Buddhist Peace Fellowship in the News

2007

Dec 14, 2007: Myanmar Deaths Higher Than U.N Estimate: Activists, Reuters newswire (story about BPF delegation to Burma)

June 21, 2007: Community Celebrates, Honors Juneteenth, Capitol Outlook (Tallahassee, FL)

Feb 1, 2007: Escalating the Antiwar Movement: After four years of marching, Iraq War opponents look to ramp up resistance, The Indypendent  (includes profile of BPF's Maia Duerr, and dharma teacher Caitriona Reed of Manzanita Village)

2006

Oct 20, 2006: Local Buddhists Oppose Death Penalty, The Capital Times (Madison, WI)

Oct 20, 2006: Amnesty International Holds Ninth Annual National Weekend of Faith in Action on the Death Penalty, U.S. Newswire

Aug 6, 2006: Buddhist Peace Fellowship Displays Names of Iraq War Dead, Santa Cruz Indymedia website (with photos and audio interview)

July 28, 2006: Engaged Buddhists, on Beliefnet.com

July 2, 2006: Torture Vigil Held by Humboldt BPF, The Eureka Reporter

June 4, 2006: Buddhists Gather to Open Cleveland's Mind, The Plain Dealer (story about Change Your Mind Day, hosted by Cleveland BPF Chapter)

2005

Nov 17, 2005: Peace Activists Arrested for Iraq War Protest, The Buddhist Channel

Sept 28, 2005: Like Prophets Confronting the King: The Spirituality of Agitating for Peace, Cincinnati City Beat, (story about Bhante Suhita Dharma at Washington, D.C. peace march)

Sept 2, 2005: Antiwar Groups Hope to Pack 100,000 Around White House, Washington Post

Aug 4, 2005: In Peace, Hiroshima Will be Remembered, St. Petersburg Times, (Tampa Bay BPF Chapter)

June 22, 2005: Thailand: Networks Call for Just Response to Monk's Murder, The Buddhist Channel (story about the murder of Phra Supoj Suvacano)

Jan 13, 2005: Buddhist Peace Activists Plan Response to U.S. Presidential Inauguration, Commondreams.org