Global Activism Week on Beijing Olympic Campaign

In connection with the Global Activism Week on the AI Beijing Olympic Campaign, AI Nepal Section organized two big events in the capital city of Kathmandu. This time the Section held indoor events.

As part of the Week observed from April 30 to May 4, AI Nepal organized a meeting with media persons in Kathmandu on 1 May, 2008.  During the meeting,  AI BOC related media kit and other BOC related materials were distributed to the media persons.

On the occasion, the Section Chair Mr. Dhruba Karki briefed the participants of the meeting about the Beijing Olympic campaign.

Media persons from different local and foreign agencies along with human rights activists attended the program.  At the end of the meeting, a postcard action was held on behalf of Shi Tao. Likeswise, a legacy banner stamping with legacy dream words was held.

Likewise,  the second event in this connection was held in Kathmandu on 3 May. In this program, more then one thousand people including Nuns and Monks from Tibetan Buddhist community and AI members took part and signed postcards, wrote  their legacy dreams  on the legacy banner and stamped it. 

Speaking on the occasion, Mr Lopsang, senior monk  of Kapan Monastery and Mr. Dondup Tsering, Chairman of Tibetan Community in Kathmandu expressed their views on human rights issue in China and Tibet.  They also expressed the commitment to ensure active participation of the members of their community in any program to be organized by Amnesty International in the future.

A short prayer was held by the monks and nuns. In the event, about 1,100 postcards were collected. This event proved to be very significant for Nepal Section in mobilizing people from different communities for AI campaigns. Amnesty International Nepal has developed seven types of postcards including six on Prisoner of Conscience and one on Human Rights defender. These cards are being used by the 20 different AI local groups, who are also organizing postcards signature action in  their areas in connection  with AI BOC  global activism week.So far Nepal Section has been collected 10,000 signatures on postcards under the Beijing Olympic Campaign.

Under the AI BOC, Amnesty International Nepal Section has targeted to collect 40,000 signatures on the post cards.

Posted on : 1 May 08

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