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Kobutsu Malone
Kobutsu Malone, Zenji, is a Rinzai Zen priest of the Gempo-Soen-Eido lineage. He is a co-founder of The Engaged Zen Foundation, which fosters meditative practice in prisons and develops monastic alternative sentencing/post-release programs. The Engaged Zen Foundation can be contacted at Post Office Box 700, Ramsey, NJ 07446.
Scott Darnell
Scott Darnell is serving a life sentence in Lawrence Correctional Center, Sumner, Illinois. He has been incarcerated for more than 30 years. He has written several articles for this newsletter and for various Buddhist magazines. His essay called “Meeting Myself in the Cell House” was included in Best Buddhist Writing of 2005. With the assistance of volunteers from Inside Dharma and Shinzo Zen Meditation Center in St. Louis, MO, Scott participated in a Jukai ceremony at his institution and received a rakasu.
Bryant Terry
Bryant Terry is a chef, educator, and author renowned for his activism to create a healthy, just, and sustainable food system. Bryant’s fourth book, <a href="http://www.randomhouse.com/book/225436/afro-vegan-by-bryant-terry"><em>Afro Vegan</em></a> was published by Ten Speed Press/Random House April 2014. Just 2 months after publication, <em>Afro-Vegan</em> was named by <a href="http://www.amazon.com/b/ref=sr_aj?node=5522571011&ajr=0">Amazon.com</a> one of the best cookbooks of 2014. In December it was nominated for an NAACP Image Award in the Outstanding Literary Work category. He lives in Oakland, CA with his wife, Jidan Koon, and their two daughters.