The Soto Zen Buddhist Association is pleased to announce the launch of Celebrating the Voices of Women in Buddhism; Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow, a monthly, year-long speaker series in 2024. This series has been planned by the SZBA DEIA committee and will include Dharma talks, panels, and intimate conversation with Buddhist women and teachers. The series will:

• recognize and celebrate the vital role that women have played in Buddhism up to today.
• showcase some of Buddhism’s foremost contemporary women figures and emerging leaders from our affiliated and broader Buddhist network of sanghas.
• recognize that the intersection of gender, race, and many other aspects of our identities profoundly impact accessibility to leadership opportunities.
• explore the core leadership qualities needed to heighten and broaden the role of women in contemporary Sanghas.

This series is generously funded by the The Frederick P. Lenz Foundation for American Buddhism and is open to all.

Go to szba.org/offerings for more information and to find registration details.