BPF Boston: membership nag from the National Office

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I'm passing this note along from the National 
Office, for those on the list who are not dues-paying members.

- Craig

Please note: If you have already received an 
invitation to join the Buddhist Peace Fellowship, 
we sincerely apologize for the duplication.  If 
you are already a BPF member: thank you for your 
support!  You may want to forward this email to 
someone who would enjoy learning more about BPF, 
or use the link below to give a gift membership.


Dear friend,

Every day, the world seems to become more 
polarized and filled with violence. Even in the 
peace movement, we may grow frustrated by the 
hopelessness and divisiveness that sometimes 
arises among well-intentioned activists.

Do you yearn to be part of a community that 
shares a commitment to engage in peace and 
justice work with compassion? Do you see your 
concern for the world and your spiritual practice 
as inseparable? If so, we invite you to become a 
member of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship.  At BPF, 
we practice a different kind of activism, one 
that is informed by wisdom and loving-kindness, 
one that understands that personal and social 
transformation are two sides of the same coin.

BPF Member Benefits
As a BPF member, you¹ll receive these benefits:

€ A subscription to Turning Wheel, our 
award-winning journal featuring inspiring stories 
of courage from sites as diverse as a Buddhist 
soldier¹s barracks in Abu Ghraib, a cell on San 
Quentin¹s Death Row, and Joanna Macy¹s living room;
€ Timely, relevant action alerts via our e-newsletter;
€ Invitations to BPF events, conferences, and member gatherings;
€ Discounts on selected products, including books, t-shirts, and more.

Most of all, being a Buddhist Peace Fellowship 
member means being a part of a community that 
aspires to meet suffering with compassion and to 
raise a collective voice for peace. We've been 
present on the frontlines of efforts to work for 
peace in Iraq, call for nuclear disarmament, end the death penalty, and more.

Please join us! Click here to become a BPF Member 
or give a gift membership on our secure website: 
https://secure.groundspring.org/dn/index.php?aid=8113

You can learn more about our recent work in our 2005 Annual Report.
And, if you don't already receive our free 
monthly e-newsletter, you can sign up for it on our homepage, www.bpf.org.

Founded in 1978, BPF is the oldest socially 
engaged Buddhist organization in the U.S. Please 
join the thousands of people from many Buddhist 
and other spiritual traditions who count 
themselves as members, including Robert Aitken 
Roshi, Pema Chodron, Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh, Joanna 
Macy, and Robert Thurman. Our members are the 
source of our energy, and support our Peacework, 
Prison Program, Youth Program, and more.

Please join today in this vital and growing movement of compassionate action!

Sincerely,

Maia Duerr, Executive Director
Buddhist Peace Fellowship

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P.S. If you'd prefer to join by mail rather than 
on our website, please send a check, payable to BPF, to:

BPF
PO Box 3470
Berkeley, CA  94703

Membership options:

1-yr Regular membership, U.S.: $45
1-yr Simple living/low income membership, U.S.: $20
1-yr Regular membership, international.: $55
1-yr Simple living/low income membership, international.: $30

Note: Membership fees are higher for residents of 
countries other than the U.S. to cover higher 
international shipping rates for Turning Wheel.
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