Germany flies the flag for Tibet - 1050 Mayor set an example
8th March 2010
press release on the 10th March 2010, the 51st Anniversary of Tibetan National Uprising
Release 8 March 2010, 00 Clock - 1050 participating cities
1050 cities, towns and counties throughout Germany hoisted on 10 March on their town halls, public buildings and its website the flag of Tibet, including the main cities of Hanover, Magdeburg, Potsdam, Saarbrücken, Stuttgart and Wiesbaden. One thousand and fifty democratically elected leaders of cities, towns and counties, to account for thousands of citizens, affirming the right of the Tibetan people to self-determination and protest against human rights violations and the destruction of Tibetan culture, religion and national identity. This action is called for by 15 Time, the Tibet Initiative Germany eV
The number of participating municipalities has risen once again - a clear sign that the Tibetan issue is always more present in the public consciousness and that, despite efforts by Beijing, not as "internal matter "of China is viewed. Even the sometimes massive experiments, participants of the flag campaign to pressure to show the importance the Chinese leadership attaches to this symbolic act.
This is what the flag campaign not to "Independence for Tibet", not "Free Tibet" - to decide is for the Tibetan people. It's about the right of Tibetans to be owned by someone, determine the future of their people and their country by themselves and live a life in dignity. This right to self-determination and China the Tibetan people can not deny the long run.
are over a thousand flags in Germany alone and more than 2000 in Europe, an invitation to the national and the international Policy to adopt a clear position: an unconditional yes to supporting the legitimate rights of the Tibetan people! Good relations with the People's Republic of China are certainly desirable, but they must not be borne by the Tibetans. to avoid encounters with the Tibetan leader and representatives of the government in exile, only to China not to offend, it means to betray our own democratic values. "What the government should enhance the Tibetan exile government and enhance its position in relation to Beijing," said Monika Deimann, coordinator of the action, "it's all in the Sino-Tibetan dialogue, not for the person of the Dalai Lama, but the fate of six million Tibetans . After all the initiatives from the Tibetan side is now China's turn to make a constructive proposal. Beijing should finally admit that the Dalai Lama is not the problem, but - on the contrary - an essential part of the peaceful solution of the Tibet question. As low as with the Dalai Lama, Tibet will never be to have. "
On 10 March for Tibet flag to show a commitment to global responsibility - even in politics. Nelson Mandela once said: "Those who remain neutral in the face of injustice, which stands on the side of the oppressor." 1050 Mayor and Mayor women, mayors, Landrätinnen and district administrators have not remained neutral, they have complied with our request and show the flag for Tibet, but also for the universality of values, as enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations and all peoples are entitled.
- The TIBET INITIATIVE GERMANY thanks to you all! -
The current list of participants in 2010, the greeting words of politicians and other information about the flag campaign and the Tibet flag for downloading on the Internet at www.tibetflagge.net
participants in 2010 (as March 8): Baden-Württemberg 176, Bavaria 162, Berlin 5 Brandenburg, 28, Bremen 11, Hessen 155, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 20, Lower Saxony 116, North Rhine-Westphalia 113, Rheinland-Pfalz 67 Saarland 33, Saxon 81, Saxony-Anhalt 53 Schleswig-Holstein 20 Thüringen 10
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