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Tzu Chi volunteers in Northern California contacted the Afghan Coalition to see how they could best serve refugees driven from their homes and their country by the Taliban. They donated a cargo van so that the community can easily transport much-needed supplies.
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On Friday, August 18, the last day of the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR), 20 Tzu Chi volunteers and 11 Tzu Chi University students from Taiwan came together to give a sign language performance of the song “Give Love.” The sign language tradition at Tzu Chi began when Master Cheng Yen was doing home visits and met many deaf individuals, and realized that it’s essential for volunteers to learn a little sign language to communicate with them.
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Volunteers take a photo with the school backpacks filled with stationery ready for distribution. Photo/Yung Shih Huang Written by Yung Shih Huang Translated by H.B. Qin Edited by Patrick McShane During the pandemic, Durham Rescue Mission (DRM), a long-term shelter for the unhoused, saw an increase in the number of residents it served. Currently, about […]
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The theme of the 2023 convening of the Parliament of the World’s Religions (PoWR) is “A Call to Conscience: Defending Freedom & Human Rights.” The Program Chair, Rev. HPs. Phyllis Curott, in her pre-PoWR address, stated: Every faith has, at its core, a summoning to ease the suffering of others and to contribute to a just, peaceful, and sustainable world. Today, the Parliament of the World’s Religions issues its Call to Conscience to people of faith and spirit, to the people of Chicago, to all people of conscience, to stand together in defense of the dignity, freedom, and human rights of all.”
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To help community residents maintain their physical and mental well-being, Tzu Chi USA collaborated with the California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA) and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health (LACDMH) to host the “Resilience in Action” Summit on June 10th. More than ten experts and scholars were invited to discuss how to grow amidst adversity.