哈囉大家

kuku 跟serious上禮拜去參加了英國的婚禮，可是因為這幾天忙於看漫畫跟寫功課，所以一直沒有把相關內容補上，轉眼間又是復活節假期，我們安排了去法國玩，回來後一定趕快把相關內容跟大家報告。

上個禮拜西藏發生了武力鎮壓，在這裡的外國人跟媒體都明指大陸睜眼說瞎話的行為是不對的。serious的老闆寄給他一個網站，要大家去連署（連結請點我）

其實這個連署的目的僅僅是希望可以要求中國官方可以跟達賴喇嘛開啟對談，並沒有批判中國是對或不對，因為唯有平等的對談可以停止現在西藏境內種族互相仇視 互相攻擊的情形。這個連署是希望由世界各地發出聲音，來讓中國了解:"如果奧運要成功/國際形象要好/MIC的商品要繼續大賣，那你就不該忽視來自世界各 國的聲音。趕快跟達賴喇嘛好好坐下來談吧！！"

原文如下:

Dear friends,

After decades of suffering, the Tibetan people have burst onto the streets in protests and riots. The spotlight of the upcoming Olympic Games is now on China, and Tibetan Nobel peace prize winner *the Dalai Lama is calling to end all violence through restraint and dialogue--he urgently needs the support of the world's people.*
China's leaders are lashing out publicly at the Dalai Lama--but we're told many Chinese officials believe dialogue is the best hope for stability in Tibet. *China's leadership is right now considering a crucial choice between crackdown and dialogue* that could determine Tibet's--and China's--future.

*We can affect this historic choice--China does care about its international reputation,* and we can help them choose the right path. China's resident Hu Jintao
needs to hear that the 'Made in China' brand and the upcoming Olympics in Beijing will succeed only if he makes the right choice. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get his attention. Click below now to join 250,000 others and *sign the petition*--and tell absolutely everyone you can right away--our goal is *1 million voices united for Tibet:*

http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/21.php

*China's economy is dependent on "Made in China" exports that we all buy, and the government is keen to make the Olympics in Beijing this summer a celebration of a new and respected China.* China is also a sprawling, diverse country with much brutality in its past, so it has good reasons to be concerned about stability -- some of Tibet's rioters killed innocent people. But President Hu must recognize that the greatest danger to Chinese stability and development today comes from hardliners who advocate escalating repression, not from those Tibetans seeking dialogue and reform.

We will deliver our petition directly to Chinese officials in New York, London and
Beijing, but it must be a massive number first. *Please forward this email to your
address book* with a note explaining to your friends why this is important, or use our tell-a-friend tool to email your address book--it will come up after you sign.

The Tibetan people have suffered quietly for decades. It is finally their moment to
speak--we must help them be heard.

With hope and respect,

Ricken, Iain, Graziela, Paul, Galit, Pascal, Milena, Ben and the whole Avaaz team

Here are some links with more information on the Tibetan protests and the Chinese response:

Crackdown in Tibet, but protests spreading:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2008/mar/19/tibet.china
http://www.theage.com.au/news/world/crackdown-on-protests-widens/2008/03/17/1205602289349.html

Dalai Lama calling for dialogue and restraint, and an end to violence:
http://www.dalailama.com/news.216.htm
http://www.agi.it/world/news/200803191258-pol-ren0032-art.html

Leaders across Europe and Asia starting to back dialogue as the way forward:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/7300157.stm

Chinese Prime Minister attacks "Dalai clique", leaves door open for talks:
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2008-03/18/content_7813194.htm

Other Chinese signals:
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/China_looks_at_India_to_talk_to_Dalai_Lama/articleshow/2875142.cms
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不過serious的老闆還是不敢把這個信轉寄給實驗室裡的大陸人，哈！