Terro from Baba, Kham
It’s been several months since my last post, my work load increased and I had been preparing for my departure to India to fulfill my Lhakar pledge. Since I arrived in India, I… Continue reading
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Work, Lhakar Academy, & PLAY!
Work, Lhakar Academy, and Play.
Pictures & Video of Tibet’s Proclamation of Independence
Dear Friends, I wish to share some pictures and video of the historic event Declaring Independence with the re-creation of Tibet’s 1913 Proclamation of Independence this Lhakar. 35 pictures in Slide You can check… Continue reading
Declare Independence!
Lhakar Academy Alums Attend Release of Re-Creation of Tibet’s Proclamation of Independence Today for Lhakar, six alums of the Lhakar Academy joined the new class of participants in attending a historic ceremony in… Continue reading
Inspiring News from Tibet: Language Preservation in Amdo
Yesterday on Lhakar one of my close activist friends, Lhamo Kyab, who is also an ex political prisoner came into my office. I could see the excitement in his face and eagerness to… Continue reading
For someone who fought for our right
While Lhakar is about devoting one day of the week to our cause, last week, Tibet lost a dear friend who I’m sure devoted much more than just one day a week to… Continue reading
Heroes, Martyrs and Mountain Phoenix: Thoughts on Self-Immolation and Suicide
“Distancing ourselves clearly from self-immolation as a political method is not a betrayal of our sacrificing Tibetan brothers and sisters. Not distancing ourselves means approval and indirect encouragement of a method that is… Continue reading
The world convened for Tibet… and I got to see it
For a city that’s home to about 20 Tibetans, Ottawa sure felt like the centre of the Tibetan universe this past week. This past weekend, Ottawa played host to the World Parliamentarians Convention… Continue reading
“Boeche” by Lodoe Laura
In 2011, I spent three months in northern India, interviewing people for a book project on the modern Tibetan identity in exile. While speaking with one of the subjects of this project, I… Continue reading
We Took Action: 2nd European Tibetan Youth Parliament
The following was sent in by Sonam Palmo from Switzerland who attended the 2nd European Tibetan Youth Parliament workshops from April 6th-8th. On their website they have concluded: After two productive and intense… Continue reading