February 2, 2003
Ursus Thibetanus...
Hi
I hope you like the radio, personnaly i love it!
Here, the snow is now melting, it's a pity because it was really georgious.
If you have planed to hang out in Paris (France) in february:
There is a demonstration in front of the chinese ambassy against the bears traffic in Asia. In china they raise bears in "farm-factories" to collect their bile for traditionnal chinese medicine... but actually it's useless because the traditionnal medicine uses now plants alternatives... So the bile is now used to make shampoos and chinese wines.
You may know that this is not the only wrong thing with China ...
Lobsang Dhondup, a 28 year old farmer has been executed on Sunday 26 January. He had been sentenced to death for alleged involvement in a bomb blast in Chengdu in April 2002. This is the first known execution of a Tibetan for offences linked to political activities for as long as a decade... and 2 tibetans were sentenced to death this week end.
This is only what we know... many more Tibetans are now dying and tortured in chinese prisons, just because they want their freedom.
So demonstrating in front the chinese ambassy has a lot of meanings ... Bears traffic, Tibetan Cause... there are a lot to say about the chinese government... i think i'll demonstrate for the bears with a Free Tibet Tshirt! (or a jumper, or i gonna die frozen!)
If you are in Paris this month : the demonstration will take place in front of the chinese ambassy, the 20th february, at 3pm.
Here is the address : 11, avenue George V, 78008 paris.
And if you have planned to be in Belgium in march, there is a demonstration for the Tibetan Cause, the sunday 9th march in front of the europeans institutions, at Brussels.
More info on:
http://www.onevoice-ear.org/ (the site is in french but there is an english version)
And you know what ? the specy of bears raised or/and killed for their bile in China is called "Ursus Thibetanus"!!! isn't it ironic???
Thanks for reading,
"The only thing necessary for evil to triumph is for good people to do nothing."
Martin Luther King (1929-1968)