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Tibetan Uprising Day in New York City - March 10, 2016
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Tibetan Uprising Day in New York City - March 10, 2016. I lived in Dharmsala for a year in 2002 - 2003 working for the Tibet Museum that managed the personal photography archive of His Holiness The Dalai Lama. It was a life changing experience, archiving and documenting the historic documents of the cultural destruction that was seen in Tibet since the middle of last century. I worked closely with the Tibetan Government in Exile and made many life long friends in the small Himalayan village known as McLeod Ganj. It's always a solemn reminder on March 10 and an opportunity for me to look back on that experience. It was particularly special to hear Robert Thurman speak this year as I have read some of his books, or attempted to wrap my head around the vast texts on Tibetan Buddhism that he has written.
Ben Hider - Event, Food and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
Tibetan Uprising Day, observed on March 10, commemorates the 1959 Tibetan uprising against the presence of the People's Republic of China in Tibet. The failure of the armed rebellion ultimately resulted in a violent crackdown on Tibetan independence movements, and the flight of the Dalai LamaTenzin Gyatso into exile.
Tibetan Uprising Day is observed primarily by organizations and individuals who support Tibet such as Students for a Free Tibet, and is often accompanied by the release of a statement by the Dalai Lama. Tibetan independence groups often organize protests or campaigns on March 10 to draw attention to the situation in Tibet.
In 2008, a series of riots and violent clashes broke out in the Tibetan city of Lhasa when monks were arrested during peaceful demonstrations.[5] The events in Lhasa triggered a nationwide uprising with protests occurring in every region. The Central Tibetan Administration estimates the number of Protests to have occurred in 2008 to be 336.
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9/11 Memorial Commemoration of Attack on World Trade Center
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Ben Hider - Event and Portrait Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
AOL BUILD Speakers Series: Carla Gugino Discusses Her New Miniseries "Wayward Pines"
AOL Build Series
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AOL BUILD Speakers Series: Carla Gugino Discusses Her New Miniseries "Wayward Pines"
AOL BUILD Speakers Series: Marchesa Co-Founders Georgina Chapman And Keren Craig
AOL BUILD Speakers Series: John Legend Discusses His Film "Southern Rites"
AOL BUILD Speakers Series: John Legend Discusses His Film "Southern Rites"
AOL BUILD Speakers Series: John Legend Discusses His Film "Southern Rites"
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Building Explosion in New York City
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Building Explosion in New York City - A New York Police Department (NYPD) signals residents way from the site of a building fire in the East Village neighborhood of New York City on March 26, 2015. A residential apartment building collapsed and was engulfed in flames on Thursday in New York City's East Village neighborhood, critically injuring at least one person, authorities said. REUTERS/Ben Hider
"Die in" protest at Grand Central Terminal
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NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 03: Demonstrators lie down during a protest in Grand Central Terminal after a grand jury decided not to indict New York Police Officer Daniel Pantaleo in Eric Garner's death on December 3, 2014 in New York City. Eric Garner was killed by a police officer Daniel Pantaleo on July 17, 2014 after Pantaleo suspected him of selling untaxed cigarettes and putting him in a choke hold. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)
Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
88th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
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88th Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 27: A general view of Macy's balloons at the 88th Annual Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade outside Macy's Department Store in Herald Square on November 27, 2014 in New York City. (Photo by Ben Hider/Getty Images)
Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
The Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade is an annual parade presented by the U.S.-based department storechain Macy's. The tradition started in 1924,[2] tying it for the second-oldest Thanksgiving parade in the United States with America's Thanksgiving Parade in Detroit (with both parades being four years younger than the 6abc Dunkin' Donuts Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia). The three-hour Macy's event is held in New York City starting at 9:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time on Thanksgiving Day, and has been televised nationally on NBC since 1952.
2 Window Washers Rescued From Scaffold At 1 World Trade Center
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Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester
The Cookie Monster meets NYFW
It's pretty surprising how often this Cookie Monster photo gets used
Ben Hider - Event Photographer based in New York City and Westchester