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Winter 2009, Volume 22, Number 2
UCSB Reads
CALENDAR OF RELATED EVENTS
- Thursday, February 12 / 12-1:30pm / Location TBA
Ombuds Reading Group Discussion of Ethics for the New Millennium
The Office of the Ombuds has formed a reading group in order to have
informal discussions about "Ethics for a New Millenium" by the Dalai Lama.
There will be three discussions, one for each section of the book. This will be Part I: The Foundation
of Ethics.
- Wednesday, February 18 / 6pm / Free / Santa Barbara Central Public Library
Film: Ethics and the World Crisis: A Dialogue With the Dalai Lama
In this film, the Dalai Lama and a group of religious, political, and environmental
activists discuss ethical issues and how they relate to the global community. Other panelists include
U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, Rev. Al Sharpton, Susan Sarandon,
Russell Simmons, Amy Goodman, Ben Cohen, and more; the discussion is moderated by Robert Thurman.
Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Sunday, February 22 / 2pm / Free / Santa Barbara Central Public Library
Film: 10 Questions for the Dalai Lama
Why do the poor often seem happier than the rich? How do you reconcile a commitment to
non-violence when faced with violence? Must a society lose its traditions in order to move into the future? Rick Ray, filmmaker
and intellectual, approaches these issues with His Holiness the Dalai Lama by asking these and other fundamental questions
in this philosophical documentary film.
Sponsored by the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Wednesday, February 25 / Noon / Serials Reading Room, 1st floor, UCSB Davidson Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Wednesday, February 25 / 7pm / Montecito Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Monday, March 2 / 4pm / Serials Reading Room, 1st floor, UCSB Davidson Library
Personal Responsibility and Sustainability
Barbara Hirsch (author of the weekly Ecofacts) will lead a discussion on
personal responsibility now and in life in 2050.
Hosted by SANE.
- Tuesday, March 3 / 7pm / Carpinteria Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Wednesday, March 4 / Noon / Serials Reading Room, 1st floor, UCSB Davidson Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Thursday, March 5 / 7pm / Solvang Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Monday, March 9 / 7pm / Goleta Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Thursday, March 12 / 12-1:30pm / Location TBA
Ombuds Reading Group Discussion of Ethics for the New Millennium
The Office of the Ombuds has formed a reading group in order to have
informal discussions about "Ethics for a New Millenium" by the Dalai Lama.
There will be three discussions, one for each section of the book. This will be Part II: Ethics and the Individual.
- Thursday, March 12 / 5:30pm / Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Thursday, March 19 / 5:30pm / Faulkner Gallery, Santa Barbara Central Public Library
"UCSB & Partners Read" Book & Issues Community Conversations
Join a free community lecture and conversation about issues of ethics in the broader community, and
the Dalai Lama's Ethics for the New Millennium. Panel discussions will be led by faculty and others
with expertise in various disciplines.
Sponsored by the UCSB Libraries, SBCC, and the Santa Barbara Public Library System.
- Beginning Monday, March 30 on weekdays until completed / 12-12:30pm / KCSB radio at 91.9FM
On-air reading of UCSB Reads featured book
The UCSB campus radio station, KCSB at 91.9FM, will be presenting an on-air reading
of the selected book for UCSB Reads: the Dalai Lama's, Ethics for the New Millennium. The readings will
begin March 30 and end just before the Dali Lama's appearance in Santa Barbara on April 24.
Various people will be reading the book--join them each weekday at noon. Also available through online
webcast at www.kcsb.org.
- Wednesday, April 1 / 7:30pm / Unity Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara. $5.00 donation at the door.
Lecture: Who are The Dalai Lamas?
A Power Point introduction to the history and evolution of one of Tibet’s most important religious institutions.
Prof. José Ignacio Cabezón, Religious Studies, UCSB.
- Wednesday, April 8 / 7:30pm / Unity Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara. $5.00 donation at the door.
Lecture: An Introduction to Tibetan Buddhism
An introduction to the history and some of the essential doctrines of the religion.
Dr. Gregory Hillis, Religious Studies, UCSB.
- Tuesday, April 14 / 7:30pm / Unity Santa Barbara, 227 E. Arrellaga Street, Santa Barbara. $5.00 donation at the door.
Lecture: A Crack in the World: The True Story of a Tibetan Lama's Journey to a Land of Immortality
A Power Point presentation of the Trulshik Lingpa's journey to "open the way" to a hidden
land fabled in Tibetan tradition.
Thomas Shor, writer and photographer.
- Friday, April 17 / Magic Lantern Films in Isla Vista
Film: Kundun
A special screening of Martin Scorcese's Kundun, an epic film about the life of the Dalai Lama up to the
time of his exile, will be presented by Magic Lantern Films in Isla Vista, next to the UCSB campus. Please check
the Magic Lantern website for exact time and location.
- April 19-24 / University Art Museum, UCSB Campus
The Universe of a Deity: A Tibetan Sand Mandala
A mandala is a representation of the palace and universe of an enlightened being.
Mandalas can be painted on cloth, made from colored sands, or constructed as three-dimensional objects.
During their visit to UCSB, the monks from the Gandan Shartse Monastery will create a mandala made from colored
sand particles. Visitors are invited to watch the monks work. Please check the Dalai Lama's visit programming
website for the the monks work schedule,
and for the dates and times of the opening and closing ceremonies.
- Wednesday, April 22 / 5:00pm / McCune Conference Room, 6th Floor, Humanities and Social Science Building, UCSB Campus. Free admission.
Lecture: Tibetan Medicine and Healing Arts: An Introduction
An introduction to the history, literature, physiology, diagnosis, and treatment techniques of Tibetan
medicine. The lecture will also examine the education system for traditional Tibetan doctors in India.
Barbara Gerke, University of Oxford and Rubin Visiting Professor, UCSB.
- Thursday, April 23 / 12-1:30pm / Location TBA
Ombuds Reading Group Discussion of Ethics for the New Millennium
The Office of the Ombuds has formed a reading group in order to have
informal discussions about "Ethics for a New Millenium" by the Dalai Lama.
There will be three discussions, one for each section of the book. This will be Part III: Ethics and Society.
- Friday, April 24 / 9:30-11:30am; 2-4pm / UCSB Events Center
Two lectures by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, author of the featured book for UCSB Reads 2009,
Ethics for the New Millennium. Click here
for further details and ticket information.
A Tibetan monk, the Dalai Lama is a spiritual leader who has traveled extensively to promote ethics and
policies of non-violence worldwide. He has received nearly 90 awards and honorary doctorates in recognition
of his message of peace, non-violence, inter-religious understanding, universal responsibility and compassion.
He is a winner of the 1989 Nobel Peace Prize, and the first Nobel Laureate to be recognized for his concern
for global environmental problems.
The two lectures will be,
"The Nature of Mind" (9:30-11:30 a.m.) and "Ethics for Our Time" (2:00-4:00 p.m.); tickets will go on sale
Saturday, December 6, 2008. NOTE: both lectures are SOLD OUT.
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