Friday, September 26, 2008

Tashi Chogyal '09: Protests for Tibet

Tashi, dressed as a monk, at the protest in Vancouver BC in front of the Chinese Consulate

PG student Tashi Chogyal '09 was busy this summer as part of protests against China's control over Tibet. He was arrested in Canada, while others were detained in Beijing. You can read more about the protests here:

http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2008/08/portlander_detained_in_beijing.html

http://picasaweb.google.com/mbernabei/2008_08_06


http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080806.wolycanadaprotests0608/BNStory/National/home

Tashi wanted me to let students know that students for a Free Tibet meet every Wednesday at 8 pm in Trimble; the club can be contacted at sft@ups.edu for questions or to be put on the mailing list.