South Africa doesn't want the Dalai Lama around
The South African government announced today that it will not issue a visa for the Dalai Lama to attend a peace conference meant to deal with Xenophobia and overall violence in hindsight of the 2010 Soccer World Cup. Image by Yves. via Flickr As a result Desmond Tutu and F.W. de Klerk have already pulled out. The move is seen as a way to avoid conflict with the Chinese government even though South Africa denies it. Why else would you not let the Dalai Lama in. Other countries have been way more diplomatic in their way to deal with the Tibet problem. The South African government seem to...
Read MoreMeeting Archbishop Emeritus Desmond Tutu
Desmond Tutu was in Denver last night as part of the Insight Speaker Series. Thanks to the organizer Elizabeth Weiland I was able to score a front row seat and access to the reception after the event. Mr. Tutu appeared still very dynamic and energetic at the age of 76. Stil a force to reckon with. Mayor Hickenlooper introduced him as one of the most inspirational speakers of the 20th century. WHAT DID HE HAVE TO SAY? He spoke a lot about humanity and gave a great definition of Ubuntu: ” It is the essence of being human. A person has Ubuntu. He/she depends utterly on others. A person...
Read MoreActivities update: BarCamp Africa coming up, Desmond Tutu visiting Denver, etc…
I am excited about the progress of South Africa Project so far. We just started and are still in the infant stage. Regardless of that I’d like to share a few things that have happened so far: We’ve had our first board meeting of Ubuntu Now last week (Ubuntu Now is the non-profit that runs South Africa Project). You can check out our directors here. We are in the process of doing a ton of research. My wife Rashin has been digging out a ton of material and started to share links on an account at delicious. We are hoping to finish all our paperwork for our 501(c)(3) filing this...
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