The Venerable Pannavati, known as the world's only black Buddhist nun, is coming to Seattle for a weekend of service and education at ROOTS Young Adult Shelter in the University District and NalandaWest in Fremont.
Pannavati started a bakery run by homeless youth in Hendersonville, North Carolina, where she is also co-abbot of Embracing Simplicity Hermitage. She is ordained in Theravada and Mahyana Buddhist traditions and has built a career as a social activist.