Special guests and ICT staff at ICT’s “Why Tibet Matters: The Relevance of Now and Why We Should Care” event, Nov. 8, 2019. From L: Tencho Gyatso, ICT director of outreach; Richard Blum, chairman of the American Himalayan Foundation; Tempa Tsering, ICT board member; Matteo Mecacci, ICT president; Richard Gere, ICT board chairman; Speaker Pelosi; and Jetsun Pema, sister of the Dalai Lama and driving force behind the Tibetan Children’s Village.