Monday, October 11, 2010
Sunday, October 10, 2010
Via JMG: SERBIA: Riot Police Clash With Violent Anti-Gay Protesters At Belgrade Pride
Serbian riot battled hundreds of neo-Nazi anti-gay rioters at Belgrade Pride today, fighting back against hurled Molotov cocktails with stun grenades. Over 100 injuries were reported and almost 200 rioters were arrested. The president of Serbia denounced the attacks, saying, "Serbia will guarantee human rights for all its citizens, regardless of the differences among them, and no attempts to revoke these freedoms with violence will be allowed." Serbia's Minister of Justice said that those arrested face up to eight years in prison. Early reports don't indicate whether any of Belgrade Pride's attendees were injured. Last year's pride parade was canceled over the threat of violence.Thousands of police officers sealed off the streets in the capital where the march took place, repeatedly clashing at several locations with rioters who were trying to burst through security cordons. Several parked cars were set on fire or damaged, shop windows were broken, garbage containers were overturned and streets signs destroyed. Several shops were looted before police restored peace late afternoon. The anti-gay rioters also fired shots and threw Molotov cocktails at the headquarters of the ruling pro-Western Democratic Party, setting the garage of the building on fire. The state TV building and other political parties headquarters were also attacked, with many of the house windows shattered by stones. The protesters, chanting "death to homosexuals!" hurled bricks, stones, glass bottles and stun grenades at riot police. Police responded by firing tear gas and deploying armored vehicles to disperse the charging protesters in the heart of the capital even after the brief pride march ended.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Quote of the day Via the Coffee Party Movement:
"Um sonho que você sonha sozinho é apenas um sonho. Um sonho que você sonha junto é realidade".
"A dream you dream alone is only a dream. A dream you dream together is reality."
-- John Winston Ono Lennon (October 9, 1940 – December 8, 1980)
Lennon would have been 70 today
Socially Engaged Buddhism
What is socially engaged Buddhism?
Socially engaged Buddhism is a dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the bodhisattva vow to save all beings. It is to know that the liberations of ourselves and the liberation of others are inseparable. It is to transform ourselves as we transform all our relationships and our larger society. It is work at times from the inside out and at times from the outside in, depending on the needs and conditions. It is to see the world through the eye of the Dharma and to respond emphatically and actively with compassion.
----Donald Rothberg and Hozan Alan Senauke
Turning Wheel/Summer-Fall - 2008
Socially engaged Buddhism is a dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the bodhisattva vow to save all beings. It is to know that the liberations of ourselves and the liberation of others are inseparable. It is to transform ourselves as we transform all our relationships and our larger society. It is work at times from the inside out and at times from the outside in, depending on the needs and conditions. It is to see the world through the eye of the Dharma and to respond emphatically and actively with compassion.
----Donald Rothberg and Hozan Alan Senauke
Turning Wheel/Summer-Fall - 2008
Buddhist Alliance for Social Engagement (BASE)
Thank you for your interest in BASE! Below, we’ve answered some common questions about the program. If you are interested in participating in an upcoming BASE group or if you have another question not addressed here, please contact Tyson at base@bpf.org.
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