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Press release 17.6.2008
Candle for
Tibet – A Global Vote for
Freedom
In about 7 weeks,
on the night before the Olympic flame will be lit in Beijing, at
least 100 million people all over the world will light a candle
for a free Tibet. That aggregate flame will be brighter and will
call for freedom in Tibet and in any other place in the world.
That is at least the vision of the organizers of "Candle in My
Window for Tibet". They tagged this world event: "Our
opening ceremony of the Olympic Games".
The undersigned
has recently volunteered to assist the organizers in carrying
their message:
"Take
part in our Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games. Light a
candle for
Tibet.
One candle, in a hundred million of
windows all over the world, is symbolizing the right of all
human beings to self determination, freedom of speech, thought,
conscience and religious belief."
They also state on their web site
www.candle4tibet.org that 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.
The message is
simple: Every human being who cares about freedom has a
responsibility of lighting a candle. The act of lighting a
candle, being personal and spiritual, can also be viewed as a
vote. Such massive vote that world leaders will not be able to
ignore.
The internet, according to the
organizers, is bringing people together and empowering them to
act and effect change. If individual users from all over the
world learn to organize themselves not by country borders, but
behind common ideas, causes and values they will promote freedom
in their own lives.
It's all about solidarity in
standing unified behind Tibetan aspirations, explains David
Califa, who created the campaign on facebook several weeks ago.
When people unite in large enough number behind an idea,
regardless of their nationality, gender, religion or political
views, and take a stand, they can change their reality. The
internet provides the individual today an opportunity with being
seen and heard.
We are going to
create a unique moment when so many millions who otherwise would
do very little or nothing for Tibet, or any other cause, would
actually do something spiritual and meaningful. And do it
together!
Our modest
objective is to reach 100 million people.
People from all
over the world have volunteered and turned the web site that
coordinates the action into a true global one. By the end of
this week it will be fully operational in 20 languages, and the
organizers promise that they will have 50 languages before the
event.
I would like to
urge you not only to join us at
http://www.candle4tibet.org/ and read all the details about
the event, but also to use your connections and help the
campaign grow. Please invite as many contacts as you can and
talk about it with people of the media.
You can also help
by organizing public candle vigils in your area and by enlisting
performing artists and other celebrities to help promote this
important event.
Needless to say
the whole campaign and the web site are totally non profit and
are financed by private funds.
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