Trustee Elections
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- RUSSIA/UKRAINE
- ISRAEL/PALESTINE
- CHINA/TIBET
Tibet has been a neighbor of China for 700 years. During most of that time it has acted as a de facto state, maintaining a separate culture and identity. These two countries peacefully coexisted for 650 years until Mao's army annexed and occupied Tibet in 1951. During the next 25 years, more than 1.2 million Tibetans were killed during the reforms of China's Cultural Revolution. The Dali Lama and the Tibetan government are currently in exile in India, along with some 10,000 Tibetans. Tibetans say the Chinese government has committed cultural genocide while attempting to assimilate Tibet under its “One China” policy. Several years ago, China constructed a railway system linking the rest of China with the frozen Tibetan plateau. Critics say this was done to strengthen its political control over Tibet and to marginalize native Tibetans by encouraging further Han migration from the rest of China. Since 2010, more than 160 Tibetans have chosen self-immolation as a way to protest against, and draw attention to, the abuses of Chinese rule. The Dalai Lama has long denied China's assertion that he's seeking Tibetan independence. He says Tibet wants only enough autonomy to protect its traditional Buddhist culture.
Proposed Legislation: Legislation: H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. James McGovern (MA)
Proposed Legislation: Legislation: H.R.4331 - Tibetan Policy and Support Act of 2019
Prospective Sponsor: Rep. James McGovern (MA)
- I oppose reforming current China/Tibet policy and wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (CA).
- I support:
1.) Providing funds to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation and education.
2.) Prohibiting the authorization of any new Chinese consulates in the United States until a U.S. consulate has been established in Lhasa, Tibet.
3.) Reauthorizing the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's duties to include additional tasks, such as pursuing international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist faith community.
4.) Requiring the State Department to discuss U.S. efforts to promote the human rights of the Tibetan people, including the right to select and venerate their own religious leaders, in an existing periodic report on Tibet.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. James McGovern (MA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
- I support:
1.) Providing funds to nongovernmental organizations for projects supporting Tibetan communities in Tibet in areas such as sustainable economic development, cultural preservation and education.
2.) Prohibiting the authorization of any new Chinese consulates in the United States until a U.S. consulate has been established in Lhasa, Tibet.
3.) Reauthorizing the Office of the U.S. Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues and expands the office's duties to include additional tasks, such as pursuing international coalitions to ensure that the next Dalai Lama is appointed solely by the Tibetan Buddhist faith community.
4.) Requiring the State Department to discuss U.S. efforts to promote the human rights of the Tibetan people, including the right to select and venerate their own religious leaders, in an existing periodic report on Tibet.
And wish to donate resources to the campaign committee of Rep. James McGovern (MA) and/or to an advocate group currently working with this issue.
There has been $0.00 pledged in support of this issue
Trustee Election - Opening Date
June 21, 2021
Trustee Election - Closing Date
June 28, 2021