The Interim Board has issued their April update, where they outline the things they have been working on. Here is a summary of the key decisions that have been made, but the update is worth reading in its entirety; there are a lot of moving pieces at play right now, including staffing changes and some additional efforts and considerations going in to creating a culture of listening and community involvement and revising the care and conduct policy. Decisions The IB will put o

Jessica Bizub is the Center Director of the Shambhala Meditation Center of Milwaukee. She has penned this heartfelt and well-written letter. It offers thoughtful consideration in many areas, and definitely merits reflection. The letter can be read in full here: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yn-CE7iEKHtXbbDqWYqsPbgmHl1QbW4Kl8GaUpMbtS4/edit?fbclid=IwAR1KuzQEevhHt0K0nInEbmTY5HYuV_mhb8kSnGZ8L9_gvFgqxWdUaiEPVao #Shambhala #Shambhalaabuse

Here is an update from Karme Choling, discussing current financial difficulties and expectations of how the year may look from a fiscal perspective. The report also outlines what steps have been taken to shore up the situation, as well as upcoming changes to the programming offered. The full blog post can be read here: https://www.karmecholing.org/blog/financial-update-from-karme-choling The Executive Director, Myra Woodruff, who is stepping aside after 6 years of serving the

Carol Merchasin has published another letter for the Shambhala community. She has been a tireless voice for victims through her investigative work, and continues to champion for justice with her words below. She is also doing an AMA (Ask Me Anything) on Reddit on Thursday, April 11 from 8-9 PM Eastern, where she will answer questions - this event is highly recommended to attend. TO: The Shambhala International Community FROM: Carol Montgomery Merchasin DATE: April 8, 2019

The Process Team has sent out an update to the community, outlining their structure and various working groups, along with providing contact emails and scopes of work for each. The email can be viewed here: https://mailchi.mp/69ecd3e4c99b/pt-email2?e=20f7bccc45 They have also prepared a new website to help support them in what appears to be a comprehensive and ambitious undertaking, that will contain ongoing updates and other information, which can be found here: https://sha