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PLEASE Join Us! Global intervention to save Tibetan lives

WebMaster — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:21:37 +0000

Global intervention to save Tibetan lives

Between September 26 and October 17, eight young Tibetan monks and one Tibetan nun have set themselves on fire in Ngaba County, eastern Tibet. This brings the total number of known self-immolations in Tibet to nine this year. Five of them died and the fate of the other three remain unknown. The situation remains tense and posters appearing around Ngaba town and Kirti Monastery warn that if the present situation of oppression continues many more people are prepared to give up their lives in protest. Chinese military forces have enclosed Ngaba and surrounding areas, placing it under effective martial law.

China’s systematic repression and tyrannical rule in Tibet — stationing officials in the monasteries, disappearing monks by the hundreds, shutting down phone lines, cutting off the internet, installing surveillance cameras and military checkpoints everywhere — have created a spiraling nation-wide crisis.

Bay Area Tibetans and supporters join a the global campaign “Enough is Enough – Global Intervention to save Tibetan Lives” (www.StandupforTibet.org) to show Tibetans in Ngaba and across Tibet that their deep pain and suffering has not gone unnoticed by the world. Tibet is burning and Tibetans need world leaders to intervene and most immediately – we must pressure China to withdraw its security forces from Ngaba and stop the ongoing harassment and torture of Tibetan monks at Kirti monastery.

We call on our state representatives and county leaders to take the following actions:

(1) Global pressure on China to withdraw its security forces from Ngaba and stop the ongoing harassment and torture of Tibetan monks at Kirti Monastery;

(2) World leaders to issue a coordinated international response to condemn China’s repressive measures in Ngaba and across Tibet and to institute multi-lateral mechanisms to advocate for the Tibetan people.

Please join us on Wednesday, November 2. from 10 a.m. – 6.p.m in San Francisco. Protests are taking place world-wide on this day as Hu Jintao attends the G20 Leaders’ summit in Cannes, South of France. Please respond via Facebook @ http://tinyurl.com/3skquoc

This event is organized by San Francisco Team Tibet, a coalition of Bay Area Tibet organizations dedicated to Tibet’s freedom.
San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan Association of Northern California, Committee of 100 for Tibet, Bay Area Friends of Tibet, and Students for a Free Tibet.

Dedication Quilt for Tibetans who Self-Immolated for Free Tibet!

WebMaster — Wed, 12 Oct 2011 18:57:32 +0000

Dear Community,

The news from inside Tibet has been extremely distressing and heartbreaking for many of us as we continue to hear news of deaths due to monks (some former) who set themselves on fire as a sign of ultimate desperation and sacrifice in light of the tightening crackdowns in the monasteries. Since 1998, there has been NINE Tibetans who have self-immolated as a desperate measure to gain international attention to the plight of Tibetan people inside Tibet, particularly within the monasteries such as Kirit Monastery, where most of the monks who recently self-immolated have come from. Just now, news came in confirming the teenager Choepel’s (19) death on October 11 due to burns suffered after he and another teenager, Khaying (18), who is also reported dead, self-immolated for Free Tibet and return of His Holiness to Tibet.

The latest increase in the number of self-immolations by Tibetans inside Tibet goes to show how absolutely intolerable the repression must be for them inside Tibet and in the remote monasteries and villages. We have to use every possible means available to us to get mass public’s attention to this situation and that means protests, letters of appeal and memorial projects such as TANC’s memorial quilt project. People are generally moved when names and images are visually displayed in some form of art form.

As Tibetans living in a free country so far from Tibet and with limited political influence, many of us may be feeling very sad and at-times hopeless about the dire situation inside Tibet, which seems to be getting worse for our fellow Tibetans there. Many are looking for all the ways we feel we can make a difference including protesting, vigils and letter writing.

To that end and with approval from the TANC Board, the Tibetan Memorial Quilt Project Committee members are organizing a Dedication Quilt for Tibetans who Self-Immolated so that their names and faces will never be erased from the hearts and minds of Tibetans for generations to come! The committee members believe that the special dedication quilt for the Tibetan Pawos and Pamos is one additional way TANC community can show our solidarity and action for the Tibetans inside Tibet at large.

Community members are requested to join in this special quilt-making event:

When: October 16, Sunday 10-noon

Where: Berkeley Adult School, Sunday School

Please see the attached poster of all the NINE Tibetans for whom the special quilt will be sewn. We don’t yet have images for 3 of the Tibetans.

Thank you,

TANC’s Tibetan Memorial Quilt Committee

Fundraising Event for TANC Community Building

WebMaster — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 05:22:21 +0000

Please join us on this coming Fundraising event for TANC community Building!!!!

The event will include Cultural shows, raffles, auctions and dinner.

WHEN : 6:30 PM onwards on August 13, 2011
WHERE : Berkeley Adult School, Berkeley, CA

TANC Benefit Event

WebMaster — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:35:18 +0000

TANC warmly invites members and friends to a benefit event on August 13, 2011 at the Berkeley Adult School Auditorium. The event, an evening of Tibetan cultural performances and delicious dinner, is a fundraiser for TANC’s community center which is currently undergoing renovation. All proceeds from the event will go towards renovating the center.

Please join us!

Himalayan Youth Summitt 2011

WebMaster — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 16:26:24 +0000

TANC members, particularly the youth, are invited to participate in the 2011 Himalayan Youth Summitt. This August 20th event is being jointly organized by a consortium of community organizations including TANC. Please RSVP now!

Long Life Empowerment by His Holiness’ Sakya Trizin –

WebMaster — Wed, 13 Jul 2011 20:47:41 +0000

His Holiness the 41st Sakya Trizin is the supreme head of the Sakya School of Tibetan Buddhism. Embodying the complete qualities of a highly accomplished meditator, he is one of the most learned among Tibetan Buddhist masters. His Holiness the Sakya Trizin has been praised by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as “King of Vajrayana practitioners’, He is renowned throughout the world for the clarity of his teachings and his precise command of English.

The Bay Area vistit of His Holiness Sakya Trizin is in coordination with Ewam Choden Tiberan Buddhist Center, Kensington, CA www.ewamchoden.org
Tsewang (Long Life Empowerment)
WHEN : July 30, 2011 AT 9:30 AM
WHERE : Albany High School Gymnasium
603 Key Route Boulevard, Albany, CA 94706

* Please bring cushions to sit on and leave your shoes by the door.

Public Talk from 4pm. For more info on public talk event, please contact TANC.

NOTE : There is no charge for these events.
Voluntary donations will be gratefully appreciated.
Hosted by the Bay Area Tsechenling and the Tibetan Association of Northern California.

His Holiness’ Birthday Celebrations

kaydor — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 22:07:47 +0000

His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama will be turning 76 on July 6th, Wednesday. TANC community and friends will be celebrating this joyous occasion by inviting you to Trungkar celebration. TANC is organizing two day celebrations on July 6 and July 9. Spiritual ceremonies, cultural performances and dance party will mark the celebration this year.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011 (7:00-10pm)

Tsog Offering and Long Live Prayer for H.H. the Dalai Lama
Scarf Offering ceremony
National Anthem and Cultural performance by TANC school
Gorshey (Tibetan circle dance)

(Venue: Berkeley Adult School, 1701 San Pablo Avenue, Berkeley)

Saturday, July 9, 2011

Morning event: 10:00 am – 3:00pm

Sang-sol and Long Live Prayer for His Holiness the Dalai Lama
Scarf Offering ceremony
Gorshay and song
Vegetarian and Non- Vegetarian pot luck lunch/picnic
TANC Board Election

(Venue: Cesar Chavez Park, Berkeley Marina, Berkeley)

Evening event: 6:30pm -1:00am

Cultural performance by Ex TIPA group, TANC school, Semshu Pundha and others
Dance party (NO ALCOHOL ALLOWED PLEASE! INSIDE OR OUTSIDE!)
Dinner and Tea will be served

(Venue: First Congregational Church, Harrison St., Oakland)
Ticket: $15 for active members and $20 for others

TANC’s Tibetan School 1st Annual Day

WebMaster — Wed, 11 May 2011 05:13:52 +0000

Welcome ALL!

TANC is celebrating the 1st Annual Day of our Tibetan School. Please join us on this great day! We have lot of programs and activities lined for the day. There will be games, raffle, face painting, photo and art exhibition, fashion show, live Tibetan yak and other performance. ALL for FREE!

April 28 THURS: Sera Monks Lead Mela Prayers

dtsering — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 05:04:00 +0000

Join Bay Area Tibetans & Friends in Medicine Buddha Prayers for

Kyapche Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s Speedy Recovery

Kyapche Lama Zopa Rinpoche

TANC is hosting a community Medicine Buddha (MELA) prayer for Kyapche Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s speedy recovery after suffering from a stroke while in Australia.

WHAT: Special Medicine Buddha (MELA) will be chanted on behalf of Kyapche Lama Zopa Rinpoche’s quick recovery and removal of all obstacles.

Please bring your MELA prayer books if you have one.

WHEN: Thursday April 28, 6:30 – 8:30pm
WHERE: Tibetan Community Center, De-Shi Phuntsokling, 5200 Huntington Avenue, Richmond, CA 94804

WHO: Mela prayers will be led by monks from Nechung & Sera Lachi Mahayana Monastery (South India) and presided over by Ven. Tritul Jampa Kalden Rinpoche, who is on a US tour with fellow monks from Sera Lachi, namely, Geshey Tenzin Dhargye la, Geshey Tenzin Choegyal la, and Kusho Tenzin Thrinlay la.

TANC is honored and grateful to Ven. Tritual Rinpoche and Sera Monks for leading the prayers on Thursday.

Everyone is encouraged to attend the prayers. Have questions? Please call 510-409-9162.

Please circulate this invitation widely.

Ven. Tritul Jampa Kalden Rinpoche

Ven. Tritul Rinpoche and his fellow monks are on their first ever tour in the US as part of the 2011 World Peace Tour. Ven. Tritul Rinpoche is known to be very good at performing Cha-Mho (Divination), Jhaptrul (Cleansing), Khagho, Wang Tzi (Astrology) and other rituals.

Learn about the 2011 World Peace Tour

Excerpt from His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s comments on Lama Zopa Rinpoche (2006)

“Rinpoche is someone who follows my guidance sincerely, very expansively and with one hundred percent trust. He possesses unwavering faith and pure samaya; not only has he pure samaya and faith but whatever I instruct, Zopa Rinpoche has the capability to accomplish it. So whatever dedications Lama Zopa Rinpoche makes I also pray to accomplish this and you should do the same thing.”