Cultural Diplomacy in Eastern Tibet Slideshow
Monks Arriving on Horseback
July 26, 2010 (Monday) 7 PM at Northbrae Community Church 941 The Alameda, Berkeley Requested Donation $10 Benefits Tibetan Political Prisoners & their Families Travel with Dianne Aigaki to Tibet where she does scientific botanical paintings of wildflowers and has an eco-tourism partnership with Tibetan villagers. The Dream of the Turquoise Bee tours generate income for poor villagers and support an ancient nunnery, political prisoners and their families, the Every Child Goes to School Fund and the Emergency Fund for Frail, Elderly Tibetans. Dianne will be co-leading the Sacred Sites & Sacred Traditions Study Tour to Eastern Tibet next summer: July 31-August 16, 2011. This is an unparalleled experience for lovers of sacred sites, spiritual seekers and adventurous travelers wishing to experience the authentic culture of Tibet in a small group setting. The tour benefits the restoration of the 16th C sacred mural paintings at Thrupa Lhakhang in Pusarong Village, Tibet.
Green Tara Temple Mural at Pusarong
This slideshow presentation brings to life the realities of present day Tibet—its incredible beauty, exotic people, and the dilemma of a society that has been under Chinese Occupation for more than 60 years. Yak herding, visits to sacred lakes, nuns debating, monks imprisoned for seven years for writing Free Tibet on a sign, searching for the Tibetan blue poppy at 16,000 feet altitude, delivering gifts from refugees living in exile to their families still living in the homeland—it’s all part of this show.
Aigaki lives between India, Tibet, and Mexico. She is a member of the Society of Women Geographers and WINGS WorldQuest (an international organization of women explorers) and has exhibited at the Royal Horticultural Society in London, the Minnesota Landscape Arboretum and the International Conference of Botanical Illustrators in Thailand. She speaks internationally on The Current Situation in Tibet, Women Explorers and Botanical Illustration as a Vehicle for Cultural Diplomacy.
Tibetans Releasing Prayer Cards
Dianne will be co-leading the Sacred Sites & Sacred Traditions Study Tour to Eastern Tibet next summer: July 31-August 16, 2011. This is an unparalleled experience for lovers of sacred sites, spiritual seekers and adventurous travelers wishing to experience the authentic culture of Tibet in a small group setting. The tour benefits the restoration of the 16th C sacred mural paintings at Thrupa Lhakhang in Pusarong Village, Tibet.
Botanical Illustration by Dianne Aigaki