______Socially Engaged Buddhism______
The Canada Tibet Committee is an independent non-governmental organisation of Tibetans and non-Tibetans living in Canada, who are concerned about the continuing human rights violations and lack of democratic freedom in Tibet.
[Rally tomorrow at the VAG and on to the Chinese consulate]
Three interesting items from Class Matters (the website):
and
The Top 10 Mistakes of Middle-Class Activists in Mixed-Class Groups
Sunday · April 13 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
Over 570,000 signatures so far, aiming for a million . . .
[message from Avaaz follows - forwarded by Jennifer]
[related news items, most recent at the top]
As hundreds of Buddhist monks and ordinary citizens take to the streets of Lhasa protesting Chinese occupation of Tibet, like their brothers & sisters in Burma last September, they have been met with beatings and bullets. Lhasa’s Drepung, Sera, and Ganden monasteries have been closed and surrounded by troops for the last three days. Yet the monks are undeterred, and continue to protest in Tibet’s cities wherever possible.
Sunday · March 9 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
Please use your liberty to promote ours.
– Aung San Suu Kyi
Burmese Women’s Union Report:
Caught Between Two Hells
Saturday, March 8 1:30 to 4:30pm
Peter Kaye Room, VPL
RSVP [details]
Doing Time, Doing Vipassana
introduced by
Alison Granger Brown
Thursday, Feb 21, 7:00–9:00pm
[poster]
Sunday · February 10 · 6:30pm to 8:30pm
See MEDITATION FOR WORLD PEACE
and then leave a comment here, or call Kristin:
604 872-0431
Conscience and Courage:
with Zoketsu Norman Fischer and
Kakushi Kate McCandless
Friday, January 25, 2008
9:30 am - 4:00 pm
Centre for Peace
1825 West 16th Avenue, Vancouver
An MRZC Special Event [details]
followed by
(and on Saturday and Sunday)
An MRZC Retreat [poster]
