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Human Rights Day Action for Tibet
In support of the International Tibet Network's Human Rights Day Action for Tibet, Los Angeles Friends of Tibet will join the Tibetan Association of Southern California (TASC) on Saturday, Dec. 10 for two special events in Los Angeles. Tibetans and supporters around the world will be participating in similar events that day.
Please wear Tibetan clothes or something yellow.
11 AM to 1 PM - Potluck lunch to celebrate the 22nd Anniversary Celebration of His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s Nobel Peace Prize Award.
Please bring a dish to share!
Location: Vista Hermosa Park, 100 N. Toluca Street, Los Angeles, CA 90026
1:30 PM to 5 PM - March for Human Rights
Starting location: Los Angeles City Hall, 200 N. Spring Street, Los Angeles, CA 90012
1:30 PM - Press conference and speeches
2:00 PM - March begins.
3:00 - 3:30 PM - March ends at the Consulate of the People's Republic of China, 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020
3:00 to 5:00 PM - Program (activities to be announced)
Related links:
International Tibet Network
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December show online now!
Self-immolation - the motivation: As self-immolations con tinue in Tibet, with 12 young monks, nuns and former monks setting themselves on fire since February 2009, Executive Producer Rebecca Novick speaks with Dr. Robbie Barnett, Director of the Modern Tibet Studies Program at Columbia University, about the reasons behind this disturbing trend.
 Across Many Mountains: Producer Christal Smith interviews Tibet Connection anchor Yangzom Brauen and her mother, Sonam Brauen, about Yangzom’s new book, Across Many Mountains. The book tells the some times miraculous story of the journey undertaken by six-year-old Sonam and her mother as they escaped from a newly-occupied Tibet.
Open Mind - Working wisely: We spend at least a third of our adult life at work, but we’re often unhappy with our work situation or how our work affects us. Venerable Thubten Chodron is a Buddhist nun and author of many books, including Buddhism for Beginners. She speaks with Open Mind producer Peter Aronson about how to cultivate a healthy rela tionship with work.
 Los Angeles Friends of Tibet
is the founder and sponsor of
THE TIBET CONNECTION, a monthly radio
program on Sprouts, airing on Pacifica stations. The program features guests and stories that connect the
issues facing today’s world with the Tibetan experience. o hear the show, please visit our
website,
tibetconnection.org, where you can also listen to the archives and learn more about our guests
and stories. Airing on
The Tibet Connection
website every month and Sprouts Pacifica stations the
2nd Thursday of every other month.
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