contact@tsg-pilipinas.infoWhere: Mambaling Mini Park, by South Expressway
When: August 8, 2008 l 7:00 PM l Friday
Who: Various Local Bands
This concert is to promote human rights issue in Tibet and to raise awareness on it's current situation under the
Chinese illegal occupation. This long time repression has been on going since the 1950's, this issue will be showcase
on this event thru slides and video to be projected in between band sets.
This concert is free-of-charge and is sponsored by the 'Friends for Tibet - Cebu' and 'Tibet Support Group - Pilipinas'.
So rock for Tibet!, rock for human rights, come join us on this Summer Olympic opening day.
Light A Candle For Tibet!
August the 7th of 2008, As Spearheaded by: http://www.candle4tibet.org
Our Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games.
We will light a candle for Tibet because Tibet has become a symbol of freedom. It
is a symbol that represents the natural right of any human being for self
determination, freedom of thought, conscience, belief and religion. The Olympic
Games in Beijing are a unique opportunity to focus the world's attention on the
annulment of those rights in Tibet and in many other places in the world. Lighting
a candle represents solidarity with the people of Tibet.
Each candle lit window is one more prayer of hope for the world to witness.
This will be our opening ceremony for the Olympic Games. And it will begin
darkness falls in India on Thursday, Aug 7th 2008.
In this way we will ensure that our millions and millions of candles are seen and
noticed throughout all the time zones of the world.
We will start in India and neighboring countries, moving on to Russia and the
Middle East and continuing throughout Europe and Africa. A few hours later we
will reach the eastern coast of North, South and Central America and spread
across the Americas. Our friends in Australia, Japan and the Far East will light
their candles when the official ceremony begins.
TSG-Pilipinas would like to request all groups and individuals in the Philippines and elsewhere
to join this mass action as a show of support for Tibet. Current events inside Tibet has
gotten worse with rampant torture and mass arrest by the Chinese officials. Let us show
our concern by this simple act of mere lighting a candle on this day.
August 23, 2008 / 8;30-9:30 PM / Cebu Chinese Consular Office
On Saturday, 23 August, the night before the Olympic Games end in Beijing,
we will bring our light to the front of EVERY Chinese Embassy in the world.
Our light will say that we will not let Tibet be forgotten after the games end.
Follow Candle for Tibet link above for more details. Mabuhay ang Tibet, Mabuhay ang Pilipinas!
A Statement of Concern on the Situation in Tibet from Asian NGOs
We are saddened and alarmed that the peaceful protest led by Buddhist
monks in the Tibetan capital on March 10, which was followed by a
wave of sympathy protests in the neighboring Tibetan areas after that
day, has drawn a strong response from the Chinese authorities. We
also deplore the unrest that followed, even though we understand the
problems that gave rise to them.
We are concerned about the police and military build-up in response
to these events not only in Lhasa but also in Tibetan areas of western China.
We believe that news blockade and censorship of the media are not
helpful for the Chinese people and the international community and
damage the credibility of the Chinese government.
The problems in Tibet are complex and long-standing and the demands
for cultural and religious freedoms are well known. However, the more
recent rapid economic development of the region has created huge
inequalities and further marginalized
Tibetans. As we have seen in many other regions of the world,
inequality and marginalization are the consequences of rapid economic
development and globalization, all too often resulting in tensions
and conflicts. These tensions and conflicts cannot be addressed
through force and suppression, but rather through dialog based on respect.
As concerned Asians, we call on the Chinese government to respect the
aspirations of the Tibetan people, to listen seriously to their
problems, and to engage in open and transparent talks with the Dalai
Lama and other Tibetan groups.
We believe that violence offers no solution and we call for restraint
from both sides: the Chinese government should not arrest innocent
people and should give fair trial to those who allegedly committed
crimes during the unrest. We also advise Tibetans to avoid attacking
or destroying properties of Han Chinese and Chinese Muslims as this
could result to more militarization.
We urge the authorities to continue allowing foreign and independent
press to enter the region to ensure that events are reported and for
arrests of protesters to be known.
Finally, we ask the governments of India and Nepal to desist from
using force to disperse demonstrations by exiled Tibetans in support
of their compatriots and to allow them freedom of speech and assembly.
(April 2008) Signed:
Alyansa ng Kabataang Mindanao Para sa Kapayapaan (AKMK), Philippines
Alternative ASEAN Network on Burma
Asia Pacific Forum on Women Law and Development
Asian Federation Against Involuntary Disappearances (AFAD)
Association of War Affected Women, Sri Lanka
BRP – Bahujan Maha Sangh, India
BALAY Rehabilitation Center , Philippines
BanglaPraxis, Bangladesh
Bombay Urban Industrial League for Development (BUILD), India
Campaign for Popular Media Reform (CPMR), Philippines
Centre for Peace Building and Reconciliation, Sri Lanka
Committee for Asian Women
International Gender and Trade Network-Asia
International Friends for Global Peace, Sri Lanka
International Women's Rights Action Watch - Asia Pacific
Coordination of Action Research on AIDS and Mobility (CARAM Asia )
Demokratikong Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas-Lanao, Philippines
Educational Network for Global and Grassroots Exchange , Thailand / US
EKTA (Committee for Communal Amity), Mumbai, India
EQUAL GROUND, Sri Lanka
Focus on the Global South
Forum Asia
Foundation for Media Alternatives, Philippines
Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW)
Human Rights Working Group, Indonesia
Institute for Global Justice (IGJ), Indonesia
Institute for Popular Democracy (IPD), Philippines
KAISA – KA, Philippines
Lanao Alliance of Human Rights Advocates (LAHRA), Philippines
Lanao Fisherfolks Advocacy Network (LFAN), Philippines
Lanao Tri-People Movement for Genuine Peace and Development, Philippines
Law & Society Trust , Sri Lanka
Liga ng Makabagong Kabataan (LMK), Philippines
LIPS / Sedane Labor Resource Center, Indonesia
Mindanao Peoples' Peace Movement (MPPM), Philippines
Mindanao Tri-People Women Forum (MTWF), Philippines
Nonviolence International - Southeast Asia
Northern Development Foundation, Thailand
Pakistan-India Peoples' Forum for Peace & Democracy, India
Pakistan Institute of Labour Education and Research (PILER), Pakistan
Peoples Media Initiative, India
Peoples Partner for Development and Democracy (PPDD), Thailand
Peoples' Union for Civil Liberties, India
Shan Women's Action Network (SWAN), Thailand
Social Development & Research Organization, Sri Lanka
Solidarity Workshop International, Bangladesh
Southeast Asian Press Alliance
Sumpay Mindanao , Philippines
Transnationals Information Exchange Asia (TIE Asia )
World March of Women – Asian members
What is Needed on the Current Tibet - China Issue Refrain is called upon both parties involved but the main thing or focus would be on the Chinese government
L. Padriga, Tibet Support (Individual)
There seem to be a lot more hatred and bashing on the web lately, which is a bad sign in all sense to all sides,
be it pan-Asian or on the overall International relationship. This will only drive things to extremity, what we need
to do is built and amend the bridge to reach both ends and find a suitable solution/s. This is not anti Chinese,
this is to address the Chinese officials who are currently administering Tibet, with human rights as the focus. About
a race of people with a unique tradition, who in a sense are facing a tremendous hardship and censorship in most
things connected to their culture. Most of all, it's about their religious practice which is their life's priority.
This is about the Tibetan issue, an on going situation for over 50 years now and seems to be getting worse.
which is holding the real key. It has to acknowledge that a problem exist, identify the problem so that a solution
can be created. Since this first priority is all within the government's capacity then it should start to initiate
or make the first move for a dialogue with the other side (Tibet's gov't in exile) and has to be meaningful,
respecting all those who are involved.
Recent protest proves that there is a problem existing between the Chinese government and the Tibetan people.
In spite of long prison terns, not to mention the torture and abuse that goes with it, these protests are still occurring.
The government should admit this particular issue/problem and that it does exist. The old system of denial and
suppression obviously is not working and will never work, so that a more meaningful approached should
be done instead. In this modern day and age, people in the international community would not tolerate any
gross human rights violation to happen or misrepresentation particularly if it involves minorities, be it in Asia,
Europe or the Americas.
We pray for this to happen, we don't expect radical change right away but at least it would be a small (right)
step to do. A meaningful dialogue should be initiative for the good of all. This is the groups' aspiration,
to help this to happen soon, not spreading hatred. We hope the Chinese people will understand this basic tenets
and would help address this Tibet issue (and with their domestic issues as well) with their government.
We support the Tibetan's quest for self determination for their country,
be it real autonomy or independence since they are the forefront of this struggle.
We wish that all Chinese and Tibetan people could exist and live peacefully in the future.
A plea for reconciliation and world peace through dialogue.
Tibet's Blood Are In Your Hands!
Stop Torture and Mass Arrest In Tibet!
The International Olympic Committee Should Address This Issue!
The International Olympic Committee’s (IOC) Executive Board will convene in Athens on June 4, 5 and 6.
Whether they want to or not, they will be discussing the situation in Tibet and the impact this has had on
tarnishing the Beijing Olympics. So far, the IOC has been shamefully silent about the media blackout in the
Tibetan Autonomous Region and other areas of historic Tibet. It is time the IOC stood up to the Chinese
government by demanding that journalist be allowed back into all Tibetan areas.
Press freedom (for the foreign press) was the one concession the Chinese government made in order
to win the 2008 Olympic Games. This promise was broken as soon as unrest began in Lhasa on
10 March and quickly spread throughout the Tibetan plateau.
F R E E T I B E T C A M P A I G N
05/30/2008 http://www.freetibet.org
Concert for a FreeTibet l Sponsored by the Circle of Friends l Mambaling Mini Park, Cebu City l Aug 8, 2008 l 7:00 PM
