Richard Gere Joins Tibetans and Supporters in The Hague

Richard Gere Joins Tibetan Communities of Europe and Supporters in The Hague, City of Peace and Justice, To Commemorate the 66th Anniversary of Tibet Uprising Day of March 10, 1959

Richard Gere, the chair of the International Campaign for Tibet, is coming to the international city for Peace and Justice, The Hague. Gere will join in solidarity and address the march for Tibet on the 10th of March. At this occasion he will launch the international initiative for the 90th birthday of His Holiness the Dalai Lama together with the organisers of the rally.

Message to world leaders

For more than 60 years, the Tibetan community- inside Tibet and in exile- has shown us resilience and adherence to the Dalai Lama’s call for nonviolent resistance to China’s occupation. Throughout this time, they have managed to keep Tibet’s precious culture alive despite the Chinese government’s cruel and systematic attempts to eradicate the Tibetan people and everything Tibetan.

In our time of world turmoil, there is a growing sense of uncertainty and urgent concern for the future. Gere, who has worked with the Dalai Lama for almost four decades, will highlight the message of His Holiness the Dalai Lama for peace, compassion and justice for all. The Tibetan cause is a just one and helping to resolve it will contribute to reducing tension in the Asian continent and lead to promotion of peace and security in the region and the world.

About the march

On the 10th of March thousands of people from all over Europe will remember the Tibetan Uprising Day. 66 years ago, Tibet witnessed the first people’s  uprising which was met with a brutal crackdown resulting in tens of thousands of deaths. His Holiness the Dalai Lama was forced to flee to India, where he continues to live in exile to this day.

The march will start from 10:30 at the Koekamp, go through the city to the Chinese embassy to deliver a letter to the ambassador to ask the Chinese government to respect the human rights of the Tibetan people. After this the march returns to Koekamp. Gere will be one of the speakers on stage at 3:00pm.

Schedule of 10 March

11:30 AM  Programme start

12:30 PM  March to the Chinese Embassy

03:00 PM  Continue programme with speeches

04:30 PM  Programme end

About Richard Gere

Richard Gere is an internationally renowned actor, social activist and philanthropist. For over twenty-five years, he has worked to draw attention and practical resolutions to humanitarian crises rooted in injustice, inequality and intolerance. Through his private foundation, the Gere Foundation, he has served as a longtime human rights advocate whose humanitarian efforts have taken him to Honduras, India, Kosovo, Mongolia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Switzerland and Tibet.

Since the early 1980’s, Mr. Gere has vigorously advocated for human rights of the Tibetan people and the preservation of Tibetan culture. Gere joined the Board of Directors at the International Campaign for Tibet in 1992 in order to more effectively address national and international forums of influence. He has served as its Board Chairman since 1995 where Gere has addressed the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, the Congressional Human Rights Caucus, the US House of Representatives, European Parliament, and the United Nations Human Rights Commission in Geneva. He has also co-sponsored five historic visits to the United States by His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

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