Ellen Furnari is a graduate of the Community Dharma Leaders program at Spirit Rock and teaches Buddhism in prisons. She shares the dharma, perhaps more widely than some would like, wherever she goes. Ellen is a consultant and researcher with a particular focus on unarmed civilian protection/peacekeeping, and recently wrote for and edited a volume titled “Wielding Nonviolence in the Midst of Violence: Case Studies of Good Practices in Unarmed Civilian Protection.” She is the mother of two wonderful and beautiful grown daughters and recently became a grandmother.
