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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The Tibet Connection for February 2009

OUR FEBRUARY 09 PROGRAM FEATURES: FROM THE NEWS DESK: Where is the Crime in Charter 08? a report on a revolutionary manifesto that's gaining ground among Chinese free-thinkers...FROM CRITIC TO DEFENDER: a maverick Chinese journalist who found her voice as an unlikely defender of the Tibetan people...OPEN MIND: This month we talk to Tenzin Wangyal Rinpoche about the Tibetan tradition of dream yoga...NEWS ROUND UP: Chinese government announces 50th anniversary celebrations of "democratic reform" in Tibet...AUDIO POSTCARD: voices from the Tibetan community in Dharamsala...

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The Tibet Connection for December 2008

OUR DECEMBER 08 HOLIDAY SPECIAL PROGRAM FEATURES: YEAR IN REVIEW...Tibetan Youth Radio: What do Tibetan think about Barack Obama?...This month's NEWS DESK: several prominent Tibetans and Tibet supporters look back on the year that was...MIKEL DUNHAM'S: "The CIA's secret war in Tibet"...DAVID CROSBY about his deep connection to Tibet...VOICES FROM EXILE: A young Tibetan artist, Karma Sichu, speaks about his conflict between compassion and activism...THE POETRY OF WOESER: "The Fear in Lhasa"...AUDIO POSTCARD: Canadian Band RUSH and more...

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The Tibet Connection for November 2008

OUR NOVEMBER 08 PROGRAM FEATURES: A report on the historic SPECIAL MEETING of Tibetan exiles in Dharmasala...Tibetan critic JAMYANG NORBU speaks out on the special meeting, his hope for Tibet's future and his very own Shangri-la syndrome... TIBET YOUTH RADIO finds out what the election of Barack Obama as US president means to Tibetan youth...a conversation with Western Buddhist teacher and author, REGINALD RAY on his latest book "Touching Enlightenment"...NEWS ROUND UP: Britain changes century-old position on Tibet; YouTube monk rearrested; Tibetan government workers in clash; more sentences for march protest; snowstorms leave victims in Tibet; Chinese lawyer defends Dalai Lama's Middle Way and more...


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