Now I can watch and feel virtuous at the same time! Letter from International Campaign for Tibet:
Dear Melissa,
I recently wrote to you about an exciting opportunity we've been given to help the people of Tibet: a generous ICT donor has agreed to match all contributions that we receive — dollar for dollar — up to a total of $100,000!
Starting tomorrow, world attention will be focused on the Beijing Olympics. Despite the official story most of us will see on television, we know there is an additional truth that cannot be ignored — that tensions in China are at an all-time high and Tibetans are paying the price. Please send a generous gift today, so we can make the most of this remarkable opportunity to help.
Make a gift today — and it will have double the impact for the people of Tibet.
Since March and April — when entire towns across Tibet rose up in protest against almost a half century's worth of Chinese oppression — the crackdown by Chinese authorities has been brutal. But even before the protests, Tibetans were suffering injustices every day that Westerners would consider appalling:
Dear Melissa,
I recently wrote to you about an exciting opportunity we've been given to help the people of Tibet: a generous ICT donor has agreed to match all contributions that we receive — dollar for dollar — up to a total of $100,000!
Starting tomorrow, world attention will be focused on the Beijing Olympics. Despite the official story most of us will see on television, we know there is an additional truth that cannot be ignored — that tensions in China are at an all-time high and Tibetans are paying the price. Please send a generous gift today, so we can make the most of this remarkable opportunity to help.
Make a gift today — and it will have double the impact for the people of Tibet.
Since March and April — when entire towns across Tibet rose up in protest against almost a half century's worth of Chinese oppression — the crackdown by Chinese authorities has been brutal. But even before the protests, Tibetans were suffering injustices every day that Westerners would consider appalling:
| The Chinese government detains and often imprisons Tibetans for "splittest" activities like owning a Tibetan flag or offering a prayer for the health of the Dalai Lama. | |
| The Chinese have a clear history of torturing Tibetan political prisoners they have detained without charge. | |
| Tibetan monks and nuns are sometimes forced by Chinese authorities to sign statements denouncing their beloved spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama. | |
| Chinese border guards have shot at and even killed unarmed Tibetans — including children — as they flee across the border to the freedom of Nepal and India. |
The International
Campaign for Tibet needs every dollar of this match to help Tibetans —
and this is your opportunity to make your gift go twice as far. Please
don't delay. Make a generous gift today.
Thank you for standing in defense of human rights and democratic freedoms for Tibetans.
Thank you for standing in defense of human rights and democratic freedoms for Tibetans.
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Sincerely, ![]() John Ackerly President International Campaign for Tibet |




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