“Columbus Day Observed” is what I read on my calendar this morning, which I promptly scratched out and responded with “not in this house”. I am very happy that Brandeis does not recognize Columbus Day, especially since I read the book Lies My Teacher Told Me by James Loewen and my eyes were opened to [...]
So, I wrote an article in the currently released edition of the Justice on Buddhism and activism (specifically tied to the peace movement).* My goal in writing this letter to the editor was to correct a misinterpretation of Buddhism as “passive withdrawal from the world”. In devoting so much time to thinking about engaged Buddhism, [...]
Ok. So normally Jordan Rothman’s articles only leave me feeling irritated, but his article in this past weeks edition of The Hoot had me pulling out my hair and yelling at the paper. You can read the entire article here and if you aren’t half as upset as I am, maybe we should do lunch [...]
Posted on: September 5th, 2008
Category: Activism, Diversity and Multiculturalism, International Issues, Jessica, Protect the Powerless
[Sahar here. Please welcome Jessica, our even-newest contributor]. I had quite the experience this summer, thanks to funding from the Peace Awards here at Brandeis. In short, I went to India for two months and taught English and World Religions to underprivileged Buddhist nuns in the Himalayas. I went through the Jamyang Foundation, which has [...]
