The Dalai Lama announces his intent to step down as political leader for the Tibetan government-in-exile
His plans are to devolve his authority to an elected leader at an upcoming parliament of the government-in-exile. The announcement was made in a statement commemorating the 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan uprising. It sounds like he is making good decisions to assure the stability and continuity of the government continues.
My hope is that one day Tibetans can be free to make their own decisions in their homeland, and that those in exile can return.
Born, like other comic book characters, out of an otherwise trivial but life-changing animal bite, the Rabid Librarian seeks out strange, useless facts, raves about real and perceived injustices, and seeks to meet her greatest challenge of all--her own life.
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Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Tibet. Show all posts
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Monday, April 07, 2008
'One World, One Dream, Free Tibet '08'
So said a banner hung on the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco by some enterprising protesters. Meanwhile, in France, the Olympic torch was extinguished three times on its journey due to protesters.
Beijing should never have been awarded the Summer '08 Olympics--not with China's human rights violations and its stranglehold on Tibet. Now the International Olympic Committee is seeing a preview of the protests against the Olympics, whose founding principles of promoting peace do not mesh with holding the games in an oppressive country.
Protests Halt Torch Relay in Paris
Beijing should never have been awarded the Summer '08 Olympics--not with China's human rights violations and its stranglehold on Tibet. Now the International Olympic Committee is seeing a preview of the protests against the Olympics, whose founding principles of promoting peace do not mesh with holding the games in an oppressive country.
Protests Halt Torch Relay in Paris
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