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Article: Vietnamese Zen Master and Peace Activist Thich Nhat Hanh to Give Public Talk to Commemorate 9/11 Anniversary.
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- September 8, 2005
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ESCONDIDO, Calif., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- With the upcoming four-year anniversary of 9/11 and recent global terrorist attacks, Venerable Thich Nhat Hanh will give a timely talk entitled "Remembrance and Transformation: True Peace and Security for Ourselves and the World" on Saturday, September 10, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. The victims of Hurricane Katrina will also be remembered at this event.
Nhat Hanh first gained world attention during the Vietnam War as he worked tirelessly for peace and nonviolence. Martin Luther King, Jr. was so moved by Nhat Hanh and his proposals for peace that he nominated him for the 1967 Nobel Peace Prize, ...