Engaged Buddhism Resources ![[Tibetan flag]](http://www.dharmanet.org/engaged.html/Icon/tibflag1.gif) DharmaNet International is flying the Tibetan national flag here inacknowledgement of Tibetan sovereignity in an occupied Tibet. May the Dharmaprevail on the "roof of the world" for the benefit of all beings. Longlife and success to the Dalai Lama. May the atrocities of the Chinese governmentend soon. May injustice and unkindness toward all beings everywhere endsoon.Socially Engaged Buddhism ResourcesThis resource is maintained as a joint collaboration between DharmaNet International and Buddhist Peace Fellowship.To add or update an engaged Buddhism resource to DharmaNet's directory, please use the online form if at all possible. If your web browser does not support forms, please e-mail the appropriate information to engaged@dharmanet.org ![[Impeach Bush Campaign]](http://www.dharmanet.org/engaged.html/Icon/impeach.jpg)  Addiction TreatmentThamkrabok Foundation [AU]- established in 1996 to create ties with the Thamkrabok Monastery in Thailand,famous throughout the world for its radical but effective treatment ofdrug addiction.BurmaFree Burma - Due to a militarygovernment of isolationist economic mismanagement, the 45 million peopleof Burma have lived without basic human rights and in extreme poverty since1962. This site is dedicated to the Free Burma movement.Free Burma Coalition.[US]- An umbrella group of organizations around the world working for freedomand democracy inBurma.The mission is to build a grassroots movement inspired by andmodeled after the anti-apartheid movement in South Africa.Eclectic/NetworkAmida Trust - UK and AmidaTrust - USA - a corps of people seriously interested in developinghumanitarian projects based on Buddhist principles to help overcome sufferingin the world.Buddha-Dharma Expo2000 [Germany]- Elaborates solutions to the problems of the coming century & discussthe fragmentation of our thinking & comprehension from a Buddhist perspective.Buddhist Peace Fellowship [U.S.] Oldestsocially engaged Buddhist nonprofit organization in the US. Networking,activism, publications, international and domestic human rights work, volunteerprogram, and prison advocacy and ministry.International Network of EngagedBuddhists [Thailand]- commitment to global community based on the universaltruths of wisdom and compassion. INEB's areas of concern have centeredon alternative education, non-violence, human rights, the environment,women's issues, alternative development, and the integration of spiritualityand activism.Network of Engaged BuddhistsUK - Buddhists and others in the United Kingdom engaged in peacefulsocial and political action to create a better society.Peacemaker Community -an interfatith community, training and empowering peacemakers from aroundthe world. Includes Zen Peacemaker Order, Peacemaker Institute, PeacemakerVillages and multiple resources for training.EducationUniversal Education/Alice Project[India] Buddhist-based school in Sarnath, India dedicated to a holistic,transpersonal approach to education for rural village children.Environmental Dharma Gaia Trust -The mission is to nurture awareness of the complementarity of Buddhism and ecology through generating funds for Buddhist-inspired ecological projects in Asia and the developing world. Earth Sangha [U.S.] - Founded in 1998 as a nonsectarian, nonprofit Buddhist environmental organization, our mission is to encourage the practice of Buddhism as an answer to the global environmental crisis, and to do practical conservation work of a kind that expresses the Buddhist ideal of compassion for all beings. Zen Environmental Studies Center[U.S.] - Formed in 1992 to coordinate Zen Mountain Monastery's activities in the areas of environmental education, recreation, research, and protection.Gay and LesbianGay Buddhist Fellowship [US]- supports Buddhist practice in the gay men's community, addresses thespiritual concerns of gay men, and cultivates a social environment thatis exclusive and caring.Buddhist AIDS Project [US] - Providesfree current HIV/AIDS information, with links to local, national, and internationalresources; Buddhist teachings, practice centers and events; ComplementaryAlternative Medicine services. BAP hopes to weave together communitiesof socially engaged Buddhists who wish to lend a hand.HospiceAmitabha HospiceService [NZ] - Information on the free home care offered by AmitabhaHospice Service; Tibetan Buddhist teachings on death & dying; prayers,meditations, reading list & links to spiritually-focused hospice sites.Kusinara[US] - An ecumenical Buddhist residential, retreat, and teaching communitywhose members attend to the physical and spiritual needs of near and farneighbors in health, aging and into death. Through service and retreatwe aim to develop the mind/heart towards full liberation.Zen Hospice Project [US] - dedicatedto the care of people who are approaching death and to increasing our understandingof our own impermanence. Volunteer training for hospitals and guest housefor the dying.Prisons Angulimala - Buddhist PrisonChaplaincy [UK] - Provides Buddhist chaplaincy within prisons as wellas resources and networking.Buddhist Peace Fellowship PrisonProject [U.S.] - committed to rehabilitation of prison industrial complexthrough advocacy, networking, ministry, and correspondence with peoplein prisons and jails.Engaged Zen Foundation [U.S.]- Project dedicated to teaching zen in the prison system.Prison Dharma Network[US]- Supports prisoners in the practice of contemplative disciplines,with emphasis on the meditation practices of the various Buddhist traditions.PDN also promotes the Buddhist path of wakefulness and non-aggression asan ideal means of self-rehabilitation and transformation.ZMM Prison Project[US] - Project of Zen Mountain Monastery that supports prisoners throughBuddhist ministry and correspondence. Has nationwide network of volunteers.Service/Volunteerism/DevelopmentBuddhist Alliance for Social Engagement(BASE) [U.S.] - Buddhist PeaceFellowship program which provides a structured group format for volunteersto work in social service or activism combined with Buddhist practice,training, study, and community building. 6 month programs and local groupsyearlyBuddhist Compassion Relief Tzu-Chi Foundation[Taiwan] - a non-profit organization dedicated to helping the needy regardlessof their age, sex, race, and religion. The missions of the Tzu-Chi Foundationare: Charity, Medical Care, Education, Culture, International Relief, BoneMarrow Donation, Environmental Conservation, Community Volunteer.Cultural Restoration TourismProject (CRTP) [U.S.] -CRTP was established to restore templesand other cultural artifacts to preserve the dharma in the East. Our currentproject is the restoration of a temple in Eastern Mongolia. CRTP uses volunteer-tourismto fund the project.Karuna Trust [India] - Multiple projectsincluding education, health, literacy, housing for converted--now Buddhist--former untouchables in India.MettaDanaProject [US] - Addressing the poverty of the Sagaing Hills area ofBurma, MettaDana focuses on four areas: public health, education especiallyprimary school, infrastructure such as water supply,and preservation ofarchitectural symbols of the sacred.Sarvodaya [Sri Lanka] - Apeople's development movement founded in 1958 in Sri Lanka.Sarvodaya hasbrought about grass-roots initiative involvement and development of mindamong thousands of village people in Sri Lanka.Sarvodaya USA - foundedin the US on the principles of the Sarvodaya movement in Sri Lanka.TibetArizona Friends ofTibet [U.S.] - works to alleviate the suffering of Tibetan refugeesthroughout the world by promoting cultural and educational activities thatpreserve the heritage of Tibet, and by actively advocating self-determinationfor the Tibetan people in their homeland.Association for International Solidarityin Asia [Italy] - A.S.I.A. aims to develop the inherent capacitiesand experiences within the Tibetan communities themselves to foster thesurvival of their culture. ASIA promotes the training of Tibetan youthsin order to employ them in development projects.Free Tibet - [India] Tibetan Centerfor Human Rights and Democracy Ever since the unprovoked invasion of Tibetby the People's Republic of China in 1949, the fundamental human rightsof the Tibetan people have been intentionally and consistently violated.This site is dedicated to the increasingly popular Free Tibet movement.International Campaign for Tibet.[US]-International advocacy organization dedicated to Tibetan autonomy.International Committee of Lawyersfor Tibet [US]. Advocates for self-determination in Tibet. Throughlegal action and education, promotes human rights, environmental protection,and peaceful resolution of the situation in Tibet.Milarepa Fund [US] - non-profitorganization started by the Beastie Boys in 1994 to raise funds to helpthe Tibetan people.Tibetan Associationof Connecticut [US] - Working to preserve the culture of the Tibetanpeople, to support the Tibetan government-in-exile, to assist Tibetansrelocating to Connecticut, USA, and to establish contact with other Tibetancommunities and supporters of Tibet.Tibetan Government-in-Exile Official WebSite[India] - News, Tibet status, government update, and cultural information.Voice of Tibet Online - providing unbiasednews and information to Tibet through daily shortwave radio broadcasts.World Artists for Tibet - raisingawareness of human rights abuse of the Tibetan people through all formsof art.Women'sSakyadhita: International Associationof Buddhist Women [US] - Support organization for Buddhist women worldwide,dedicated to empowering, educating Buddhist women, and the developmentof the Bhikkhuni sangha. Resources for women.Women Active in Buddhism[US] - comprehensive collection of links and resources on contemporaryBuddhist women.Tibetan Women Refugees. Filmdocumentary to educate about Tibetan women refugees and their role in thepreservation of Tibetan culture.Journals/Publications/Website ResourcesBuddhism and Global NonviolentProblem Solving, edited by Glenn D. Paige and Sarah Gilliatt.Engaged Buddhist Dharma Page.- site dedicated to human rights and activist news with specific focuson Tibet.Journal of Buddhist Ethics - Resourcefor Buddhist studies with online conferences on issues relevant to sociallyengaged Buddhism.Think Sangha Journal - An occasional journal of the Think Sangha, a think tank dedicated tosocial analysis. Recent issues include "The Religion of the Market" and"The Lack of Progress: Buddhist Perspectives on Modernity."Non Buddhist/Related ResourcesConscious Dying.The Goals of the Institute are to provide the "mindfuel" and the emotionalsupport to "process" the normal human reactions we have when exposed tocritical events. Grief support and training.Fellowship of Reconciliation(FOR) - the largest, oldest interfaith peace and justice organization inthe United States. Since 1915, FOR has carried on programs and educationalprojects concerned with domestic and international peace and justice, nonviolentalternatives to conflict, and the rights of conscience.Movement for Beloved Community- (based on the Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement).SEVA Foundation [US] - Compassion inAction.  Other Peace & Human Rights ResourcesAction Without Borders - a globalcoalition of individuals and organizations working to build a world whereall people can live free, dignified and productive lives.Amnesty International.Co-Creating A Better World.Community Peacemakers [Oakland CA]- support a vast network of Bay Area (CA) educational and spiritual centersand community and non-profit groups.Community Trust Institute [GlenwoodSprings CO].The Conscious Consumer- links socially responsible consumers with their corporate counterparts.Findhorn Foundation.GandhiToday.Human Rights Watch - dedicated to protectingthe human rights of people around the world.The Hunger Project - simplyvisiting this website helps feed hungry people around the world.Institute for Global Communication(IGC) - The Mission of IGC is to advance the work of progressive organizationsand individuals for peace, justice, economic opportunity, human rights,democracy & environmental sustainability through strategic use of onlinetechnologies.International Bill ofHuman Rights & Responsibilities.Nonviolence Web -PeaceNet - foundedto bring Internet tools and online services to organizations and activistsworking on peace, economic & social justice, human rights, environmentalprotection, labor issues & conflict resolution.PeaceZine - online peace magazinededicated to promotion, education, and information of World Peace.ProtestNet - acommunity of activists who are working together to create our own media.Random Acts of Kindness Foundation- provides inspiration, leadership, practical materials & programmaticsupport to the rapidly growing Kindness Movement around the World. Ourgoal is to promote and publicize in any way possible, the extraordinarypower and importance of simple human kindness.United Nations Demining Project-working to abolish landmines.Vallecitos Mountain Refugefor Environmental & Social Activists.Women's International League for Peaceand Freedom.![[Blue Ribbon Campaign icon]](http://br.eff.org/br.gif) Join the Blue Ribbon OnlineFree Speech Campaign!Copyright © 1991-2005, DharmaNet International. All rights reserved. | Top of Page | Home | |
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