Episode 10 Nomads’ Rights

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Episode 10. Nomads’ Rights
July 14, 2011
Washington, D.C.

One year after the Renaissance Series’ debut in New York last June, Students for a Free Tibet hosted their 10th episode in Washington, D.C. The event was held at International Campaign for Tibet’s headquarters, and highlighted the issue of Nomads’ Rights in Tibet.

Take Action for Tibet’s Nomads

Currently, Tibetan nomads are being forcibly displaced from the grasslands they have dwelled on for millenia, and resettled into ghetto-style housing blocks by the Chinese government in the name of environmental preservation and economic development. This is leading to myriad social, economic, and environmental issues. Watch the video and check out www.NomadRights.org to find out more about the situation and ways you can take action:

Tibetan Nomads’ Rights from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo.

The Nomads’ Rights Renaissance Series included an introduction by Students for a Free Tibet’s Executive Director Tenzin Dorjee, as well as talks by guest speakers Rinchen Tashi of ICT, and Lobsang Choephel of Radio Free Asia.

Tendor introduced the Nomads’ Rights video, and expanded on the short film afterward by outlining the issues the nomads are facing and explaining why it is crucial to take action now. Next, Lobsang Choephel—speaking in Tibetan with translations by Tendor—walked guests through the typical day of a Tibetan nomad, eloquently describing their devotion to the land and their animals. Following Lobsang Choephel’s talk, a Radio Free Asia clip on the Tibetan nomads was screened, “The Last of the Black Tents.”

Lastly, Rinchen Tashi spoke, mixing jokes and humor into his discussion on the nomadic way of life and the seriousness of the current situation.

The episode ended with a viewing of a clip from the documentary “Dispatches: Undercover in Tibet,” where Tashi, a Tibetan living in England, visited a prison-style settlement camp to interview some of the nomads living there.

Take Action for Tibet’s Nomads

China’s Policy of Displacing Tibetan Nomads Exposed from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo.