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Tibet Foundation Day 2006

Tibet Foundation Day 2006 Helping educate Tibetans in Tibet and India "gives hope".The UK based charity Tibet Foundation recently celebrated its annual day at the SOAS's Brunei Gallery Lecture Theatre, University of London. Mrs Rinchen Khando Choegyal, a former minister for the Dalai Lama's Exiled Tibetan Government (Central Tibetan Administration) was the guest speaker on the occasion and spoke on Education and Healthcare: Tibetan Refugee Communities in India & Nepal, highlighting the importance of addressing issues inside and outside Tibet.

Tags: Year: 2006 Location: Asia Category: Protest and Persuassion Protest and Persuassion: Public Speeches Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television
Peace activists occupying castle
Peace activists occupying castle

Three peace protesters have occupied the keep at Cardiff Castle in a demonstration over the 'occupation of land in Palestine'. The three got into the keep after buying a ticket for a castle tour and used a bar to block the entrance. Dee Murphy, Bob Cotterill and Keith Ross said they plan to stay for a while, possibly days, and have stressed they have no wish to damage the castle.

Tags: Year: 2006 Location: Europe Category: Protest and Persuassion Category: NonCooperation Category: NonViolent Intervention Protest and Persuassion: Newspapers and journals Protest and Persuassion: Records, radio, and television Protest and Persuassion: Displays of flags and symbolic colors Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic reclamations Methods of NonCooperation: Sit-down NonViolent Intervention: Sit-in NonViolent Intervention: Nonviolent occupation
Budrus Village continues nonviolent resistance

Budrus Village in the West Bank has a long history of nonviolent resistance to the Israeli occupation and to the construction of the Apartheid Wall on its land.This video was made by Israeli activists. It documents a typical nonviolent demonstration and the violent response from Israeli soldiers
Tags: Year: 2006 Location: Asia Category: Protest and Persuassion Protest and Persuassion: Public Speeches Protest and Persuassion: Slogans, caricatures, and symbols Protest and Persuassion: Wearing of symbols Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic sounds Protest and Persuassion: Rude gestures Protest and Persuassion: Singing Protest and Persuassion: Marches Protest and Persuassion: Assemblies of protest or support
Israeli Army attacks Non-violent protest in Palestine

Beit Ummar: At a protest against Israel's destruction of Palestinian land. A crowd of young Palestinians clap and sing songs toward the Israeli Occupation Forces while the older Palestinian protestors are attacked by the Israeli soldiers. Video shot while working with the ISM (international solidarity movement) this summer, 2006

 

Tags: Year: 2006 Location: Asia Category: Protest and Persuassion Category: NonCooperation Category: NonViolent Intervention Protest and Persuassion: Public Speeches Protest and Persuassion: Slogans, caricatures, and symbols Protest and Persuassion: Symbolic sounds Protest and Persuassion: Performances of plays and music Protest and Persuassion: Singing Methods of NonCooperation: Collective disappearance Methods of NonCooperation: Nonobedience in absence of direct supervision NonViolent Intervention: Self-exposure to the elements NonViolent Intervention: Speak-in
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