Shine a Light on Human Rights - H.H. Dalai Lama

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http://www.amnestyusa.org/events/west/s ... id=1691109

Amnesty International USA is honored to present His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso with the first-ever "Shine a Light on Human Rights" award in recognition of His Holiness' lifelong commitment to social justice and human rights.

Please join us for this special event to commemorate Amnesty International's 50th Anniversary and to celebrate one of the most influential human rights figures today. His Holiness the Dalai Lama will deliver a keynote address, which will be preceded by a welcome from Larry Cox, Amnesty International USA's Executive Director.

The event will take place on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at the Carpenter Performing Arts Center in Long Beach, California. Doors will open at 9:15 a.m. and the program will begin promptly at 9:45 a.m. There will be FREE parking in Parking Lot #12 directly in front of the Carpenter Performing Arts Center. For directions to the Carpenter Performing Arts Center go to: http://www.carpenterarts.org/visit.html

The Award Ceremony will be followed by a "Human Rights Fair." If you would like to participate in the fair please email: amnestywest8@aiusa.org

Tickets: $45 General Admission; $30 Students (to receive the Student Discount Code please contact the Amnesty West Office)
To purchase tickets online at https://www.ovationtix.com/trs/pe/8908405
Or please call the Carpenter Performing Arts Center at: 562.985.7000

No Cameras will be allowed inside the theatre

For more information please call the Amnesty West Office at: 415.288.1800

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The Amnesty International yesterday presented its first-ever “Shine a Light Award” to His Holiness the Dalai Lama at a ceremony held at Carpenter Performing Arts Center of California State University in Long Beach.

LONG BEACH, CA: His Holiness was welcomed in great ovation with over 1000 guests and members of Amnesty International. Ms. Ann Burroughs, a former prisoner of conscience from South Africa, addressed the welcome note.

Mr Larry Cox, the Executive Director of Amnesty International, USA, gave a general idea of the human rights violation in Tibet and the role played by AI. Taking the opportunity the Amnesty had decided to use the occasion of its 50th anniversary to “honor and celebrate those whose lives, words and actions challenge, inspire and move us to never give up, to continue to do what we can, to grow our non-violent actions on behalf of the freedom and dignity that belong to each and every individual human being.”

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