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Compassion in Action for Boulder County, Colorado. Community Transformation Through Contemplative Se

Board of Directors: Sangha Representative of:
Prescott Knock, Executive Director Yeshe Khorlo
Alia Braley, Treasurer Shambhala Center, Boulder
Eileen Kay Nalandabodhi
Trish Flaster Nalandabodhi
Tania

Leontov Yeshe Khorlo, Shambhala Center
Tracy Steele Shambhala Center
Kathy Gibson Golden Bowl
Gillian Keiper Nalandabodhi

Sangha Liaison:
Amy Robertson Dharma Sangha, Boulder

07/12/2012

The new Inter-Faith Coalition for Food Sustainability (IFCFS), initiated by our Congressman Jared Polis, is inviting all local sanghas/congregations with gardens/farms to come together to share information and resources. Prescott Knock, Executive Director of BCBA, is on the steering committee of IFCFS. (see below)
Inter-Faith Coalition for Food Sustainability (IFCFS):
Invitation to Congregations with Gardens/Farms-

Dear Sanghas/Congregations of the Front Range Bioregion:

The Inter-Faith Coalition for Food Sustainability (IFCFS) (initiated by our congressman Jared Polis) is on its way and rolling with its first project to bring together all local sanghas/congregations in the Front Range area with gardens/farms to acknowledge one another and create a centralized communication hub to be able to share information and resources. This will consist of meetings, group discussions and social media to bring us together.

This group is interested in sharing collective gardening/farming wisdom, issues, information, resources and methods of the common bioregion we all share. All spiritual/faith traditions regard gardening/farming as a deeply spiritual activity. We are curious to know more about how your tradition informs your relationship with our Earth.
IFCFS is interested in all issues pertaining to food sustainability. Let’s discuss what's important to you.

We would like to extend this invitation to all local congregations with gardens/farms. Do you know of other congregations with gardens/farms? Please help us in this process of discovering who is tending the soil by letting us know who else might be interested in this project.

Please contact us by Tues, July 24, 2012 to let us know your interest in sharing information and resources with other local congregations and learn more.
Contact:
Christine Berg
Community Outreach Manager
Office of the Honorable Jared Polis
[email protected]
office: 303-568-9007

We look forward to hearing from you soon and meeting with your congregation, Thank You-
Prescott Knock
Executive Director, Buddhist Coalition
www.buddhistcoalition.org
[email protected]

Co-Hosted by:
Buddhist Coalition: Compassion in Action
Hazon: Jewish Inspiration. Sustainable Communities

06/13/2012

BCBA Meeting: Contemplative Hospice for Boulder County
June 13th 6:30-8:30pm St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church 3700 Baseline, Boulder.
Meet in Dining Hall: Enter around back on the South side of building, through the double glass doors -then downstairs.

BCBA is happy to sponsor and support
a new initiative to discuss
the Organization of a Contemplative Hospice for Boulder County

You are invited to come together to discuss

the feasibility of a Contemplative Hospice for Boulder County.

This is an opportunity for inquiry,
and possibly to gather collaborative energy and resources for this project.

We will have a presentation by Darci Meyers
followed by discussion:

Darci Meyers has extensive experience in hospice and palliative care. She was the director of hospice services for Intermountain Health Care in Utah and was the founding director of Anam Chara Hospice in Boulder. She also worked as a chaplain with Family Hospice in Boulder and designed and implemented their quality management program. More recently Darci served as the founding director of Dechen Shying Spiritual Care Centre in southwest Ireland, a Buddhist-based palliative care center for the terminally ill and their families. She has been a Buddhist practitioner for over 20 years and a student of Sogyal Rinpoche. Darci is an educator in Rigpa’s Spiritual Care Program, is a chaplain in palliative care at St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood and has a private practice in spiritual direction.
Other committee members include: Deborah Luscomb, Ginger Brooks, David Wright and Prescott Knock.
For more information, please contact
Deborah Luscomb
303.323.5657 or [email protected]

06/01/2012

BBB 2012! Tomorrow Sat 2nd! We will have BCBA Logo stickers and audio CDs of our KGNU Radio Show- Greening of Our Faith Communities which discusses the BCGreenproject. Available for donation !

05/24/2012

Please Join Us! This Free Event is Open to All! In Celebration of the Life and Teachings of the Buddha and in Recognition of the Diversity of the Local Buddhist Community!

05/22/2012

Hi Nick!

05/11/2012

June 2, 2012@ 9:30am: Multi Sangha Get-Together + Potluck Picnic~Celebrate the Buddha's Birthday~New Festival Style- Enjoy Diverse Traditions from Many Sanghas!9:30am Arrival- Set up your picnic area+Info booth10:00 Opening Ceremony: Group Om Circle ~ Singing Bowl Meditation ~ Walking Meditation (b...

05/10/2012

You're Invited to: Buddha's Birthday Bash 2012!
June 2, 9:30am - 2pm at Boulder Foothills Community Park,
800 Cherry Ave. For More info: www.buddhistcoalition.org

02/24/2012

Achievements of BCBA and Our Partners in 2011 (selected list)
For more info see: www.buddhistcoalition.org

Every 2nd Wed and 4th Fri: BCBA provided the volunteer force to provide over 1600 meals for those in need in 2011: In partnership with: BridgeHouse/Community Table, Community Food Share, St. John's Episcopal Church, Mtn. View United Methodist Church, Nalandabodhi-BodhiHeart, Shambhala Center Boulder, community volunteers and prominent local chefs.

May: 4 Day Conference: "Compassion and Acceptance: Spirituality in Recovery from Mental Illness" with the Rev. Jana Drakka Buddhist Monk. Project initiated by Interfaith Network on Mental Illness (INMI). BCBA was instrumental in the organizing of this very succesful endeavor, including: KGNU radio show, Workshop: Skills for Clinicians and Professionals Working with Most Challenging Clients". Please don't miss link for details of event and list of partners:www.buddhistcoalition.org/caa

May: "Aging Well in Lyons: Community, Connections & Resources". Project initiated by Restoring the Soul. BCBA was instrumental in the organization of this initiative to serve the aging community of the Town of Lyons and is continuing to help the expansion of services. Partners include Congressman Jared Polis and Senator Jeanne Nicholson. Please see link for details and list of partners:www.buddhistcoalition/node/70
www.lyonsrecorder.com/index.php/lifestyle/seniors/1786-aging-well

June: Buddha's Birthday Bash 2011! Multi-Sangha Get-Together + Potluck Picnic
An opportunity to share the unique and common ways we celebrate the Buddha's birthday with song, dance, food, meditation and ritual. 14 sanghas participated! Let's have all sanghas of Boulder County participate in 2012. Contact BCBA soon to reserve for June 2nd 2012. www.buddhistcoalition.org/node/72

July: Buddhism for Americans: A Dialogue on Buddhist Practices in the U.S. This was a project of the Longmont Buddhist Temple and Prairie Mtn. Zen Center in which BCBA helped and showcased. Very successful dialogue, with much interest for more. www.buddhistcoalition.org/node/92

Dec: Buddhist Coalition Green Project: See above for more info.
Contact BCBA to join in, we need people with experience in: composting, permaculture, environmental sustainability, energy efficiency, gardening, etc. or just the curiosity to learn more.

Thank You to All our Community Partners in 2011
BCBA believes in the power of working together on common community projects to unite the diversity of organizations (representing various spiritual traditions) and develop mutual respect for one another. We thank you very much for your inspired ideas, organizational skills and raw volunteer work-power. We look forward to continuing our partnerships in 2012!

Buddhist Sanghas:
Dharma Sangha Boulder, Drukpa Mila Center, Goldeen Bowl Sangha, Green Tara Meditation Group, Longmont Buddhist Temple, Mountain Stream Sangha, Prairie Mountain Zen Center, Nalandabodhi Boulder, Rangjung Yeshe Boulder, Rigpa Boulder, Shambhala Center Boulder, University Zen Center, Yeshe Khorlo Boulder.
There are many sanghas we have not heard from, please contact us ASAP!

Christian Congregations:
Boulder Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, Cornerstone Church, First Congregational Church, First United Methodist Church, Mtn. View United Methodist Church, The River Community Church Lyons, St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church, St. John's Episcopal Church, St. John the Baptist Church Longmont, United Church of Christ.

Jewish Congregations:
Bonai Shalom, Har Hashem.

Social Service Organizations:
Boulder County Aging Services, Boulder Outreach for Homeless Overflow, Bridge House, CareConnect of Boulder County, Circle of Care, Colorado University of Boulder, FOCUS, Growing Gardens, Hospice Care of Boulder and Broomfield CO., I Have a Dream Foundation, Interfaith Network on Mental Illness, Jana Drakka Community Services, Lyons Dept. of Parks Recreation and Cultural Events, Naropa University, National Alliance on Mental Illness, Reading to End Racism, Restoring the Soul: Community Partnerships, Rocky Mtn. Peace and Justice Center, The Collaborative Community, Town of Lyons, United Religions Initiative, Windhorse Community Services.

I hope we have not overlooked any of our partners of 2011.
With Deep Respect We Thank You!
-The Buddhist Coalition for Bodhisattva Activity

02/23/2012

Happy Losar 2012! Male Water Dragon Year

01/28/2012

Let's make Buddha's Birthday Bash even better in 2012! Contact Us to Participate

10/08/2011

Hello Buddhist Coalition!
There is a Green Revolution going on in Boulder!
Join-in to Transform your Environment!
BCBA is -Going Green- in a big way and we invite your sangha to take advantage of the resources we've assembled to help us all become more eco-friendly.
The Buddhist Coalition Green Project (BCGP)
is a collaborative endeavor between many local social service agencies, sanghas, businesses, and the professional consulting firm, Sustainable Ideas Consulting www.ableideas.net

With the help of these partners BCBA is providing services to promote:
• Sharing of community resources- with the help of partnership organizations
• Energy efficiency of sangha centers and individual households
• Transitioning off of disposable plastic products to 100% corn compostable products
• Group discount buying power
• Providing proactive information, interactive lectures, and eco-tours to foster deep ecology
• (Add your ideas here)

Together we can end the use of all disposable plastic products we use for gatherings
AND transition to using 100% corn compostable products.
BCBA is offering compostable products that are cheaper than buying plastics
-yes really!

Eco-Products and Eco-Cycle (local businesses) are working with BCBA from the
production, to the distribution, to the clean-up, to the composting
-to help make this a reality.
We are doing this because we believe in the inter-dependence of all life and it’s time
we work together as a coalition of sanghas to make this crucial change
where we live!
We are really excited - and hope you are too!
Please join us by attending the meeting Oct 8th AND contact us to get involved.
This BCGreenProject is evolving and we need your help to work together to make this happen.

BCBA would like to provide your sangha with:

*Eco-Products is offering a huge discount on all compostable items through BCBA: cups, utensils, plates, napkins etc. Cheaper than buying plastic –so, no more excuses :o)

*Eco-Cycle is working with BCBA to provide free and discounted services for zero waste events

*Free energy assessments for sangha centers by, Sustainable Ideas Consulting www.ableideas.net a local professional consulting firm. A $300-$600 value!

*Stop Junk Mail campaign through Eco-Cycle is being extended for BCBA and is offered for free, usually a $20 service per mailing address (imagine the impact of every sangha member stopping junk mail deliveries?)

*ReSource Tool Library- http://conservationcenter.org/waste-division/tool-library/ - BCBA members can take advantage of BCBA membership. Usually a $25 service per individual! BCBA is providing to each member of every sangha in Boulder County.

*Eco-Action Lists and Eco-Resource Lists that every household can take advantage of

*An ongoing commitment to providing lectures, discussions, and local eco-tours to foster deep ecology

*This is a basic short list of services, products, etc. that BCBA is offering sanghas free. Come to the meeting Oct 8th to learn more! Please join in to add your expertise! Join in to become part of this local revolution!

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