Friday, December 20 2024

Office of Tibet

Leader Pelosi Leads Congressional Delegation to China

Contact: Drew Hammill/Evangeline George 202-226-7616 November 5, 2015 Pelosi Leads Congressional Delegation to China Washington, D.C. – Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi is leading a Congressional delegation trip to China, departing today and focusing on economic growth, national security and cyber security issues, human rights and the importance of bold action …

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We Are Deeply Saddened by Melissa Mathison’s passing

We are deeply saddened by the news of Melissa Mathison’s passing. Melissa was a close of friend of His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan people. She wrote the screenplay for Martin Scorsese’s 1997 film Kundun. Melissa was also on the board of the International Campaign for Tibet since …

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Tibet Corps Service Opportunity

Tibet Corps invites Tibetan professionals and students residing in North America to contribute their expertise at Central Tibetan Administration in Dharamsala, India. A monthly stipend and housing will be provided by TibetCorps. The Office of Tibet will try to help acquire funds to cover the entire or portion of the round-trip airfare to …

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Philadelphia Honors The Dalai Lama With A ‘Day Of Kindness’

Author: Antonia Blumberg Associate Religion Editor, The Huffington Post (Source) The Dalai Lama is often quoted as saying, “My religion is very simple. My religion is kindness.” So when people in Philadelphia learned earlier this year that the locally based National Constitutional Center would be awarding its Liberty Medal to the Buddhist leader this …

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