Events
2012 BUDDHISM RETREAT FOR UNIVERSITY STUDENTS of Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian descent
Workshop on Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhist Culture The three-day Buddhism Retreat for university students of Tibetan, Himalayan, and Mongolian descent will be held at the Garrison Institute,Garrison,NY from July 5 to 7, 2012. The Garrison Institute is housed in a beautifully renovated 77,000 square foot former Capuchin monastery with comfortable …
Read More »Parkdale Gallery hosts first Art for Tibet event
InsideToronto dot com |Oct 06, 2011 Tenzin Nawang Tekan of Etobicoke was inspired to organize an Art forTibetauction here inTorontoby a similar event she attended while visitingNew York. “It was great. There were lots of people there, they had live painting demonstrations and live music and wine,” Tekan said. …
Read More »Yangzom Brauen discusses about her book ‘Across Many Mountains’
October 13, 2011 – 6:30pm – 8:30pm Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue at 70th Street, New York City Asia Society link http://asiasociety.org/calendars/yangzom-brauen-across-many-mountains A powerful, emotional memoir, Across Many Mountains is an extraordinary portrait of three generations of Tibetan women, whose lives are forever changed when Chairman Mao’s Red Army crushes …
Read More »Film and Panel Discussion: “Himalayan Meltdown” at Asia Society tomorrow, June 14
When: Tuesday, June 14 · 6:30pm – 8:00pm WHERE: Asia Society, 725 Park Ave, New York, NY Columbia Water Center is co-sponsoring the event. Asia Society’s Center on US-China Relations will present a film and discussion called Revealed: Himalayan Meltdown. The 45-minute documentary co-produced by the United Nations Development Programme …
Read More »Visions of Development: Where Have All the Yaks Gone?
Friday, May 20th: 6:00 – 9:00 PM Saturday, May 21st: 9:30 AM – 5:30 PM Organizer: Trace Foundation, New York The grasslands are changing. Across the Tibetan Plateau, desertification, biodiversity loss and ecological relocations are dramatically altering the landscape, and reshaping Tibetan society. What’s happening on the grasslands today poses …
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