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Thich Nhat Hanh to visit UK and Ireland in March/April 2012
Thich Nhat Hanh is now scheduled to visit the UK for the following events in 2012:
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29 MARCH: PUBLIC TALK: True Peace & Happiness in the Here & Now: Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London
31 MARCH: ‘Sit in Peace’ : Guided meditation in Trafalgar Square, London
30 MARCH to 2 APRIL EDUCATORS’ RETREAT, London
5-10 APRIL: RETREAT: Cultivating Happiness: Nottingham University
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11 APRIL: PUBLIC TALK, DUBLIN. “The Miracle of Mindfulness” in the Dublin Convention Centre.
12-15 APRIL: IRISH RETREAT : Killarney, County Kerry
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Further information about Irish events at: www.mindfulnessireland.org
Violent expulsion of 400 Vietnamese Buddhist monks & nuns
On September 27, 2009 nearly 400 Buddhist monks and nuns, members of the Plum Village tradition founded by Zen Master Thich Nhat Hanh, were violently expelled from Bat Nha Monastery in the central highlands of Vietnam.