CIRCLE UP NOW: Blog

After nearly 50 years of Chinese rule, the Tibetans are sending out a global cry for change. But violence is spreading across Tibet and neighbouring regions, and the Chinese regime is right now considering a choice between increasing brutality or dialogue, that could determine the future of Tibet and China.

We can affect this historic choice. China does care about its international reputation. Its economy is totally dependent on "Made in China" exports that we all buy, and it is keen to make the Olympics in Beijing this summer a celebration of a new China that is a respected world power.

President Hu needs to hear that 'Brand China' and the Olympics can succeed only if he makes the right choice. But it will take an avalanche of global people power to get his attention. Please, click the image to sign a petition to President Hu calling for restraint in Tibet and dialogue with the Dalai Lama -- and tell absolutely everyone you can right away. The petition is organized by Avaaz, and they are urgently aiming to reach 1 million signatures to deliver directly to Chinese officials:

We still live in a world where these rights are being violated on a daily basis. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Chair of The Elders, recently announced the launch of the “Every Human Has Rights” campaign, calling upon citizens everywhere to join together (please sign it) to protect and defend the rights of each other by upholding the goals of the Universal Declaration in their daily lives and to hold their governments accountable for the same.