Don't look for David Bowie to make any pointed political statements at tonight's benefit concert to support the besieged people of Tibet. The closest he'll come is an obscure number called "Loving the Alien," from 1984's "Tonight" album.
On 27th February 2003, the Institut des Sciences Politiques here in Paris, organised a talk on Tibet. This talk was initiated by two students Diane Angemuller and Frederika who have considered Tibetan situation for their academic thesis resports.
Tibet was recorded as an Independent country over 2000 years. It was in 1949 that the China started to invade and occupied the whole of Tibet in 1959 with forceful liberation. Since then, Tibet known as zone of peace was turned into a camp for mass military zone.
A&M students watch as a trio of Tibetian monks make intricate designs with grains of sand at the MSC Tuesday afternoon during the Mandala Sand Painting taking place there this week. After they complete the painting, the monks of the Drepung Loseling Monastery in Tibet will dismantle and disperse the painting Friday, honoring Buddhist beliefs in the temporary aspect of nature.
Photo by Dave McDermand
Thousands of Tibet supporters are expected to assemble in Brussels on Sunday March 9, 2003, to join hands and create a visually spectacular human chain of solidarity for the Tibetan cause.
In the last several weeks, 67 Members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 12 Senators have signed on to a letter to China's Vice President Hu Jintao that condemns the execution of Lobsang Dhondup and expresses concern for the safety of additional Tibetans detained in connection with this high-profile case.
Indian in general will sit with baited breath as India plays against Pakistan in a very crucial match in the cricket world cup. The Himachal-vasis have their election results due on that day.
Deepak Chopra, the doctor who is bringing his brand of East-meets-West philosophy to Memphis, proposed Wednesday that the Pope, the Dalai Lama and himself serve as human shields to avoid bombing in Iraq and to rid the world of Saddam Hussein.
The International Tibet Independence Movement, the Tibetan Cultural Center and Indiana University Students for a Free Tibet are coordinating March for Tibet's Independence.
