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Friends of Le Monde Diplomatique is a UK-based affiliate of the Les Amis Le Monde Diplomatique which supports the writings and tradition which has evolved over 50 years of publication of the Le Monde Diplomatique Newspaper. Our "Cafe Diplo" meetings at The Gallery at Farringdon, in the City of London on selected Monday evenings, are presented (in English) in the context of our global anti neo-conservative-liberal tradition, and give an opportunity for lively debate between speakers and audience.
Monday 15th September
TIBET: THE COUNTRY, ITS REFUGEES AND THE GOVERNMENT IN EXILE with Geshe (Dr) Tashi Tsering
There has been widespread dismay over the recent brutal suppression of protesting Buddhist Monks in both Tibet and Burma, with many demonstrations, including the disruption of the progress of the Olympic torch. In a situation where news reporting is severely restricted, Geshe Tashi will offer insights into what is now happening inside Tibet, and will discuss the position of Tibetan refugees outside the country, and of the Dalai Lama's government in exile. Geshe Tashi was born in Purang, Tibet in 1958, and his parents escaped to India in 1959. He entered Sera Mey Monastic University in South India when he was 13 years old, and graduated with a Lharampa (the highest possible level) Geshe degree 16 years later. He has continued to study and to teach in a number of institutions, and came to Jamyang Buddhist Centre in London, where he is the resident Geshe, in 1994.
Next Cafes – See also “What’s On”
- Monday 29th September - FOOD
versus/and FUEL with Malcolm Shepherd. (BBC radio programme “Our food, our future” 28th July) - Monday October 13th - THE CREDIT CRUNCH AND THE FINANCIAL MARKETS with Ann Pettifor
- Monday October 27th - THE GEOPOLITICS OF PIPING NATURAL GAS TO EUROPE – NABUCCO, SOUTH STREAM OR THE TRANS-CASPIAN? with Professor R. Kandiyoti
Admission to events is £3 (£2 concessions)
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