TES Conference 2024: Responding to the cries of a burning world

The fourth annual Triratna Earth Sangha conference

Led by Triratna Earth Sangha

Conference begins Friday. Full programme below.

USA PST 11:00 am | México CST 1:00 pm | USA EST 2:00 pm | IE & UK GMT 7:00 pm | Europe CET 8:00 pm | India IST 12:30 am (next day) | Australia AEDT 6:00 am (next day) | New Zealand NZDT 8:00 am (next day)

How do we move beyond hope and fear with the Six Paramitas as a guide? A weekend of talks, workshops and practice exploring how we as Buddhists can respond to the climate and ecological emergencies.

The conference will include papers, workshops, guided meditations, puja, poetry and the visual arts. We will present perspectives of particularly affected communities and show what Buddhists can do in this current time of multiple crises.

Confirmed speakers

• David Loy: davidloy.org
• Jem Bendell: jembendell.com
• Paul Hoggett (co-founding chair, Climate Psychology Alliance)
• Rodashruti and Danamaya (SF Green Sangha)
• Tejopala (Australian Religious Response to Climate Change ARRCC)
• Maitridevi (Chair of Taraloka retreat centre)
• Dhivan
• Sanghasiha (LBC Deep Ecology Group)
• Joe Mishan and Andy Wistreich (XR Buddhists)

Full programme of the convention: https://www.triratnaearthsangha.network/conference-2024

Suggested donation for the conference:

$175 / £125 / €150 for all days and events.
$90 / £65 / €75 per day.
$15 / £10 / €12.50 for single events.

Get one ticket and come to any session you wish throughout the conference!

Like all our events, this retreat is offered by donation rather than charging a compulsory ticket price. We want to do this because we never want money to be an obstacle to taking part in a supportive community, and we know many people are struggling financially in the wake of the pandemic and cost of living crisis. The amount we suggest reflects the huge amount of work and love that goes into putting on events we hope will benefit everyone attending. If you can, please donate today to help us continue with our work and support others to attend who cannot afford to pay. Thank you!

A group of Triratna Order members, Mitras and Friends worldwide who are deeply concerned about the climate and ecological crises we face and see it as part of their practice to do something about them. We are all too painfully aware of the Buddha’s core teaching that actions have consequences. The accelerating destruction of ecosystems in the natural world caused by greed, hatred and ignorance is causing untold suffering to beings of many kinds, and we feel that it is our duty as Buddhists to do what we can to raise awareness of the plight of the planet, demonstrate an alternative way of life based on stillness, simplicity and contentment and act to relieve suffering where we can.

Event images by Karl Magnuson and Casey Horner

We are linking the conference to COP29, which is happening at the same time: https://www.climate-chance.org/en/event-calendar/cop29-baku/

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