BPF Boston: various news and events

Tue Jul 25 13:21:54 CDT 2006

I'm forwarding a few emails of possible interest, including:
- announcements from Maia Duerr, national BPF director
- Holly Near benefit concert in Boston
- Thrangu Rinpoche to talk in Gloucester

Regards,
Craig Richards
craig at bpfboston.org

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To: BPF Chapters and Friends
From: Maia

Dear friends,

Please forgive this mid-month correspondence, but 
there are a couple of important, time-sensitive items to let you know about.

1) Israel/Lebanon
BPF has just released the following statement on 
the situation in the Middle East. It can also be found on our website at:
<http://www.bpf.org/html/resources_and_links/statements/israel_lebanon.html>http://www.bpf.org/html/resources_and_links/statements/israel_lebanon.html 

Please share this with your chapters and others who may be interested.

2) Turning Wheel call for submissions
Sue Moon, editor of BPF's journal Turning Wheel, 
has asked me to pass the following information on to all of you.

This information is also available at:
<http://www.bpf.org/html/turning_wheel/submissions_and_guidelines/fall_06_call.html>http://www.bpf.org/html/turning_wheel/submissions_and_guidelines/fall_06_call.html 

Winter 2006 Turning Wheel
Call for Submissions
and
$500 Young Writers Award

Theme: Building Alliances to Address Racism

Our focus will be on building alliances to dismantle racism.

We are looking for writing about how white people 
in the U.S. can be allies to each other and to 
people of color in efforts to intervene against 
racism, and how people of color can be allies to each other.

Questions to stimulate your thinking (these are 
just suggestions; please focus on one aspect of 
this theme and be sure to include your personal experience):
• When did you succeed or fail at being an ally or recruiting an ally?
• When did an ally make a difference for you?
• What do you need your allies or potential allies to know?
• Can Buddhist practices help white people become 
more aware of white privilege? Are there times 
when Buddhist practice is not enough?
• How does an ally work with her own fear, guilt, and anger?
• How is facing anger, our own and others', 
central to addressing the legacy of racism? What 
legacies within Buddhism can we draw on to face 
anger without repression or judgment?

• How do your experiences with other forms of 
oppression inform your understanding of racism?

Deadline: September 5, 2006

Length: Anywhere from a paragraph to 3,000 words.

Writers of all ages and backgrounds are invited 
to submit articles, poetry, and artwork to this issue.

Young Writers Award

In addition, we are inviting submissions on this 
theme from young people who are 30 years old or 
younger and who have not previously published in 
Turning Wheel. Essays must be between 1,000 and 
3,000 words. Our editorial committee will review 
submissions and choose one author to be awarded 
the $500 prize, which was funded by a generous donor.

For further submission guidelines and sample 
articles from Turning Wheel, click here.

Submit by e-mail to <sue[at]bpf[dot]org> or by 
snail mail to: Turning Wheel, P.O. Box 3470, 
Berkeley, CA 94703. For more information, call Sue at 510-655-6169, ext. 303.

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in the dharma and in the spirit of peace,
Maia Duerr

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Sat. Sept. 30 HOLLY NEAR IN CONCERT -Benefit for UJP
Arlington Street Church, 351 Boylston St., Boston 7:30 PM

Singer, songwriter, activist Holly Near is defined by her passion for
human rights. For more than 35 years, she has traveled to every corner
of the country and around the world, singing for peace and justice. From
concert halls to rally stages, Holly’s voice gives strength to those in
the front lines of struggle.

United for Justice with Peace is delighted to be hosting Holly in her
first solo Boston concert in years. Space is limited and we expect a
full house so order your tickets now. Order forms are attached.

We also invite your community group to become a concert sponsor (your
group will be listed in the program) and help UJP raise the funds to
expand our work in the critical time ahead.

For further information, call 617-491-4857 or E-mail: ujpcoalition at yahoo.com

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Venerable Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche
The Buddha's First Teachings:  The Four Noble Truths
The Four Noble Truths are the essence of the 
first teaching the Buddha gave after his 
enlightenment. Today these four truths are the 
foundation of all Buddhist practice.  Thrangu 
Rinpoche's talk will be an extraordinary
opportunity to hear the Buddha's teaching 
explained and learn how it is relevant for us today.

Thursday, August 24, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Independent Christian Church  (Unitarian Universalist)
Middle Street
Gloucester, MA
$15 per person
**$10 advance tickets by August 15

Tibetan Buddhist Teacher Khenchen Thrangu 
Rinpoche is a realized master of Mahamudra and 
the appointed head scholar of the Kagyu lineage. 
He is known for his excellent scholarship as well 
as for his great loving kindness. Rinpoche 
travels extensively giving teachings to his many 
students around the world. He oversees numerous 
monasteries, retreat centers, schools, a nunnery 
as well as other projects.  He was chosen by H.H. 
the Dalai Lama to be the tutor of the 17th Karmapa.

"Khenchen Thrangu Rinpoche is one of the most 
learned and experienced of the senior Karma Kagyu 
teachers living today." H.H. The Dalai Lama

Advance ticket purchase: Send a self addressed 
stamped envelope and a check for $10 per ticket, 
payable to Cape Ann Vajra Vidya.  Payment and 
SASE must be received by August 15th.  No advance 
ticket purchases after August 15.
Send payment and SASE to:
Cape Ann Vajra Vidya, c/o Bryant, 57 Old Essex Road, Manchester, MA  01944.

Directions to the Church by car:
Take Route 128 North over Piatt Andrew Bridge to the Grant Circle rotary.
Take the 1st Exit off the rotary at Friendly's onto Washington Street
Go 8 tenths of a mile
Turn left at the Mobile Gas Station on Pine 
Street to the intersection of Pine and Church.
Vestry entrance on Church Street.
Parking on street, or go straight ahead half a 
block to municipal lot on right hand side.

A second parking option is to park at the St. John's Church lot,
St. John's is next door to the UU church.
To the St. John's parking lot:
Proceed down Washington Street from the Grant Circle Rotary (see above).
The lot is .8 of a mile from Grant Circle on the 
left, Winchester Fishing is on the right across from the lot.
Walking to the Universalist Unitarian church from 
the St. John's lot, walk through the lot to 
Middle Street (parallel to Washington Street, 
other side of the lot from where you drove in) 
turn left on Middle Street and the Unitarian 
Universalist Church is just beyond St. John's Church on the left.

By Commuter Rail from Boston:
Take the *Rockport *Line from North Station 
(schedule http://www.mbta.com/) to the 
*Gloucester *stop. Station is at the intersection 
of Washington Street and Railroad Avenue, turn 
left on Washington Street (Dunkin Donuts will be 
on your right) and walk several blocks to make a 
left on Pine Street (Mobile Gas on Corner). 
Proceed down Pine Street for 200 yards, church is 
at intersection of Pine and Church - you will be 
facing the very back of the church (looks like a 
white house from the back). Walk up Church street to the vestry entrance.

Sponsored by the Cape Ann Vajra Vidya - for more 
information email dharma at thinking-tools.com

More information about Venerable Thrangu Rinpoche 
and his activities is available at www.Rinpoche.com
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