30/11/2022
25 November is the International Day to End Violence against Women & the world 🌎 is turning orange 🧡 to stand against gender-based violence. Let’s kick off the of Activism and .
ISKCON Vaishnavi Ministry talks with HG Mahatma das (ACBSP), HG Krishnarupa devi dasi (ACBSP) and Anuttama das (ACBSP) about why this is an important conversation for ISKCON.
Watch full recording here:
https://youtu.be/sGyu7ehayOU
Some of the questions posed were:
- Is Domestic Abuse really a problem with ISKCON? Why is it important that we actually have this conversation?
- How do leaders within ISKCON address to the need of supporting the victim and help the perpetrator?
- What exactly does it take for the leader or the person in any kind of authoritative position to minimize the experience or for the community to shame the victim. How does it affect the community and devotee at large when its going on and not addressed?
- How do we foster the culture of our real goal i.e., to get Krsna and the need to align our action or thoughts, behavior, all of this with that goal?
Find a copy of the GBC resolution against Domestic Abuse here: https://gbc.iskcon.org/domestic-abuse-policy/
Additional resources:
Karuna Care Education
https://karunacare.iskcon.org/get-help/
Grihasta Vision Team:
https://vaisnavafamilyresources.org/en/resources/domestic-abuse/
No More Abuse Global directory:
https://nomoredirectory.org/
