Buddhist AIDS Project Update-- Spring, 2002

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The Buddhist AIDS Project (BAP), based in San Francisco, California, provides

free information and referral to:

* Current HIV/AIDS news, with links to local, national, and international

resources;

* Buddhist teachings, practice centers, and special events;

* Complementary Alternative Medicine services.

An all-volunteer, non-profit Affiliate of the Buddhist Peace Fellowship (BPF),

BAP serves anyone living with HIV/AIDS, including family, friends, caregivers

and people who are HIV negative.

We welcome your input and feedback on resources and events pertinet to this site

and our work. Quarterly e-mailings now reach 3000+ people, communities, and

organizations.

The following is the BAP Update,

http://www.buddhistaidsproject.org for March 30, 2002:

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HIV/AIDS News:

http://www.buddhistaidsproject.org/news.html :

o Recommended HIV/AIDS News Sources -- to check regularly for daily and weekly

news (Direct links on " News " page): HIV InSite, University of California, San

Francisco AEGIS The Body.com New Mexico AIDS Info Net Project Inform AIDS

Treatment News Direct Access Alternative Information Resources(DAAIR)

o In " Events " :

Recent coverage of the " The 9th Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic

Infections, " by TheBody.com

Information on the upcoming " XIV International AIDS Conference in Barcelona,

Spain, July 7 -12 " , including a Conant Foundation scholarship for attending the

conference.

o In " Resources " :

" AIDS Related Buyers Clubs, " from AIDS Treatment News

o HIV/AIDS Prevention

" Policy Facts/ HIV Prevention, " AIDS Action Council,2001

" HIV Prevention Guidelines, " AIDS Treatment News, 2001

" Post Exposure Prophylaxis, " AIDS Treatment News, 2001

" HIV and Oral Sex, " Salyer, AIDS Survival Project, November, 2001

-- and more

o HIV/AIDS Medical News

" New HIV Drugs: Extensive List,Additional Information, "

(With direct links) AIDS Treatment News, October, 2001

" New Findings May Help Doctors Prevent HIV Drug Resistance, " NIAID, November,

2001

" HIV Research: Year 2001 In Review, " Planet Out -- and more

o Recent Commentary on AIDS Political and Economic Activism " State of the Union

Neglects AIDS, " Commentary by Coates, Morin, Jeff Sheahy, ABC

News.com, January 31, 2002

" Legal and Medical Issues, " AIDS Treatment News Update, January, 2002

" Can AIDS Be Stopped? " , Helen Epstein, Lincoln Chen, New York Review of Books,

March, 2002

" Testimony to the Hearing of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the U.S.

Senate Halting Global Spread of HIV/AIDS: Future of U.S. Bilateral and

Multilateral Responses, " Piot, U.N. AIDS Executive Director and more

o HIV/AIDS/Asia

" Thai AIDS Treatment Ignites Debate, " Zimmerman, , The Wall

Street Journal, March 29, 2002

" Spread of AIDS in Rural China Ignites Protests, " Rosenthal, The New

York Times, December, 2001

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Buddhist News:

o In " Events " : April, 2002, talks, classes, ongoing meditation groups,

workshops, and retreats at Spirit Rock Meditation Center and affiliate groups,

San Francisco Zen Center and Green Gulch Farm, Vajrayana Foundation, Orgyen

Dorje Den, Rigpa Fellowship and other SF Bay Area Buddhist centers; Coming up:

Maitri Residential Care Volunteer Training in San Francisco, April, 2002;

Contact information for the Village Zendo/White Plum AIDS Network, NYC; Contact

information for Northwest Dharma Association.

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Maitri Residential Care, San Francisco: Volunteer

Opportunities:

Want to give back to your community and make a difference in someone's life?

Maitri, a fifteen room residential care facility for people living with AIDS,

is looking for volunteers to provide emotional and practical support to

residents. We ask for a minimum of a six month commitment of four hours a

week.There is an upcoming volunteer training on April 13, 14 and 18. If

interested please call Sara Lesser Volunteer/Activities Coordinator at (415)

558-3004.

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In " Library " : NEW: " Death is the Mother of Beauty, " Ken McLeod, from " Awake:

Art, Buddhism and Dimensions of Consciousness: White Paper III, " 2001. Includes

practical contemplations on death from a Buddhist perspective.

NEW: " Buddhism and Homosexuality: Reply by Ven. Dr. K. Sri Dhammananda, "

January, 2001

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Article: Buddhist Monks Play Leading Role in the Prevention of HIV/AIDS in

Asia, " Associated Press 10.07.01

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o Some Useful Buddhist Links to visit regularly: (Direct links on " News " page)

Buddhist Peace Fellowship -- For over two decades, the Buddhist Peace Fellowship

has been in the forefront of socially engaged Buddhism. Through their projects

and publications, they strive to apply Buddhist principles

to such issues as

.. human rights

.. systemic violence

.. economic justice

.. environmental sustainability

Socially Engaged Buddhism Resources -- from the Buddhist Peace Fellowship and

Dharmanet.

BuddhaNet -- Comprehensive international information and referral site.

Links Pitaka -- Another thorough international information and referral site,

with excellent listings for sexual minority Buddhists.

Village Zendo/White Plum AIDS Network -- New York City based Zen Buddhist AIDS

Information and Care Center.

Access to Insight -- Excellent collection of Theravada Buddhist Teachings.

Sangha Metta Project, Thailand -- HIV/AIDS Prevention and Education for

Thailand, Burma and Southeast Asia.

" Everyday Mind " -- A Buddhist teaching each day from one of many fine Buddhist

teachers around the world.

Zen Centers of the World -- National and International Directory of Zen Centers.

For Tibet -- Excellent listing of resources for the study and practice of

Tibetan Buddhism and supporting Tibetan political freedom.

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Updated: BAP " Links " Category: " Buddhist Hospice Services -- SF Bay Area,

National and International "

Updates and New Listings for:

Zen Hospice Project -- San

Francisco/U.S./International

Maitri Residential Care -- San Francisco

NEW: Kusinara -- New Mexico/U.S./ International

Rigpa Fellowship -- Spiritual Care, Education and

Training Program -- San Francisco/U.S./International

Upaya -- Project on Being with Dying -- New

Mexico/U.S./International

National Prison Hospice Association -- U.S.

Amitabha Hospice Service -- New Zealand/International

Amitabha Buddhist Center -- Singapore

Karuna Hospice -- Australia

Buddhist Lotus Hospice Care Foundation --Taiwan

The Buddhist Hospice Trust -- Great Britain

NEW: In " Resources " , all of the above, plus:

Issan House and the Maitri Center: Housing and Health

Care for Persons Living with HIV/AIDS -- NYC

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Thanks to volunteers and community worldwide.

We much appreciate your feedback and contributions.

Peace,

Steve Peskind

Volunteer/Coordinator

Buddhist AIDS Project

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