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— We think people who are outside prison are not prisoners, but we are. —

Lama Zopa Rinpoche

 

Alison Harr - Resources Coordinator

Alison went on the Chasing Buddha Pilgrimage to India and Nepal with Ven. Robina in 2005 and came to work at the prison project in 2007.

As Resources Coordinator, Alison's responsibilites include:

• Researching best prices of Tibetan Buddhist titles available around the world
• Working with distributors, retailers and publishers of Tibetan Buddhist books
• Working with our visiting and corresponding teachers to provide level appropriate materials for their students
• Maintaining an updated list of all materials we offer
• Overseeing and processing all returned materials
• Organizing the packing and postage aspect of all mass mailings
• Providing prison chaplains and prison libraries with materials for current and potential students

"As soon as I went on pilgrimage I wanted to work at LPP," she says. "Ven. Robina would tell me what great practitioners the prisoners were and as a former addict myself, I felt I could relate to their experience. Even if you have outside support in prison, there’s usually few resources for Buddhists. I want to give so much back, because I went through times when I had nothing. I didn’t do hard time, but I felt I understood."