Tibetans to hold Worldwide Mass Prayers, Fasts on 30 August
Thursday, 14 August 2008, 3:31 p.m.
Dharamshala: To bring relieve
to all those Tibetans who are enduring hardship under Chinese
oppression and enhance the collective merits of Tibetan and Chinese
people, the Tibetan Solidarity Committee will organise a worldwide
day-long fast and prayer congregation on 30 August.
Karma Chophel, chairman of the Tibetan Solidarity Committee (L) and Mr Tsultrim Tenzin, member of the solidarity committee (R) preside over a press conference in Dharamshala, India, on Thursday, 14 August 2008/Photo:Sangjey Kep |
The movement aims to “earnestly remind and appeal to all the human
beings to effectively counter the acts of oppression, violence and
injustice with non-violent and peaceful means, borne out of compassion
and loving kindness to our oppressor.”
The detail program was announced at a press conference presided
over by Chairman Karma Chophel this morning here at Lhakpa Tsering hall
of the Department of Information and International.
Mr Tsultrim Tenzin, member of the Tibetan solidarity committee was also present at the conference.
The Tibetan Solidarity Committee – constituted by the Kashag and
the Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile – aims to plan, inform, co-ordinate and
lead the movement in exile in unity under the policy of Middle-Way
Approach of the Central Tibetan Administration to resolve the present
crisis in Tibet.
(Click here to read the press release )