Tibet 2008 Initiative

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Throughout August the Brighton based Tibet 2008 Initiative has hosted a programme of Tibetan cultural activities.

    

These included a performance by world renowned Tibetan singer Soname Yangchen, a talk by a Tibetan refugee living in Brighton, talks by aid agencies, films, slide shows and other activities. The programme also included silent walking vigils, or Dharma Yatras, which took place along Brighton seafront. All of the events were well attended and raised awareness of the challenges Tibetan people face in the modern world. Hundreds of pounds were donated to Tibetan aid agencies.

The Tibet 2008 Initiative also announced that it has arranged for British Airways to ship, free of charge, 2,000 kilograms of clothing and other goods to India for the Tibetan Children’s Village. The Initiative will be enlisting the help of local schools and the local community in this project.

The Tibet 2008 Initiative was instigated in response to the recent requests by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, to raise public awareness of the humanitarian situation facing Tibetans both as domiciles and exiles, and to invite and nurture, people to take personal initiatives to offer practical aid; allowing positive emotions to have positive results. It is a non-aligned, non-political initiative.

photo: Megan de Wynter

A Thank You from the Tibet 2008 Initiative Team

Tibet 2008 Initiative was a team effort, and we would like to thank everyone who participated in any manner whatsoever. Without your support it would not have been such a success.

Please visit our Flickr site to view photographs and YouTube to view video footage of the Yatras. Please tell your friends about this Initiative, nurturing them to take the initiative to help others, like Sonam, a Tibetan refugee, who is being sponsored as a direct result of the Tibet 2008 Initiative.

The spirit of the Tibet 2008 Initiative lives on in The Tibetan Children’s Village Appeal, which has been launched in order to provide clothing and other suitable items for the Tibetan Children’s Villages in India.

 

Sonam at Tibetan Children's Village

'Not by hatred are hatreds ever pacified (in the world). They are pacified by love. This is the eternal law.'
The Dhammapada 5.5
Translation: Sangharakshita

For further information contact tibet2008initiative@ntlworld.com

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