Dear Fairfield Lifers:
This Wednesday, 17th October, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be
presented with a Congressional Gold Medal in Washington.
You can register to watch this historic event live and find more
information by going to http://www.atc.org.au/content/view/429/1/
Dear Steven
This Wednesday, 17th October, His Holiness the Dalai Lama will be
presented with a Congressional Gold Medal in Washington.
You can register to watch this historic event live and find more
information by going to http://www.atc.org.au/content/view/429/1/
The award, perhaps the most significant international tribute to the
Dalai Lama since he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, will
be presented by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at a ceremony in the
Capitol building at which President George W. Bush and Laura Bush
will be present.
This will be the first time that a US President has appeared in
public with the Dalai Lama.
The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) has organized a huge event
on the West Lawn of the Capitol building to precede and follow the
ceremony. This will include a public address from His Holiness,
Tibetan cultural performances and remarks by Nancy Pelosi and long-
time Tibet supporter Richard Gere.
The webcast will begin at 11.00am Washington time (1.00am Thursday
morning Australian Eastern Time), with the awards ceremony itself
commencing two hours later.
Register for the webcast at http://www.atc.org.au/content/view/429/1/
The coming year may be crucial to the future of Tibet. The enormous
attention on China in the run up to the Olympics in Beijing next
August provides an unprecedented opportunity to hold China to account
for its ongoing human rights abuses.
You can help make this a pivotal year in the struggle for a free
Tibet. Keep an eye on the ATC website – www.atc.org.au - for ways to
get involved.
It's Time for Tibet.
Paul Bourke
Executive Officer
