by Roberta Hoffman | Dec 23, 2023 | News
Twenty-five years ago, I was developing and running art and multicultural programs for children in Vancouver, BC. I had received when I did talent testing that I had the talent to promote culture. I worked at Arts Umbrella, Canada’s largest and very wonderful arts...
by Roberta Hoffman | Dec 16, 2023 | News
Kirkus Reviews: CASCADIAN ZEN BIOREGIONAL WRITINGS ON CASCADIA HERE AND NOW by Paul E. Nelson & Jason M. Wirth with Adelia MacWilliam & Theresa Whitehill Link to Kirkus Reviews of CASCADIAN ZEN A many-layered and deeply spiritual collection celebrating the...
by Roberta Hoffman | Dec 8, 2023 | Events, Seasonal
Winter Festival of Lights Presented December 15, 2023 at the Portland Subud House Assembled by Fayra Teeters As a theatre-worker/devotee, I’ve reveled in the cooperative nature of theatre my whole life. It takes a village to rehearse and perform any public piece. I...
by Roberta Hoffman | Nov 24, 2023 | Poetry & Literature
Reading Latifah Taormina’s article in Subud USA’s October Newsletter, I was inspired to pray for peace during my personal Latihan at home, currently more useful for a restful night’s sleep than all the warm milk in Wisconsin. During women’s testing at Menucha, the...
by Roberta Hoffman | Nov 3, 2023 | News
There have been literally dozens of books about Subud written by Subud members. In the early days, to be sure, we mainly had John Bennett’s Concerning Subud, Husein Rofé’s two volumes, and Ilaina Bartok’s Worth Living For. There were also those mysterious blue...
