Matthew Remski, who writes a lot about high demand groups and identifying and unpacking their dynamics, recently participated in an 'Ask Me Anything' question period on Reddit. He then summarized and put together this post on his website where he outlines 21 questions provided by readers as well as his answers to them. That article can be found here:http://matthewremski.com/wordpress/reddit-ama-21-questions-on-shambhala/ While he is not an academic, he has written extensivel

The Shambhala Interim Board has published the reports from an Olive Branch, including the Listening Post report, the final report containing recommendations for Shambhala, and a recommended update to Shambhala's Code of Ethics. They also provide some of the considerations that went into whether to share the reports or not, issues of confidentiality, and detailing the next steps the Interim Board will be taking. The communication from the Interim Board can be read here: https

The Interim Board has issued their March update to the community, where they discuss a number of actions they have taken and ongoing work they are performing, including updates to the Care and Conduct policy and appeals process, and considerations related to the organization's finances. They expect upcoming communications to the community to include a more detailed finance report, a decision regarding the next steps on the possible sale of Marpa house, reports from An Olive B

The Process Team Steering Committee sent out an introduction last week, talking about their goals & scope of work, some of the working groups they've created and some of the immediate plans they have moving forward, including sending out a link to a website and creating better lines of communication for the Shambhala community to be able to get in contact with them. The full communication can be found here: https://us10.campaign-archive.com/?u=76e527900434e4c4d8651bf30&id=01f

Here is an article from The Coast regarding the lack of definitive response and how it has left many survivors of abuse within Shambhala adrift. https://www.thecoast.ca/halifax/shambhala-survivors-left-to-do-recovery-work-for-themselves/Content?oid=20682142 #clergysexualmisconduct #Shambhalaabuse #Shambhala #sexualmisconduct #buddhism

Received these 3 articles through Thich Nhat Hanh's webservice. Definitely fitting for the day and worth reading / sharing. This article: https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/blog/2019/3/6/female-buddhas-revolutions-for-nuns-in-the-plum-village-tradition presents a number of advancements towards gender equality made in Plum Village. This article: https://thichnhathanhfoundation.org/blog/2019/3/6/women-in-the-practice highlights the work and stories of six different women in t