Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India – October 28, 2009
On the second day, Shirin Ebadi, Jody Williams and Mairead Maguire offered the Dalai Lama their messages of support for the Tibetan people. Mairead Maguire honored the non violent path of protest chosen by the Tibetans and called on people to eradicate the "violence in our hearts, in our families, in our communities and in our governments." She explained that "peaceful confrontation is part of compassion, prayer gives energy to act, and we need both prayer and action to change the world."
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Dharamsala, Himachal Pradesh, India – October 28, 2009
The first evening in Dharamsala the delegation attended a performance of Tibetan music and dance. It was wonderful; beautiful, entertaining, professionally performed. I reflected that the artistic culture that an audience member interacts with is a result we see at a certain moment in time; we hear the song sung today, or the pretty carved box that we buy. Yet the culture that is at risk of being lost is not just that result, but the process that leads to that result. We hear the song, but we don't know the details about the hours of rehearsal needed to be able to perform it (making singing a career, not a hobby), the tradition of apprenticeship to a master musician, or the unique history of that genre.
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Nobel Peace Laureates Mairead Maguire, Shirin Ebadi, and Jody Williams were in Dharamsala, India to show their 
support for the Dalai Lama and Tibetans, marking 50 years in exile for His Holiness and the Tibetan diaspora.
Nobel laureates seek China's ending "repressive" policies, Deccan Herald, 27 October 2009
Nobel Peace Laureates Express Solidarity With Dalai Lama, Forex TV, 27 October 2009
Nobel Peace laureates honour Dalai Lama and Tibetan people, Phayul.com, 27 October 2009
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