Sunday, April 27, 2008

FREE TIBET - FREE WALES: What Can The Welsh Do To Support The Olympics Campaign?

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CYMRU CLIMB FOR TIBET.
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Climbers banned from Everest as China seeks to stop protests on ... 17 Mar 2008 ... Climbers banned from Everest as China seeks to stop protests on summit. BOBBY MODEL/NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC/GETTY ...www.independent.co.uk/.../climbers-banned-from-everest-as-china-seeks-to-stop-protests-on-summit-796782.html - 90k - Cached - Similar pages
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Before I took recent break from blogging, I managed to put something up in a post on this matter of Cymru - Tibet Solidarity over at http://welshpatriot.blogspot.com/ Then the 'Torch of Shame' was just about to arrive in London, now it's reached Austrailia and I am more than just a little bit disappointed by Aboriginal people, of all people allowing themselves to be used to welcome China's 'Torch of Shame'. Very disappointed to say the least, see link here > News results for Olympic Torch in Australia Mirror.co.uk Olympic torch relay goes uninterrupted in Australia - 54 minutes ago It was the closest any protester came to the torch during its three-hour journey as 80 runners carried it 10 miles through Canberra's tree-lined boulevards. ...Houston Chronicle - 2943 related articles »Tibet banner gets US citizen kicked off Mount Everest - CNN International - 609 related articles »Indonesian torch relay route reduced to stadium laps - CBC.ca - 645 related articles » Of course the reason for Austrailia's P.M. talking about ''Coming Down Like a Ton of Bricks on Anti - Torch Protests'' (sounding a bit like the Chinese Governor of Tibet there?) is because Australia's present economic boom is owed very much to China's Capitalist Communism's so called ''Economic Miricle''. This so called ''Economic Miricle'' is apart from being built on human rights abuses, not least dispossess people in their 1000's from their homes and land. Including destroying villages and towns to build the biggest Dam in the world, see link >>> Relocation for Giant Dam Inflames Chinese Peasants But as construction started on the Three Gorges Dam about 200 miles down river, ... demonstrations and clashes between peasants and officials have been ...www.nationalgeographic.com/news/2001/05/0515_threegorges.html - 29k - Cached - Similar pages
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Such factors not at all bother the majority of Sports people (and ''Torch Celebrities'') who just make me want to spit when they selfishly prattle on about Sports should not be involved in Politics. Of course it's lost on these selfish glory seekers that the same was being said about Hitlers Berlin Olympics of 1936, and cosying up to Hitler that helped to keep him in power and we all know what followed don't we. If you think that China's New World Order plans are much better that Hitlers New World Order, then think again and take care that you care about Tibet, as after all Tibet today - THE WORLD TOMORROW?
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Whatever, what can we in Wales do, to pro-activelly show Solidarity. I would not call for a boycott of Chinese Restauraunts (Products yes! see links below) as most of these Chinese people fled the Communist Regime but I guess we could picket any Chinese Cultural Tours, I noted some time back a Chinese Orchestra was touring Wales but is that a rightouse thing to do? But we got to do something, and something pretty outstanding, so how's about these ideas as possibilities. Both the Chinese Guvernor of Tibet and the Nepalese authourities have threatened the harshest of treatment will me meted out to any Anti - Torch Protests that take place Tibet as the 'Torch of Shame' passes through that country. Already the Nepal Authorities are roughing up hard on any Tibetan exiles protesting but recently the Napalese Authorities have threated to get really harsh. By harsh hinting at possibly useing armed force to stop anyone making their way up Everest to protest, at same time as Chinese Mountaineers take the Torch to top of Everest.
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Hopefully Mountain Climbers world wide will make protests on this matter of stoping people climbing Everest because China wants it that way. Mountaineers could let Nepal know they will consider a boycot of Nepal and climbing of Everest, if the Authourities there do not cool down. Maybe that's a step too far but what about this as a gesture by Mountain Climbers world wide, why not Mountain Climbers throught out the world climb their own national highest mountain with Tibetan and their own National Flags. Of course doing so on or about the same time as the Chinese will be climbing Everest with their 'Torch of Shame', indeed why not Mountaineers also take up their Mountains 'Torches of Liberty' as well as National Flags and Banners declaring for a Free Tibet and Human Rights Demands.
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To organise the above would take quite an effort world wide, and I guess it's something the Worlds Mountaineering Community would have need to take lead on, organise and be pro-activelly involved in world wide. However, be great if Cymru/Wales could lead the way on this, we are perhaps fortunate in this direction because of the association of Yr Wyddfa/Snowdon in Eryri/Snowdonia having played a part in the original first and later successful climbs to summit of Everest. In this connection there would be a good place for people to assemble for a 'Torch of Liberty' walk up to top of Yr Wydda to light a 'Torch of Liberty' and rise up aforementioned flags and banners. That is from location of Pen y Gwyrdd, there is a route that leads towards summit of Yr Wyddfa, see this link>>>Pen-y-Gwryd - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Old Miners' Track from the Snowdon copper mines (incorporated into the modern A4086 road between Pen-y-Pass and Pen-y-Gwryd) continues northwards beyond ...en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pen-y-Gwryd - 41k - Cached - Similar pages . This may take some organisation, by whom? is open for discussion amongst those who would have a strong interest, taking account of when to organise for May, but as time is short I would hope that some existing body could organise this effectivelly. However, as time goes short then I suggest that it is also possible for individuals and groups do just carry out this activity themselves, noting there are easier routes up Yr Wyddfa and also there is the train for those unable to walk up (like me?).
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If it can be detirmined as to about when the 'Torch of Shame' will be reaching the summit of Everest, I am not sure but it is already arousing much international attention which you need to keep very much informed on, via press and web. Not least if we wish this proposed Wales - Tibet Solidarity Action to be a good success, I hope those who read this will send this post to others by email link asap. Keeping in mind that part of that success means organising effective event promotion at home plus world wide publicity up to, during and after the event. Not least making good use of High Tech via Your Tube, Flicr and Face Book etc. Thinks about this! I am thus thinking that as urgency is required and there is little time to organise a special body to so organise would Cynefin or Seren organise perhaps or whomsoever? Even better, if Tibetans in Welsh Exile could help motivate these proposals forward, whatever? Other Organisations and Societies and even Individuals & groups. TAKE TIBETAN AND CYMRIC FLAGS UP YR WYDDFA.
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Other than above do note, that the 'Torch of Shame' will be taken around Tibet before being taken up Everest, this could prompt Tibetan protest and a vicious suppresive re-action from the Chinese Authorities. If this be the case any Welsh - Tibetan Solidarity Campaign should immediatly step up Tibet Support Campaigning with Protest Demonstrations and Rallies etc. Note apart from marching on the National Assembly or whatever, events could be held at locations around Wales connected with the Everest Story, see >>>> BBC - Mid Wales Innovators - George Everest A profile of George Everest within the Mid Wales Hall of Fame. ... Do you know any more about Sir George Everest's life or his Crickhowell connections? ...www.bbc.co.uk/wales/mid/halloffame/innovators/george_everest.shtml - 31k - Cached - Similar pages and of course >>> Filming 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness', Beddgelert, 1958 ... A collection of 18 photographs taken by Geoff Charles showing the filming of 'The Inn of the Sixth Happiness' at Beddgelert, January 1958. ...www.gtj.org.uk/en/item10/25887 - 5k - Cached - Similar pages
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Well that's it, best I can do at moment, just issue call for interest and hopefully action, if anyone or a ''body'' interested in going further with this do contact me at g.apgruffydd@ntlworld.com but note, I am not in position to organise very much and organisers need to be Wales based and able to possibly meet at drop of an hat or rather should that be drop of the 'Torch of Shame'. TAKE TORCH OF LIBERTY TO YR WYDDFA!
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PS: Maybe threaten Nepal with a Tourist Boycott, keep in mind that regards the Atlanta USA Olympics, a number of Black Civil Rights organisations threatened a Boycott. The issue then was, that if the old Confederate Battle Flag was flown, then Black Sports people would pull out of the games. This for sure focused the minds of Atlanta and the City authourities banned use of this flag. Since the campaign as continued to get Civil War Southern States to get rid of their use of the Confederate Flag, most have done so from public buildings, it's use publically is now limited to Civil War Memorials and such. The threat and campaign used was that of economic boycott against tourism to the Southern States and Conventions/Conferences being held there, this campaign continues against the ''Old South'' Die Hard State of Mississippi and certain ''Old South'' counties. But generally the campaign has been an overwealming success, maybe similar targeting Nepals Tourism Industry would have a similar effect, not least due to the fragile Political situation there following recent elections.
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USEFUL FREE TIBET LINKS.
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Tibet Foundation Homepage
Tibet Shop · Site. Site Search. Tibet Foundation (Charity No. 292400). 2 St. James's Market. London. SW1Y 4SB. UK. +44 (0)207 930 6001 ...www.tibet-foundation.org/ - 9k - Cached - Similar pages
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Free Tibet Campaign - Join Team Tibet
Team Tibet aims to make Olympic history, calling on China to live up to its self- proclaimed support of the Olympic ideal, by effecting positive change in ...www.freetibet.org/campaigns/olympic_07/index.php - 9k - Cached - Similar pagesMore results from www.freetibet.org »
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Beijing 2008: Race For Tibet!
'Race For Tibet' Sticker · Help China Wake Up · Donate. Race For Tibet ... Help Make the Beijing 2008 Olympics a Catalyst for Change in Tibet! ...www.racefortibet.org/ - 20k - Cached - Similar pages
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Climb For Tibet
Performs mountain climbs to raise money to build schools in Tibet and to support the rights of the Tibetan people. Peace messages, articles, news, ...www.climbfortibet.org/ - 14k - Cached - Similar pages.
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Hopefully all of above will provide you with ideas and initiatives you may be able to help kick off in May but carry on campaigning for a Free Tibet throughout the summer and certainly during the Olympics period.
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NB: One last idea that comes to mind in this connection and Welsh Discontent with the Olympics being held in London 2012, now this is a very big idea so take note and take courage with the conviction, it can be done with plenty of time to organise it. WHY NOT LET US START TO ORGANISE AN ALTERNATIVE SMALL (Non Olympic Games Represented) NATIONS OLYMPIC GAMES FOR 2012 AND POSSIBLY ORGANISE IN AREA OF ERYRI BASED ON BEDDGERLERT FOR OBVIOUS REASONS. IN THIS CONNECTION WHY NOT IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE ABOVE PROPOSED 2008 MAY ANTI - 'TORCH OF SHAME' MOUNTAIN ACTION, USE OPPORTUNITY TO HOLD INFORMAL DISCUSSIONS ON THIS EXCITING 2012 INITIATIVE. INDEED ALSO IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS PROPOSED FOURTH COMING 2008 EVENT ON YR WYDDFA, IT COULD BE ORGANISED MAYBE THAT A 'TORCH OF LIBERTY' COULD BE LIT ON YR WYDDFA AND RUNNERS IN RELAY TAKE IT TO BEDDGERLERT (Site of where that film was made) WHERE A BEACON IS LIT AND A CALL MADE FOR THE FIRST 2012 ALTERNATIVE SMALL NATIONS OLYMPIC GAMES TO BE HELD HERE IN ERYRI, CYMRU ( in later years other Small Nations will be hosts). LATER, SOMEHOW ''SYMBOLIC FLAMES'' ARE SENT OUT TO SMALL NATIONS WITH INVITATIONS REQUESTING THEM TO SEND THEIR TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN THESE GAMES. Now that's just instant thinking into words onto page, hoping to encourage some support for this enterprizing endevour, if your up for supporting, let me know. Of course other ideas and suggestions are welcome, last thought on subject for me, is that 1st August is 'Dydd Lughnasadha', a Celtic Feast Day devoted to LUGH the Celtic Sun God, almost a ZEUS? Do you see where I am going with this? Yes! we can tie in some thing Celtic here, what I do not know as of yet, will have to go and check out my Celtic Mythology. Suffice to say for now, that in years gone by, it used to be traditonal for Celtic Peoples to take walks into the Mountains annually on 1st August, this tradition was retained in Ireland into late 19th century. Whatever, I am trying to connect some Celtic Mythology here, as Greek Mythology is tied to the Olympics, it may become useful in the marketing ''Iconography'' regards prizes and products etc. So, everyone start major reading up on our Celtic Mythology and traditional games and sports, as we could go down the road with this as an Alternative International Smamm Nations Tradional Games and Sports of that which is traditional to small nations. Anyway think on it but do not take too long, as if there is enough support for the basics of all this, then maybe we can get a more of an agenda together for a meeting in May as suggested.
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G.ap Gruffydd.
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