For more info: Twitter #whatshappeninginmyanmar The people of Myanmar, comprised of not just Burmese Buddhists, but dozens of diverse ethnic, linguistic and religious groups, are fighting for and end to … Continue reading →
ENGAGE! IS THE DHARMA OF CRITICAL ENGAGEMENT, social, scientific and spiritual. Our mission is to bring about awakening through the exploration of our deep interconnectedness, our interbeing with the phenomenal world. … Continue reading →
Indigenous Leaders at the Frontlines of Environmental Justice October 11, 2021 Giulia C.S. Good Stefani originally published by NRDC The fight for a healthier planet is inextricably bound up with Indigenous … Continue reading →
Check out this stunning Rap/Soul track in Thai, “To Whom It May Concern”, released by Rap Against Dictatorship, #MilkTeaAlliance.
Global Charity Warns Thousands of Displaced Myanmar Children Facing Starvation By THE IRRAWADDY 4 October 2021 A large proportion of more than 76,000 children in Myanmar who have been forced to flee … Continue reading →
Myanmar’s ethnic Bamar majority seeks amends with Rohingya after they, too, face military violence Since February’s coup, Bamar people who once ignored the persecution of Rohingya are now finding common … Continue reading →
The United Nations General Assembly has begun its annual fall session. During this session, it has convenved the Credentials Committee, which decides who represents the official government of Myanmar (and … Continue reading →
UN Says Military Has Brought Myanmar to Brink of ‘Collapse’ in Damning Report on Rights Violations Human Rights czar Michelle Bachelet urges the international community to act before it is … Continue reading →
[Note: The following article uses “Transgenders” as a gender designation for what is often named “Third Gender” in India, or “Transgender” in North America. My apologies if you find the … Continue reading →
The #MilkTeaAlliance why does it matter? Xun-ling Au With it being somewhat over a year now since the emergence of the milk tea alliance and a month or so since … Continue reading →
Editor: The following essay by John Blake is a penetrating look into a blazing fact of the American social fabric: the US is becoming a Latin America. The latest 2020 … Continue reading →
Bhikkhu Bodhi lays out a classical Buddhist argument for overcoming global poverty: the Four Noble Truths. He lays out three interlocking crises that are driving world hunger—conflict, COVID and climate—and … Continue reading →
