July 2008 Blog Posts (15)

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Photo Essay on Death Row Inmates





By GAYLE REAVES, PHOTOS AND CAPTIONS BY JOHN HOLBROOK



"Shooting through thick glass into the narrow box of a prison interview cubicle, John Holbrook had few options as a photographer. On Texas’ death row, the inmates’ uniforms were routinely white, the walls barren, the lighting harsh. But there were faces, body language, hands. And so he used those things to tell the story: hands clasping each other, or pressed against the… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 29, 2008 at 1:30pm — No Comments

GOGI by Adrienne Rounds

GOGI

By Adrienne Rounds



It costs to be the boss of your brain,

If you want to change you can’t complain.

You don’t have to attend college, to gain the knowledge

So ya want to make a difference

My friend that takes time

What I got from GOGI doesn’t cost a dime.

You take the waves in your brain and change their direction.

So you can live your life with satisfaction.

With GOGI you don’t have to be out of control

You can even get off… Continue

Added by Getting Out By Going In on July 28, 2008 at 4:14pm — No Comments

List: The Most Spiritually Affecting Buddhist Movies

July 21, 2008 - 2:00pm — underdog's blog from greencine.com



By Simon Augustine



"A wise man, recognizing that the world is but an illusion, does not act as if it is real, so he escapes suffering. " - The Buddha



"The highest problem of any art is to cause by appearance the illusion of a higher reality." - Goethe



"The secret to film is that it's an illusion. " - George Lucas



The dramatic… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on July 27, 2008 at 4:19am — 2 Comments

PDNs Path of Freedom Facilitator Apprenticeship & Certification Program

This two-year apprenticeship program is designed to train and certify faciltators to deliver the Prison Dharma Network (PDN) Path of FreedomTM Program. The Path of Freedom (POF) program is a mindfulness-based, cognitive-behavioral and integral approach to self-transformation, personal development and leadership capacity development for at-risk and incarcerated youth and adults. The program was adapted in part from the Peacemaker Institute's… Continue

Added by Kate Crisp (PDN Director) on July 23, 2008 at 11:30am — 2 Comments

"Tibetan Situation Today"

Friends,



Please Forward:



The Struggle for Human Rights Continues

Title: "Tibetan Situation Today"

Description: Surprising Hidden Truths revealing the hypocrisy of the Dalai Lama who presents himself as a champion of human rights and defender of religious freedom while inflicting terrible human rights abuses on his own people and interfering with the religious freedom of thousands and thousands of people around the world.



Link;

http://www. scribd.… Continue

Added by carlos s. on July 18, 2008 at 11:52am — 3 Comments

Blessings and apologies

Hello PDN Friends,



I have been plagued with guilt the past few months since I joined this website, because so many of you have written kind remarks and comments to me, added me as your friend on your page, talked about what my work or books have meant to you, etc., and I have not replied to any of you nor posted anything at all until now.



Please know that I love and value your friendship and your work, but I am not able to add one more computer-oriented component to my… Continue

Added by Bo Lozoff on July 18, 2008 at 6:10am — 1 Comment

Prisons for Profit - PBS NOW Story (video)


http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/419/video.html

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 15, 2008 at 5:54pm — No Comments

House of Peace

Dear Friends:



I post this blog to share some information with you about a program that we at the True Freedom Foundation are working on, called the House of Peace. If you think that this program seems promising, please spread the word. We welcome any suggestions, and are much in need of funding to get the program started. For more information about the True Freedom Foundation, please visit our website:… Continue

Added by matthew j. tenney on July 15, 2008 at 8:39am — 2 Comments

Mike Giant - Dharma and Drawing Series on Fecalface.com





Not sure if you all are aware, but Mike Giant - well known graffiti/tattoo artist and meditator (and designer of the MBA Project Logo) - has been doing some really cool writings and art work connected to Dharma. If this were the 60's and 70s, we'd see lots of folks in the culture mix interpreting Dharma, but since its 2008, Mike is a rare treasure.

Thanks Mike - stay encouraged - keep writing - you encourage us!



Check out his writings… Continue

Added by Isaiah on July 14, 2008 at 7:00pm — 5 Comments

In Your State: Prison Costs


Click on this link to get the Prison costs in your state, provided by PBS NOW : http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/419/states-prisons.html#here

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 14, 2008 at 12:58pm — No Comments

One In Every 100 Americans Incarcerated: Post Release Efforts Needed

One in every 100 Americans



Posted by Bronwyn Mauldin on June 18, 2008 in Policy, Prisoner Re-entry | Permalink



Link to Original Post



Link to PEW Center Report



Earlier this year the Pew Center on the States issued a report finding that right now, one out of every 100 American… Continue

Added by Fleet Maull on July 14, 2008 at 12:00pm — No Comments

PBS NOW story on "Maximum Capacity"

Awesome PBS story on overcrowding and an innovative Illinois Prison!





Click here to go directly to video: http://www.pbs.org/now/shows/322/video.html



"The number of inmates in American prisons is outpacing the system's ability to hold them all. In one startling example, California prisons hold 70,000 more inmates than they're designed for, even though… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 11, 2008 at 1:40pm — No Comments

Prison Dharma in South Africa - The Dharma Centre



The following post is some information about a new organizational member of PDN...read on:



About The Dharma Centre:

We’ve been ministering in correctional services facilities for the past 10 years, starting with Malmesbury prison. We now offer programs in two other facilities: Brandvlei Prison, Worcester and Helderstroom Prison, Caledon.

We are currently offering a five-month course in Brandvlei Prison, comprising 3 X… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 9, 2008 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Book Written During Incarceration



Logical Existence was written by Sean Michael Gunderson who is currently incarcerated in the Illinois Criminal Justice System.

Excerpt from Book:

"Sean Michael Gunderson was born in Chicago, IL in May of 1984. Since 2002 he has been incarcerated in the Illinois Criminal Justce System. In March 2005, he began to use his scenario as a "prison monastery", doing daily spiritual practice such as meditation, pranayam, yoga, tai chi,… Continue

Added by Carter (PDN Admin) on July 8, 2008 at 6:00pm — No Comments

An intro post about Mind Body Awareness Project

For some of you, this may be old news, but I wanted to post a little about the MBA Project and the great group of folks I work with in the San Francisco Bay Area:



The Mind Body Awareness Project's core purpose is to awaken the intrinsic value of young people.



What if every young person was aware of their intrinsic value and dignity as a human being? What if they knew how to respond to life’s challenges with a calm, clear mind and an open heart? How different would our… Continue

Added by Isaiah on July 5, 2008 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment

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