Free Tibet Protests across Aotearoa - 19th March 2008

cya at Parlie, then ;-)

Protests in Switzerland at the IOC headquarters in Vidy Lausanne at the moment. Apparently about 50 people are protesting.

Isn't the Auckland one at Helen's office on Sandringham rd?

whats the point of standing around in Aotea Square? Helen Clark is the woman signing a free trade deal with these murderers

Hi all - also add to that a protest in Nelson earlier today and one in Napier atrting at 4.30 today.

This is my first time on this website which I came across surfing for Tibet.

It seems to me that the Prime Minister cannot distance the Free Trade agreement from the Tibet issue. Helen Clark spoke of only supporting peaceful protest in Tibet, but of course ignores the fact the country was invaded and remains occupied at gun point.

If this were World War 2 and Tibet was occupied Europe would Clark decline to oppose the occupation and insist on a free trade agreement with Nazis ?

That's an accurate analogy. Were this 1939/40, Helen Clark would have opted for trade with the Nazis and declined to oppose the Holocaust or the Free French Resistance.

One only has to look at the treatment of a Chinese flight attendant by Air New Zealand for a clue what the free trade agreement threatens.

If our government (which largely owns Air New Zealand) sees nothing wrong in exploitation of wages. Does this mean if we get a free trade agreement NZ employers will be free to source employees from Chinese employment agencies at a fifth of the local pay scale ?

Could they under this free trade agreement permit wholesale replacement of Kiwis in NZ employment ?

I thought the ACT party was bad but this makes ACT look left wing!

I urge participants in this Free Tibet action to call for a boycott of Air NZ to protest both the action in Tibet and the free trade agreement because these issues are joined at the hip.

Simon, Wellington

*should be "the brits AREN'T there now, so what's your point?"

Tibetans are outside the Chinese Embassy in Wellington on Thursday (today) and Friday. You are welcome to come down and join in or go and talk to them.

NO one believes Chinese Government propaghanda.

END THE OCUPATION OF TIBET
Chinese troops out now!!!

Why do the people from China who live/stay in NZ and have the freedom to express their opinion, not take part in condemning the current situation in Tibet?! They shouldnt be in NZ if they dont beleive in the same rights as the rest of NZers - Democracy and free speech

Shame on you, as European Invaded New Zealand and occupied the land from maori, you don't have any rights to blame the other people unless you european guy out new zealnd and return the land to maori. man, you have double standard!

This is an outrageous racist article.

The Chinese Gov't is trying to deal with terrorists Tibetans MOngrels.

Meanwhile, you stupid asse Kiwis believe the American War Mongers propoganda on this issue ?

Shame on you, racists.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu (PhD, Beijing U.)

China = closed society

lets see here,, Jenny Shipwreck blocks veiw of Chinese Officials so they needn't see pathetic kiwis protesting thier offensive appreance in a free country (supposedly), then a creepy looking Helen Clark opens the immigration flood gates to 400,000 Chinese Nationals on the condition they vote Labor!!
The Chinese Communist Gov't murderers must be in total awe at just how short the kiwi memory is.

then this laugh"""""'This is an outrageous racist article.

The Chinese Gov't is trying to deal with terrorists Tibetans MOngrels.

Meanwhile, you stupid asse Kiwis believe the American War Mongers propoganda on this issue ?

Shame on you, racists.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu (PhD, Beijing U.),,,,,,,,,,,,
we see no difference between the american warmonger terrorists and the Chinese gutterment terrorists, none. the Tibetians want Peace and Independence, the Chinese racists want control of something Not theirs.

Deng Jong Ming Tiu PhD Beijing U

What about this was Rasict?

It relects the media reports and Tibetan accounts we hear in NZ.

There was nothing racist about this article that I can see. Politically motivated sure, Communisim isn't the flavour of the day outside of China & many people sympathise or convert to Buddhism.

The other cultural issue we in NZ come across in academia is that Chinese students quote but don't refference correctly. Here we call that plagiarism and it is considered cheating and dishonest. We are told this is the academic norm in China.

Is that how you got your PhD?

who's organising these protests? I hear Ryan Bodman is.. so if u read this ryan and co. id love to get involved and take part.. i could also round up the nepali/tibetan community here in Auckland. i myself was thinking of organising a free tibet vigils/protest.. so it would be even better if we can combine people and manpower into one group!

erika.

China deprives Chinese people of their rights.
Thats true.
What does Dalailama offer instead?
Dalailama wants to turn the people of China into his slaves. He wants all Chinese women to be his concubines, and he wants to be the number one servants of the US in asia.
Death to Dalai Lama!
Death ro falun gong and all falun gong supporters!

Propaganda of china???? you think western media is so righteous??? you people dont know a thing do you now. BBC CNN what the hell they are all propaganda...until you people can get your sources from all areas of the world and analysis using the heart and brain and not just with your think heads full of air and mashed potato like then it may be clearer to you the things that you guys are saying and undergoing. You guys have everything in common with peter brown...whats the difference. You guys speak with no facts just some stupid western reports.　Ever wonder why the pictures that you see on tv are so small or not the full size??? maybe because they cut out what they want you to see. Tibet only started the riot for attention...they are not treated badly..the war laws there just dont want the change that is happening because then they will loose control of their slaves. People open your eyes please. Prove that you guys are not all made up of useless dirt and open your eyes. What the tibetians are doing is not called peaceful rioting...unless you define peaceful as setting fires..killing..raping..and stealing then gee go ahead. You guys make disgusted and ashamed. I thought nz was brought up with true facts..but no its just like america and britain all the same. Dont you remember the blacks and white and what they did to those innocent people. No one critises them why? just because everyone thinks america is so righteous (my ass). You people remind me of a bunch of nazis....brainwashed ignorant. One day you will realise but by then its too late. Western people and their nosey little no nothing brains.