The South Asian: Stop The Train

November 05, 2005

Stop The Train

“What is Bombardier?”, asked Kusho(monk) Ngawang la as a group of Tibetan youth supported by Indian and foreign tourist did a street play of a train running over two Tibetans sitting on the ground here in Dharamasala.

"This is a new and creative way of presenting our message of displeasure with Canadian company Bombardier which is working in cooperation with China railway in constructing railways into Tibet." said Choeying the president of Students for a Free Tibet India chapter.

Today, November 3rd 2005, all over the world Tibetans and Tibet supporters are doing this campaign in as an international network. Ten volunteers stood in a line with stern face carrying a shield saying "Golmud-Lhasa Express" and as they ran around the busy street in McLecod Ganj, Indian tourists joined them making the train long, and as the train passed over the two Tibetans sitting on the road, many people hesitated to walk over.

The team went around Mcleod street and down the hill to Kotwali bazaar, where the Indian festive mood for Diwali saw another spectacle of protest against China's railway in Tibet.

As the volunteers sat down for working for special evening protest plans, the long banner saying "Bombardier Out of Tibet" was seen hanging from a huge cluster of balloons.

Students for a Free Tibet (India) & Friends of Tibet (India)

Posted by collective at November 05, 2005 04:28 PM

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