Sunday, July 12, 2009

"Free Tibet" marathon concert


Taiwan News (7/12/09)

TAIPEI, Taiwan - Thousands of Tibet supporters gathered yesterday for a marathon concert organized by local civic groups as part of a series of activities to commemorate the 1959 uprising in Tibet. Staged by Guts United, Taiwan, the Taiwan Indie Music Association, and Taiwan Friends of Tibet, the "50th Spring: Free Tibet" concert featured ten independent bands and singers who took turns entertaining attendants.

The event reached its high point when Dawa Tsering, chairman of the Tibet Religious Foundation of the Dalai Lama, Tashi Tsering, chairman of the Taiwan chapter of the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress, and Freddy Lim, founder of Guts United, Taiwan, led the participants in signing the letter "T" for Tibet and chanting "Free Tibet."

Lim said the concert was aimed at voicing Taiwan's support of freedom, democracy and justice, and commemorating the 50th anniversary of the failed Tibetan uprising against Chinese rule that began on March 10, 1959.

Yilan Rain Festival
President Ma Ying-jeou presided yesterday over the opening of the 2009 Yilan International Rain Festival in Suao, lauding it as a festival that features the best of the northern Taiwan county's natural beauty and performances.

The festival attracted over 890,000 visitors and generated NT$1.3 billion (US$39.6 million) in revenues last year, when it took the place of the Yilan International Children's Folklore and Folkgame Festival. Source

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