MARIBOR, Slovenia: This afternoon His Holiness the Dalai Lama will arrive in Maribor, Slovenia – the European Capital of Culture 2012 at the invitation of Mayor Mr. Franc Kangler and Rector Prof. Dr. Danijel Rebolj, University of Maribor.
On 16 May morning His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be the key speaker at the University of Maribor’s Out of the Box conference: Innovative Ways to Improve the Culture of Living. His Holiness and three prominent European scholars will address the Special Session with World Thinkers. University’s Rector Prof. Dr. Danijel Rebolj will moderate the session.
In the afternoon, His Holiness will speak on Cultivating Peace of Mind. The public talk is part of the Maribor for Peace – Nobel Peace Prize Laureates in Maribor initiative to raise awareness of human values amongst its citizens and to inspire them.
On the third and last day of the visit, His Holiness the Dalai Lama with Nobel Laureates Dr. Rigoberta Menchú Tum, Prof. Muhammad Yunus, and Prof. Lučka Kajfež Bogataj (member of 2007 Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) will address a peace conference called Why do we need Dialogue and Solidarity in the global Crisis? After the conference, His Holiness will unveil the Peace and Reconciliation Mural in front of the National Theater in Maribor.
From 10 to 18 May Maribor will host a number of Tibetan cultural events – creating sand mandala, numerous lectures and concerts.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s public talk and the peace conference with Nobel Laureates in Maribor will be live webcast via <http://www.mariborforpeace.si> and <http://tvslo.si/#tv.slo2>
16 May 2012 – Wednesday
13:30 – 1530 hrs (European Time) Public talk: Cultivating Peace of Mind
17 May 2012 – Thursday
10:00 – 11:30 hrs (European Time) Maribor Peace Conference: Why do we need Dialogue and Solidarity in the global crisis?
This is His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s second visit by to Maribor. On 17 May afternoon His Holiness will leave for Klagenfurt, Austria.
His Holiness the Dalai Lama will address the European Tibet Solidarity Rally in Vienna on 26 May 2012. The main message of the solidarity rally is Tibet needs you. Now. It calls on Europe and the world to act on the present situation in Tibet. For more information see <http://www.europefortibet.com>
