We are focusing most attention on London since it will have the largest media presence as the next host of the summer Olympics after Beijing, but want to see thousands of people in both cities. We are asking Tibet groups in France, the Netherlands, and Belgium to travel to Paris and we will send an announcement to these groups as soon as plans for Paris are finalised. We are asking all other Tibet groups in Europe to start mobilising people to go to London using the announcement below.

Please send the announcement to your membership as soon as possible. Feel free to change the contact information for sign-ups to someone in your own organisation, but send all compiled sign-ups to terry@freetibet.org. Please also consider organising transportation to London to make it easier for people to come. If you are organising events for Losar, announce the mobilisation and bring a sign-up sheet to the event. Email me at freya@tibetnetwork.org for a sign-up sheet and small flyer to hand out about London.

See you in London and Paris!
Freya

Tibet (see Name section below for other spellings) is a Plateau region in Central Asia and the indigenous home to the Tibetan people. With an average elevation of 4,900 metres (16,000 ft), it is the highest region on Earth and is commonly referred to as the "Roof of the World."

Tibet is today part of the People's Republic of China (PRC) (with a small part, depending on definitions, controlled by India). As an exclusive mandate, Tibet is also officially claimed by the Republic of China (Taiwan). In the Tibetan sovereignty debate, the government of the People's Republic of China and the Government of Tibet in Exile disagree over when Tibet became a part of China, and whether this incorporation into China is legitimate according to international law. UNESCO and Encyclopædia Britannica^[1] consider Tibet to be part of Central Asia, while several academic organizations controversially consider it part of South Asia.

King Songtsän Gampo united many parts of the region in the seventh century. From the early 1600s the Dalai Lamas, and are believed to be the emanations of Avalokiteśvara ("Chenrezig" [spyan ras gzigs] in Tibetan), the bodhisattva of compassion. commonly known as spiritual leaders of the region, have been heads of a centralised Tibetan administration (at least nominally),

Between the 17th century and 1959, the Dalai Lama and his regents were the predominant political power administering religious and administrative authority over large parts of Tibet from the traditional capital Lhasa.

Tybet (tybetański: Bod [pʰø̀ʔ]) - region w Azji Środkowej; dawniej niepodległe państwo, w 1949 roku anektowane przez Chiny (zobacz: Tybetański Region Autonomiczny). Przed okupacją składało się z trzech prowincji (Amdo, Kham, Ü-Cang (dBu-gTsang)) i miało powierzchnię około 2,5 mln km². Tybet położony jest na średniej wysokości około 4000-5000 metrów nad poziomem morza. Od południa i zachodu jest ograniczony przez Himalaje, Karakorum oraz masyw Pamiru, od północy przez Kunlun, Ałtyn-tag oraz Nanszan. Rozciągłość równoleżnikowa Tybetu wynosi około 2500 km. Na jego terenie biorą początek takie wielkie rzeki jak Jangcy, Brahmaputra, Indus, Mekong oraz mniejsze - Saluin, Satledź, Kali Gandaki, Trisuli, Manas, Subansuri.

Stolicą Tybetu jest Lhasa. Przywódcą politycznym jest Dalajlama (obecnie na emigracji). Tybetańczycy posługują się językiem tybetańskim, w większości są buddystami, mają wielowiekową kulturę i tradycje.

CALL TO ACTION FOR ALL TIBETANS & SUPPORTERS IN EUROPE:

JOIN THE 6th APRIL LONDON OLYMPICS AND TIBETAN FREEDOM TORCH ACTIVITIES!

The Chinese government is running the Beijing Olympic torch around the world, hoping to win the approval of the global public and cover up its brutal occupation of Tibet and abysmal human rights record. When the torch relay reaches London & Paris on April 6th and 7th, China will be the global spotlight like never before. We will have a once in a lifetime opportunity to shine this spotlight on Tibet.

Please play your part for Tibet and make history in April 2008!

Join the mass mobilisation in London and be a voice for 6 million
Tibetans who continue to suffer under Chinese rule.

WHO: Tibetans and supporters in Europe
WHAT: Protest China's Olympic Torch Relay & celebrate the Tibetan
Freedom Torch
WHERE: London*
WHEN: 6 April, 2008

*We are focusing most attention on London for the joint European Tibet groups' activities as it is the host of the 2012 Olympic Games and will have the largest media presence! If it isn't possible for you to come to London, email Thubten Gyatso at comtibfr@hotmail.com for information on
joining the mobilisation in Paris.

To sign up to come to London, send the following information as soon as
possible to: terry@freetibet.org

Your Name:
Your Email:
Your Phone number:
Where will you be coming from?
Do you need accommodation? Yes/No If so, for which dates?

(UK groups are organising a number of free accommodation options, as well as cheap hostels. The deadline to sign up if you need help with accommodation in London is March 15th.)

Programme in London:

Six former Drapchi political prisoners, including Ngawang Sangdrol and Phuntsog Nyidrol, and athletes from Team Tibet will play a prominent role in the 6th April London programme. The day's activities will include protests in the morning along the Beijing Torch Relay route followed by a rally in the afternoon in a prominent London square to light and celebrate the Tibetan Freedom Torch.

The highlights of the rally will include the Tibetan Freedom Torch ceremony and the six re-united Drapchi nuns singing live their freedom songs recorded in Drapchi prison. Speakers for the rally include Ngawang Sangdrol, Lhadon Tethong, a British Parliamentarian and Team Tibet
athletes. Music and entertainment will be provided by the Tibetan Community in Britain's dance group, Chino, and other Tibetan musicians with support from British bands.

The Tibetan Freedom Torch will then be taken by Eurostar to Paris, the next leg of the Relay, by the Drapchi nuns and Team Tibet athletes. Join them on the Eurostar and participate in the mass rally the next day when China's Olympic Torch arrives in Paris!


Organised by: Tibetan Community UK, Tibetan Community of France, Tibetan Youth UK, Tibetan Youth Association of Europe, Free Tibet Campaign, Students for a Free Tibet UK, TSG Netherlands, International Campaign for Tibet - Europe, Tibet Initiative Deutschland, France-Tibet, and Etudiants pour un Tibet Libre. Tybet-Możesz Pomóc.

Zwracam sie z prośbą o wsparcie działań związanych z Zniczem Olimpijskim!

6 kwietnia będzie w Londynie, gdzie Tybetańczycy szykują barwne i głośne powitanie!

Poszukujemy koordynatora ds. mobilizacji polskiej Polonii i emigracji do wzięcia udziału w tym wydarzeniu.

Wymagania: dobra znajomość języka angielskiego, dostęp do Internetu, znajomosc portali polonijnych (lub chec ich poznania) i spolecznosciowych.

Zainteresowane osoby proszę o kontakt: piotr@ratujtybet.org, wraz z podaniem nr. trelefonu, Skype/gg

Przeczytaj też :

http://forum.ratujtybet.org/index.php?topic=112.0

Pozdrowienia,
Załoga Ratuj Tybet.

Linki zewnętrzne :

• Oficjalna strona Centralnej Administracji Tybetańskiej
• Helsińska Fundacja Praw Człowieka - Tybet
• Tybet.pl - historia i kultura Tybetu
• ushuaia.pl - mapki, nazewnictwo geograficzne, słowniczek
• Artykuł o tożsamości religijnej Tybetańczyków Aorta Magazine
• Artykuł o zmianach w przyrodzie Tybetu Aorta Magazine
• Artykuł o tybetańskim ruchu oporu Aorta Magazine
• Wejście smoka - chińska agresja Aorta Magazine