FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: DIANA TAKATA at 212-481-3569
May 15, 1997
THE DALAI LAMA SPEAKS IN NEW YORK CITY ON HARMONY IN DIVERSITY AND
JOINS NOBEL LAUREATES TO SIGN DECLARATION ON ENDING DEADLY ARMS TRADE
[New York City] -- On May 29, His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama of
Tibet will join The Very Rev. Dr. Harry H. Pritchett, Jr. Dean of the
Cathedral of St. John the Divine and Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani of New
York City in a talk at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine at
7:00pm. The Dalai Lama will be addressing an audience of 4,000
speaking on Harmony in Diversity. This event will also be broadcast
live via satellite throughout North America.
The satellite test signal begins at 6:30pm EST and the program at
7:00pm EST, running time approximately one hour. For more
information on participating in the satellite broadcast, contact
Global Gatherings at 505-982-2060. The satellite coordinates are:
C BAND - "GE2" - transponder 21 - 85 degrees west - vertical down
4120 - horizontal up 6345
KU BAND - "SBS6" - transponder 8 - 74 degrees west - vertical down
11896.5
At 5:00pm, prior to the public talk, the Dalai Lama will join former
President of Costa Rica Dr. Oscar Arias, in an international press
conference, to mark the historic signing of a Nobel laureates'
International Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers endorsed by over a
dozen Nobel Peace laureates around the world. Also taking part in
the signing ceremony will be fellow laureates Elie Wiesel, Jose
Ramos-Horta, Betty Williams, and representatives of the American
Friends Service Committee, and Amnesty International. The ceremony
will take place before an audience of over 500 distinguished leaders
and members of the press. The Commission of Nobel Peace laureates,
established by Dr. Arias in 1995, has drawn up a model International
Code of Conduct on Arms Transfers which would serve as the basis of
an international agreement outlining strict criteria to govern global
arms transfers.
Immediately following the press conference, leaders of Students for a
Free Tibet will be addressing the laureates and audience. Over 60
Students for a Free Tibet chapters will be in attendance at this
special event.
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PRESS CONFERENCE - By Reservation or Invitation Only
Location: The Cathedral of St. John the Divine, Synod Hall
110th Street and Amsterdam Avenue
Date/Time: Thursday, May 29, 1997 at 5:00pm
Doors open at 3:30 to press and 4:00pm to the public
Doors will close promptly at 4:50pm
Press Credentials:
NYPD press credentials requested. All media should fax
requests to Diana Takata at 212-779-9245. Fax should
be on company letterhead, with name, address, phone,
fax and copy of press badge. Confirmation will be by
phone or fax. Press badge will be given during
press check-in
No parking is available at the Cathedral - Garage at 114th/Amsterdam
Ave.
No large bags, backpacks, parcels, luggage, etc. will be allowed into
the Cathedral of Synod Hall
DIRECTIONS ...
By Subway
#1 Train to 110th Street
By Bus
#4 to Amsterdam & 110th Street
#14 to Amsterdam & 112th Street
#104 to Broadway & 112th Street
By Car
From Westchester: Go down Henry Hudson Parkway to 96th Street
Ramp. On 96th St., go across three avenues
(West End, Broadway and Amsterdam). On
Amsterdam, turn left and travel up to 112th St.
From Long Island: Take the Throgs Neck Bridge to Cross Bronx
Expressway. Approaching the George Washington
Bridge, keep right to Henry Hudson Parkway South.
Go to the 96th Street Ramp. On 96th Street go
across three avenues (West End, Broadway and
Amsterdam). On Amsterdam, turn left and
travel up to 112th St.
Or From Long Island: Midtown Tunnel to 34th Street, Cross 34th Street to
10th Avenue. Go right on 19th Ave. to 112th St.
(10th Avenue becomes Amsterdam at 72nd St.).
From New Jersey: Holland or Lincoln Tunnel to Henry Hudson Parkway
(also called West Side Highway). Go uptown (North)
to 96th Street. On 96th Street, go across three avenues
(West End, Broadway, and Amsterdam). On
Amsterdam, turn left and travel up to 112th St.
There is a parking garage on 114th Street and Amsterdam Avenue.
