2012 Ikeda Forum: A Dialogue on Interdependence

The ninth annual Ikeda Forum for Intercultural Dialogue, held in Cambridge on Saturday, October 13, celebrated and explored the Buddhist concept of interdependence, known more formally as dependent origination. Speakers included Stephen Gould of Lesley University's Department of Educational Leadership; Tanya Henderson of Women's Action for New Directions, Ceasar McDowell, Professor of the Practice of Community Development at M.I.T; and Ved Nanda, Evans University Professor and Thompson G. Marsh Professor of Law at the University of Denver. Julia Upton, a special education teacher at Melmark New England, a school for children with severe disabilities, offered some opening reflections and moderated the proceedings. Read about the event here. All photos by Marilyn Humphries.