BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Food, Not Feed: Transforming the Global Food System
At the UN Conference on Climate Change in Glasgow, COP26, the raising of livestock was identified as a driver of carbon emissions, turning carbon-sequestering forests and peatlands into grazing land for livestock, and turning arable land that grows food to be directly consumed by people into feed for beef and dairy cattle, pigs, and chickens.
In Memoriam: Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh (1926–2022)
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • At midnight on January 22, the great Buddhist teacher Ven. Thich Nhat Hanh passed away at his home monastery in Hue, Vietnam, at the age of 95.
The Expansive Vision of Martin Luther King
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Martin Luther King Jr. saw his commitment to racial justice and his opposition to the war in Vietnam as integrally connected aspects of a single moral and spiritual demand: “to speak for the weak, for the voiceless, for the victims of our nation and for those it calls enemy.” He joined the dots to see the triple evil of racism, poverty, and militarism as three manifestations of a pernicious scheme of values that prizes wealth above people.
Can A Doughnut Help to Heal Our World?
The dominant economic model followed by virtually all major economies is inflicting grave injuries on the planet’s fragile ecosystem and causing glaring economic and social inequalities. Can a diagram of a doughnut offer us a key to resolving our predicament?
BGR Supporters Host a ‘Peace and Love’ Online Benefit Concert
This winter, supporters of Buddhist Global Relief from around the world came together to create an online “Peace and Love Concert” to benefit BGR.
Agricultural and Vocational Livelihoods Support for Women in Need in India
A partnership between BGR and Building Bridges India is empowering the widows of farmers who committed suicide to escape the bane of poverty and learn new skills that enable them to earn a decent living. One project trains women in organic farming; the other teaches them embroidery and sewing.
