Burma, Buddhism and the Junta
Wai Yan Tun #MilkTeaAlliance One of the most difficult issues for Buddhism and the MTA (Milk Tea Alliance), yet also the most promising, is the impact of the movement for … Continue reading →
Milk Tea and Democracy #2
I have begun investigating the growth of the Milk Tea Alliance (#MilkTeaAlliance), a youth-led pan-Asian pro-democracy movement in Southeast Asian countries. This movement now includes ten countries. It started as … Continue reading →
Contillo: Change Happens When We Are Embodied
[Editor: Another brilliant article on the connection between trauma, recovery and social change by the one and only Space Crone.] Caroline Contillo: Future Present: Change Happens When We Are Embodied … Continue reading →
Milk Tea and Democracy
I’m deeply inspired by the Milk Tea Alliance and the movement for democracy throughout Southeast Asia. What I witness in their movements are the most vibrant and life-giving forms of … Continue reading →
Ash Sarkar: This is England
Ash Sarkar’s Alternative Race Report “No other country could have made someone as obnoxious as me” Sarkar brilliantly connects institutional racism with class consciousness. She critiques the Tory obsession with … Continue reading →
Surendran: The Indian Discovery of Buddhism c. 1890-1956
” The Indian Discovery of Buddhism”: Buddhist Revival in India, c. 1890-1956 Authors Gitanjali Surendran Publication date 2013/10/18 Description This dissertation examines attempts at the revival of Buddhism in India … Continue reading →
Crisis as the New Normal
People often speculate what life will be like post-2050 when the full force of the climate catastrophe wrecks our planet. My partner’s granddaughter, who is now four years old, is … Continue reading →
Urban, Secular, Engaged: Cites, Laity and Early Buddhism
The following is the conclusion of a paper, Early Buddhism and the Urban Revolution, by Balkrishna Govind Gokhale, from The Journal of the International Association of Buddhist Studies, Vol. 5, No. 2 … Continue reading →
Buddhist Futures: Social Care, Ecology
[Editor: The following article is by Sociologist and Buddhist José Antonio Rodríguez, on the ways that Buddhist values can shape a future world. Includes an interesting report of a ‘World … Continue reading →
Stacy Abrams’ Transit Equity
[Editor: I’m currently working on a campaign for fare-free and equitable public transit for the City of Worcester, Massachusetts. So I was very encouraged to learn that Stacy Abrams has … Continue reading →
