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Contemplative Social Engagement – HIGHLIGHT
Exploring roles that the Shambhala community can play in transforming society through these challenging times by Kelsey Blackwell and David Kahane We live in a time of social, political and environmental turbulence: political division, natural disasters, economic polarization, climate change, refugee flows, hatred and intolerance toward foreigners, people of color, ... continuePosted September 27, 2017 by CGH
Social Engagement Letter – HIGHLIGHT
A message to Shambhalians regarding recent events in Charlottesville by the Shambhala Office of Social Engagement We have witnessed and felt the heartbreak of the violent atrocities committed by hate groups including neo-Nazis, Ku Klux Klan members, white supremacists, white nationalists, ISIS and other terrorist organizations. Our Shambhala ... continuePosted September 4, 2017 by CGH
Heal the Beach – HIGHLIGHT
The new Shambhala group Social Action LA holds its first event, a beach cleanup day at Venice Beach by Chris Bomba and Jason Elias Finally, we scheduled our first Action In the World, and decided to volunteer at a Heal The Bay Beach Cleanup at Venice Beach here in ... continuePosted July 14, 2017 by CGH
Social Action LA – HIGHLIGHT
West Coast Shambhalians lay plans to bring their practice into the wider world of political action by Jason Elias After the last presidential election, a few of us in the Los Angeles Shambhala Community started to wonder what was the relevance of our practice within the political realm. If ... continuePosted July 12, 2017 by CGH
Shambhala on Facebook
Washington, D.C. member Beth Roberts sends this report on Global Shambhala Network, a Facebook group she created. (What is Facebook? It is one of the largest and most popular of social networking sites, with almost 70 million users worldwide.) Here’s what Beth has to say about Global Shambhala ... continuePosted March 26, 2009 by