The 1999 WTO protests in Seattle marked the beginning of what has become a rapid militarization of U.S. police departments all across the country. BPFers in the Bay Area decided to take on this dangerous trend with the power of song.

Re-visibilizing Asian Americans in Buddhism is a precious opportunity. It can mean opening up, anchoring in hard historical truths, and bearing witness to an array of stories, voices, and practices of the many, diverse Buddhists who somehow identify with the wide and politically fraught umbrella-term: Asian-American.

Is Right Speech rigged to support the status quo?

Buddhists disagree over black bloc tactics and antifa orientations. What's your take?

Bringing together the deep streams of Buddhist wisdom and organizing for social change, it is our honor to offer awards of $2,000 to 7 activists influenced by Buddhism.

25 years ago, a Japanese-American Reverend wrote a letter naming white supremacy in a famous Buddhist magazine. His letter went unpublished, until now.

Presenting the Soma Award: $2,000 for 5 activists whose outstanding work in social justice has been meaningfully influenced by Buddhism. Apply by April 28.

Go deeper into BPF's unique ecology of spirituality and social justice, in our 2nd annual Block, Build, Be leadership retreat: blocking harm and oppression, building new worlds, and being in alignment with our values for collective liberation.

What do the Three Jewels of refuge look like in today's political world, as people become more desperate for safety?

All beings deserve refuge, but oppression requires resistance. Can we do both? Welcome to our January 2017 series, brand-new from BPF.

Ever since November 8, I’ve felt like I’m stuck at the top of a rollercoaster. Shocked and dumbfounded by the outcome of the election, I’m suspended in mid-air — floating and waiting to fall. But a month later the fall hasn’t come, and now I wonder if maybe it never will.

Four-month position for a passionate organizer combining dharma and social justice.

Applications are now closed. Thank you!

What does it mean to be defenseless? This question, a koan for me of practicing with the precepts of non-harming, loomed in front of me Saturday as we set out from Robinson Park in Albuquerque, marching toward the hotel hosting the NRA’s National Police Shooting Championship. “Hands up!” someone shouted

When DC / Maryland / Virginia Buddhists gather before the White House for racial justice, spiritual and political wisdom combine openly for a greater good.

Authors of the recently-gone-viral diatribe "Corporate Mindfulness Is Bullshit" examine whiteness in the Mindfulness movement. How does whiteness inform the common question, "Was the Buddha really Buddhist?"