Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
Buddhism
Related: About this forumBuddhist monk Setouchi forms group to assist troubled women
Famed Buddhist monk Jakucho Setouchi and Atsuko Muraki, a former health ministry vice minister, have teamed to organize a group that will provide assistance to women suffering from hardships.
Setouchi, a 93-year-old renowned novelist, and Muraki, 60, made the announcement on April 18 of the formation of the Wakakusa" (fresh grass) Project.
The group plans to assist women dealing with the perils of poverty, physical abuse, bullying and drug addiction by establishing a network between pre-existing support groups scattered across the nation. This will allow those needing help to connect with the various organizations in one go.
Under the project, members will create a list of the activists and groups that support women sorted according to location and the issues they specialize in. Those who contact the network will be given the list.
Service by the Wakakusa Project via e-mail is set to start soon. The group also plans to promote its cause and begin accepting requests for consultations on a full-scale basis via social networking sites and telephone starting in October.
http://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/AJ201604190079.html
InfoView thread info, including edit history
TrashPut this thread in your Trash Can (My DU » Trash Can)
BookmarkAdd this thread to your Bookmarks (My DU » Bookmarks)
3 replies, 1431 views
ShareGet links to this post and/or share on social media
AlertAlert this post for a rule violation
PowersThere are no powers you can use on this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
ReplyReply to this post
EditCannot edit other people's posts
Rec (1)
ReplyReply to this post
3 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
Buddhist monk Setouchi forms group to assist troubled women (Original Post)
yuiyoshida
Apr 2016
OP
Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)1. What group acknowledges women monks? I always thought they were called nuns.
yuiyoshida
(41,831 posts)2. Not in the Buddhist Religion
Maraya1969
(22,480 posts)3. Oh OK. eom