Vancouver, BC, Canada, 27 September 2009 (By Amy O'Brian, The Vancouver Sun) - The Dalai Lama closed the opening session of the 2009 Vancouver Peace Summit Sunday morning with a call for a global promotion of compassion, and an increased emphasis on the promotion of women to positions of influence.
"Some people may call me a feminist," the Dalai Lama said quietly to a packed house at the Chan Cenre.
"But we need more effort to promote basic human values
