Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship

Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship (PBPF) is a sangha of Buddhist activists working to take practice off the cushion into the streets in the name of justice.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Mark's memorial service is today, here is the link for those who would like to attend virtually:

https://t.co/vZwOyYnC30

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Mark Fischer, leader and organizer with PBPF, died from a very aggressive cancer on 1-28-23. Please join us in person or on zoom to celebrate his life, to remember him, and to stand for justice with his family on the 50th day after his death.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Zoom link will be released closer to the date. If you join us in person, please be vaccinated, boosted, and masked. You will be asked to remove your shoes. There is a stair lift for those who need it, but the space is not accessible for those on mobility scooters.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Mark Fischer, leader and organizer with PBPF, died from a very aggressive cancer on 1-28-23. Please join us in person or on zoom to celebrate his life, to remember him, and to stand for justice with his family on the 50th day after his death.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

May all beings everywhere be happy and free, and may the thoughts, words, and actions of my own life contribute in some way to that happiness and to that freedom for all 🙏

[Amber Briggle (she/they) @mrsbriggle]

to parents of trans kids across the country, if i can recommend one thing to work on today (besides hugging your babies harder than ever) it's to start building a "safe folder"

[Heron Greenesmith, Esq. @herong]

Are you paralyzed about what to do RIGHT NOW to support trans kids in Texas??

LIVE THREAD OF WHERE TO DONATE THAT AREN'T MAINSTREAM ORGS THAT ARE GONNA GET HUGE DONATION BUMPS RIGHT NOW.

(Please please reply or dm me with additions and recommendations)

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Other things need to happen as well, not everyone will be able to leave. But for those who want to leave and are asking for help, please help if you can.

[Chelsea @ChelseaPBPF]

Trans kids in Texas and their families are now literally fleeing for their lives. Please help with $$ if you can.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

So much of what we were taught in school was just propaganda. I'm thankful to those who taught me the true history of this country.

[Scott Hechinger @ScottHech]

A cop slapped a handcuffed man dying of a drug overdose. Called him a “bitch.” Shoved a baton in his mouth. That cop got suspended 6 days. But the cop who revealed the cruelty was expelled from the cop union. Now faces 20 years prison for whistleblowing. https://t.co/VUprRJbyTp

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

@kendallishere1 Thank you! 🙏🏻 I hope the event organizers are okay with the edits!

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Vigil for the Future, Nov 11-13, 6am-6pm

There will be a (mostly) silent vigil and (optional) fast to mark the closing days of COP26, rain or shine, at SW 2nd & Salmon

Saturday 12-2pm will be mural painting, for kids of all ages (weather dependent)

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[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Please join us as little or as long as you are able and called to. All are welcome (family friendly). Bring your own pillow, water, umbrella, whatever you need to be comfortable.

For more information: https://t.co/d0I7hLz1mS

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[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Those that choose to, will also fast:

-In solidarity with the youth that fasted 14 days;
-To acknowledge our overconsumption and the suffering it creates;
-As a willingness to let go, not as punishment;
-As they wish, can take any form, not necessarily food or drink

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[Irishrygirl @irishrygirl]

Poverty doesn’t exist because we can not afford to feed the poor, it exists because we can not satisfy the rich.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

"The idea of 'predators' and 'dangerous people' is complicated by the conditions our society enforces -- social and economic conditions that we know generate crime and despair."

~We Do This `Til We Free Us by @prisonculture

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

Original article:

You, Housed Person, Are Not The Victim Of Homelessness:
People living outside are not the enemy — and you are not their victim.

https://t.co/16rMPBsuIC

[ThinkOutLoud on OPB @OPBTOL]

Portland writer @mshannabrooks looked at the anti-poverty bias behind posts on the NextDoor app complaining about people experiencing homelessness. https://t.co/yFhv5BKOAw

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

@m1ndyrh3ad @potato_bloc But those 500 million aren't the ones paying the price. The other 7 billion are.

[Portland Buddhist Peace Fellowship @BuddhistBloc]

@m1ndyrh3ad @potato_bloc Yes. I heard someone talk recently about the need to decolonize the atmosphere itself. I hadn't heard it in those words before but it makes perfect sense.

The wealthiest 6.4% of humans on this planet (500 million) are responsible for half of all the carbon emissions each year.