H.H.D.L. to receive Congressional Gold Medal

I'm passing along the news I received from Students For A Free Tibet (SFT):



We're excited to let you know that the Dalai Lama will give a public address on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, October 17, 2007.

At 1:00pm, the Dalai Lama will be awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the President of the United States, the Speaker of the House, and Congressional leadership in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. This historic event will be broadcast live onto the West Lawn of the Capitol for public viewing. At 2:20pm, Richard Gere will make a few remarks, and at 2:30pm, Speaker Pelosi will escort the Dalai Lama from the Rotunda to the West Lawn, where he will give a free public address.

If you live in the United States or are able to make the journey, please join us for this momentous occasion and help show your support for Tibet. Thousands of Tibetans from around the world will be in attendance!

It will be an all day event with Tibetan cultural performances starting at 11am. Feel free to bring a picnic lunch, blanket or folding chairs. For more information, please contact kala@studentsforafreetibet.org or visit: www.dalailamadc.org.

We look forward to seeing many of you in DC for this auspicious occasion.

Sincerely,
Lhadon, Tendor, Heather, Kala, Kate and the rest of the SFT HQ crew

WEBCAST ENABLES DALAI LAMA MESSAGE

WEBCAST ENABLES DALAI LAMA MESSAGE

TO BE HEARD AND SEEN AROUND THE WORLD

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Real Time Webcast Available at http://www.tibetfund.org/dalai-lama-maui.html

KAHULUI, MAUI, HAWAI'I - (April 10, 2007) - In an unprecedented show of collaboration and partnership by the Maui community, His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama, will have the entire world as his audience as part of a "real time" webcast of his public appearances on the island of Maui on April 24 and 25, 2007.

With broadband computer access, those who wish to see and hear the Dalai Lama speak on "The Approach to World Peace" and the "Eight Verses of Training the Mind: A Buddhist Philosophical Discourse" will be able do so in the comfort of their homes by logging on to The Tibet Fund website at http://www.tibetfund.org/dalai-lama-maui.html

The resources of several local and national businesses and educational institutions, including Maui Community College (University of Hawaii), Stanford University, VX30 and SUN Microsystems, have joined The Tibet Fund in presenting this opportunity. The webcast of the Dalai Lama's two public appearances will be the first and most astounding to come out of Maui to date. The real time webcast will be aired on Tuesday, April 24 and Wednesday, April 25, from 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. HDT each day.