Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts

Monday, March 30, 2009

Stop censorship in Tibet - demonstration for human rights

Finally Spirit Of Squatters is slowly managing to edit some of the material what to long was lying in the drows. We believe in the universal and always actual massage in those movies so we publish them to You. Use it good. Our ambition is to relise at list one video in one week. Sometimes would be even better. With help of video activists we getting organized more and more... to create altenative media for people not for money, to support any actions for better world, to pass to You positive massage, to ignite...

This is from two years after...
International Campaign for Tibet Europe en de Tibet Support Groep Nederland vroegen op 10 december op de Internationale Mensenrechtendag aandacht voor de schendingen van de mensenrechten in Tibet onder het motto Silenced: Stop censorship in Tibet.

Deze dag lanceerde de VN tevens een campagne onder het motto 'Waardigheid en Gerechtigheid voor Allen' om te vieren dat het in 2008 zestig jaar geleden is dat de Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens werd opgesteld.

De bijeenkomst op de Dam in Amsterdam werd geopend door ICT Europe directeur Tsering Jampa, gevolgd door een gebed door de Tibetaanse monnik Geshe Ngawang Zoepa.

'De wereld kan niet blindelings met een boodschap van waardigheid en gerechtigheid het 60-jarige bestaan van de Universele Verklaring van de Rechten van de Mens vieren terwijl de VN tegelijkertijd de mensenrechtensituatie in Tibet negeert,' aldus Tsering Jampa, Executieve Director van ICT Europe en voorzitster van de Tibet Support Groep-NL.

Tijdens een gevarieerd programma werden Tibet-supporters en langs lopend winkelend publiek er op gewezen dat sinds 1949 Tibet door China bezet wordt en dat sindsdien de fundamentele economische, sociale, politieke en culturele mensenrechten in Tibet worden geschonden. Tibet kent geen vrije pers en internet wordt gecensureerd. Internationale bedrijven zoals Google maken het de Chinese autoriteiten mogelijk om websites met onderwerpen als Tibet's onafhankelijkheid en de Dalai Lama te blokkeren.

Speciale aandacht werd die middag gericht op de veroordeling op 20 november in Lithang, Oost Tibet, van vier Tibetanen, 'the Lithang Four'. De nomade Runggye Adak kreeg een gevangenisstraf van acht jaar, omdat hij tijdens een paardenracefestival op 1 augustus jl. opriep tot de terugkeer van de Dalai Lama en tot de vrijlating van de Panchen Lama en Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. De monnik Lupoe Adak kreeg tien jaar en kunstdocent en schilder Kunkhyen negen jaar voor het nemen van foto's van Runggye's arrestatie, en omdat ze probeerden informatie naar buiten te sturen. Een vierde Tibetaan, Jarib Lothog, kreeg drie jaar voor zijn betrokkenheid.

Via een petitie en handtekeningenactie, gericht aan president Hu Jintao, drongen ICT en de TSG op tot de vrijlating van de 'Lithang Four' en alle andere Tibetaanse politieke gevangenen.

De Tibetaanse non en ex-politieke gevangene Phuntsog Nyidron sprak over haar ervaringen tijdens haar 15 jaar durende gevangenschap. Na een kort protest in Lhasa, samen met andere nonnen, werd zij gevangen gezet. Ze was een van de nonnen die in de Drapchi gevangenis in het geheim liederen opnam die naar buiten werden gesmokkeld, hierdoor werd haar straf verlengd. Phuntsog Nyidron wist het aanwezige publiek op de Dam te ontroeren met haar verhaal over de situatie van politieke gevangenen in Tibet en de martelingen die zij zelf regelmatig onderging.

Tevens werd er bij de Chinese autoriteiten op aangedrongen om in de aanloop naar de Olympische Spelen Beijing 2008 de mensenrechtenschendingen in Tibet te beƫindigen en directe onderhandelingen te beginnen met de Dalai Lama om een oplossing te vinden voor de Tibetaanse kwestie. In het kader daarvan sprak de Tibetaanse coach van het Tibetaanse voetbalteam in ballingschap Kalsang Dhondup. Hij is in Nederland op uitnodiging van ICT-Europe ter voorbereiding van het geplande bezoek van het Tibetaanse Nationale Voetbalelftal in het voorjaar van 2008.

Op de Dam waren er behalve diverse andere sprekers ook optredens van twee Tibetaanse artiesten, de zangeressen Soname Yangchen en Chungga.

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Before yesterday Awakening about Tibetan upraising, No one is illegal demo and Lappersfort update


If You would like download the program go there:

http://www.archive.org/details/awakening7Tibetupraising

That was the invitation
Today issue thats like usual agenda, then as main subject would be 50years from Tibetan upraising. We will play interview and speeches from pickiet line for illegal what had place in last week. Also we will fit last news from ocupation of Lappersfort forrest in Bruge in Belgium.

Friday, January 16, 2009

Lets use our windows to show our solidarity again !!!


Squat Positivenest is showing our solidarity in the windows. We trying to keep the old good tradition of Amsterdam still alive. I think our solidarity banner with all immigrants when 11 people burned on Shiphol was one of the best action off squatting movement. Why not to do it now too ?
Who if not We ?
When if not now ?


Freedom for Tibet !
Free Palestina !
Freedom for other nations !
Stop their ocupation's !

Monday, December 1, 2008

Awakening7 about Swomp and Tibet (August 22, 2008)



This issue is about action for Tibet before and during olimpics for Human rights, workers rights, Birma and about Swomp 4 -the squatted terrein on Rustenburgerstraat. The Groen Front occupaid the pleace as ecologic project familiar with solar panels, permaculture, transition towns, suiteinable living etc. After one month they declared thamselves as free state SWOMP 4. They still doing well and for more info You can check posts before and their own pages :
http://swomp.wordpress.com/

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Advices from Free Tibet activists

http://www.racefortibet.org/resources/organize.php

Tips for Writing Letters

There are a few simple rules:

1. Always be polite. This rule is essential and invariable. Your aim is to help, not to relieve your own feelings. Governments don't respond to abusive letters.
2. Always write your letters on the basis that the government concerned is open to reason and discussion.
3. Try to follow ICT's list of recommendations in the case in question. For instance, if an Appeal asks you to appeal for medical treatment for a prisoner, make sure that you request this, and not a fair trial or release. One message said repeatedly is stronger than many mixed signals.
4. Stress that your concern for human rights is not politically based in any way, but in keeping with basic principles of international law.
5. If you have any special interest or link with the country, it is a good idea to mention this in your letter. For instance, you may have visited it or studied its history.

Be brief. A good rule is not to write more than one page (i.e. one side).

Tips for Writing Media Releases

The press release is the standard way of distributing stories to the media to give advance notice of an event you are planning and provide background information on the nature of the event. A press release also makes it easier for journalists to file the story and get the facts right.

Tips:

* Read newspapers - what sort of stories are printed in which parts of the newspaper?
* Are there particular journalists covering related stories?
* Always make it clear who a press release is coming from, e.g. by using headed paper. It makes it look official and professional, and immediately shows journalists who is writing.
* Make the heading interesting and put it in capitals or bold. Always put a date on your news release. Make it clear to whom it is addressed (for example, news editor).
* Always type - never handwrite. Use double line spacing to allow journalists to more easily mark and make changes to the copy.
* Keep it short and simple. Ideally, press releases should be on one side of paper.
* Keep paragraphs and sentences short.
* Put the main facts - and the "5Ws" in the first paragraph if possible:
o Who is doing it?
o What is happening?
o Where is it happening?
o When is it happening?
o Why is it happening?
* Make the first sentence interesting. If you do not hook the journalist's attention immediately s/he will not read on.
* Try and include a good quote from someone associated with the release, explaining why you are involved with Beijing 2008: Race for Tibet
* Always put at least one contact name with day and evening contact numbers on the release. Make sure the contact person will be available on these numbers at the specified times.
* It is always important to follow up press releases. Whether you post or fax the release you do not know whether it has reached its destination unless you check. There is only one way to make sure, and to find out whether the journalist is interested, and that is to talk to the person. This will also give you a chance to summarize why your release is important and newsworthy.

Tips for Organizing Events

Organize a 'Race for Tibet' event in your local area! Whether it be a fun run, dinner party, read-a-thon or bike race, get your friends together, have fun and spread the word!

Please note: Unfortunately, due to limited resources, we are unable to help you fund or plan your local event. However, we'd love to receive news of your event and see photos of how it went. Please drop us an email - click here!

Tips:

* Give yourself sufficient time to plan your event
* Choose carefully the type of event you want to organize (eg. dinner party, movie screening, bike race) and ask a friend or colleague to help you plan
* Decide on the location for your event. If it's in a public place, check whether you need to get permission from the local authorities
* Choose an appropriate date. Is the date suitable or does it clash with any other events in your area?
* Write down a list of all the things that you need to organise and tick them off as you go along. They could include:
o When and where will you hold the event?
o How will you raise awareness of it?
o How much support do you need?
o Who do you need to ask for permission?
* Consider how you'll promote the event:
o Who are you trying to attract?
o Do you need any flyers or posters? How many? Who will design and print them?
o Where will you put them?
o Do you need to send a press release to local papers or local radio? If so, click here to read Tips for Writing Media Releases
o Do you need to print invites?
* On the day, designate at least one table to Beijing 2008: Race for Tibet materials:
o Download and print Tibet fact sheets - click here.
o Order Beijing 2008: Race for Tibet stickers - click here.
o Order Beijing 2008: Race for Tibet postcards - click here.
* Take lots of photos
* Write a story about your event and email it to us!