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Canadian Buddhist Meetups

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Vancouver & Victoria Calgary Edmonton Toronto Ottawa Montréal Halifax Excluding groups that are tangentially tagged as “Buddhist” the breakdown is as follows: 4 Theravada 7 Mahayana (including three that focus on martial arts) 10 Vajrayana (mostly Shambhala) 13 New Kadampa (which many people do NOT consider as Buddhist, bur rather as a cult) 4 Non-denominational

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Lethbridge Bhutanese refugee issues

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Lethbridge is home to a large and growing population of Bhutanese refugees. A recent police shooting in the community has raised awareness of issues they face. From the Calgary Herald: http://www.calgaryherald.com/news/alberta/Police+shooting+thrusts+Lethbridge+Bhutanese+community+under+spotlight/6970967/story.html Some background from the CBC: http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/story/2012/04/18/calgary-lethbridge-bhutan-immigrants.html For the history of the Bhutanese refugee problem, The Canadian Bhutanese Society (based in Lethbridge): http://cbsalberta.org/index.php/about-us/11-bhutanese-refugees-history

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Peace Walk needs Toronto participants! Support vehicles held back at border.

Buddhism in Canada Events Groups Ontario Peace work Practice! Toronto

Early Thursday morning five of the walkers crossed the border into Canada with no problem. The other vehicle with a few walkers and the walkers’ luggage was not able to make it. So the walk needs support. We’ve read about you, students of Toronto! Come out and walk for a week, a day, or an hour. March... Read more »

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Tibet Fest, Vancouver 8.18.12

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Tibet Resettlement Project concert, Toronto 7.21.12

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The Government of Canada is facilitating the immigration of up to 1,000 Tibetans living in the state of Arunachal Pradesh in India, at the request of the Canada Tibet Committee and Canada’s Tibetan community. Up to 1,000 displaced Tibetans, including principal applicants and their eligible family members, will be accepted over a five-year period. As... Read more »

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