A three-day workshop of Mexican Tibet Support Groups [Pensando en Tibet] concluded successfully on Sunday, February 13, 2011, in Morelia, the State capital of Michoacan. The workshop held from February 11 to 13 was conducted by the ITSN’s International Coordinator, Tenzin Jigme, and Latin American Regional Coordinator, Exa Mendez, and …
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China needs political liberalisation: Dalai Lama
[Ajay Parmar, The Times of India, Feb 10, 2011] JODHPUR : Terming China as a communist nation without communist ideology, Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama said that China urgently needs political liberalisation. Reiterating his demand for autonomy for Tibet, he, however, expressed concern that the Tibetan culture, values, lifestyle, …
Read More »Tibet Awareness Week at South America’s leading seaside resort
Tibet Awareness Week opened in Punta del Este, a well known seaside resort of Uruguay in South America, on January 22nd and will last until January 28th. The event takes place in the gallery hall of the Punta del Este City Tourist Information Center. The event includes a series of …
Read More »Tibet’s small exercise in democracy
[Isabel Hilton,The New Humanist, 21st January 2011] The leadership of a dalai lama as a form of political leadership is both powerful and vulnerable: powerful because political authority is supported by religious devotion; vulnerable because it is at odds with the political realities of Tibetans today. Tibet must find a …
Read More »Contemporary Lhasa Art Scene: A Panel Discussion at Latse Library
Eight years ago, ten artists came together to undertake an experiment. In a former Sichuanese restaurant along Lhasa’s Barkhor they created the Gendün Chöpel Artists’ Guild and Gallery, and changed what it meant to be an artist in Tibet forever. In the years since its opening, the Gendün Chöpel Artist’s …
Read More »Winter Buddhism Retreat for High School and College Students
[For Tibetan high school seniors and college students] When: Thursday, January 13 at 9:00am – January 16 at 2:00pm Location NEW YORK CITY, Central Park West Side YMCA, 5 West 63rd Street Essence of Philosophy and Practice, Elements of Culture and Literature The Office of Tibet, in collaboration with the …
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