Mexico: Jigme Tsering, Representative of the HH Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration in Latin America, arrived Mexico city in the morning of 9 March 2022 and was welcomed by Tibet Mx members headed by Raymundo Zaldivar.
In the evening, representative Jigme Tsering had a meeting with Marco Antonio Karam at Casa Tibet Mexico. In the context of the 63rd Anniversary of the Tibetan Uprising, Casa Tibet Mexico and International Tibet Network organised an event where he spoke about the work he has done in Brazil and the different ways that Tibet supporters can get involve and help the Tibetan cause and the global movement.
Besides, he spoke on the importance of knowing the Tibetan culture, its language, traditions and history.
At the end of a Q&A session, Tereluz Flores, International Tibet Network Regional Coordinator for Latin America, also addressed the importance of raising awareness about the current situation of the Tibetan People.
As part of this event, two of the ‘Tibetan Stories’ documentaries by filmmaker and photographer Carey Russel were screened.
To conclude, Marco Antonio Karam, director of Casa Tibet Mexico, thanked him for his presence and assured support for Tibet will continue to be a priority for the entire Casa Tibet community.
On 10 March, Tibet Mx, one of the Mexico’s Tibet Support Groups organised a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Mexico City. Tibet supporters and group members raised Tibetan flags and shouted slogans calling for freedom and human rights for Tibetan People inside Tibet.
During the protest, Raymundo Zaldivar read out the Statement of the Kashag on the 63rd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.
Later at the square of Torre se Rectoría at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), the representative had a meeting with the group members and spoke about the importance of the anniversary and His Holiness Dalai Lama’s values and teachings.
As part of their activities, Tibet Mx carries out a Facebook life event in which, Jigme Tsering talked about the responsibility of the Office of Tibet for Latin America based in Brazil. In the commemoration of the 63rd Anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day, the kashag statement was read in spanish. During the live session, representative introduce about the CTA and its policies. Tibet Mx broadcast a video about their history for the last 16 years.
On 11 March, Voices of Tibet, one of the Tibet Support Groups in Mexico invite Jigme Tsering to Querétaro, an State of Méxic to give a talk and a Q&A session about Tibet and its current situation.
At the end of the talk, two more documentaries from the ‘Tibetan Stories’ series were screened.
As part of the visit of Jigme Tsering, Representative of H.H The Dalai Lama and the Central Tibetan Administration for Latin America, together with Tereluz Flores, International Tibet Network Regional Coordinator for Latin America, will have a meeting with Voces de Tibet members in order to learn about their activities and plans for the following months.
On 14 Mach, representative will travel to El Salvador to meet late Dr. Alfredo Martinez Moreno’s wife and his daughter to give the condolence letter sent by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Sikyong Penpa Tsering. Representative will also meet some dignitaries and Tibet Supporters.
-Report filed by OOT, Latin America.