).
Vigil for Tibet
Monday, 31 March 2008
4:30 to 7:30 PM
Chinese Consulate, 3380 Granville Street
The Canada Tibet Committee is an independent non-governmental organisation of Tibetans and non-Tibetans living in Canada, who are concerned about the continuing human rights violations and lack of democratic freedom in Tibet.
[Rally tomorrow at the VAG and on to the Chinese consulate]
Sunday · April 13 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
Over 570,000 signatures so far, aiming for a million . . .
[message from Avaaz follows - forwarded by Jennifer]
Sunday · March 9 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
