Worldwide Mass Prayers, Fasts for Tibetans in Tibet

Date: Saturday, August 30, 2008 Location: Club Sanm (previously known as Kasturi Hall) 36th St & 36th Ave in Astoria Subway: N,W at 36th Ave OR G,R,V at 36th Street Time: Starts at 7am

To bring relieve to all those Tibetans who are enduring hardship under Chinese oppression and enhance the collective merits of Tibetan and Chinese people, the Tibetan Solidarity Committee will organise a worldwide day-long fast and prayer congregation on 30 August.

The movement aims to "earnestly remind and appeal to all the human beings to effectively counter the acts of oppression, violence and injustice with non-violent and peaceful means, borne out of compassion and loving kindness to our oppressor."

For more info, please visit www.tibet.net . To read the personal request from Samdong Rinpoche, please view his appeal here.

* Sponsored by the Tibetan Solidarity Committee

Public Talk by H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama

Date: May 2009

At the request of TCNYNJ, HH the Dalai Lama has kindly accepted an invitation to give a public talk to the New York community. Details to follow.

* All proceeds to go towards fundraising for the Tibetan Community Center

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Tenshug

July 24, 2008
Sponsored by all the North American Tibetan Communities, the Tibetan communities in the Americas earnestly requested His Holiness to confer a special teaching and accept a long life prayer offering (Tenshug in Tibetan). This special ceremony was combined with the teaching program requested by Deer Park Buddhist Center.

H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama: Teaching on the 4 Noble Truths

July 17, 2008
Sold out teaching at Radio City Music Hall, sponsored by the Himalayan Buddhist Community.

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H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama's Birthday Celebratio 2008

July 5, 2008
Program included an Official Ceremony, Cultural Program, Presentation of birthday cake, etc. After lunch, there were elections for the new board members.

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Lhapsol

June 15, 2008
The Regional Tibetan Women's Association of New York and New Jersey (RTWA) sponsored an offering of long life prayer for H.H. the 14th Dalai Lama and success and accomplishment of His Holiness' noble wishes in Walden, NY. Also included were a butter lamp offering and prayers for the brave Tibetan martyrs and victims of the the recent earthquake in China and cyclone in Myanmar.

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Audience with H.H. the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa

May 17, 2008
His Holiness the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa gave an audience hosted by TCNYNJ for the Tibetans living in the New York Metropolitan Area at Hunter College.

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Losar Celebration - Welcoming Year of the Earth Mouse

February 8, 2008
Highlights included an official Ceremony, Cultural Program, Gorshey, Ba-Shay, Talent Show.

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Congressional Gold Medal Presentation to H.H. the Dalai Lama

October 17, 2007
TCNYNJ chartered 22 buses to transport New York area Tibetans to Washington D.C. to attend the presentation. More than 1,500 Tibetans from the New York area attended the event.

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An Audience with H.H. the Dalai Lama

October 11, 2007
TCNYNJ arranged an audience with HH the Dalai Lama for local Tibetans and Himalayans at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center. Over 6,000 people attend the event.

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