DHARAMSHALA: The Tibetan communities in Europe have launched ‘Europe Stands with Tibet’ campaign to mobilise support from Europeans and friends to join a rally to commemorate the upcoming Tibetan National Uprising day in Paris on 14 March. Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay, the democratically elected Tibetan political leader, will address the rally, the organisers said in a press release.
“This year’s motto, Europe stands with Tibet, reflects the wish of many friends in Europe to express their solidarity with the Tibetan people more effectively,” Wangpo Tethong, a member of Tibetan Parliament from Europe, said in a press release.
Ven. Thubten Wangchen, a member of Tibetan Parliament from Europe, strongly appealed to the Tibetans in Europe to mobilize for the rally: “We want the Tibetans to ask their European friends and neighbours to join us for the rally.”
The declaration “Europe stands with Tibet – On the Freedom Struggle of the Tibetan People” will be presented to the European public on 14 March 2015 at Eiffel Tower, Paris. The first signers of this “Paris Declaration” will be European public figures who will express their support for the Tibetan people and His Holiness the Dalai Lama’s non-violent efforts to solve the Tibetan issue. The text of the declaration will be spread throughout Europe and European politicians as well as figures of public life will be asked to join this declaration. The outcome of this campaign will be presented to the public at the occasion of the birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama in July 2015, the organisers said in the press release.
Plans are afoot to carry out various activities within the framework of ‘Tibet Lobby Day’ to address the EU institutions as well as the national governments in Europe and seek their support for the ‘Paris Declaration’.
The website www.europe-stands-with-tibet.
