July saw the opening of a very ambitious redevelopment of Vajrasana, the London Buddhist Centre’s retreat centre in Suffolk. which both the The Guardian newspaper and the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) considered architecturally worthy of report. Read the Guardian article. Read the RIBA report. Buddhist video project Clear Vision reports on the project and …. Read More >
June: Buddhist Action Month 2016
Now in its 5th year, Buddhist Action Month is an NBO initiative, encouraging Buddhists of all traditions to engage with beneficial activities transforming self and world, with emphasis on social change and expressing care for all. The special theme for BAM 2016 is community, in the sense of building bridges, sharing concerns and breaking down barriers, while …. Read More >
Buddhism in Action: a European conference
Val Stephenson is Chair of the Network of Buddhist Organisations UK. She reports: “Over the first weekend of April, I attended the European Buddhist Union’s (EBU) conference “Buddhism in Action” in Berlin. I saw many connections with our annual Buddhist Action Month (BAM) in the UK, and just how important Buddhist social action is. Here are just two responses …. Read More >
Eric Lubbock (Lord Avebury) 29th September 1928 – 14th February 2016
We note with regret the death of Lord Avebury at his London home on 14th February. The sole Buddhist in the House of Lords, which he had entered with a title inherited from a cousin in 1971, he was a champion of many causes connected with human rights. Born Eric Lubbock, he joined the Liberal Party in …. Read More >
Buddhism in Action: a European Buddhist Union event
All are welcome to this conference in Berlin, 1-3 April, with a range of European Buddhist speakers, workshops and films, all in the beautiful environs of Rigpa’s Dharmamati Centre. More details.
Buddhist chaplaincy training in London
An opportunity to find out about chaplaincy in a range of situations, this London-based course runs over seven Sundays, starting in April.
Buddhist healthcare chaplaincy: an introductory course
Many followers of the NBO Facebook page were inspired by a video about a Buddhist healthcare chaplain in a hospital in Manchester, UK, earlier this year. Here’s an opportunity to find out more about this work. The Healthcare Chaplaincy Faith and Belief Group are offering a ‘Starting out in Healthcare Chaplaincy’ course in Manchester, UK, February-April 2016. …. Read More >
Religion and Belief in Public Life report published
The Committee on Religion and Belief in Public Life (CORAB) has published its report, after many months of consultation – to which the NBO committee contributed extensively. Read the report.
COP21: NBO committee members' statement on climate change
To mark the start of the COP21 climate change meeting in Paris this week, members of the committee of the Network of Buddhist Organisations UK have issued a statement, signed personally, not on behalf of the NBO membership or their individual traditions. Read the statement.
COP21: International Buddhist leaders issue statement on climate change
In the run-up to COP21, the international talks on climate change beginning today in Paris, a number of Buddhist leaders combined forces as the Global Buddhist Climate Change Collective. Their Buddhist Climate Change Statement to World Leaders – “The Time to Act is now” has steadily been attracting the signatures of more and more Buddhist …. Read More >
