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Sprouts Radio from the Grassroots is a 30-minute weekly program featuring radio programs produced at community radio stations or by other independent producers from across the country and sometimes around the world.
Tibet Connection, a former Sprouts staple, may have ended, but problems for Tibetans continue. This week, some stories the Tibet Connection produced to spread understanding about Tibetans, during the past few years.
CHINESE MINING in TIBET: After Mati Bernabei visited Tibet in 1988, she returned to her native Canada and began trying to persuade mining companies not to invest in the Tibetan plateau. Her success has been surprising, but as she admits, the experience has made her a different kind of activist. How she did it is a valuable lesson for anyone trying to take on powerful institutions and struggling to make their voice heard.
UNDERSTANDING THE DALAI LAMA’S RETIREMENT: The Dalai Lama formally gave up his role as the political head of the Tibetan government-in-exile. There’s a new prime minister and several other changes to Tibet’s Constitution. We’ll find out what it all means with Tibet political expert Robbie Barnett.
LOSING A LEGACY? Peter Aronson talks with D.N. Chodak, Secretary of Religion and Culture for the Tibetan government-in-exile in Dharamsala India, about traditional Buddhist in Tibet and Buddhist education for Tibetan children in exile.
Credits:
Produced by: Christal Smith & Ken Lee in Los Angeles, Rebecca Novick, Lhakpa Kyizom & Peter Aronson, Dharamsala, India
Music from: Techung, (Auspicious Star), The Power of One by Israel Houghton, Torture Without Trace by Tashi Dhondup.
