> No weapons of any kind (Knife, Leatherman, Firearm, Club, Mag Lights, Baton, Mace/Pepperspray, Throwing Stars, Fireworks, Needles, Objects with a sharp edge/point, etc)

> No liquids (Do not list, but exceptions can be made for Mothers with newborns/special needs)

> * Overture will provide a bag check for special needs individuals; however, these bags are still subject to screening/search.
> * Alliant Energy Center does not have a bag check at all. Leave items in the car or don’t bring at all

> No water bottles/water containers

> No food

> No bags (backpacks, large purses, plastic bags)

> No pets (except for service animals)

> No aerosol cans

> No electronic objects larger than wallet size (cell phones, Iphones, etc, are acceptable) IPads, Laptops, Video Cameras, Audio Recorders are prohibited

> No glitters

> No balloons or similar objects

> No ropes or whip-like objects

> No laser pointers, laser pens, dazzlers

> No external flash device items for cameras and banners, signs or posters

> BEHAVIOR DURING PROGRAMS

> Keep all aisles cleared at all times

> Don’t approach the stage

> Remain silent during the program

> Be courteous to other people

> No rude behavior is tolerated

> No flash photography

> Cell phones pictures and video taking are allowed

> Keep talking to a low and minimum tone

> Please remain seated during the program

> Stay seated after the show until the curtain is closed or the VIP has left the stage

> All this prohibited items are going to be practiced at all the locations that His Holiness is visiting. Please disseminate this information to your audiences and thank you for your cooperation. 

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100,000 SIGNATURES NEEDED AND IT IS ONLY A CLICK AWAY.

Dear all,
Here is the actions for the Recommendations of the special meeting attached.
Jang Ari Chithue

I would like to thank all those Association who send a delegate to
attend the 2nd special Meeting and thoughts and views of your
community members.

Your Chithues are back home from Dharamsala after attending the 4th
Session of the 15th Tibetan Parliament from September 14 to 22
followed by  4 days of 2nd Special Meeting from September 25- 28,
2012. I would like to say that it was very fruitful Chithue Session as
well as the Special Meeting.

I did bring up an amendment to the Charter to strengthen the working
relationship between the Tibetan Associations & Tibetan Communities
around the world and Central Tibetan Administration and sponsored a
private member bill but unfortunately it did not pass. However, I
thinking of bringing  it up again in the next Session in March 2013.

Here are some highlights of the Chithue Session and Special Meeting.
Please share it with your community members.

1.    CHITHUE SESSION

a.    It was a very hectic session. The first day was devoted to in-depth
deliberation on the critical situation in Tibet. It passed six point
resolutions demanding among others an end to the Chinese repressive
policies in Tibet.

b.    The Session also passed unanimous resolution expressing deep regret
at the hurt feeling of  His Holiness the Dalai Lama & urged that
every single Tibetans to remain conscious of their personal
responsibilities in relation to the larger cause of the Tibetan
people.

c.    The Parliament amended charter to change the official title of
"Kalon Tripa" to "Sikyong." This translates to 'Political Leader". The
Session also carried out amendment to Charter and related rules
necessitated by the name change of "Kalon Tripa" to "Sikyong"

d.    The Session debated on  the  annual work report of Kashag  and
reviewed the  Parliament Standing committee report of Kashag's work.

2.    SPECIAL GENERAL MEETING

a.    The 4 day special General Meeting was attend by 432 delegates from
26 countries. Chithue Norbu Tsering la and I had working dinner with
North America delegates attending the Special Meeting to discuss
getting the view points of the North America Community in the various
working groups. The delegates from North America were in 9 of the ten
working committees. I am glad to note that number of our view points
could be included in the 31 unanimous recommendation of the
Conference.

b.    The Meeting discussed three agendas namely 1) How to mobilize and
carry the movement forward & effectively within the Tibetan Community,
2) Mobilize and strengthen Tibetan support in Asia, and 3) Mobilize &
strengthen the International support for Tibet. Attached the final
recommendations of the 2nd Special Meeting

If you have any question and concerns, please feel free to let me know.
Thank you,

Chithue Tashi Namgyal

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Flame of Truth Relay, September 2 to December 10, 2012

The Tibetan Parliament-in-Exile, based in Dharamsala, India, launched a worldwide Flame of Truth Relay on July 6, 2012, the birthday of His Holiness the Fourteenth Dalai Lama, to carry the message of the people in Tibet to the world – including the tragedy of 49 Tibetan self-immolations since February 2009 – and to urge an appropriate response from the United Nations to the current crisis situation.

The North America leg of the relay begins in two segments from Washington D.C. and Ottawa on September 2, 2012, the 52nd anniversary of Tibetan Democracy Day, which commemorates the first election of a representative body in Tibet’s history — the Commission of Tibetan People’s Deputies – instituted in exile on September 2, 1960.  The torch will pass through major North American cities.

Participants in the torch relay will speak on behalf of Tibetans in Tibet who are denied by the Chinese government the fundamental rights to which every person is inherently entitled, including freedom of speech, belief, and assembly.
 

As part of the Flame of Truth initiative the Tibetan-Parliament-in-Exile calls for the following:

1. The United Nations must discuss the issue of Tibet based on the resolutions that it has passed in 1959, 1961 and 1965 [see: December 18, 1965: UNGA Resolution 2079 (XX), “Question of Tibet,” 

October 21, 1959: UNGA Resolution 1353 (XIV), “Question of Tibet,” 

December 20, 1961: UNGA Resolution 1723 (XVI), “Question of Tibet,” 

2. http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/RESOLUTION/GEN/NR0/167/76/IMG/NR016776.pdf?OpenElement] and continuously make efforts to fulfil the substance of these resolutions;
3. An independent international team should visit Tibet to investigate the situation leading to the ongoing crisis in Tibet;
4. The United Nations must take special responsibility to ensure that the basic aspirations of the Tibetans inside Tibet are fulfilled.   

The Flame of Truth initiative also incorporates the collection of signatures on a public petition to be submitted to U.N. headquarters in New York, the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, and the U.N. Information Office in New Delhi on December 10, 2012, the concluding day of the world-wide relay.

The Flame of Truth is an initiative of the Tibetan Parliament in Exile and the North American relay is being organized in conjunction with the Office of Tibet in New York, the Tibetan Associations of North America, the North American Chapters of the Tibetan Youth Congress, Tibetan Women's Association, International Tibetan Independence Movement, Students for a Free Tibet, and the International Campaign for Tibet.

http://wistib.org/mid-west-solidarity-gathering/