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Bloomington, IN exhibit honoring Gandhi, Dr. Martin Luther King, and President Daisaku Ikeda
November 12, 2009 For more information, please contact: Miah Michaelsen, Assistant Director of Economic and Sustainable Development for the Arts, City of Bloomington, 349.3534 Danny Lopez, Communications Director, City of Bloomington, 349.CITY, lopezd@bloomington.in.gov Gandhi, King, Ikeda Exhibit at City Hall Bloomington, IN – Celebrating the lives of three of the 20th Century’s most influential champions for peace, Gandhi, King, Ikeda: A Legacy of Building Peace will be on exhibit in the atrium at the City Hall Showers building from November 16 – November 20, 2009. The exhibit, created by the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chap

The University of...
The University of Calgary Gauntlet Trevor Bacque Gauntlet News November 12, 2009 Prof. James Apple says he got his love of literature from his grandfather, who left him 15,000 books. It’s unclear upon entering SS 1306 if you have just walked into a small library, storage room or a professor’s office. Then you spot professor James Apple in the corner, most likely reading classical Tibetan literature at his small desk. It’s not that he enjoys his office’s textual clutter, but the assistant professor of eastern religions owns so many books that s

Remarks given by ...
Remarks given by Jeanne Bedwell on Sunday, September 20, 2009 at the Salem Presbyterian Church, Salem, Indiana International Day of Peace The International Day of Peace, Peace Day, provides an opportunity for individuals, organizations and nations to create practical acts of peace on a shared date. It was established by a United Nations resolution in 1981 and first celebrated in September 1982. In 2002 the General Assembly officially declared September 21 as the permanent date for the International Day of Peace. http://www.internationaldayofpeace.org/ T

Dr. James Apple, public lecture on The Dalai Lamas, September 24, 2009
Thursday, September 24, 2009 7:30 p.m. Calgary Buddhist Temple 207 6th Street NE, Calgary The Dalai Lamas: A Cultural Heritage of Embodied Compassion a free public lecture by Dr. James Apple U n i v e r s i t y  o f  C a l g a r y The current Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, enjoys respect and fame as a spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. As the title “Dalai Lama” has entered global consciousness, few people know its beginnings, meaning, or the system of reincarnation behind it. This presentation provides an overview of the long and rich history of the fourteen men who have held the title of Dalai Lama. The presentation also examines the c