Machik Weekend

Machik Weekend is hybrid this year! We will be convening in-person in Washington DC and will be accessible globally online.

For India and Nepal:

If you are joining from India and Nepal, please register using this link. More details on access to follow! For questions, email us at info@machik.org.

HOMECOMING 2022

For the past 15 years, we've convened an annual gathering for those who are passionate about civic engagement, social transformation and the future of Tibet. From the beginning, Machik Weekend has grown a conversation about what it would take to build alternative futures in the imperfect world in which we live.

This year, we're excited to be convening Machik Weekend in-person again, as well as online. We'll be gathering as a hybrid event in Washington DC and globally online from 11-13 November 2022! The topics will be broad as we explore creativity and Tibet, conservation, gender relations, mutual aid, socially responsible entrepreneurship, and much more.

This event is only possible with the talent and spirit of intrepid volunteers. A huge thank you to all the passionate community who are making Machik Weekend possible! If you would like to join the volunteer crew--whether in-person or virtually this year--contact us at info@machik.org or sign up here!

from Machik Fest 2021

PROGRAM OVERVIEW

DAY 1 | FRiday, November 11, 2022

5-10pm

Reception + welcome dinner

Film Screening | North American premiere of Yarkyi Tamo (Short Summer in Lhasa)

Live discussion with filmmaker and cinematographer

Invocation roundtable & forum

DAY 2 | Saturday, November 12, 2022

11am-5pm

Introductions | HOMECOMING

Keynote Session | Social Entrepreneurship for Tibet and a Changing World

Small Group Discussions

Spotlight Speakers | Lifeways

Featured Panel | Tibetan Masculinities: Rethinking Gender

Concurrent Sessions: Creativity / Food Security / Parenting in Diaspora / Tibetan Healing in Turbulent Times

Open plenary

MACHIK Spirit Night

7-10pm

Musical Artists / Poetry / Performances / Community Dinner / DJ

DAY 3 | Sunday, November 13, 2022

10am-4pm

Community Education Panel | New Pathways to Learning

Focus Presentation | Urban Archaeology in Norbulingka, Lhasa: Excavating Place Names

PRACTICUM | Tibetan Language Revitalization

Interactive Fieldwork | Planet Word

Language Roundtable | The Power of the Word

Small group discussions

Open forum

Closing + dedication