"Sexual Abuse, Whiteness, and Patriarchy" Abuse, Sex and the Sangha: A Series of Healing Conversations," which brings together practitioners and scholars to examine multiple dimensions of abuse in Buddhist contexts and articulate best practices for building safe and inclusive sanghas.

"Sexual Abuse, Whiteness, and Patriarchy"   Panelists: Lama Rod Owens and Dr. Shante Paradigm Smalls   (JoAnna Hardy was scheduled to speak but was unable to attend due to illness).   Moderator: Dr. Nalika Gajaweera   August 8 2021   This conversation is part of "Abuse, Sex and the Sangha: A Series of Healing Conversations," which brings together practitioners and scholars to examine multiple dimensions of abuse in Buddhist contexts and articulate best practices for building safe and inclusive sanghas. 

 https://youtu.be/yDY6sgMIi9s

The third in our series of community conversations on abuse, sex, and the sangha. Our panelists shared their very powerful perspectives on whiteness and abuse in Buddhism. Of particular interest to me were the reflections on the collusion between elitism and patriarchy in Buddhism and classed whiteness that you see in the cultures of white majority convert sanghas in the U.S.

. Amy Paris Langenberg

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