Aug 2010 Symposium

Held August 9 to 14, 2010 at the Mother House of the Zen Peacemakers in Montague, MA

A Major Gathering of Western Socially Engaged Buddhist Activists, Academics and Sponsors.

Participant Groups: Upaya Zen Center, Dharma Punx, Peacemaker Institute, Prison Dharma Network, Soka Gakai International, students of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Interdependence Project, Nipponzan Myōhōji, Buddhist Global Relief, Greyston Bakery, Upaya Center for Peace, YouthBuild USA, Center on Contemplative Mind in Society, New York Zen Center for Contemplative Care, Karuna Center for Peacebuilding, San Francisco Zen Center, Soji Zen Center, Center for Mindfulness in Medicine, Health Care, and Society, Tricycle Magazine, Haley House, Network of Spiritual Progressives, Lenz Foundation, Village Zendo, Hospital Energy, Zen Hospice Project, John W. Lavelle Preparatory Charter School, Dharma Ocean … and many more. (did we leave you out? write ari@zenpeacemakers.com and let us know!)

Symposium Volunteers: Ashley Berry, Sean Bowers, Karen Brandow, Myoki Breier, Melissa Clark, Kye Flannery, Jane Gish, Karen Idoine, Seth Josephson, Kyeongil Jung, Sarah Leiser, Katie Loncke, Russ Michel, Jeanie O’Connor/ Photography: Clemens Breitschaft, Alan Senauke/Graphic Design: David Sango Angstead

What others are saying: “The Kind of World We Want to Live in” by Kenneth Kraft, Engaged Buddhism: Service or Revolution? by Alan Senauke, Interdependence Project Podcast