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Beijing 2008 Olympics
Take Action! The
Athens 2004 Olympics, and subsequent passing of the Olympic flag from Greece to
China, signaled the beginning of an international campaign to use the 2008 Beijing
Olympics to shine a spotlight on China's occupation of Tibet. The Chinese government
hopes to use Beijing 2008 to gain recognition and acceptance as a legitimate world
power, on the same footing as other democratic countries that have hosted the
Games. The Olympics form part of the government's increasingly sophisticated effort
to obscure its occupation of Tibet and human rights record from international
scrutiny. Through our campaign, we will shift the focus of both the world and
the Chinese government onto Tibet, calling on Beijing to free Tibet by 2008 or
face massive protest during the 2008 Games. Please help
by taking the following actions:
1. Tell the Chinese
government to leave Tibet
Write a letter to Hu Jintao, President of the People's
Republic of China. In your letter,
" Call on the Chinese government to
end its occupation of Tibet by 2008.
" Requst the release of all Tibetan
political prisoners, including Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and Gendhun Choekyi Nyima,
the Panchen Lama.
" Notify him that until China leaves Tibet, Tibetans
and supporters will use the Olympic Games as a means of drawing attention to China's
occupation of Tibet and its deplorable human rights record.
" Request
assurance that freedom of expression, freedom of the press, and other international
human rights be respected during the course of the Games, and that the Olympic
Games will not be used as an excuse for a crackdown on human rights.
Send
your letter to:
President of the People's Republic of China
Hu Jintao
Guojia Zhuxi
The State Council General Office - Yongneixijie
Beijingshi
100017
People's Republic of China
Salutation: Your Excellency
Send a copy to the president of the Beijing Organizing
Committee:
Qi Liu, President
Beijing Organising Committee for the
Games of the XXIX Olympiad
24 Dong Si Shi Tiao
Dongcheng District
Beijing 100007
People's Republic of China
Fax: + 86 10 6528 2008
Salutation: Dear Mr. Qi 2. Submit a slogan for
the 2008 Olympics!
The Beijing Organizing
Committee recently put out a call for submissions a slogan to be used for the
Beijing Olympics. The slogan will replace the one used for Beijing's Olympic bid,
"New Beijing, Great Olympics." The deadline has now passed, but some
slogans are never too old. What comes to mind when you think about China and Tibet
? Occupation, imprisonment, torture, mass repression, an authoritarian government,
resistance, endurance...? Make up a short slogan about China and Tibet and submit
it along with a short and courteous note of explanation to: xuanchuan@beijing-olympic.org.cn. Here
are the guidelines from the Beijing Organizing Committee to help get you thinking: 1.
The participating Slogan should be an embodiment of the concept of "Green
Olympics, Hi-Tech Olympics and People's Olympics" with "People's Olympic"
as its highlight.
2. The Slogan should reflect the unique cultural background
and humanism of China and Beijing.
3. The Slogan should be easy to read and
remember, and can be understood and shared by people from different cultures.
4.
The Slogan should be emotional and inspiring, and can be presented with strong
visual effects.
5. The Slogan should also fully reflect the Olympic Spirit | 
