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US House approves legislation to promote Tibet-Chinese
dialogue, expand US diplomatic presence
from International Campaign for Tibet
The U.S. House of Representatives has approved legislation that advances
policy on Tibet and authorizes funding for programs that support Tibetans.
The provisions were included in H.R. 2410, the Foreign Relations
Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 2010 and 2011, which passed the full
House by a vote of 235 to187 on June 10, 2009. Read
more.
The Tibet Question: A Chinese Think
Tank Dares to Ask
Sometimes bravery comes in heroic cinematic moments. Sometimes it takes
on a far more modest guise. A group of legal scholars from a Chinese
think tank fall into the second category, putting their careers and
reputations on the line by daring to try to shed some reasoned light on
the "Tibet question" and the causes of last year's unrest in the region.
Read the rest of this Huffington
Post article written by
The Tibet Connection executive
producer Rebecca Novick.
YOU ARE TIBETAN
by Tsoltim N. Shakabpa
You are the birds in the bush
That no Chinese can catch
You are the eye of the needle
Through which communism can't pass
You are the shadow
That follows freedom
You are the sharp thorns
That protect the roses of faith
You are the David
Who dares to challenge Goliath
You are Tibetan
You befriend compassion
And attain love
You exhibit humility
And achieve dignity
You practice non-violence
And gain respect
You seek democracy
And spurn communism
You despise war
And embrace peace
You are Tibetan
You are my compatriot
Who loves our nation
You are my best friend
Who stands by me
You are my brothers and sisters
Whose blood I share
You are the skipper
Who will sail us to freedom
You are the soul
Who makes me whole
You are Tibetan
Poet Tsoltim "TN" Shakabpa, born in Lhasa in 1943, has published six
books of poetry. He has just completed his latest work, Imagine,
for which His Holiness the Dalai Lama has written a foreword.
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 FROM THE NEWS DESK:
The memoirs of former Chinese premier ZHAO ZIYANG, the sole voice of
restraint during the Tiananmen Square protests, were smuggled out of
China on audio cassette during his years under house arrest. Journalist
Adi Ignatius speaks about his recently published book
Prisoner of the State: The Secret
Journal of Premier Zhao Ziyang.
TIBET: A GLOBAL PLAYER IN CLIMATE
CHANGE: Biologist and Buddhist John Stanley,
author of
A Buddhist Response to the Climate
Emergency,
discusses Tibet's critical role in climate change, the dramatic impact
that global warming will have on China's future survival, and a world in
denial about its own perilous state.
BACKDOOR TO ENLIGHTENMENT: The
word enlightenment gets thrown around a lot these days, but its meaning
still remains a mystery to most. Tibetan teacher Za Choje Rinpoche
discusses what ‘enlightenment’ means in terms of Tibetan Buddhist
tradition as part of our ongoing OPEN MIND series.
 Los Angeles Friends of Tibet
is the founder and sponsor of
THE TIBET CONNECTION, a monthly radio
program on Sprouts, airing on Pacifica stations. The program features guests and stories that connect the
issues facing today’s world with the Tibetan experience. Please visit our
website,
thetibetconnection.org, to
hear the show, listen to the archives and learn more about our guests
and stories. Airing on
The Tibet Connection
website the 2nd Saturday of every month and Sprouts Pacifica stations the
2nd Thursday of every other month.
LAFOT and The Tibet Connection bring you Power of One, an
opportunity for you to do something for Tibet.
Five Tibetans
have been sentenced to death for their alleged roles in setting fires
during the March 2008 uprising in Tibet. Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak have
been sentenced to death; three others, Phuntsok, Kangtsuk and
Penkyi, a 21-year old Tibetan woman, were sentenced
to death with a two year reprieve. Two other Tibetan woman in their early
twenties have also received harsh prison sentences.
So far, more than 5,500 emails have been sent to
China's Minister of Justice through the International Tibet Support
Network's website. Please help us stop the executions by
demanding an immediate stay of execution and an independent, impartial
inquiry into their cases. Click
here to sign a letter opposing the
death sentences and let the Chinese government know that you stand in
solidarity with Tibetans in Tibet.
Where have
you seen Tibet?
Send us your photo of a Tibetan flag, bumper sticker or message in an
unlikely place, and we'll put it in our
Gallery.
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