The Tibet Connection for November 2009

OUR NOVEMBER 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE OPEN MIND: Our Open Mind series continues with how to transform our problems into opportunities - practical advice from Tenzin Palmo, a Buddhist nun from England...NEWS DESK; CENSORSHIP BEYOND BORDERS: When Chinese officials in Bangladesh put pressure on a local gallery to shut down a photography exhibition of Tibetans in exile, organizers refused to give in...MUSIC AS COMMON GROUND: Tibetans and Chinese go beyond politics to find common ground through music at the first ever joint musical performance by the Tibetan band JJI Exile brothers and Xiao Bing from Beijing...



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The Tibet Connection for October 2009

OUR OCTOBER 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE OPEN MIND: Pema Chödrön introduces a rare Tibeatn teaching on `shenpa`, this ineffable quality...TECHNOLOGIES OF LIBERATION; A FORCE MORE POWERFUL? itech expert Patrick Meier speaks about these new technologies and wheter they are really changing the balance of power between governments and the people...TALES IN THE SILENCE: this is a joint effort by a photojournalist and an anthropologist highlighting the lives of five Tibetan former political prisoners who are struggling to rebuild their lives outsite of Tibet...and on POWER OF ONE: President Obama`s decision not to meet with the Dalai Lama while he is in Washington has raised concerns over his commitment to human rights...



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The Tibet Connection for August 2009

OUR AUGUST 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE OPEN MIND: No Self, No Problem, an Interview with Anam Thubten...THE UNMISTAKEN CHILD: we speak with the director of the documentary about the search for a Tibetan reincarnation... THE WILL TO SURVIVE: The story of one man's amazing escape from Tibet... and on POWER OF ONE: we'll give you the latest on how you can help Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen...



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The Tibet Connection for June 2009

OUR JUNE 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE NEWS DESK: the memoirs of former Chinese premier ZHAO ZIYANG. Journalist Adi Ignatius speaks about his book PRISONER OF THE STATE: The Secret Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang... TIBET: A GLOBAL PLAYER IN CLIMATE CHANGE: John Stanley discusses Tibet's critical role in climate change... BACKDOOR TO ENLIGHTENMENT: Tibetan teacher Za Choje Rinpoche discusses what 'enlightenment' means as part of our ongoing OPEN MIND series...



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The Tibet Connection for May 2009

OUR MAY 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE NEWS DESK: the Dalai Lama reacts to news of death sentences for Tibetans involved in the 2008 uprising in Lhasa...on the eve of the 20th anniversary of Tiananmen square, a Chinese Democracy Activist visits the Tibetan community in exile in Dharamsala...OPEN MIND: in the states the Dalai Lama talks about the most important lesson he has taken from being in exile...plus the POWER OF ONE, a monthly suggestion of one thing you alone can do to make a difference...

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The Tibet Connection for April 2009

OUR APRIL 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: Some suspicious activity on the computer at the private office of the Dalai Lama leads to the discovery of an international computer spy ring...This month, our OPEN MIND series presents: MIND OVER MONEY? What happens when the 'Rich Dad' company head, an entrepreneur who's made millions teaching people how to become rich, teams up with his sister, a Tibetan Buddhist nun, and more...

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The Tibet Connection for March 2009

OUR MARCH 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE NEWS DESK: WHAT'S ON THE DALAI LAMA'S MIND? Acclaimed travel writer and essayist PICO IYER speaks with Christal Smith about how the Tibetan leader is thinking at this critical historical juncture...WITNESS TO HISTORY: Dolma was just giving birth to a baby girl. Pema Dhondup brings this report about what Dolma saw on those fateful days in March 1959...THE SERF QUESTION: We speak with DR. JOHN POWERS a professor of Asian Studies and Histories at Australian National University, did China liberate Tibetans from the yoke of feudalism as Beijing claims?...TIBET UPDATE REPORT: Executive Producer and Asian Correspondent Rebecca Novick speaks with reporter LHAKPA KYIZOM about what Tibetans in Tibet are feeling and why they continue to protest even in the face of China's severe crackdown...NEWS ROUND UP: Chinese government announces 50th anniversary celebrations of "democratic reform" in Tibet; Tibetans boycott New Year; Tibetan youth dies in custody; clashes with police and monks in Eastern Tibet, and more...

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