[wordup] Candle for Tibet

[Adam Shand]

Via: Joe Richards & Facebook
More: http://www.candle4tibet.org/en/

HH the Dalai Lama Offers His Blessing to 'Candle for Tibet'

Candle for Tibet, the biggest single action in the world for a free  
Tibet,
--Scheduled to begin on eve of Olympics opening ceremony--
Is now officially supported by His Holiness the Dalai Lama

(Tel Aviv, July 29, 2008) — His Holiness the Dalai Lama acknowledged  
today the importance of the Candle for Tibet (CFT) campaign for  
Freedom in Tibet and for all mankind.

"We hope your Candle for Tibet campaign will inspire the Chinese  
authorities to appreciate the value of freedom of all mankind and the  
importance of the Tibetan Buddhist culture that is benefiting millions  
of people and has the potential to serve humanity as a whole,  
including the Chinese people," said Tsering Tashi representative of HH  
the Dalai Lama.

The CFT action, called "The Greatest Light Protest on Earth," will  
start on Thursday, August 7th, 2008 at 9:00 p.m., when at least 100  
million people all over the world are expected to light a candle in  
public, with friends, or at their homes.

The event will then continue with world-wide light shows performed by  
light artists.

CFT organizers also encourage all freedom lovers in the world to drive  
their cars with headlights on during the entire day of Friday, August  
8th, 2008—the day of the Beijing Olympics opening ceremony—in  
appreciation of their own freedom.

CFT is additionally calling on all people attending the opening  
ceremony in Beijing to light candles, lighters, flashlights and cell  
phones at the moment the Chinese delegation enters the Olympic stadium.

Synchronized with the beginning of the opening ceremony, teams from  
"Sad Smoky Mountains" will flare the skies with red smoke from  
skyscrapers, monuments and major buildings in major cities  
internationally, and from the summits of more than 100 mountains on  
three continents. (For more information on Sad Smoky Mountains, visit www.sadsmokymountains.net/.)

"Like you, His Holiness the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan Government in  
Exile is not against the coming Olympics to be held in Beijing,” added  
Tsering Tashi. “We are also not against the Chinese people, who also  
do not enjoy genuine human rights and freedoms that the people in the  
free world take for granted."

"We are elated to have the blessing of His Holiness," said David  
Califa, who created the Campaign for Tibet four months ago. "It  
strengthens the values on which our non-violent action is based."

Candle for Tibet main web site:
http://www.candle4tibet.org
CFT Social Network:
http://candle4tibet.ning.com/
CFT Press Room:
http://www.erichopr.com/releases/c4t.htm

Contact:
David Califa
+972 544 730 090
Email: info at candle4tibet.org