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Peace Walk for the Marma Buddhists in Bangladesh
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Tuesday, May 3, 2011 — 5 pm — At Queens Park March will start from Queen’s Park and will end in Queen’s Park For many years there have been violent conflicts between indigenous minority Buddhists (Marma) in the Chittagong Hill Tracts and encroaching Bengali settlers. Recently, violence has worsened, killing 3 people, injuring 20. 30... Read more »
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His Serenity the Panchen Lama’s 22nd birthday
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His Serenity the Panchen Lama, who became the world’s youngest political prisoner when his was recognized by the Dalai Lama and subsequently “disappeared” by the Chinese government who then put a puppet figure they chose in his place, turned 22 yesterday. In spite of worldwide protest, he has been neither seen nor heard since his... Read more »
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Ted Lipman to head Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation
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Former Canadian diplomat Ted Lipman will be the new CEO of the Robert H.N. Ho Family Foundation, part of whose mandate is to promote Buddhist education worldwide. Here is an article about the appointment from artdaily.org http://www.artdaily.org/index.asp?int_sec=2&int_new=46679
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Peter Lieberson, composer inspired by Buddhism, dies at 64
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Peter was international director for Shambhala Training in Halifax for a number of years. Here is a tribute to him from The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2011/04/24/arts/music/peter-lieberson-64-composer-inspired-by-buddhism-dies.html?_r=1
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Toronto Learning Event: Buddhist Education for Youth
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Buddhist Education Foundation for Canada and the University of Toronto Buddhism & Psychology Student Union present Learning Event on Buddhist Education for Youth Education for Compassion and Wisdom, a holistic approach Keynote address: Professor Jack Miller Professor, Curriculum, Teaching and Learning The Ontario Institute for Studies in Education at the University of Toronto Concurrent Workshops... Read more »
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