Happy Losar! (Tibetan New Year)
Happy Losar!
Happy Tibetan New Year!
Happy Losar!
Happy Tibetan New Year!
By chance, I encountered Nancy in the hallway before her talk. My gaze caught by the runching and siver-shine of her skirt. She was also sock-footed, sans shoes. “Oh, I had these shoes especially made,” she mentioned off-handly. “Forgive my gaze, it was the lines and fabric of your skirt that caught my eye. I’m…
“We need to tell our stories; argue our case.”–D. Michael Cheers (Assistant Professor, Photojournalism, San Jose State University) _______________________________________________________________ From the opening presentation of “Crowns of Glory” (Victor Little–actor–Sheila Forrest–vocalist–and David A. N. Jackson–vocalist & percussionist), through the panel of three distinguished photojournalists (D. Michael Cheers, Jason Miccolo Johnson, and Wiley Price) moderated by Alisa…
According to the International Campaign for Tibet the Tibetan community is treating this Losar differently: Losar, the Tibetan New Year, begins on Wednesday, February 25. Usually, Losar is a joyous time for Tibetans in Tibet and those in exile around the world. This year’s celebration will be very different. ICT will stand with our Tibetan…
As part of our 40th reunion we toured new new Alton High School, open just a year now and built at a cost of several millions. Among it’s charms, it boasts a three-court gymnasium. There’s also a beautiful auditorium and stage…a pit for the pit orchestra (I ducked down there for old times sake)…and a…
What I seek in my life is “autonomy with connection.” What does that mean? To be fully myself, but in the context of community. To have a balance of time by myself, and time to connect with others. To me, this is the quest of the artist. To create anything, there is always a period…
If you came of age, as I did, during the 1970s when the Feminist Movement began to strongly define itself (the Second Wave), you’ll remember the slogan, widely attributed to Irina Dunn, “A woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle.” I even remember the silkscreens T-shirts this slogan was emblazoned on, though…