I was immensely proud to join the Tibetan communities of Australia this week in welcoming Hon. Penpa Tsering, President of Tibet’s Government in-Exile during his first official visit to the Pacific region with colleagues from Australia Tibet Council and Tibet Information Office, Australia. Since meeting the first Tibetan exiles in Canberra 20 years ago, it was an […]
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Tibet’s Gift to the World
On the evening of March 17 1959, His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama (23 years of age at the time) embarked on a perilous journey escaping Tibet’s capital, Lhasa into exile, disguised as a Chinese soldier. Along with his retinue of cabinet members, family members and bodyguards, Tibet’s political and spiritual leader was followed by […]
Climate vs. Capitalism: A Firefighter’s Warning
Climate vs. Capitalism: A Firefighter’s Warning First Published in PeaceWrites Journal for the Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, University of Sydney. (Issue No.02. October 2016): The Peace Activists’ Journey was an invaluable panel session originated by Lindsay Mell at the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies (University of Sydney) in association with the United […]
Indignez-vous! Time for Outrage
Towards the end of 2010, a small book by a ninety-three-year-old man unexpectedly reached the summit of the bestseller list in France. Indignez-vous! by Stéphane Hessel* sold more than 600, 000 copies between October and the end of December. Recommended reading: indignez-vous-time-for-outrage-stc3a9phane-hessel-english *Stéphane Hessel was awarded the Gold medal for Human Rights posthumously by the […]
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