Order of Interbeing at Camp les Sommets Camp (Eastern Townships, Quebec, Canada) 1988 Chân Không is ordained by Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh as a nun on Vulture’s Peak in India 1990 Annabel Laity (True Virtue) ordained as a Dharmacharya and serves as Director of Practice at Plum Village 1992 The first conference of the International Order of Interbeing is held. This conference established the Order of Interbeing Charter, elected an Executive Council, and established that Assembly meetings would be held regularly to revise and amend the Charter. It also established a Council of Elders and a Council of Youth to draw from the experience of its members for leadership and guidance. 1997 Maple Forest Monastery was formed in Vermont 1998 Unified Buddhist Church is formed in the United States Annabel Laity named to head the UBC, Inc Green Mountain Dharma Center formed Annabel Laity named Abbess of the Maple Forest Monastery and Green Mountain Dharma Center 2000 June - Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh assists in writing the Manifesto 2000 which consists of six pledges to promote a culture of peace and non-violence in the world. It has been signed by the Nobel Peace Prize Laureates Deer Park Monastery is formed in California near Escondido 2001 September 21 – Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh begins a fast for peace and to remember those who have died in the September 11 attacks September 25 - Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh gives a speech at the Riverside Church in New York City urging the American people and government to think before reacting to the events of September 11 and to look for a peaceful resolution. 2003 September - Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh gives a talk at the Library of Congress. 2005 January 12 to April 11 - Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh returns to Vietnam to visit Buddhist temples, teach, and is allowed to publish a limited number of his books in Vietnamese; 100 monastic and 90 lay members of the OI accompany him Two temples are re-established in Vietnam with TNH as their spiritual head: the Tu Hieu Temple and the Prajña Temple August - Magnolia Grove Monastery is accepted by Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh as an Order of Interbeing center in Mississippi October 9, Thầy Thich Nhat Hanh and Order of Interbeing members lead the “Peace is Every Step” walk at MacArthur Park in Los Angeles, California. 2006 May 22 - Thầy Thich Nhat