proud Tibetan supporters from Toronto to peace Rally Marathon For Tibet 2024

Date: September 4, 2024
LHAKAR SANG PEACE RALLY MARATHON FOR TIBET 2024
The 5th Peace Rally Marathon for Tibet 2024 will be held on September 29, 2024, in front of the Consulate General of the People's Republic of China (PRC) in Toronto. This rally, coinciding with the ongoing protest against the 75th China National Day, aims to draw attention to the grave human rights situation in Tibet and urge the Government of Canada, the UN, and its member states to hold China accountable for its egregious violations of human rights.
Since the military invasion of Tibet by the PRC in 1950, the Chinese government has systematically undermined and destroyed the distinct cultural and national identity of the Tibetan people. The PRC's policy of "consolidating the sense of a single Han national identity" is aimed at the extermination and Sinicization of Tibetan culture, language, religion, and way of life.
The Tibetan plateau, a crucial source of fresh water for millions in Asia, is under threat from climate change, China's detrimental developmental policies, the forced relocation of Tibetan nomads and farmers, and the settlement of Chinese settlers in Tibet. Without immediate action, these policies will cause irreversible damage to the Tibetan identity, natural environment, and peace and stability in the region.
Human rights violations in Tibet include unlawful killings, disappearances, torture, arbitrary arrests, political prisoners, transnational repression, and severe restrictions on freedoms of expression, movement, and political participation.
We urge the Government of Canada to:
Protect Tibetan Language and Culture: Ensure Tibetans can learn, use, and develop Tibetan as their official language, as guaranteed by the Chinese Constitution and Law on Regional National Autonomy. Restore Tibetan as the medium of instruction in offices, schools, and higher education institutions across Tibet.
Release Political Prisoners: Immediately and unconditionally release Tibetans wrongfully detained for exercising their fundamental rights and ensure timely medical treatment for those injured.
Protect Tibet’s Environment: Halt the construction of mega hydropower dams in Tibet without local consent and ecological considerations. Involve Tibetans in environmental stewardship, respecting their centuries-old wisdom.
Resume Dialogue: Engage with the envoys of His Holiness the Dalai Lama to resolve the Sino-Tibetan conflict through the Middle-Way Approach, without preconditions.
Respect Religious Freedom: Cease interference in the reincarnation of Tibetan spiritual leaders and the Sinicization of Tibetan Buddhism.
Reverse Forced Relocation Policies: Stop the forced relocation of Tibetan nomads and respect their role in environmental conservation.
THREE DEMANDS & APPEAL TO THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT & INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY:
1. Save Tibetan Children-Stop Cultural Erasure in Residential Schools!
2. Protect Tibet-The Third Pole and Save Our Planet!
3. Support the Return of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama to Tibet!
Sincerely,
Dawa N Dayab
Coordinator
416 839 9486

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Bro, Good luck to your peace marathon for the cause of Tibet, bod gyalo ✊

[@Benice20]

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Let’s go 👊👊👊