"A joint hunger fast staged by monks and TSAM Students in Chennai"  
8th September, 2011
 
Around 11 am in the morning a congregation of 11 monks and around 100 Tibetan college students in Chennai gathered at Binny link road opposite to Spencer plaza to show their solidarity for the death of monks and self-immolation by one of the monks in Tibet.
 
Tsewang Norbu, the young monk who had self-immolated himself had demanded freedom for Tibet and to allow the return of His Holiness The Dalai lama to Tibet. The eleven monks are on their way to South India for a nation wide hunger fast around the major cities in India.
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Lobsang Jampa, a young monk present in the hunger fast said
"People in Tibet are suffering under cruel Chinese rule with no freedom of any kind. Therefore they risked their lives hoping that Tibetan in exile will be able to internationalise the issue of Tibet. Since we are in a free country we should not remain silent spectator." 

Rinchen Namgyal, President of Tibetan student association of Madras said "It is inspiring that the Tibetan monks are taking such initiation around India and we are happy to join them in Chennai in the hunger fast to express our solidarity with those who are suffering in tibet".

The eleven  monks contingents will be travelling to Bengaluru, Mumbai and Delhi with support of local Tibetan college students. They have already covered Pune and Baroda.

Rreported by TIBETAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION OF MADRAS.
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What can we do for Tibet?

1. Organize presentations & community forums
2. Show Tibetan films documentary

3. Boycott Chinese goods

4. Organize community boycotts

5. Educate businesspersons about the importance of Boycotting Chinese goods

6. Write articles & letters for the newspapers

7. Organize interviews with the radio & TV stations

8. Organize press conferences

9. Develop & distribute flyers & posters

10. Organize benefit concerts

11. Telephone 1 person each day & talk with them about China, Tibet, & the U.S.A.

12. Give articles about Tibet to your friends, co-workers, classmates, & relatives

13. Report inaccurate maps & facts about Tibet in books to the publisher

14. Fly the Tibetan Flag at your home, business, and/or school

15. Burn white candles each evening in prominent or public places

16. Walk for Tibet's independence in your community

17. Wear a "Tibet" button

18. Put a bumper sticker on your car & give them to others

19. Set up information tables in public places

20. Write letters to government officials (U.S. & PRC) & human rights' groups. Along with other issues, demand that Gendhun Choekyi Nyima be released

21. Circulate various petitions about Tibet & Tibetans

22. Recite long life prayers for The Dalai Lama & The Panchen Lama

23. Recite prayers to remove the obstacles to restore Tibet's independence

24. Hold silent vigils to symbolize the silent voices of Tibetans in Tibet

25. Visit internet chat rooms each day & educate & discuss Tibet, the PRC, & the U.S.A.

26. Wear rangzen bracelets demonstrating your support for Tibet's independence. Share these bracelets with your relatives, co-workers, & friends

27. Each day, wear the name of a different Tibetan Political Prisoner on your clothing

28. Organize hunger strikes for Tibet

29. Ask your radio stations to play "The Yak Band" (Purchase tape from ITIM)

30. Collect Signatures for Tibet's independence. Return petitions to ITIM

31. Collect Signatures for Boycotting Chinese Products. Return petitions to ITIM

32. Host Tibetans visiting your area

33. Raise Funds to assist Tibet Support Groups

Remember: It is easy for us to do many of these activities. Tibetans inside Tibet, in contrast, could possibly be imprisoned or killed for participating in any one of these activities. Whatever you do for Tibet, please be mindful of this reality.

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