Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 03:24:22 -0400 (EDT)
Buddhist Peace Fellowship Newsletter
Bringing Together Buddhism and
Progressive Social Change
August 2005

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in this issue
* Action Alert: Join Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration
* Inner Disarmament Workshops with Joshin Althouse
* Sept 24-26: Days of Action for Peace in Iraq
* Oct 21-23: BPF Teams Up with Amnesty Int'l to End the Death Penalty
* Save the Date! BPF Benefit with Robert Thurman, March 5, 2006

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Action Alert: Join Hiroshima/Nagasaki Commemoration

All year long, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and hundreds of
other organizations have been preparing for the 60th
anniversary of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and
Nagasaki, August 6-9. Please visit our updated events calendar
and join us at one of the many events going on worldwide.

Find an event near you -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fwhats_now%2F2005%2Fcalendar.html%23august

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Inner Disarmament Workshops with Joshin Althouse

Robert Joshin Althouse, member of BPF's board of directors, is
offering a series of workshops on "Inner Disarmament" in
Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio in August, September, and October.
These experiential, dharma-based workshops are designed to
give participants
communication skills and more confidence in working
with conflict and difficult situations.

More information about "Inner Disarmament" -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fwhats_now%2F2005%2FInnerDisarmament.html

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Sept 24-26: Days of Action for Peace in Iraq

Join United for Peace and Justice in Washington, D.C. for three
days of action against the war: a major march, rally, and
festival on Saturday, September 24; an interfaith
service and day of grassroots trainings on Sunday, September
25; and a large-scale grassroots lobbying day and mass
nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience on Monday,
September 26.

The Washington, DC, BPF chapter is organizing a meditation
vigil on Friday evening, Sept. 23, open to everyone coming to
the mobilization. Visit the WBPF website, www.wbpf.org for
details in the coming weeks.

More info from UFPJ -
http://rs6.net/tn.jsp?t=k7stwnbab.0.bei6wnbab.cxoldzn6.595&p=http%3A%
2F%2Funitedforpeace.org%2Farticle.php%3Flist%3Dtype%26type%3D91

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Oct 21-23: BPF Teams Up with Amnesty Int'l to End the Death Penalty

Amnesty International?s annual National Weekend of Faith in
Action (NWFA) on the Death Penalty will be held on October 21
-23, 2005. BPF has been enthusiastic partner in this project for
a number of years. In 2004, over 550 faith communities and
groups participated in the NWFA, including 20 Buddhist
communities in at least 7 states and Mexico. We invite you to
join in observing this solidarity weekend of reflection,
discussion, and action on the death penalty.

How to get involved -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fcurrent_projects%2Fprison_program%2Fevents%
2FDPevents.html

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Save the Date! BPF Benefit with Robert Thurman, March 5, 2006

Tenzin Robert Thurman, scholar, author, former Tibetan
Buddhist monk, Director of Tibet House in New York City, and
close friend of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama, will be the
featured speaker at a special benefit for the Buddhist Peace
Fellowship on March 5, 2006, in the San Francisco Bay Area. Be
sure to mark your calendar for what promises to be a
memorable event!

More information -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fwhats_now%2F2005%2F2006Benefit.html

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Laying Down Arms

by Maia Duerr, BPF Executive Director

This month, many of you will be joining in events across the
world to mark Hiroshima and Nagasaki days. In a few days, I
will travel to New Mexico to be with Roshi Joan Halifax, BPF
board member Joshin Althouse, Ryumon Baldoquin, hibakusa
(survivors of the bombing), and many others to bear witness at
Los Alamos, the place where the atomic bomb was born. BPF
Senior Advisor will be present at the Nevada Desert Experience
near Las Vegas.

BPF?s theme for the year has been ?Cultivating Peace,
Dismantling War.? In light of this, a news story this past week
is truly significant: the Irish Republican Army?s declaration to
lay down arms. Sometimes an event is so momentous that it
can easily be overlooked. I?d like to take a moment to
recognize what a remarkable story this is, and how it might
lend us hope in these dark times.

Read the full article -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fresources_and_links%2Fstatements%
2Flaying_down_arms.html

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Quick Links...
Become a BPF member and receive Turning Wheel -
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August 5-9: Bearing Witness at Los Alamos, New Mexico -
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2F%2Fwww.bpf.org%2Fhtml%2Fwhats_now%2F2005%2Flos_alamos.html
August 4-7: Nevada Desert Experience -
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August 6: Lawrence Livermore Lab, California -
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United for Peace and Justice -
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Washington DC BPF Chapter -
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"Cultivating Peace, Dismantling War" Resource Page -
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BPF needs your help to continue our work for peace -
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