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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 …

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 …

The 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet to be Honored on October 26 in Philadelphia  (Source) PHILADELPHIA (June 17, 2015) – The National Constitution Center has announced His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet will receive the 2015 Liberty Medal in recognition of his advocacy for human rights worldwide. His …

October 20, 2015: The Office of Tibet would like to thank everyone who participated in the Tibetan primary elections for the Sikyong and the two North American Chitue seats on October 18, 2015. The elections went off smoothly, turnout appears to be strong, and the sealed ballots are now beginning …

Source dctibetan.com October 15, 2015 Capital Area Tibetan Association congratulates Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay for the prestigious Presidential Medal, the highest honor awarded by Salisbury University to an individual for leadership and forward thinking. CATA members attended the award perentation at the University, located a few hours from the Capital area, and board …

The Dalai Lama sits down with The Big Issue to talk about the Syrian crisis, reinventing communism and the science of smiles. Fleeing war and bloodshed, the desperation of thousands of refugees seeking protection in Europe haunts us daily. As one nation after another pulls down shutters on its borders, …