Tibetan Freedom Torch NYC Students for a Free Tibet

On May 20, 2008 Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet Lhadon Tethong and other SFT members including Deputy Director Tendor Dorjee hosted the New York City Tibetan Freedom Torch ceremony at Battery Park-Liberty Island. U.S. Tibet Committee Chairperson Sonam Wandu lit the torch, and passed it to Chime Chime, a young Tibetan scholar who escaped from Tibet when she was 12 years old. One world—one dream—Free Tibet now.

INFORMATION BELOW FROM THE TIBETAN FREEDOM TORCH WEBSITE:

The Tibetan Freedom Torch symbolizes the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people for freedom and justice and the commitment of people around the world to helping achieve this dream. The Olympic torch should embody the ideals of peace and harmony for all, but this year, the Chinese government is trying to use the Olympic torch relay to cover up its brutal occupation of Tibet and abysmal human rights record, while the International Olympic Committee has refused Tibetans' request to be represented at the Games. The Tibetan Freedom Torch relay gives voice to the true ideals of Tibetans and reminds the global public of the need for action to bring an end to China's occupation of Tibet.
The Tibetan Freedom Torch will travel to more than 50 cities between March 10th and August 7th, when Tibetans plan to carry the torch to Tibet. The relay will finish on August 8th, the day the Olympics begin in Beijing.


LINKS

Students for a Free Tibet
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org

Tibetan Freedom Torch
http://www.tibetanfreedomtorch.org

MUSIC CREDITS
Windows on a Train © 2007 Tendor Tenzin Dorjee from the album Logchopa, http://www.youngtibet.com/tendor

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