Buddhist Peace Fellowship

The Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF) is a nonsectarian international network of engaged Buddhists participating in various forms of nonviolent social activism and environmentalism with chapters all over the world. [cite book| last =Clarke| first =Peter Bernard| authorlink =| year =2000| title =Japanese New Religions: In Global Perspective| pages= 100] The non-profit BPF is an affiliate of the international Fellowship of Reconciliationcite book| last =Queen| first =Christopher| year =2000| title =Engaged Buddhism in the West| pages= 67-69] [cite book| last =Diamond| first =Louise| coauthors=Walsch, Neale Donald| year =2000| title =The Courage for Peace: Creating Harmony in Ourselves and the World| pages= 259] working toward global disarmament and peace, helping individuals suffering under governmental tyranny [cite book| last =Fleming| first =Marrianne| coauthors= Worden, David| year =2004| title =Thinking about God and Morality| pages= 114] in places such as Burma, Bangladesh, Tibet and Vietnam. [cite book| last =Wright| first =Christopher| year =2003| title =God and Morality| pages= 148] Currently headquartered in Berkeley, California, the BPF was incorporated in 1978 in Hawaii by Robert Baker Aitken, his wife Anne Hopkins Aitken, Nelson Foster, Ryo Imamura and others. Shortly after other notable individuals climbed aboard, including Gary Snyder, Alfred Bloom, Joanna Macy and Jack Kornfield. [cite book| last =Prebish| first =Charles S.| coauthors =Keown, Damien| year =2005| title =Buddhism the Ebook: An Online Introduction| pages= 311-312] Generally speaking, the BPF has a tendency to approach social issues from a left-wing perspective and, while the fellowship is nonsectarian, the majority of its members are practitioners of Zen Buddhism. [cite book| last =Wilson| first =Jeff| coauthors=Townsend, Jeff| year =2000| title =The Buddhist Guide to New York| pages= 230]

The BPF statement of purpose is:
1 To make clear public witness to Buddhist practice and interdependence as a way of peace and protection for all beings;
2 to raise peace, environmental, feminist, and social justice concerns among North American Buddhists;
3 to bring a Buddhist perspective of non-duality to contemporary social action and environmental movements;
4 to encourage the practice of nonviolence based on the rich resources of traditional Buddhist and Western spiritual teachings; and
5 to offer avenues for dialogue and exchange among the diverse North American and world Sanghas.

—cite book| last =Spuler| first =Michele| year =2003| title =Developments in Australian Buddhism: Facets of the Diamond|url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/49952207&referer=brief_results| pages= 79-80

BPF is currently led by Executive Director Dr. Zenju Earthlyn Manuel, a former practitioner of Nichiren Buddhism who now practices Sōtō Zen at the San Francisco Zen Center and the Berkeley Zen Center.

About

The Buddhist Peace Fellowship is a grassroots movement established in 1978 by Robert Baker Aitken and Anne Hopkins Aitken, along with Nelson Foster and others, on the front porch of their Maui Zendo in Hawaii. Sitting around a table, the assembled group discussed nuclear weapons and militarism within the United States in the years following the Vietnam War, finding that these issues must be addressed with compassion from a Buddhist perspective in order to bring about peace. Original members were centered primarily in Hawaii or the San Francisco Bay Area, and by 1979 the group had roughly fifty members. To stay connected, the group formulated a newsletter spearheaded by Nelson Foster which evolved into "Turning Wheel"—the quarterly magazine published by the BPF.cite book| last =Prebish| first =Charles S.| year =1999| title =Luminous Passage: The Practice and Study of Buddhism in America| pages= 108-109] Today it trades ads with others Buddhist magazines in an effort to mutually generate more subscriptions. [cite book| last =Woodward| first =Cheryl| coauthors= Hwang, Lucia| year =2007| title =Every Nonprofit's Guide to Publishing| pages= 303] By the late 1980s the association had hundreds of members, and the headquarters had moved to office space in Berkeley, California. During this time much of their work was geared toward human rights efforts in areas of the world such as Cambodia, Vietnam and Bangladesh, working particularly hard at freeing Buddhist prisoners of the Unified Buddhist Church of Vietnam. This period in BPF history also was marked by the hiring of a coordinator and the development of national chapters.

BPF went through a turbulent period after longtime executive director Alan Senauke left at the end of 2001. After two executive directors who served less than a year and a period of no clear leadership, board member Maia Duerr was asked to lead the organization in 2004. During her three-year tenure, the BPF stabilized its finances, and considerable effort were made to bolster its nationwide outreach and include chapters in decision-making processes. Also during this period, Duerr led two "Buddhist Peace Delegations" to Washington, D.C., to call for an end to war in Iraq.

The Buddhist Peace Fellowship appeals to Westerners who have embraced Buddhism and who also believe that their chosen path must address the pressing issues of the day. More a religious movement than a political one, the BPF is fueled by a an expressed need to modify or extend traditional spiritual practice.

—cite book| last =Kraft| first =Kenneth| year =1992| title =Inner Peace, World Peace: Essays on Buddhism and Nonviolence|url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23462459&referer=brief_results| pages= 23-24

Many individual activists from different traditions network through the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF), an organization that facilitates individual and group social engagement in the United States and Asia and often works together with the International Network of Engaged Buddhists (INEB). The BPF is the largest and most effective of the engaged Buddhist networks.

—cite book| last =Jones| first =Ken| year =2003| title =The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action|url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=0861713656&=Search&qt=owc_search| pages= 201-202

The BPF is administered by fifteen board members and an international advisory board composed of some of the leading voices in Buddhism.cite book| last =Coleman| first =James William| year =2002| title =The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition| pages= 18] The Berkeley office provides direction and support for chapters in the United States and other countries. Membership costs $45.00 per year for individuals or $30.00 for low income individuals. Included with one's membership is a subscription to "Turning Wheel". [cite book| last =Ryan| first =Mary Jane| year =1998| title =The Fabric of the Future: Women Visionaries Illuminate the Path to Tomorrow| pages= 424]

Projects

Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement

The Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE) is an extension of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship established in 1995,cite book| last =Jones| first =Ken| year =2003| title =The New Social Face of Buddhism: A Call to Action|url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=0861713656&=Search&qt=owc_search| pages= 201-202] offering training and internship programs based on the model set forward by the Jesuit Volunteer Corps for social workers, activists and human service workers. It has chapters in various cities in the United States, including Berkeley, California and Boston, Massachusetts, aiming to help professionals integrate their work with Buddhist practice. [cite book| last =Mink| first =Gwendolyn| authorlink =| coauthors =O'Connor, Alice| year =2004| title =Poverty in the United States: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, and Policy| pages= 121-122] The idea behind BASE was originally conceived of by Robert Baker Aitken during discussions at a BPF meeting held in Oakland, California in 1992, although it was Diana Winston who ultimately saw this vision through. She was somewhat disheartened to find that many of the BPF members were not actively engaged in meditation, so she out to develop a "training program that would integrate Buddhist practice, social engagement, and community life into one organic whole." [cite book| last =Queen| first =Christopher| year =2000| title =Engaged Buddhism in the West| pages= 86-87]

BASE is meant to provide for lay American Buddhists the kind of institutional support for the cultivation of socially engaged Buddhism available to Asian monks and nuns who are part of a monastic sangha. But it is also inspired by the BASE community of Latin America, which was founded in the 1970s as a vehicle for Catholic liberation theology...BASE emphasized social engagement as a path of Buddhist practice, not simply as a mode of Buddhist social service.

—cite book| last =Seager| first =Richard Hughes| year =1999| title =Buddhism in America|url =http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/40481142&referer=one_hit| pages= 207-208

BASE participants combine weekly meetings for meditation and study with fifteen to thirty hours a week working in hospices, homeless shelters, prisons, medical clinics, and activist organizations.

—cite book| last =Coleman| first =James William| year =2002| title =The New Buddhism: The Western Transformation of an Ancient Tradition|url =http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=0195152417&=Search&qt=owc_search| pages= 18

Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Project

Another outgrowth of the BPF is the Buddhist Peace Fellowship Prison Project, a committee within BPF which works with prisoners and their families and other religious groups in an effort to address violence within the criminal justice system. They oppose the implementation of capital punishment and also offer prisons information on chaplaincy opportunities. [cite book| last =Queen| first =Christopher| year =2000| title =Engaged Buddhism in the West| pages= 358] The committee's founding director was Diana Lion, who also has served as associate director of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship. [cite book| last =Gregory| first =Peter N.| coauthors=Mrozik, Susanne| year =2007| title =Women Practicing Buddhism: American Experiences| pages= 101]

...the BPF Prison project...is attempting to transform the prison system through reforming the prison-industrial complex, abolishing the death penalty, and bringing the teachings of "dharma" to those persons confined in prisons and jails...

—cite book| last =Barak| first =Gregg| year =2003| title =Violence and Nonviolence: Pathways to Understanding| url=http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/51242196&referer=brief_results| pages= 287

Buddhist AIDS Project

In 1993 the Buddhist AIDS Project (BAP), based in San Francisco, California was founded, a non-profit affiliate of the BPF run entirely by volunteers, serving individuals with HIV/AIDS, those who are HIV positive, their families, and their caregivers. [cite book| last =Irwin| first =Alexander C.| authorlink =| coauthors =Irwin, Alec; Millen, Joyce; Fallows, Dorothy| year =2003| title =Global AIDS: Myths and Facts : Tools for Fighting the AIDS Pandemic| pages= 200]

* [http://www.buddhistaidsproject.org http://www.buddhistaidsproject.org]

Think Sangha

Environmentalism

Green Sangha

Activist activities

On Hiroshima Day of August 6, 2005 the Tampa, Florida chapter of BPF organized The Hiroshima Memorial in conjunction with Pax Christi, designed to raise consciousness about the issue of nuclear war. The two groups released "peace lanterns" into the air and participants held vigils and various talks. [cite web| last =Moore| first =Waveney Ann| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =In peace, they honor Hiroshima: Saturday marks 60 years since the first atomic bomb fell upon the Japanese city| work =| publisher =St. Petersburg Times| date =2005-08-04| url =http://www.sptimes.com/2005/08/04/Southpinellas/In_peace__they_honor_.shtml| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-04-05] On Hiroshima Day of August 6, 2006, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship of Santa Cruz, California used the occasion to protest the Iraq War. Participants of the group "displayed a three foot tall, hundred foot long, scroll listing 40,000 names of Iraqi civilians killed in the war. There was also a pair of booths created which listed the names, photos, and brief stories, of over 2,000 US and coalition soldiers who also died in the war." [cite web| last =| first =| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Hiroshima Day: Buddhist Peace Fellowship Displays Names of Iraq War Dead| work =| publisher =Santa Cruz Indymedia| date =2006-08-06| url =http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2006/08/06/18295168.php| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-04-05]

In October of 2007 the Milwaukee chapter of BPF organized a silent "lakefront demonstration" to lend their support to the Buddhists of Myanmar protesting the oppression of the military junta there. Plans were made to sneak photographs and information on the Milwaukee event into Myanmar, to let protesters know that there are outsiders standing with them in solidarity. Some members reported being told that their phones were likely bugged in the United States. [cite web| last =Heinen| first =Tom| authorlink =| coauthors =| title =Myanmar is march's focus: Demonstrations help solidarity, organizers say| work =| publisher =Milwaukee Journal Sentinel| date =2007-10-19| url =http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=676813| format =| doi =| accessdate = 2008-04-05]

Criticism

Due to its lack of a centralized leadership, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship has had trouble developing a "unifying strategy for social change." Another apparent issue involves its "failure to develop an adequate, in-depth social analysis to underpin its work."

ee also

*Amida Trust
*Baptist Peace Fellowship
*Buddhists Concerned for Animals
*Catholic Peace Fellowship
*Engaged Buddhism
*Episcopal Peace Fellowship
*Fellowship of Reconciliation
*International Network of Engaged Buddhists
*Jesuit Volunteer Corps
*Jewish Peace Fellowship
*Methodist Peace Fellowship
*Muslim Peace Fellowship
*Order of Interbeing
*Sakyadhita International Association of Buddhist Women
*Universal Education/Alice Project

Notes

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