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Stand Up For Tibet
Friday, 11 April 2008
The
Prime Minister met with the Chinese Premier yesterday urging him to
resolve the tension over Tibet. In a show of
diplomatic skill, Mr Rudd urged the Premier to address the significant human rights problems in Tibet.
GetUp has
publicly congratulated the PM on his firm stance of the issue of Chinese human rights violations in Tibet and for promoting the concerns of over 55,000 Australian's who signed our Stand Up for Tibet petition.
Read the fascinating
blog from our man in Beijing and see what's going on in China.
Donate now to support GetUp's Tibet campaign and
Chip in For Tibet, plus you could win the chance to be personally thanked by the Dalai Lama.
At home, it's National Youth Week - an important time to remember the thousands of homeless young people living on our streets.
Click here to hear Tegan talk about her experiences. Tegan is a homeless young person involved with the Oasis youth centre, which was featured in a documentary, 'The Oasis', screened on the ABC last night.
The Australia 2020 Summit is set to take place next weekend - on 19 and 20 April. We want everyone to be part of 2020, so get involved in the 2020 Ideas Forum and tell those going what you want our country's future to look like. A bunch of the official delegates to 2020 are also GetUp members, and some of the have kick-started the debate.
Get involved in the discussion now - as well as rating and adding ideas.
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Stand Up For Tibet
Thursday, 10 April 2008
The Prime Minister has expressed
Australians' concerns about Tibet during a speech in Beijing yesterday. Speaking in Mandarin Mr Rudd reaffirmed that he would push the issue during talks with Chinese Government officials.
Read the fascinating
blog from our man in Beijing and see what's going on in China.
Donate now to support GetUp's Tibet campaign and
Chip in For Tibet, plus you could win the chance to be personally thanked by the Dalai Lama.
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Stand Up For Tibet
Wednesday, 9 April 2008
The Prime Minister has arrived in China, amid continuing international protests over China's crackdown in Tibet.
Rudd has hardened his stance and said that he plans to raise the issue of events occurring in Tibet during his visit to Beijing.
Almost 55,000 Australians signed the petition to Stand Up for Tibet and a member of the Australian Tibet Council has arrived in China to represent our concerns. Read the
daily blog from Beijing and see what's really going on there.
GetUp have launched
Chip in for Tibet! to raise money for continued work on the issue of Tibet. Without your donation, this campaign will not be able to capitalise on the golden opportunity we have right now.
Donate now!
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Stand Up For Tibet
Tuesday, 8 April 2008
A
poll conducted for GetUp has found that 71% of Australians want Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to take a lead in bringing a lasting solution to the conflict over Tibet.
As
protests continue during the Olympic torch's relay through Europe,
Rudd ruled out Chinese security for Canberra leg of the relay later this month.
The PM will today leave for China to meet with Chinese officials. Sign our petition to
Stand Up for Tibet urging Rudd to advocate for Tibetan human rights during his visit to China.
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Stand Up For Tibet
Monday, 7 April 2008
Over 30 people have been arrested in London following
demonstrations against China's crackdown in Tibet during the British leg of the Olympic torch relay. Canberra has been put on high alert for the
Australian leg of the torch relay later this month as British protesters attempted to extinguish the torch on its way through London.
This week the Prime Minister will visit China as part of his 17 day world tour. Join almost 55,000 Australians urging him to advocate for Tibetan human rights on his upcoming visit to China by signing our petition to
Stand Up for Tibet.
