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BODHI has advisers from many faiths and persuasions. We are looking for Muslims and others

BODHI's Environmental Adviser

Senator Bob Brown
Tasmania, Australia

Eco-politician, winner of the Australian Peace Prize for 2009 and the UNEP 500 award, leader of the Australian Greens

BODHI's Ethical Adviser

Prof Solomon Benatar
South Africa

Solomon R Benatar, MBChB, DSc (Med), is Emeritus Professor of Medicine at the University of Cape Town (UCT), Founding Director of the UCT Bioethics Centre (1992-), and a professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto (2008-).

Please see Prof Benatar's reflections on development aid, "Why development aid hasn't eased poverty," reprinted with permission from Cape Times.

BODHI's Medical Adviser

Dr Maurice King
Leeds, UK

BODHI's Medical Adviser. Pioneer and sometimes controversial advocate for improved health care in developing countries; Leeds, UK. Leading promoter of concept of demographic entrapment.

BODHI Advisers

Shelley Anderson (pdf 275KB)
The Netherlands

Pacifist, International Fellowship for Reconciliation,
The Netherlands

Sr Mila de Gimeno(pdf 66KB)
The Philippines

Catholic activist, co-founder of the Missionaries of the Assumption; see reflections in Hope rises in the hearts of the Lumads at daybreak (pdf 136KB)

Prof John Guillebaud
London, UK

Tireless campaigner for global family planning; Professor of Family Planning; London, UK. January, 2009: Prof John Guillebaud says, 'There’s no truth in rumours that I have retired… I continue with numerous commitments linked to population and sustainability, including now being Chair of the Trustee Board for possibly the most-visited UK environmental website http://www.peopleandplanet.net

Dhammachari Lokamitra (pdf 103KB)
Pune, India

Tireless worker among the Dalit community in India since the 1970s. January, 2009: Dhammachari Lokamitra has received South Korea's Manhae Grand Prize (Manhae Daesang) for Peace 2008.

Dr Christopher Queen (pdf 16KB)
Cambridge MA , USA

Dean of continuing education and Lecturer in Religion at Harvard University, USA. In addition to teaching Buddhism and World Religions, Dr Queen has authored and edited many works on Buddhism, engaged Buddhism and Dalits (former Untouchables).

Prof David Rapport
Guelph, Canada

Professor, School of Rural Health and Development, University of Guelph, Canada. January, 2009: David's work has been central to the concept of EcoHealth.

Sulak Sivaraksa
Thailand

Scholar and environmental; human rights and anti-globalization activist; Nobel Peace Prize nominee; recipient of 1995 Right Livelihood Award; twice nominated for Nobel Prize in Literature for his works on social justice in Thailand; works for alternatives to consumerism, education & politics in Asia.