BGR NEWS + TEACHINGS
Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry 2021
In 2021, BGR hosted two online Dharma gatherings featuring talks by BGR founder Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and other Buddhist teachers: a Pacific/Mountain U.S. gathering, held on October 2, and a Eastern/Central U.S. gathering, on October 30.
We Are All Interconnected
On October 15, BGR Executive Director Kim Behan presented this speech to the Nagarjuna Training Institute in Nagpur, India.
Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Kim Behan Honored
On October 15, 2021, BGR Chair Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi and Executive Director Kim Behan jointly received the prestigious Dr. Ambedkar Prabuddha Bharata Peace Award.
Take Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry
Each year for the last decade, supporters of Buddhist Global Relief have come together for our Walks to Feed the Hungry. As we walked together in the Dharma, we raised funds to support BGR’s work to relieve the suffering of chronic hunger and poverty worldwide. In 2020, in response to the COVID pandemic, Buddhist Global Relief launched our inaugural Buddhist Action to Feed the Hungry series of online events.
BGR Provides Emergency Grants in Sri Lanka, Haiti, and Myanmar
In August and September, Buddhist Global Relief made several emergency donations to support critical aid for people affected by the Covid pandemic in Sri Lanka, the earthquake in Haiti, and the ongoing crisis in Myanmar.
Tackling Global Hunger at Its Roots
By Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi • Tackling global hunger requires that we identity its fundamental causes and remove these at the roots. This requires not only the adoption of transformative policies, but a fundamental change in our own values and attitudes.
