Tibet Events in Bangalore

Friends of Tibet has forwarded news of 3 days of activities to access the next steps for Free Tibet.
Tenzin Tsundue will give a talk on the current scenario of the Tibetan movement after the Olympics in China, and the recent announcement of the Dalai Lama about this withdrawal from public life at a programme organized by Alternative Law Forum, Bangalore.
Entrance is Free.
Thursday, November 13, 2008, 6pm
Alternative Law Forum
No. 122/4 Infantry Road
Bangalore 560001

Also:

Friday, November 14, 2008, 6pm

Tibetan Youth Hostel, No: 7

SR Garden, Srinivagalu, Koramangala,

Viveknagar, Bangalore 560047.

Tenzin Tsundue will address a gathering of Tibetan students and speak on the current scenario of the Tibetan freedom movement at a programme organised by Think Tibet, Bangalore. Entrance is Free.

Tenzin Tsundue is an activist, poet and writer working on Tibetan freedom for many years. Tenzin Tsundue joined Friends of Tibet (India) in 1999. Since then he's been working with the organization as its General Secretary. In January 2002 his profile peaked when he scaled scaffolding to the 14th floor of the Oberoi Towers, in Mumbai, to unfurl a Tibetan national flag and a banner down the hotel's facade which read 'Free Tibet'. China's Premier Zhu Rongji was inside the hotel addressing a conference of Indian business tycoons. The world's media featured this feat and Indian police officials congratulated him [my bold, and are you listening, Code Pink?] in prison for standing up for his rights. In April 2005 he repeated a similar stunning one-man protest that captured the world's imagination while Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao was visiting India's tech capital, Bangalore. Tenzin won the first-ever 'Outlook-Picador Award for Non-Fiction' in 2001.
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Here's another Bangalor event the next day:

Tibet of Our Minds: A Journey's End?

Nov 15, 2008, 6pm

Tibetan Youth Hostel, No: 7,

SR Garden, Srinivagalu, Koramangala, Viveknagar, Bangalore 560047

Entrance Free.

Tibet Of Our Minds: A Journey's End?' is an audio-visual presentation by Vijay Crishna, industrialist and theatre personality - based on his exploratory trips to Chinese-occupied Tibet. He shares his perspectives of Tibet's ancient and modern history and how these impact us today. Over the past year, Vijay Crishna has delivered more than 21 lectures and presentations on Tibet. On March 27, in the aftermath of violent protests in Lhasa, he delivered a lecture at Dharamsala, the seat of the Tibetan Government-in-Exile.

Vijay Crishna runs light engineering and IT-related businesses in a separate company, Lawkim Ltd, within the Godrej Group, has practiced theatre for many years and is a very keen trekker - a person of several facets who has also made several trips to Chinese-occupied Tibet exploring a fascination for the trade that sustained the entire area for centuries. In 1991 he established The Naoroji Godrej Centre for Plant Research at his factory site in Satara district to research and propagate rare and endangered species of medicinal plants endemic to the Western Ghats. To know more, visit: http://www.tibetofourminds.org

Tibetan Filmmaker Imprisoned Before Olympics is Still Missing in China

Tibetan filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen and his cameraman Golog Jigme have been in prison somewhere in China for who knows why and who knows how long. His film, Leaving Fear Behind can and should be seen at www.leavingfearbehind.com. His mission (crime?) was to interview Tibetans on their thoughts about the Olympics. His timing was amazing, because he wrapped up just before the March 10 uprising. Although created just a few short months ago, this story would be poignant if the truth weren't so horrific. Here's info about their plight, then the update on the release.
All stills are from Leaving Fear Behind. Here is Dhondup Wangchen, the director.
Wife of arrested Tibetan Filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen appeals to IOC President Jacques Rogge
NOC Tibet[Monday, August 25, 2008 09:56]
London/Beijing, August 24 - A letter was sent today to International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge asking once more for his support to free Dhondup Wangchen and Golog Jigme, the two Tibetan filmmakers who made the documentary film "Leaving fear Behind" *. Thousands of people around the world have joined this appeal. So far, there has been no response by the IOC concerning this matter.
Lhamo-Tso, wife of Dhondup Wangchen, appealed to Rogge to help her to free her husband. Dhondup Wangchen was arrested with his friend Golog Jigme in March 2008 for filming a documentary that contains critical remarks about the Olympics and Chinese rule in Tibet.
About the film: "Leaving Fear Behind" (www.leavingfearbehind.com) is a 25 minute documentary made by a Tibetan filmmaker inside Tibet. The self-taught filmmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen, and his monk cameraman, Golog Jigme, filmed testimonies of a range of people in Eastern Tibet, about their views on the Dalai Lama, the Beijing Olympics and Chinese rule. Each interviewee knew the risks they were taking in being filmed but were adamant that their faces be shown. Dhondup Wangchen managed to send his footage out of Tibet but was subsequently arrested. Both he and his cameraman are currently in Chinese custody.
Contact: Dechen Pemba, for Filming for Tibet: +44 778 482 3907
* The full text of Lhamo-Tso's letter reads:
Dear Mr. Rogge:
My name is Lhamotso and I am the wife of Dhondup Wangchen. It is with desperation and sorrow over the fate of my husband and Golog Jigme, who has been detained by Chinese authorities since March 2008. Their crime was to film Tibetans’ peaceful expression of their views on the XXIX Olympic Games.
My husband, Dhondup Wangchen, from Hualong, Haidong (Qinghai) was detained by authorities on or about March 26, 2008. He was held in Ershilipu Detention Center in Xining (Qinghai), and was last seen in Guangsheng Binguan on or about July 12, 2008.
Dhondup Wangchen spent most of his time helping the needy and serving the community. He’s a very good husband and also a good father to our four children. I appeal to the Chinese Government to release Dhondup. I urge you and the IOC to use your influence on China so that the host of the Olympic Games remains true to its promises of freedom of expression to the people.
Tomorrow, the Games in Beijing will be over, the people from all over the world will return home taking away the spot light from China. I beg you on behalf of my children and Dhondup’s family to use the last day and opportunity to speak out on behalf of my husband.
Lhamotso
Dhondup Wangchen in Leaving Fear Behind
http://www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?id=22618
You can take action by writing letters via the following:
http://leavingfearbehind.com/take-action.html
Contact the IOC
CLICK HERE FOR A SAMPLE LETTER
President of the IOC
Jacques Rogge
Chateau de Vidy
Lausanne, 1003
Switzerland
Email: jacques.rogge@ioc.olympic.org
Phone 1: +41 21 621 67 46 (w) Phone 2: +41 79 43 31 022 (cell)
Fax: +41 21 621 63 53
Contact the Chinese government:
CLICK HERE FOR A SAMPLE LETTER
President of the People’s Republic of China
Hu Jintao Guojia Zhuxi
The State Council General Office
2 Fuyoujie, Xichengqu
Beijingshi 100017
People’s Republic of China
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Premier of the People’s Republic of China
Wen Jiabao
The State Council General Office
9 Xihuangcheng Genbeijie
Beijingshi 100032
People’s Republic of China
Email: gazette@mail.gov.cn
[Salutation: Dear Prime Minister]
Minister of Public Security of the People’s Republic of China
Meng Jiangzhu Buzhang
Gong’anbu
14 Dongchang’anjie
Dongchengqu, Beijingshi 100741
People’s Republic of China
Fax: 011 86 10 63099216
[Salutation: Your Excellency]
Send copies of your correspondence to the Chinese Embassy in your country.
CHINESE EMBASSIES:
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/default.htm
Contact your embassy in China and ask them to express concern.
FOREIGN EMBASSIES IN CHINA:
http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/chn/lbfw/namelist/embassy%20list/
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An "Everlasting Bond"?

I'm so glad Pakistan has the bomb, thanks to the USA!
Saturday, March 29, 2008
Pakistan against blows to Chinese sovereignty, says Musharraf
Staff ReportISLAMABAD: President Pervez Musharraf said on Friday that Pakistan was firmly opposed to any attempts to undermine China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. He congratulated China on hosting the upcoming Beijing Olympics, and said Pakistan was happy to have been chosen as one of the venues for the Olympic torch relay. Speaking to Liu Hongcai, vice minister of the International Department of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, Musharraf said Pakistan cherished its long-standing friendship with China. “Relations with China form the bedrock of Pakistan’s foreign policy,” he said, adding that the Pak-China friendship would only grow stronger. Musharraf thanked China for its cooperation in developing Pakistan’s socio-economic sectors, and highlighted the need for increased trade and investment ties. The Chinese minister said China had always stood by Pakistan and would continue its support. “This cooperation will be further consolidated in the future,” he added. Lui said the Pak-China friendship lived in the hearts of the two peoples and that bilateral relations were marked by a high level of mutual trust and co-operation. He lauded Musharraf’s contribution to promoting continued friendly ties between the two countries. He also conveyed greetings from Chinese President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao to the president for successfully holding parliamentary elections. On Pakistan’s position on fighting terrorism and extremism, Liu said both countries shared similar views on combating the menace.
Courtesy Daily Times
http://www.pakistanlink.com/Headlines/March08/29/14.htm