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Sunday August 17, 2008 18:58

by Erin O'Connell - Candle4Tibet

Light Protest-Tibet Won't Be Forgotten-Tibet Will Be Free

CANDLE FOR TIBET

Candle light protest for the a free Tibet

GREATEST LIGHT PROTEST ON EARTH

23 August 2008 9:00 p.m.

40 AILESBURY ROAD, DUBLIN 4, IRELAND

All vigils will start at 9 p.m. local time.

If you want to organize a vigil, please let us know: vigils@candle4tibet.org

The Story of TIBET
Since 1949 Tibet is under Chinese occupation. In 1959 His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Tibet's spiritual leader, has escaped together with 10,000 refugees to India. There, he established his government in exile.

It is impossible to estimate how many Tibetans were killed under the Chinese regime. There is plenty of evidence to massacres in villages and in concentration camps. Tens of thousands more died because of famine.

During the campaign to destroy Tibetan identity, most of the monasteries were plundered and destroyed. Most of the monks' scriptures were destroyed in the process. Monks and nuns throughout Tibet were forced to alienate themselves from their spiritual leader, HH the Dalai Lama, and to declare allegiance to the Chinese regime.

Today, the Tibetans live in there county under constant threat of arrest, deportation to a labor camp or torture. Reason for an arrest could be even a possession of the Dalai Lama's photograph, or a conversation with a tourist.

One method for birth control policy enforced on the Tibeta people by the regime is sterilization. In some regions of Tibet up to 80% of the women have been sterilized.

You can read more about the history of Tibet here: Wikipedia - History of Tibet

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Comments (4 of 4)

do it yourself

by TMcG

Wed Aug 20, 2008 18:01

There doesn't seem to be much organisation done on this event.

If it goes ahead it looks it will have to be a do-it-yourself effort- so please spread the word and bring candles etc.

event cancelled

by TmcG

Fri Aug 22, 2008 14:41

According to the good folks at Tibetan Community in Ireland, this event is not going ahead. A separate event is being arranged for later in the month, details of which will be posted here.

Candle for Tibet

by Erin O Connell

Sat Aug 23, 2008 12:36

cetaceanaid at gmail dot com

Respectfully Tadhg, I don’t know where you heard that this event had been cancelled. It’s still posted on the Candle for Tibet website as one of the vigils going ahead in 170 countries. http://www.candle4tibet.org/en/emb
as you already are well aware... I’m not the organizer for this event, just someone passing on information. I will be there with my candle tonight at 9pm in Solidarity with other Global events planed. Hopfully others will attend in support also.

Kind regards,
Erin

by Przemek

Sat Aug 23, 2008 22:26

Hi Erin,

Have you been there..?
I have lit a couple of candles together with 6 (six) other guys)..
not much of a protest..

Cheers, Przemek.

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