Richard Gere Tibet Foundation

Born august 31 1949 is an american actor and producer.

Richard gere tibet foundation. Richard gere has argued his vocal stance on tibet has cost him hollywood blockbuster roles because the academy is fearful of alienating its burgeoning chinese audience. He has practiced buddhism for many years and is a longtime student and friend of the dalai lama. Aims to alleviate suffering and help to restore autonomy to the people of tibet. After graduating from high school gere studied philosophy and theater.

Richard s embrace of buddhism s cultivation of wisdom kindness and compassion led gere to co found tibet house which advocates for human rights in tibet and the gere foundation which aids the. The gere foundation is a private grant giving organization focused on advocacy and cultural preservation in the tibetan community education public health and emergency relief. Includes a visual documentary on the issue calendar of events grant information and postcard gallery. ɡ ɪər geer.

The group also provides financial support to aids hiv research and care and other humanitarian causes. Gere also founded the gere foundation in 1991. The gere foundation s grants are directed to health humanitarian and educational projects worldwide with special emphasis on the cultural preservation of tibet and the tibetan people a cause that gere has championed for decades. Gere foundation focus areas.

He grew up in a large methodist family. As a small grant giving organization the gere foundation awards grants to groups that are dedicated to the cultural preservation of tibet and the tibetan people. He came to prominence with his role in the film american gigolo 1980 which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He began in films in the 1970s playing a supporting role in looking for mr.

Dedicated to providing hiv aids care research and treatment and to those organizations addressing human rights violations throughout the world the gere foundation contributes directly to the tibet fund supporting his holiness the. Goodbar 1977 and a starring role in days of heaven 1978. Richard gere was born in philadelphia in 1949. Gere of course would also become deeply involved in pro tibet activism co founding tibet house in new york in 1987 serving as chairman of the international campaign for tibet funding the publication of important buddhist books and launching the gere foundation whose goal is to alleviate suffering and advocate for the people of tibet.

Richard tiffany gere ipa. Richard gere s philanthropy includes decades of advocacy for tibet gere has been a strong advocate for tibet since the 1970s long before he started his foundation.