Tibet
Central Tibetan Administration: the official website of the Central Tibetan Administration (Tibetan Government-in-Exile)
The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile: the Tibetan Parliamentary and Policy Research Center
Tibet Envoy Europe: website of the Envoy of His Holiness the Dalai Lama
His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama of Tibet: website of His Holiness
Partners
The Dalai Lama Foundation: an international organization for ethics and peace
Bay Area Friends of Tibet (BAFoT): educates the public about Tibet and the Tibetan people; organizes grassroots projects and events and cooperates with other Tibet support groups locally and internationally
Japan Committee of 100 for Tibet: regional sister organization of the Committee of 100 for Tibet
Tibetan Association Of Northern California (TANC): a non-profit organization created to promote the interests of the Tibetan community
Tibet Justice Center: members include lawyers and a broad spectrum of individuals and organizations committed to solving the situation in Tibet peacefully, through the rule of law
Organizations
International Tibet Support Network (ITSN): a global coalition of Tibet-related non-governmental organizations
International Campaign for Tibet (ICT): works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet (SFT): works in solidarity with the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom; a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world
Tibetan Youth Congress (TYC): the largest and most active non-governmental organization of Tibetans in exile; more than 30,000 members worldwide
The Tibet Fund: works to preserve the distinct cultural and national identity of the Tibetan people and funds health care, education, refugee rehabilitation, religious and cultural preservation, elder care and community and economic development programs
Tibetan Aid Project (TAP): helps rebuild, preserve, and perpetuate Tibet's cultural and spiritual heritage for the benefit of the Tibetan people and all humanity
Friends
Tibet’s War of Peace by Dennis Cusack: This timely book tells the story of the people and events behind the world's best-known but least understood contemporary nonviolent campaign. Cusack describes its evolution, its philosophical foundation, and its political realities. He concludes with a provocative vision of its possible future. $24.95. Purchase on Amazon here.
Tibet-O-Rama by P. Christiaan Klieger: "Tibet-o-Rama presents an ethnography and a history. It is a story of an anthropologist working in and among the Tibetan diaspora. P. Christiaan Klieger is a cultural anthropologist at the California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco. He is author of Tibetan Nationalism and many articles on the Tibetan movement." $24.95, plus shipping. Place order here >>.
Tibet, An Odyssey In Sound by Peter Gold: “Welcome to an aural pilgrimage into the land, life and spirit of Tibet. This soundscape is a montage of Tibetan sacred changes, tantric and archaic rituals, folk songs and dances, woven together with pilgrimage journal narratives written by Peter Gold.” Place order here.
Why the Dalai Lama Matters: His Act of Truth as the Solution for China, Tibet, and the World by Robert Thurman: “As Albert Einstein urged, we must engage a different level of thinking to help solve the significant problems we face, problems often caused by our ordinary assumptions. The Dalai Lama is a unique exemplar of a different, vital, inclusive, and powerfully effective way of thinking. This wonderfully written, compelling book invites us to freedom." Sharon Salzberg review. Purchase on Amazon here.
The Rowell Award: “Galen Rowell, adventurer, photographer, author and C100 member, together with his wife Barbara Rowell, are remembered with The Rowell Award for the Art of Adventure.” More information at The Rowell Award website.
