Campaigning for the rights of the Batwa people of Burundi
The Batwa first lived in the central African forests, but unlike the majority of the Burundi population who own farms, they are now a people without land. Many of the women make out a living for their families as traditional potters, others have to rent land or still live under a feudal system which requires them to return some of their profits to their landlord.“Even … [FULL STORY ] [ 1-14-2010 ]
Amma is to visit America & Canada from May 28 to July 23
USA Yatra 2009
Seattle
Thu May 28 - Sun May 31
May 28 (10 am & 7.30 pm)
Public program venue: Seattle Center, Fisher Pavilion, 305 Harrison Street, Seattle, WA - 98109
Retreat: May 29 - May 31 (for pre registrants)
Retreat venue: Puyallup Fairgrounds, The Pavilion, Near Gold Gate entrance, 110 9th Ave. SW, Puyallup, WA 98371
May 31, 7.00 pm - Devi Bhava (at retreat venue)
… [FULL STORY ] [ 5-30-2009 ]
Sting, Sheryl Crow and The Canadian Tenors to perform at Sunnybrook's One Night Live™, May
Sunnybrook Foundation today announced that international recording artists Sting, Sheryl Crow and The Canadian Tenors will perform at One Night Live™, presented by Sun Life Financial, on Thursday, May 21. Now in its second year, the concert will be held at the Air Canada Centre, and hosted by Sex and the City's "Mr. Big", Chris Noth.
"We are thrilled that such mega star talent … [FULL STORY ] [ 2-12-2009 ]
Tanks in Machu
Free Tibet Campaign's contact in Machu County has spoken online with a very reliable source in Machu County. The source told our contact that he had witnessed at 5pm local time the arrival in Machu County of 25 trucks carrying troops armed with guns. The eyewitness said he had also seen several tanks arriving in the county. Theyewitness has gone to try and take photos of the … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-19-2008 ]
Letter to Gordon Brown on agreeing to meet the Dalai Lama
Rt Hon Gordon Brown MP 10 Downing Street London SW1A 2AA
Dear Prime Minister
I would like to be amongst the first to congratulate you for announcing in the House of Commons today that you will meet with the Dalai Lama when he visits London in May.
We eagerly await further details about this meeting which we can only assume, following recent events in Tibet, … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-19-2008 ]
Evidence of dead bodies from Kirti Monastery
The attached photos of dead Tibetans provide the most damning evidence seen so far that lethal force was used by Chinese security forces at protests staged by Tibetans in Aba town (Ngawa) in Sichuan province.
The photos, which clearly show gunshot wounds, were taken on Sunday night and Monday morning at Kirtii monastery. As Free Tibet Campaign reported on 16 March 2008 (release … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-19-2008 ]
Chiara Lubich has concluded her earthly journey
Yesterday, 14 March 2008, at 2 o’clock, Chiara Lubich at 88 years of age, has concluded her earthly journey in a serene and sacred atmosphere. She passed away in her home at Rocca di Papa (Rome), where she had returned after having been discharged from the Gemelli hospital the night before. This had been her desire during the last days of hospitalization.
All day long, in the … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-16-2008 ]
APPEAL FROM,EMERGENCY TO RELEASE HANEFI
AFGHANISTAN MISNA; [After a day dominated by news related to Afghanistan, we gladly receive and publish the text for the appeal by Teresa Sarti Strada, president of the humanitarian organization "Emergency".]
We are in anguish for the safety of Rahmatullah Hanefi, the Afghan director of the Emergency hospital at Lashkargah.
At dawn on Tuesday 20/03 he was taken by the Afghan … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-28-2007 ]
Brazil: Religious Liberty Event Draws 32,000 Live; Hundreds of Thousands
On a warm Saturday afternoon, 32,000 "Paulistanos," as residents of this 10.9 million population city are known, assembled for an important purpose: to learn about and promote religious freedom. Although the crowd was far greater than the Ibirapuera Gymnasium could hold, some judicious arrangements allowed almost everyone to hear part of the event.
The first "Religious Liberty … [FULL STORY ] [ 7-4-2006 ]
THE CHURCH, COMMUNION OF LOVE LINKING CHRIST TO MANKIND
In the general audience, held this morning in St. Peter's Square in the presence of more than 40,000 people, Benedict XVI continued his catechesis on the relationship between Christ and the Church in the light of the experience of the Apostles and the task with which they were entrusted.
"Through the apostolic ministry," said the Pope. "the Church, the community brought together … [FULL STORY ] [ 3-29-2006 ]
SENEGAL: Gay community plays it quietly in face of social taboos
DAKAR, (IRIN) - The meeting-place was at a noisy down-market street café where the waiter as well the clients were gay, but where everyone was staunchly pretending not to be. Senegal's homosexual men are peeping out from behind the mask, but social and religious taboos run strong.
"We are always pretending," said one of a couple of the leaders of the country's underground … [FULL STORY ] [ 2-4-2005 ]
Il Papa: «Il Cristianesimo vuol dire anche martirio»
iL CRISTIANESIMO COME MARTIRIO. Nella preghiera dell\'Angelus, nel giorno in cui la Chiesa commemora santo Stefano primo martire del cristianesimo, lapidato per non aver rinnegato Gesù, il Papa esorta i cristiani a non dimenticare che seguire il Signore in alcuni casi può voler dire «martirio» e salire «senza compromessi alla Croce».
Il Pontefice richiama inoltre l\'attenzione … [FULL STORY ] [ 12-27-2002 ]
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