What you can do right now

 

Ask President Obama to Stand Up for Tibet

America has an unmatched ability to provide hope and inspiration to those struggling to be free. After His Holiness the Dalai Lama received the Tom Lantos Human Rights Award this October, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said

The cause of Tibet is a challenge to the conscience of the world. We must not fail to meet that challenge. In fact, unless we speak out on human rights in China and Tibet, we lose all moral authority to talk about human rights anywhere in the world.

Urge President Obama to use his voice to meet this challenge, to offer America's support to the Dalai Lama's efforts on behalf of the Tibetan people so they are able to enjoy the full range of fundamental human rights and freedoms, and to live a life with dignity and respect.

Ask President Obama to Stand Up for Tibet here.

 

... with your mind

Use your priviledge of access to information to find out more about the Tibetan issue. Don't rely just on media accounts which at times can be inaccurate. See Information links

Read both the outer and inner side of our information leaflet The Crisis in Tibet here.

Form an opinion and share it verbally or visually. Engage on the issue with your friends and family.

Write letters to editors, politicians or whoever you think is appropriate.

 

... with your thoughts & prayers

Include the people in Tibet who do not have human rights in your thoughts and prayers or meditating on a unified Tibet, with Tibetan and Chinese people living together in harmony.

For a collection of meditations and prayers from none-religious and various religions, see Thoughts & prayers.

Download a special meditation and all of the prayers in Microsoft Word format (.doc file) here.

 

... with your body

Sign petitions and participate in online campaigns - these actions are effective. Our last petition to Mayor Prendergast: Please Talk about Human Rights in Tibet with Chinese Authorities while in Beijing was successful because as a direct result of this petition Mayor Prendergast will tackle Chinese leaders over human rights while in Beijing.

Turn up to vigils, rallys and Tibet events. A good way to find out about these is to join a mailing list like ours or get in touch with people in your area involved.

Supporting non-political Tibetan events like music, or dance or movies or talks from lamas also helps Tibetans because it raises awareness and sometimes money for Tibetan culture. While flourishing in some Tibetan refugee settlements, Tibetan culture may be ubder threat in Tibet. What has happened in Tibet in the last 50 years has been described by many as cultural genocide.

 

... with your time

Get involved with a network like ours, or with Friends of Tibet, or another group working for humans' rights. There is room for everyone and many different skills or talents are welcome.

 

... with your money

Donate to keep campaigns for Tibet going. Tibet Solidarity accept donations for Wellington based activities (and share with all groups if its needed here). For NZ wide campaigning try Friends of Tibet. There are several international groups that accept donations too.

Donate directly to Tibetans either in Tibet or in India or Nepal as refugees. There are at least three New Zealand based programmes for this: