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DVA Speaker Series

Replay – DVA Speaker Series 8: In Conversation with Andrea Diaz

Watch Episode 8 of the DVA Speaker Series as Bob Isaacson interviews Andrea Diaz about her journey toward animal rights advocacy, her vision for a more compassionate world, and the animal advocacy work that DVA is doing. Don’t miss this insightful conversation as Bob and Andrea discuss the intersection of animal rights and Buddhist philosophy and how DVA is using the Buddha’s teachings to engage Buddhist … Continue reading Replay – DVA Speaker Series 8: In Conversation with Andrea Diaz

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Articles

Vesak Day in Sri Lanka by Bhante Sathi

During this month’s Mindfulness & Meditation Retreat for Animal Activists, a retreatant asked Bhante the following question. “Bowing in, I was very interested in what your experience has been growing up in a Buddhist country. We’re particularly interested in the Mercy release practice and the fact that slaughterhouses were closed down on the holiday. Bowing out.” So you all know the Buddhist calendar goes to … Continue reading Vesak Day in Sri Lanka by Bhante Sathi

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Announcements

DVA Mindfulness & Meditation Retreat for Animal Activists

Join DVA President and Co-Founder Bob Isaacson and or DVA Board member Bhante Sathi on Sunday, April 30th, from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon Pacific, for a 3-hour virtual mindfulness and meditation retreat for animal activists. You do not need to be an activist to attend. Anyone who cares about animals is welcome to join us. Bob Isaacson is the President and Co-Founder of Dharma Voices for Animals. He teaches the … Continue reading DVA Mindfulness & Meditation Retreat for Animal Activists

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Bio

Welcome Andrea Diaz as DVA Operations Director

Dharma Voices for Animals would like to welcome Andrea Diaz to the DVA family as our new Operations Director. Andrea is an animal rights advocate raised on a farm in Phoenix, Arizona. She has a Master of Global Animal Law from the Autonomous University of Barcelona and a Bachelor of Criminal Justice from Arizona State University. Her interest was fueled by why so many people … Continue reading Welcome Andrea Diaz as DVA Operations Director

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Articles

A Mother’s Day Story by Carrie Thompson, Director of DVA’s US Centers Project

To all mothers, human and nonhuman, DVA hopes you had a happy Mother’s Day. It was 4 PM, and after about 50 miles of riding my bike, I was trying to decide between setting up camp in the exposed and super windy Utah desert or riding another 15 grueling miles back to my car. That’s when I saw a baby cow with a dry umbilical … Continue reading A Mother’s Day Story by Carrie Thompson, Director of DVA’s US Centers Project

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Stephanie Swann
Bio

DVA Teacher Bio ~ Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW

Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW, is the Director of the Atlanta Mindfulness Institute and one of the two founding teachers of the Atlanta Insight Meditation Community. She is a certified MBSR instructor through the University of Massachusetts School of Medicine, Center for Mindfulness. Stephanie has been a dedicated Vipassana practitioner since 2008 and was a member of the Community Dharma Leaders program (CDL6) at Spirit Rock … Continue reading DVA Teacher Bio ~ Stephanie Swann, PhD, LCSW

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