Why attend: Read an interview with Sakyadhita President, Karma Lekshe Tsomo:

Kelsang Chukie Tethong will chant and sing at the conference. She is considered the finest Tibetan folk singer of her generation, having spent 11 years at the Tibetan Institute of Performing Arts in Dharamsala, India, learning songs and techniques from elders.

The objectives of the 9th Sakyadhita International Conference are -

• to unite Buddhist women worldwide
• to promote their welfare
• to foster equality and mutual respect
• to facilitate their work for the benefit of humanity
• to promote world peace through the Buddha's teachings

In this conference on Buddhist Women in a Global Multicultural Community, presentations will focus on the following topics -

• Translating the Dharma: Buddhism, Multi-Culturalism and Language
• Buddhist Women and Multi-Religious Dialogue
• Race, Class, and Gender in the Buddhist Diaspora
• Dialogue Across Cultures: Links and Common Ground
• Dharma and Crosscultural Communications
• Buddhism and Global Politics
• Buddhism and Cultural Change: Issues of Family and Sexual Orientation

The various conference workshops will include -

• Nonviolent Communications Skills
• You Don't Understand Me (Respectful Listening Skills)
• Getting to Yes (Developing Consensus)
• What's the Problem? (Developing Problem-solving Skills)
• Organizational Development for Buddhist Women's Groups
• Unlearning Racism/Classism/Sexism