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Irene Mathias left a comment for Roxanne Greschner
"Hi Roxanne.I look forward to chatting with you further, and exchanging notes on our connection to prison work. Best wishes, Irene"
Oct 27, 2012
Irene Mathias and Roxanne Greschner are now friends
Oct 27, 2012
Irene Mathias left a comment for Paul McIvor
"Hi Paul. Glad to chat with you about what I do, and look forward to hearing more about your research and your work at Maplehurst.  Email me at imathias@magma.ca. Irene "
Oct 26, 2012
Carter (PDN Admin) left a comment for Irene Mathias
"Hi Irene, I've posted the blog article about Ottawa Prisons for you. warmly, Carter"
Oct 26, 2012
Irene Mathias's blog post was featured

Ottawa update

Last night I attended a John Howard Society event in Ottawa where the guest speaker was a lifer who served 10 years for second degree murder and has now been on parole for 20 years. In that time John Rives has published 3 collections of  poetry (highly recommended! "Dead Time: Poems from Prison", "Shackles and Silence" and his latest "The Perfection of Guilt." ) John spoke passionately about his work with Lifeline - a program that has now been cancelled by the Canadian government - where lifers…See More
Oct 26, 2012
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Carter (PDN Admin) commented on Irene Mathias's blog post Ottawa update
"So exciting to hear about John Rives and the work of the John Howard Society.  Go Canada! Is the canceling of "Lifeline" in any way connected to the recent & highly publicized budget cuts to the prison Chaplaincy force?"
Oct 26, 2012
Irene Mathias posted a blog post

Ottawa update

Last night I attended a John Howard Society event in Ottawa where the guest speaker was a lifer who served 10 years for second degree murder and has now been on parole for 20 years. In that time John Rives has published 3 collections of  poetry (highly recommended! "Dead Time: Poems from Prison", "Shackles and Silence" and his latest "The Perfection of Guilt." ) John spoke passionately about his work with Lifeline - a program that has now been cancelled by the Canadian government - where lifers…See More
Oct 26, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
Irene Mathias left a comment for Carter (PDN Admin)
"Hi Carter, thanks for your invitation and sorry I was so long in replying. Busy life which currently includes my regular job Mon-Thu plus very full Fridays at the prison where I currently have a lot of guys to see. Also working once a month with…"
Oct 23, 2012
Irene Mathias and Carter (PDN Admin) are now friends
Oct 23, 2012
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Sep 11, 2010
Irene Mathias left a comment for Paul McIvor
"Hi Paul I would be happy to share info with you about what I am doing (and would be interested in knowing more about your research). You can reach me at imathias@magma.ca Irene"
Sep 11, 2010
Paul McIvor left a comment for Irene Mathias
"Hi Irene I've done some research on Buddhist prison outreach in the US. Now I'm looking at Canada. I wonder if we could chat about your work. Thanks, Paul"
Sep 9, 2010
Irene Mathias is now a member of Prison Dharma Network
May 24, 2010
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I teach meditation and guide the Buddhist studies of prison inmates in Ottawa Canada

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Ottawa update

Posted on October 26, 2012 at 9:08am 2 Comments

Last night I attended a John Howard Society event in Ottawa where the guest speaker was a lifer who served 10 years for second degree murder and has now been on parole for 20 years. In that time John Rives has published 3 collections of  poetry (highly recommended! "Dead Time: Poems from Prison", "Shackles and Silence" and his latest "The Perfection of Guilt." ) John spoke passionately about his work with Lifeline - a program that has now been cancelled by the Canadian government - where…

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At 9:46am on October 26, 2012, Carter (PDN Admin) said…

Hi Irene,

I've posted the blog article about Ottawa Prisons for you.

warmly,

Carter

At 10:46am on September 9, 2010, Paul McIvor said…
Hi Irene

I've done some research on Buddhist prison outreach in the US. Now I'm looking at Canada. I wonder if we could chat about your work.

Thanks,

Paul
 
 
 

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