[Chicago] Fwd: Prison Volunteer Training in Chicago

[Jo Marie]

BPF Friends,

Following is some information on a program of Prison Volunteer 
Training offered by the Chicago Shambhala Center you may be interested in.



>The Chicago Shambhala Center welcomes Bill Karelis, Dharma teacher 
>and president of the Shambhala Prison Community, Feb 2-3, 2007, to 
>work with Midwest Buddhist practitioners and others interested in 
>the possibilities of social action in the context of Dharma 
>practice. The following specific programs will be offered:
>
>Friday, Feb. 2, 7-9 pm Talk: The Mahayana View of Social Action
>Open to All. $10 donation suggested.
>Sat, Feb. 3, 8:30 - 5:00 pm Prison Volunteer Training, Cost: $60 or 
>a donation based on ability to pay.
>
>On Friday evening, Mr. Karelis will give a community talk looking at 
>how the Buddhadharma and social action intersect and especially the 
>Buddhist understanding of how one works in the world.
>
>On Saturday, Mr. Karelis' teaching to potential prison volunteers 
>will continue with a full day structured to give participants an 
>opportunity to discover their potential, long-term relationship with 
>prison volunteer work. One is given a taste of the work, as well as 
>the Shambhala Prison Community's experientially evolved 
>guidelines.  Although presenting Buddhist-derived meditation 
>comprises the bulk of the Shambhala Prison Community's work, its 
>charter includes any uplifted, humanistic path which could be 
>brought into the field of criminal justice and incarceration.  The 
>Friday evening talk is also an integral part of the program. There 
>is no prerequisite to take the training.
>
>Your members may also be interested in our program on Thursday 
>evening, Feb. 1, that features two videos about the problems of 
>women in prison made by Beyond Media Education and a discussion with 
>Bill Karelis and those involved in creating the films. VOICES IN 
>TIME is a window into the lives of women who have served time in 
>prison. Women share their experiences before, in, and after prison. 
>In WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND: A VISIBLE VOICES VIDEO, female ex-prisoners 
>use personal stories, poetry, group discussions and on-the-street 
>interviews to analyze the issues of women in prison and the impact 
>on their children. Suggested donation $10. Presented with Beyond 
>Media Education, a Rogers Park organization that creates & 
>distributes alternative media and arts that help women, youth and 
>communities tell their stories and seek social justice.
>
>Bill Karelis taught for many years in the MA program in 
>Contemplative Psychology at Naropa University, Boulder, CO.  He has 
>presented the Buddhadharma and the Shambhala teachings extensively 
>in North America and Europe for the last twelve years.  He is the 
>Executive Director of the Shambhala Prison Community, which he 
>founded in 1996, to propagate education in the prison environment, 
>in particular the insights of meditation.
>
>For more information, contact the Chicago Shambhala Center, 7331 N. 
>Sheridan Rd, Chicago, IL, 60626 at 773-743-8147, or visit 
>www.chicagoshambhala.org or contact Jeff Stone at 773-718-7995, or 
>jeffstone16 at hotmail.com. See the website for information about other 
>programs that Mr. Karelis will lead while in Chicago.
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