Michael Stone on “Occupy…”

From The Globe and Mail: Michael Stone a street sage with no easy answers.

“I Won’t Fall Down” by Montreal band Sunrise and Good People

I WON’T FALL DOWN from SUNRISE and GOOD PEOPLE on Vimeo.

Here are the lyrics, courtesy of the band: Iwontfalldown

Manitoba Buddhist Temple welcomes Hammad Ahmad

Manitoba Buddhist Temple welcomes Hammad Ahmad of the Winnipeg Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at in an interfaith sharing service Sunday. It is hoped this service will initiate a healing movement between the two faiths of Islam and Buddhism. Refer to www.alislam.org for information on Ahmadiyya Muslims. Check . . . Read More.

Numata lectures @ UofT + McMaster

The University of Toronto / McMaster University Yehan Numata Buddhist Studies Program

Presents

Tōru Funayama (Kyoto University)

Professor Tōru Funayama has been described as a Buddhological renaissance man because of the breadth of his knowledge about Buddhism in India, Tibet, China and Japan. He has published six . . . Read More.

Unbeaten by Rain

One of Japan’s most famous poems, translated, from the Manitoba Buddhist Church blog… Don’t forget Japan’s tsunami tragedy!

http://www.manitobabuddhistchurch.org/jodoshinshu/unbeatenbyrain.html

“Dharma Rising” screening, Toronto, 12.8.11

There’ll be a screening of Dharma Rising, David Cherniack’s recently completed two part film about Buddhism in the West on Dec 8 at Innis Town Hall at 7 pm.

For details and a description of the films: http://dharmarising.eventbrite.com/ DHARMA RISING Is Western Buddhism becoming Dharma Light? Can . . . Read More.

“What to see in a Buddhist Cave” lecture, Vancouver, 11.30.11

The UBC Kameyama Lecture Series, with the UBC Buddhism and Contemporary Society Program, presents a lecture by Dr. Eugene Wang, the Abby Aldrich Rockefeller Professor of Asian Art at Harvard University:

“What to See in a Buddhist Cave?”

Date: Wednesday, 30 November 2011 Time: 4:30 – 7:00 . . . Read More.

Canadian Buddhism Survey launched

The Sumeru Press is currently updating our directory of Canadian Buddhist organizations for www.canadianbuddhism.info and we are asking for participation from Buddhist organizations across Canada. More than 15,000 people a year turn to this website and its sister news site, www.sumeru-books.com, for information about where to practice . . . Read More.

“An American Buddhist Life” review in Journal of Buddhist Ethics

Reviewer Nicole Libin writes…

AN AMERICAN BUDDHIST LIFE: Memoirs of a Modern Dharma Pioneer

“… this book is a gem.

I strongly recommend American Buddhist Pioneer as a learning tool. Prebish, it seems, has seen it all and is more than willing to share . . . Read More.

Amnesty Film Fest in Vancouver shows Tibetan movie

“The Sun Behind the Clouds: Tibet’s Struggle for Freedom”: at the 2011 Amnesty International Film Festival, Vancouver Friday November 18, at 7:15pm, at SFU Harbour Centre – 515 West Hastings Street – Room 1900

The Sun Behind the Clouds is a powerful documentary on the . . . Read More.

Montreal’s Tibetan Bazaar – 2 days this November!

“A Day in Tibet”, Montreal’s annual Tibetan bazaar is happening later this month – and this year it’s TWO days, since it has become so popular.

Here’s the web poster:

 

For full info, follow this link: A Day in Tibet

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MP statements in the House of Commons regarding Tibet, 11.2.11

In a gesture of solidarity with rallies taking place throughout the world on November 1st to draw attention to the current situation in Tibet, the following statements were read in Canada’s House of Commons by MPs from all four federal parties:

Ms. Elizabeth May (Saanich—Gulf Islands, . . . Read More.

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