Community Level

As we studied about a table of potential application of theories, models, and approaches on last Saturday. I have found a story that is good in level 2 (Community Level). 

CNN has reported the 6th V-Star Change the World Day

  1,000,000 V-Star Children gathered in this event at Dhammakaya Temple on Saturday January 28th, 2012.  This event is a part of the World Morality Restoration Project of Dhammakaya Temple.

 The dmc.tv staffs had shot photos and video clips of the 6th V-Star Change the World Day on January 28th, 2012 and reported them on CNN iReport, one of the CNN editors was interested in this news and picked it up to present in the homepage of CNN iReport in a few days later. So, the story of 1,000,000 V-Star Children doing good deeds together has spread in the cyberspace over the world speedily.

On CNN on-air the Video that there are Million of Vstar Kids from all over Thailand come to meditate at The Great Dhammakaya Cetiya, Patumthani Province Thailand. On-Air time :
Thursday 16 Feb 2012, 0830 GMT
Friday 17 Feb 2012, 0330 GMT
Saturday 18 Feb 2012, 0800 GMT
Saturday 18 Feb 2012, 1730 GMT
Saturday 18 Feb 2012, 2230 GMT
Sunday 19 Feb 2012, 1430 GMT
Monday 20 Feb 2012, 0230 GMT 

The 6th V-Star Challenge Day
The Project: The leaders of World Morality Restoration
On Saturday January 28th, 2012

          More than 5,000 schools in Thailand have faithfully participated. Since the V-Star Unity Project began in 2007, organizing committees for the program have provided full scholarships and all manner of learning media as well as equipment to both facilitate and directly cultivate a genuine moral and ethical awareness for all the youth who have attended the project. read more

The Dhammakaya Temple was founded by a nun Khun Yay Ubasika Chandra Khonnokyoong in 1970. Then, the temple expand to the world. There are more than fifty centers outside of Thailand.

   Normally, the Dhammakaya temple's members  learn dhamma and meditation from the Dhamma Media Channel (DMC). The DMC is a Buddhist satellite television and a white channel, ethic channel. It broadcasts, for 24 hours a day, media programs based on Buddhist teachings. DMC programms are suitable for all viewers regardless of age, gender, religion, race, nationality, and sexual orientation. read more

    I think this is the  non-profit organization that is in the level 2. The positive activities are the community members expand their power from within and create desired to change the world. It is not easy to gather a million children to meditate together. 

    I also think about Level 3 (Interpersonal Level) on 3.2 Diffusion of Innovations. The V-star's program on January 28, 2012 had the Abbot at Wat Phra Dhammakaya to lead them to meditate. The children followed him. They trusted him because of his Buddhist credentials.

    

        The Project is still in progress and will change the world.