Archive of Past Events

Banff Mountain Festival World Tour

Come visit TRAS at the Banff Mountain Festival World Tour on Saturday December 4, 2010 at Centennial Theatre in North Vancouver!  

TRAS will be on-site with a display of our various projects and with wonderful handicrafts from the Himalayas available for purchase – perfect gifts for the season! 

 Date: Saturday December 4, 2010  

Location: Centennial Theatre, 2300 Lonsdale Ave, North Vancouver 

Time: Doors open at 6:30 pm, show-time 7:30 pm 

TRAS handicraft sales: 6:30-7:30, during intermission, and after the films end.  To learn more about the handicrafts we will be selling, click here.  

Banff Mountain Film Festival World Tour 

The Banff Mountain Festival World Tour brings Banff to audiences around the globe. Immediately after the Festival in Banff ends in November, a selection of the best films goes on tour and the Vancouver stop is happening soon!  

Christmas at Hycroft

TRAS is very excited to participate in the 38th Annual Christmas at Hycroft craft fair. This year’s theme is Winter Wonderland. We will have lots of new items for sale, perfect for holiday gift giving. Our friends from SEVA Canada will be in the room next door.

Thursday,  November 18th  - Sunday, November 21st

Hours: Thursday and Friday – 10 am – 9 pm, Saturday and Sunday – 10 am – 6 pm

Tickets: $10 (children 5 – 11 yrs $5, under 5 yrs free)

Location: Hycroft House, 1489 McRae Avenue, Vancouver

More information can be found at: http://www.christmasathycroft.ca/

Benefit Event for Tibetan Nuns Project

This event is sponsored by the Tibetan Nuns Project. If you would like more information, please use the email address provided at the end of the message. Thank you.

You are cordially invited to attend the Tibetan Nuns Project Benefit event,

Empowerment in Exile – Twenty Years of Transforming Lives through Education

LOCATION: Or Shalom synagogue, 710 E. 10th Ave., Vanouver

DATE/TIME: Monday, October 25th at 7:30 p.m.

See this flyer (PDF) for more details.

Rinchen Khando Choegyal, Director of the Project and sister-in-law to His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be the featured speaker. It promises to be an inspirational and very interesting evening.

For more information, the Project’s website is http://www.tnp.org/

If you have questions, please email: info@tnp.org

Celebrating Survival: Tibetan Cultural Festival in Support of Earthquake Relief in Yushu

Sunday July 11, 10am-midnight
VanDusen Botanical Gardens, Vancouver www.tsengdokrinpoche.com/Yushu-Earthquake.htm

On April 14, 2010, a devastating magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck Jyekundo, also known as Yushu Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Qinghai Province, China. According to China’s Xinhua News Agency, 2 220 are confirmed dead and 12 135 injured. Unofficial eye witness accounts indicate that the death toll may be thousands higher. At least 80% of homes were destroyed, and survivors are struggling to rebuild amidst the devastation.

This tragedy has touched the hearts of humanitarians worldwide, and has impacted Tibetan people in deeply personal ways. The population of the quake hit region is 97% Tibetan, including relatives and loved ones of some British Columbia based Tibetans. Immediately after receiving news of the quake, Tibetans from surrounding regions flocked to the quake zone to provide material, spiritual, and moral support, and Tibetans in the global diaspora began collecting donations to support relief efforts.

The Tibetan Cultural Society of British Columbia (TCS) and Tsengdok Rinpoche (head of Tsengdok Monastery, Vancouver) were in the midst of planning a public festival to celebrate and share Tibet’s vibrant culture, as it lives within Tibetans of BC. On hearing news of the earthquake they immediately redirected their intention, deciding that all proceeds would be directed to relief efforts.

“If every one of us can help people in need, even a little, it will make this world a more beautiful place for everyone”, said Tsengdok Rinpoche. “Right now, the people of Yushu region are in desperate need. Come join us to celebrate the uniqueness of Tibetan culture, and help people in Yushu.”

Tibet Fest is a celebration of culture and community, and a call to action in support of earthquake survivors.

Event Details:

Date: Sunday July 11, 2010
Time: 10:00 a.m. to midnight
Location: Van Dusen Botanical Garden, Floral Room, 5251 Oak Street, Vancouver
Admission by Donation: $5.00 (suggested)
Contact: 604-726-3869, info@tsengdokrinpoche.com

The packed program includes Tibetan food, music, dance, films, and sacred arts such as sand mandala, butter sculpture, and thangka painting.

Event Program

On April 25, 2010, TCS, Tsengdok Monastery, non-profit organizations, Buddhist groups and concerned individuals, came together in Vancouver to form a coalition, “Compassionate Action for Yushu/Jyekundo” (rebuildyushu.org). This fundraising event is in solidarity with coalition members and in support of their work. Member organizations of the coalition will be present at Tibet Fest to provide information and answer questions about their work. Donations are welcome on July 11 at Tibet Fest, or through the organizations’ websites. For more information and links to member organizations, refer to rebuildyushu.org and click “donate”.

48th Annual General Meeting

The 48th Annual General Meeting of the Trans-Himalayan Aid Society will be held at Langara College in Vancouver, on Wednesday June 9, 2010, at 7:30 pm, in Room A122b.

A short business meeting will be followed by a talk by TRAS member Brian Sheffield.

We are delighted that Brian will give a presentation about his recent trek around the Manaslu area in Nepal. This relatively unknown region could become the next very popular trekking area in Nepal. Brian walked through some of the most spectacular, intact forests of huge old growth trees and rhododendrons he has ever seen in Nepal. Tourism offers the best income generation potential for the local people, but much needs to be done to help them achieve good results without damaging the more-or-less pristine area.

There will be handicrafts for sale, and refreshments.

Please contact the TRAS office (604-224-5133) or visit the TRAS website (www.tras.ca) nearer the time for more details. We look forward to seeing you there!