200 Mile Walk for Tibet

I've met Tibetan refugees in both Britain and India, been moved by their stories & from 13th April 2019 I walked about 200 miles carrying a 55lb pack over the high hills of Cyprus (which like Tibet has suffered from invasion & occupation) up the highest peak the 6404ft Olympus/Όλυμπος/ Χιονίστρα & other tops to raise money for Tibet House Trust.

The (1) Chinese Communist Invasion & occupation of (2) Tibet in 1950, the (3) Tibetan Uprising & flight of the Dalai Lama in March 1959 may seem like faraway history to some people, but they were followed by (4) murder, (5) torture,(6) starvation, (7) imprisonments, & ongoing (8) human rights abuses such as forced (9) birth control and sterilisation,(10) political, and (11) religious repression, (12) destruction of (13) monasteries an (14) influx of Han Chinese, & environmental (15) damage from (16) resource extraction. The violent destruction & intolerant repression by Chinese forces in Tibet is a tragedy showing the danger to the world & humanity of unaccountable, corrupt, & insidious power wielded by people clouded by unknowingness & delusion, poisoned by lack of ethics & driven by greed, fear & hatred.

I find it refreshing & heartening, that most Tibetans don't react with the same ignorant ill will, but see our common humanity and draw strength from the wisdom, compassion and ethics of (17) Tibetan Buddhism. Their spiritual and former political leader His Holiness the (18) 14th Dalai Lama has always sought dialogue with the Chinese authorities, strives for a (19) negotiated outcome to the situation in Tibet, & won the (20) Nobel Peace Prize in 1989. Their patient, peaceful and persistent efforts grounded in the (21) Dharma can be a teaching to us all.

Tibet House Trust, Tibet House tibet-house-trust.co.uk/aboutus/ patron HH The Dalia Lama is a UK based charity founded in 1994 which works in (22) education, (23) health, (24) cultural and religious preservation , (25) community and economic development and (26) emergency relief with Tibetan refugees, not only to keep their culture alive, but to help them become healthy, free and educated people who can give to our shared humanity and hopefully rebuild Tibetan society in its homeland one day.

Wherever & whoever you are, whatever you think, say & do has an effect, please do summat helpful & positive by giving to this worthwhile cause by sponsoring this walk across Cyprus.

Please go to the link below and click on Make donation

everyclick.com/davecypruswalk

Thank you.

Full web links to numbered notes below;

(1) Chinese Communist Invasion
books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=Ecaeybfrl1IC&oi=fnd&pg=PA1&dq=1950+chinese+invasion+tibet&ots=Mvo1SZCj3M&sig=_b-YuvlG5OcoeEOts0osyS0MvLc%20-%20v=onepage&q=1950%20chinese%20invasion%20tibet&f=false#v=snippet&q=1950%20chinese%20invasion%20tibet&f=false

(2) Tibet
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tibet

(3) Tibetan Uprising youtube.com/watch?v=J1om0tkfCeQ&oref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DJ1om0tkfCeQ&has_verified=1

(4) murder bing.com/videos/search?q=youtube+tibetans+shot+by+chinese&view=detail&mid=76C82FBAB60C25178B9076C82FBAB60C25178B90&FORM=VIR

(5) torture
theguardian.com/world/2008/jul/09/tibet-torture

(6) starvation
independent.co.uk/news/lost-tibetan-text-exposes-chinese-brutality-1144281.html

(7) imprisonments
books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=KVA-LyI3vPcC&oi=fnd&pg=PP9&dq=prison+camps+tibet&ots=QXEFo2nGSY&sig=1d-_Fr_8wzKqOXt0WwL5lxAy6YY%20-%20v=onepage&q=prison%20camps%20tibet&f=false#v=snippet&q=prison%20camps%20tibet&f=false

(8) human rights
jstor.org/stable/2645246?seq=1#metadata_info_tab_contents

(9) birth control and sterilisation
hrw.org/news/2017/06/19/china-tibet-propaganda-masks-repression

(10) political
hrw.org/news/2017/06/19/china-tibet-propaganda-masks-repression

(11) religious repression
freedomhouse.org/article/repression-freedom-religion-tibet-continues-unabated

(12) destruction
savetibet.org/destruction-of-monasteries-spreads-in-tibet/

(13) monasteries
savetibet.org/destruction-of-monasteries-spreads-in-tibet/

(14) influx of Han Chinese
thetibetpost.com/en/news/tibet/1021-han-chinese-migrants-killing-tibets-way-of-life

(15) damage
theguardian.com/commentisfree/2017/aug/07/tibets-fragile-ecosystem-is-in-danger-china-must-change-its-flawed-environmental-policy

(16) resource
books.google.co.uk/books?hl=en&lr=&id=MFtkDgAAQBAJ&oi=fnd&pg=PT6&dq=resource+damage+tibet&ots=QpWxKe06UG&sig=GYvKLzPYMbR4Il_UDAb2PrAHEMI%20-%20v=onepage&q=resource%20damage%20tibet&f=false#v=snippet&q=resource%20damage%20tibet&f=false

(17) Tibetan Buddhism
bbc.co.uk/religion/religions/buddhism/subdivisions/tibetan_1.shtml

(18) 14th Dalai Lama
britannica.com/biography/Dalai-Lama-14th

(19) negotiated
savetibet.org/policy-center/tibetan-chinese-negotiations/

(20) Nobel Peace Prize
bing.com/videos/search?q=dalai+lama+nobel+prize&view=detail&mid=64975BC5CE9AC0FB7AEB64975BC5CE9AC0FB7AEB&FORM=VIRE

(21) Dharma
lionsroar.com/in-a-word-dharma/

(22) education
tibet-house-trust.co.uk/programmes/page.php?id=25

(23) health
tibet-house-trust.co.uk/programmes/page.php?id=24

(24) cultural and religious preservation
tibet-house-trust.co.uk/programmes/page.php?id=23

(25) community and economic development
tibet-house-trust.co.uk/programmes/page.php?id=22

(26) emergency relief
tibet-house-trust.co.uk/programmes/page.php?id=21