“Climate Change on the Roof of the World: Why Tibet Matters” will bring together five of Australia’s most eminent researchers, campaigners and spokespeople on Tibet for a fascinating live discussion set to shed new light on the importance of Tibet to the future of our planet. The panel will explore the tremendous significance of Tibet, the earth’s “Third Pole”, to the global environment and why the Tibetan people and Tibetan culture are a critical part of the solution to environmental challenges afflicting China, Asia and the wider world.

Hon Peter Slipper MP, one of the most consistent, longstanding and effective advocates for Tibet in the Australian Parliament, will be joined by Mr. Sonam Dagpo, Australian Representative of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Former Democrat Senator for Queensland Andrew Bartlett, Assoc. Prof. William Grey of the University of Queensland, Tibet campaigner Dr. Simon Bradshaw and Geshe Lobsang Jamyang from Chenrezig Institute.

Further info: www.atc.org.au

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Born in Kardze in eastern Tibet in 1937, Kuzho Lama, Geshe Tashi Tsering has devoted his life to studying and practicing Buddhism and to conveying the essence of the Buddha’s teachings in cogent, powerful ways. He draws from an unbroken lineage of authentic teachings and presents them in a way that is relevant and highly meaningful to modern life. In Seed of Compassion: The Art of Happiness, Kuzho Lama will discuss the essence of Buddhist psychology which is deeply rooted in the ideal of compassion. He will explain the means for making our minds more positive in order to find happiness in this modern age.

Further info: www.goodfortunetrust.org

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