Burlington, VT: President and members of Tibetan Association of Vermont visited to Vermont Senator’s office to cosponsor and support for Reciprocal Access To Tibet Act.

Earlier in week, members of the Tibetan association of Vermont met with Sen. Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) in Burlington, Vermont to persanlly thank him for cosponsoring the bill.

To learn more about Reciprocal Access To Tibet, please visit International Campaign For Tibet website:

http://www.savetibet.org/supporters-of-reciprocal-access-to-tibet-take-their-message-to-senate-offices-on-special-lobby-day/

You can support our cause and urge your state senators by sending petitions on the following link:

https://act.savetibet.org/page/7080/action/1?ea.url.id=136466&forwarded=true

August 5th, 2018: Tibetan Association of Vermont organized a week long Tibetan language & culture summer camp for kids age above 6 years old, funded by The Tibet Fund, New York in partnership with the Office of Tibet, Washington, D.C. The week started from July 23rd to July 28th, 2018. The camp was held at Edmund middle school, Burlington, VT. A total of fourteen children participated in the summer camp. A week long camp went successful with the help of board members of TAV and the parents of participating children. Especially thanks to the mentor Lama K. Sonam La from Boston, who teach Tibetan  language and culture; and Migmar Tsering La, a Tibetan culture song & dance instructor.

Attached the slide show of week long summer camp and video of last day potluck gathering.

https://youtu.be/ibHyB2Akza8

https://youtu.be/HSNyEUUvlOs

https://youtu.be/mCb7x0IeN-g

Proclamation on the very Happy Occasion of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ‘s 83rd Birthday from Honorable Miro Weinberger , Mayor , City of Burlington, Vermont .

https://youtu.be/ECaz0cevbK4

http://tibet.net/2018/06/representative-ngodup-tsering-attends-25th-anniversary-of-tibetan-resettlement-in-vermont/

http://bod.asia/2018/06/%E0%BD%A8%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%9E%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%91%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BD%B2/

June 12th 2018, HE Tritsab Gyabra Rinpoche visit Vermont and gave talk to Tibetan cummunity at Burlington, Vermont.

Vermont: On June 2nd 2018, Vermont Tibetan Association, organised a Silver Jubilee celebration of Tibetan resettlement in Vermont, which was held at Burlington, Vermont. Representative Ngodup Tsering of Office of Tibet, Washington DC, attended the silver jubilee celebration. Other guests at the celebration include US Senator Patrick Joseph Leahy, Burlington Mayor Miro Weinberger, and Mr Gerard G. Haase and James D. Kelley, who were part of the committee overseeing the Tibetan Resettlement Project, Burlington, in 1993. Forty other sponsors and employers of the first group of Tibetans resettling in Vermont were also invited to the celebration.

The event went successful with a speech from Representative Ngodup Tsering, Senator Patrick Leahy, and Mr. Gerard Haase. Thank you note from TAV president Mr. Sonam Chophel. Followed by cultural show, dinner and Tibetan group dance (gorshey).

Tibetan Association of Vermont Presents:

1949 Tibet Flim & Culture Show. Flim Title: Out Of This World

This event is hosted by Main Street Landing Performing Arts Center. This event begins at 5:45 PM. The film will be presented at 7:00 PM.

Event Schedule: 

Saturday, June 23rd 2018
5:45 pm – Tibetan refreshments/ snacks/ drinks.
6:30 pm – TIBETAN CULTURE PERFORMANCE
7:00 pm – OUT OF THIS WORLD (1949 Tibet)

Film Description:
The digitized and updated release by David Wright of a film by Lowell Thomas Jr. following his trip to Tibet in 1949 with his father, famous radio broadcaster Lowell Thomas. This film includes footage of the caravan trek through Tibet to Lhasa where the Thomases met with the fourteen year old Dalai Lama. Street scenes from Lhasa, footage from Sera and Drepong monasteries, with the Kashag ministers and regent of His Holiness the Dalai Lama, scenes from the Tibetan summer festival at Norbulingka, the Dalai Lama’s summer home––this is 1949 Tibet, a rare and precious view of the land and the people before the Chinese invasion.

Proceeds from the event will help support the establishment of the Vermont Tibetan Community Center in the greater Burlington area.

For more information email TibetanCenterVT@gmail.com or contact Sonam Chophel, President of Tibetan Association of Vermont at (802) 999-4012.

Venue:

Main Street Landing Film House
60 Lake Street
Burlington, VT 05401

Tickets: $12.00

On March 10th, 2018, Tibetan Association of Vermont commemorating 59th Tibetan National Uprising Day. All Tibetan families, Old, young, kids, and American supporters joined the Peace March at Burlington downtown, Vermont.

Received Proclamation Letter from City of Burlington, Mayor Miro Weinberger.