Tell China not to destroy the Jokhang Temple

Here is a petition to the Chinese government, from change.org

https://www.change.org/petitions/stop-destroying-the-jokhang-temple-the-barkor-neighborhood-of-lhasa?utm_campaign=friend_inviter_chat&utm_medium=facebook&utm_source=share_petition&utm_term=permissions_dialog_true

Please sign and share.

TibetFest Victoria, July 6, 2013

Dear friends of the Tibetan Cultural Society of Vancouver Island:

We hope you will join us for TibetFest, this summer’s celebration of Tibetan Culture. This free public event will feature Tibetan Food, Drink, Song, Dance, Handicrafts, Costumes, Massage, Meditation and much more!

When: 6 July 2013, . . . Read More.

Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Internship Program

The Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet Internship Program was launched in 2007 by the Canadian Parliamentary Friends of Tibet then headed by the Hon. Senator Consiglio Di Nino. The first internship, six weeks long, saw 4 young Tibetan-Canadian students hired and placed in the offices of . . . Read More.

High Plains Doctor: Healing on the Tibetan Plateau

HIGH PLAINS DOCTOR follows Isaac Sobol, Chief Medical Officer of Nunavut, on his tenth medical mission in a remote Tibetan village. The film shows the natural and cultural beauty of Northern Canada and Eastern Tibet and reveals disquieting parallels facing these traditional peoples.

HIGH PLAINS . . . Read More.

Tibetan self-immolations lecture @ U of T

Sorry I missed this. I just got the notice yesterday and didn’t have time to post it. However, for the record…

Tibetan Self-Immolations: Shedding Light on China’s Rule in Tibet

Thonsur Memorial Lecture with Dr. Tsering Shakya

Join us for the Thonsur Memorial Lecture on Tibetan . . . Read More.

Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada Aid Concert II 4.27.13 Toronto

Tibetan Resettlement Aid Concert II Sponsored by the Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada

Saturday, April 27, 2013 @ 6 pm Gangjong Choedenling Toronto

Info: http://www.tibet.ca Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tibetresettlementproject?hc_location=stream

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Tibetan Resettlement Project Canada video: From Arunachal Pradesh to Canada

Short video posted by the Project Tibet Society as part of the Tibetan Canadian Resettlement Project: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVXbVyktG4w&feature=youtu.be

Tibetan Resettlement Project update

Here is the latest Tibetan Resettlement Project update…

The nominations for the first group of the displaced Tibetans have been sent to Central Tibetan Administration.

A total of 204 Tibetans will arrive in Canada this year in the following cities. Ottawa — 26; Toronto . . . Read More.

Tibetan Uprising Day and Tibetan Martyrs Day on March 10

Events across Canada for Tibetan Uprising Day 2013

Ottawa:  Sunday, March 10 12:00  Rally on Parliament Hill 13:00  Walk to Chinese Embassy 13:30  Prayer vigil in solidarity with Tibetan people details – http://www.tibet.ca/en/ottawa contact – ctcoffice@tibet.ca

Toronto: Sunday, March 10 10:00  Rally at Chinese Consulate, 240 George . . . Read More.

Tibetan Bibliographic Instruction Workshop at U of T

Tibetan Bibliographic Instruction Workshop East Asian Library Classroom, 8th floor Robarts Library (130 St. George Street)

Date: Tuesday, April 9 Time:  11am-12:15pm

Led by Dr Lauran Hartley, Columbia University’s Tibetan Collection librarian and the U of T’s new Liaison librarian for Tibetan Studies (see story . . . Read More.

Lobsang Sangay, head of the Tibetan Govt in Exile, interviewed by Globe & Mail while in Ottawa

Lobsang Sangay, head of the Central Tibetan Administration (also known as the Tibetan Government in Exile), is in Ottawa on an official visit. During his visit he has raised concerns about human rights abuses in China and Tibet, and drawn into focus the role of . . . Read More.

Canada Tibet Committee closes FB group, launches FB page

‎Here’s the most recent update from the social media presence for the Canada Tibet Committee:

‘Like’ our new FB page in order to stay in touch with other Tibet supporters in Canada. Follow us on http://www.facebook.com/CanadaTibet from now on, as this group will soon be CLOSED.

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Project Tibet resettlement project now on Twitter

You can now follow the Project Tibet resettlement project on Twitter: @ProjectTibet

In 2007, His Holiness the Dalai Lama met Prime Minister Stephen Harper. Prime Minister Harper is the second Canadian Prime Minister to have met His Holiness while in office. During the 2007 meeting His . . . Read More.

La situation en Tibet, via Radio-Canada

Cette reportage est une diffusion de Radio-Canada (4 minutes de longeur) conçernant la situation en Tibet avec des immolations.

http://www.radio-canada.ca/audio-video/#urlMedia=http://www.radio-canada.ca/Medianet/2013/CBFT/2013-02-06_11_30_00_tjmidi_2527_06_500.asx&pos=0

Numata Lecture, McMaster U, 2.14.13

The UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO / McMASTER UNIVERSITY YEHAN NUMATA PROGRAMME IN BUDDHIST STUDIES presents:

Geoffrey Samuel (Cardiff University) The Multiple Meanings and Uses of Tibetan Sacred Dance: ‘Cham in Context THURSDAY, February 14, 2013, 4-6 pm, McMaster University, University Hall 122

In some ways ‘cham . . . Read More.

Vancouver introduction to the Tibetan resettlement project

Saturday, February 23, 2013 / 1:00 – 4:00 P.M. Hewett Centre, at the Unitarian Church, 949 West 49th Ave, Vancouver, BC

In 2013, the first immigrants under a special program for displaced Tibetans are expected to arrive in Canada. In order to settle successfully, they will need . . . Read More.

U of T and Columbia Libraries launch Tibetan Studies partnership

TORONTO, ON – An international collaboration between the University of Toronto and Columbia University’s research libraries will harness existing expertise in Tibetan collection services at both universities to increase the availability of Tibetan resources to a wider community of scholars in both Canada and the . . . Read More.

KKC Losar Schedule

KKC Losar 2013 schedule

Losar, Tibetan New Year, takes place from February 8th to February 11th, inclusive. The schedule is as follows:

Daily Schedule (Fri-Sun, Feb 8-10):

Long Green Tara Practice – 7:30 a.m. Breakfast – 8:30 a.m. Long Six-Arm Mahakala Practice – Session . . . Read More.

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