Candle For Tibet
Candle For Tibet is a non-profit, non-violent grassroots campaign that aims to help in the process of Freeing Tibet, to support the value of freedom to all mankind, and to help in creating a new tool of influence for individuals from all over the world.
What Are We Trying To Achieve
We aim to create a unique moment, when at least 100 million people from all over the world will light a candle and say YES to freedom in Tibet and in other parts of the world.
On the day following this global event, we intend to issue letters to every head of state in the world to tell him exactly how many people from his country wish we Tibet to be free. We will also demand that each one of them will act for the freedom of Tibet.
We will also issue letters to the general secretary of UN, the government in Beijing and to other global organizations with data on global participation.
Why Tibet and Why the Olympic Games
We will light a candle for Tibet because Tibet has become a symbol of freedom. It is a symbol that represents the natural right of any human being for self determination, freedom of thought, conscience, belief and religion.
The Olympic Games in Beijing are a unique opportunity to focus the world's attention on the annulment of those rights in Tibet and in many other places in the world.
Lighting a candle represents solidarity with the people of Tibet.
Each candle lit window is one more prayer of hope for the world to witness.
This will be our opening ceremony for the Olympic Games.
When Will It All Start
We will start lighting our candles in India on Thursday, Aug 7th 2008 at 9 p.m.
After that, people from each country will light their candles at 9 p.m. in their own time zone.
In this way we will ensure that our millions and millions of candles are seen and noticed throughout all the time zones of the world.
Our friends in Australia, Japan and the Far East will light their candles when the official ceremony begins on the following night.
What is a Light Protest?
A light protest is similar to a normal protest (the kind you hear about in the news or in the papers) but with several main differences:
- A light protest unites millions of people around the world.
- A light protest invites people to take a simple act on a specific moment in time, for a single goal.
- A light protest is a new global medium which enhances the power of one person to make a stand.
- A light protest will always fight for a noble cause, such as human rights, freedom of choice, thought, belief and so on.
- A light protest is non-profit, and non-violent!
Remember, that a light protest depends on each and every one of us making our stand on the same day, and inviting other people & friends to join.
