• "Peacemaking" conference, held June 8 through 11, at the Bill Graham Auditorium. The 3-day series of talks and workshops features sessions with authors Alice Walker and Harry Wu, and Nobel laureate Jose Ramos-Horta of East Timor. --His Holiness the Dalai Lama brings activism to SF - June 2, 1997
• Wednesday, June 11 - the Dalai Lama is scheduled to meet with a group of Buddhist homosexuals upset over his statements published last year in the book ``Beyond Dogma.'' Asked about homosexuality, the Tibetan leader said sex involving the mouth or the anus is considered ``sexual misconduct.'' Stories June 6, 11, 12)
• Thursday, June 12 - conversation at UC Berkeley Zellerbach Auditorium with Orville Schell, dean of the Graduate School of Journalism. "The Dalai Lama says he remains committed to ``genuine autonomy -- not independence'' in Tibet." --Chron, June 13. How this relates to the Tibetan Government-in-Exile is not clear.

News stories from the Chronicle/Examiner

Links:

• Tibet - at Bay Area Progressive Directory
• Buddhist Practice Centers, Monasteries & Organizations in the Bay Area - from DharmaNet International