Dharma Action Initiative – June 2018 Update

May 31 · Beyond Fear of Differences, Earth Initiative, Sangha News · ango, Ango practice, Beyond Fear of Differences, BFoD, Dharma Action Initiative, Diamond Net, diversity, earth initiative, equality, LGBTQ+, movie night, National Buddhist Prison Sangha, NBPS, social justice, volunteers

This is a brief update on the MRO’s Dharma Action initiative – progress to date, ongoing work, and events and meetings that have been planned.

Building Our Beloved Community

April 03 · Beyond Fear of Differences, Sangha News · affirmation, Beyond Fear of Differences, BFoD, diversity, identity, inclusive, LGBTQ+, narratives, social justice, stories

Posted by Danica Shoan Ankele

Among the present blessings of my monastic life, I count the chance to be part of a newly formed collaboration between members of the Temple’s People of Color Tea Group and the Monastery’s Beyond Fear of Differences Planning Group. Together, nineteen of us (about half of us identify as people of color and half as white) are working on creating a more inclusive and diverse community within the MRO. We’ve been referring to our joint group simply as POC/BFOD.