Women In Global Buddhism -- a surprising new activism

Sandy Boucher, "Women In Global Buddhism -- a surprising new activism". Stories of the struggles and determined efforts by Asian women, in cooperation with Western sisters, to confront obstacles that deny them full participation in society and Buddhism, as they work to build a future of full equality that will improve opportunities for all women. Sandy Boucher was named an Outstanding Woman in Buddhism for United Nations Women's Day, March 7, 2006, for "her work to empower women by organizing conferences on Women in Buddhism and her numerous articles and books." See Sandy Boucher's web site: http://www.sandyboucher.net

Sandy Boucher is a popular author, known primarily for her work as a Buddhist meditation teacher. This Indymedia audience may be especially interested in _Dancing in the Dharma_ a biographer of her teacher, Ruth Denison. Ms. Denison grew up in Nazi-dominated Germany and became legendary as a controversial spiritual teacher in California where she rubs shoulders with a veritable who's who of ground breaking teachers like Alan Watts, Da Free John and Joshu Sasaki.

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