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October 4th – The Sangha of Service and Advocacy

On the first Sunday of each month, from 4-4:45 pm ET, dharma leaders will engage in a discussion, followed by a short meditation, focused on our commitment as dharma practitioners to service and advocacy. Topics will touch on how the dharma encourages, supports, and sustains us in advocating for social justice, equity, and human rights. Continue reading “October 4th – The Sangha of Service and Advocacy”

New Insight World Aid Offering: The Sangha of Service and Advocacy

Starts October 4th! On the first Sunday of each month, from 1-1:45 pm PT, IWA teachers and guests will lead a discussion, followed by a short meditation, focused on our commitment as dharma practitioners to engagement in and service to community. Topics will touch on how the dharma encourages, supports, and sustains us in advocating forContinue reading “New Insight World Aid Offering: The Sangha of Service and Advocacy”

Sitting in the Fire: A fundraiser for GRIP – Guiding Rage Into Power on Sunday, August 23

Sunday, August 23, 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm (PST – California time) Come and hear from the formerly incarcerated: Lessons from lifers for the rest of us This is a fundraiser to support GRIP and the critical work they are doing in prisons. All are welcome to come, regardless of your ability to donate, ANDContinue reading “Sitting in the Fire: A fundraiser for GRIP – Guiding Rage Into Power on Sunday, August 23”

Welcome New Board Member Therese Strum

Insight World Aid is pleased to welcome Therese Strum to our Board of Directors. Therese Strum JD, is an Investigator and has over 25 years of experience in the field of Social Work. She has practiced meditation for the past ten years and has traveled abroad as a member of the Insight World Aid 2013Continue reading “Welcome New Board Member Therese Strum”

Welcome New Board Member Bonnie Goodman

Insight World Aid welcomes Bonnie Goodman to our Board of Directors. Bonnie Goodman, MA, CT is a grief counselor, with over 30 years of counseling experience in both private practice and non-profit agencies. She has practiced Vipassana meditation at Insight Meditation Center since 1989. Bonnie has traveled extensively around the world, and volunteered at aContinue reading “Welcome New Board Member Bonnie Goodman”

Peruvian volunteer mission scheduled for August

Insight World Aid’s second international volunteer aid mission will take place in August 2013. In addition to providing medical aid we will be working with local people to construct solar stoves in a poor neighborhood in southern Peru. This trip will include guided tours of historic Inca ruins. Insight World Aid is forming a smallContinue reading “Peruvian volunteer mission scheduled for August”