Signing of Peace Agreement in Nepal
The ANFS welcomes with optimism the forward looking and historic comprehensive peace agreement signed on November 21, 2006, between the Nepali government and the Communist Party of Nepal (CPN-Maoist). We applaud and commend both parties for committing to a peaceful solution through which the over a decade long conflict which has caused so much turmoil and upheaval in Nepal can be resolved.
The ANFS Press Release for 21 November 2006
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (in Nepali)
The Comprehensive Peace Agreement (in English)
Agreement on the Management of Arms and Armies
Also, be sure to read the historic Nepali newspaper headlines from Kathmandu.
Family program at the RMA
The America-Nepal Friendship Society and the Rubin Museum of Arts will be hosting a learn-and-play session of the popular Nepali game bag chaal (sometimes also bhag chall). There will be a life-sized bag chaal board and all adults and children are welcome.
Bag’chal Family Workshop
December 2nd, 2006 at 12:00–5:00 p.m.
Rubin Museum of Art (map)
Theater Gallery
150 West 17th St
New York, NY 10011
Learn how to play the game of goats and tigers (Bag’chal) on a life-size board. Make your own goat or tiger mask. Bag’chal, an ancient game from Nepal, will be played with children and adults in RMA’s Theater Gallery. Presented with the America-Nepal Friendship Society.
Bag’chal program at RMA
The ANFS is asking for support in this outreach program. We would like to have both young and old attend this event, but especially important for kids to come and participate. It will be a fun afternoon and everyone is encouraged to create their own tiger and/or goat mask.
ANFS is also seeking volunteers to help out with this event — just simple, fun work. Be there and help children and adults during the event. If you’re an expert in bag chaal, that’s great. If not, it’s a simple game anyone can learn within a few minutes.
If you’d like to learn more about bag chaal, read about bag chaal on Wikipedia. You can even play a free version of the game, Bagh Chal by Jesse Chilcott.
Memorial service
The local Nepali community in New York is organizing a special memorial service for the 24 remarkable people who lost their lives in the tragic helicopter crashon September 23, 2006, in Taplejung, Nepal.
The memorial service will be at 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, November 12, at the Theresa Lang Auditorium at The New School (map).
Download the NYC Memorial notice
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Nepali Community Organization Leadership
The upcoming Nepali Community Organization Leadership Meeting will be held on November 26, 2006 at 2 PM. The meeting will be at the Himalayan Yak Restaurant in Jackson Heights, New York.
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