Voice of Compassion
Civic Participation, Gender, and Nonviolence in European Communities
Voice of Compassion is a joint project of the European Buddhist Union and ALDA, co-funded by the European Union.
Its overall objective is to strengthen inclusive civic participation and gender-sensitive governance by promoting human rights, intercultural dialogue and the fight against hate, through an ethical approach inspired by the values of the Buddhist tradition: compassion, mindfulness and interdependence.
The project brings together three online seminars and a series of interfaith dialogue events.
Online seminars
Engaging Religious Actors to End Violence Against Women and Girls
Thursday, 22 October 2026, 18:00–19:30 CET · online webinar · in English and French, with subtitles
Hosted by the Committee for Interreligious and Interconvictional Dialogue of the Conference of INGOs of the Council of Europe.
Invitation, programme and access details (PDF) · Invitation on the Council of Europe website
Circle of Peace: simple peacemaking tools for a resilient classroom
Tuesday, 3 November 2026, 17:00–18:30 CET · Zoom workshop for teachers
Mini training by Teach Peace with Andy Kull: an introduction to Circle Process, the “talking piece” and equal listening, and how to share Circle Process with a group of students.
Book your place (Eventbrite) · Workshop poster with access details (PDF) · Leggi di più
Greater visibility: Women in Buddhism today
Sunday, 8 November 2026, 15:30–17:30 CET · online conference
Organised by Sakyadhita France on the occasion of its 20th anniversary, with Jetsunma Tenzin Palmo, Dr. Tilmann Borghardt, Martine Batchelor, Ayya Phalanyani and Dr. Karma Lekshe Tsomo.
Programme and access details (PDF) · also in Français and Deutsch on the Sakyadhita France website
Interfaith dialogue events
Buddhism Meets Islam
9 May 2026 · roundtable held as part of the EBU Annual General Meeting 2026 in Brussels. Read the AGM 2026 recap.
National Training Programme for Trainers: Religions for Peace Italia
4–6 October 2026 · Rome · three days of training for interfaith dialogue practitioners, with an interfaith tour of places of worship in Rome, a training day at the CSV (Volunteering Services Centre) and visits to the Holy See’s Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue and the Grand Mosque of Rome.