March 10: Tibetan National Uprising Day

Start : 10 March 2010

Posted Tue, 02/02/2010 - 22:21 by Jigme

Start: 03/10/2010

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Event Date:

10 Mar 2010

Fifthy first Tibetan National will be commemorated throughout the world, while in Tibet, security restriction will be in place in attempts to coerce Tibetan people's into inaction and silence.

Please contact local Tibet group for detail of activities planned. You can find a Tibet group from here: www.tibetnetwork.org/find-a-group

Here are few March 10 events around the world:

EUROPE:

Norway: Norwegian Tibet Committee will stage protest at the Chinese Embassy Oslo. Protest outside of the Chinese Embassy 10 March at 16:00 hrs, and then candle light vigil outside the Norwegian Parliament from 17:15 to 18:00 hrs. Three members of Norwegian parliament will present appeals: MP Olemic Thommesen, MP Trine Skei Grande and MPStine Renate Håheim. They represents both the ruling party and opposition.The programme ends with a screening of Tibet film at the Human Rights House in Oslo, Kirkegata 5, 5th floor, at 18:30. For further information, please contact Olav Gunnar Ballo at +47 99 26 88 83, or Executive Director Chungdak Koren, +47 95 02 44 43.

Czech Republic: About 12 events all across the country including Raise a flag for Tibet campaign joined by several hundreds of political representatives of Czech cities and villages. Other events around the country is found here: http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=15622637132

Poland: March 10 events around Poland: http://maps.google.pl/maps/ms?ie=UTF8&hl=pl&msa=0&msid=10445909194246094...

USA:

Indiana: A “March for Tibet's Independence” will begin at 9.00am at the Indiana Governor's Mansion (4750 N. Meridian, Indianapolis) on March 10 and will conclude at Monument Circle in downtown Indianapolis. This walk coincides with the 51st Anniversary of China's illegal occupation of Tibet and the Tibetans' uprising in Lhasa (Tibet's capitol city) in response to this brutal attack on March 10, 1959.

Southern California: Tibetan Association of Southern California and LA Friends of Tibet will jointly Commemorate 51st Anniversary of 1959 Uprising and 2nd Anniversary of the 2008 Uprising this year in front of the Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles. When : March 10th ( Wednesday ) ~ Where : Chinese Consulate ~ 443 Shatto Place ~ Los Angeles, CA 90020 ~ Time : 4 pm - 6 pm

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