100,000,000 people will unite their light in the world's Greatest Light protest. By candle4tibet.org Published: July 17, 2008
The world's greatest LIGHT PROTEST will take place on August 7th 2008 - one day before the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games. At least 100 million people from all over the world will light a candle and say YES for freedom in Tibet!
The Campaign started on facebook from the desktop of David Califa, 52, a retired private individual with an investment banking background, from Ramat Hasharon, Israel. Mr. Califa has been financing it with his own private funds. "Candle for Tibet" has quickly developed into a global movement which operates from a multilingual (25 languages, all translated by volunteers) web site with its own social network alongside.
Mr. Califa has now joined forces with members of Unity Network, a global movement acting to unite and promote love between human beings regardless of their color, nationality, sex, religion or politics. Tibetan diva, Yungchen Lhamo, has recently joined "Candle for Tibet". Miss Lhamo, who is recognized as the "Voice of Tibet", will lead the campaign with her divine voice, music and spirit.
To date more than 500,000 people from well over a hundred countries signed in.
"Candle for Tibet" asks people to put the candle in their windows, desks, or anywhere else where other people will see it and hopefully do the same. Many will participate in candle vigils throughout the world. The light protest is expected to be seen by billions on TV screens all over the world on the day the Beijing Olympics open.
On the following day letters will be issued to every head of state in the world reporting how many people from his country wish Tibet to be free, and demanding that each one of them will act for the freedom of Tibet.
Reasons why Candle for Tibet's light protest is unique:
A light protest is a new global medium which enhances the power of one person to make a stand for a noble cause. It unites millions of people around the world, given a chance to act on a specific moment in time, for a single goal. It is by no means a virtual protest.
It heralds breaking down country boundaries in terms of democracy, and one's ability to 'vote' on an idea. And it brings hope.
It tells individuals, regardless of their nationality, sex, race, political views and religion, that if they unite behind an idea in today's age, they can change their reality.
It is the more significant and effective a poll to which world leaders can refer. (Angela Merkel and Gordon Brown were surely aware of public opinion in their countries regarding the Tibetan issue).
It was never done before (at least not on such a scale)
It is non violent and also non profit.
The message is simple: Every human being who cares about freedom has a responsibility of lighting a candle. The act of lighting a candle, being personal and spiritual, is also viewed as a vote. Such massive vote that world leaders will not be able to ignore.
WHY TIBET. Tibet today, has become a symbol of freedom. It is a symbol that represents the natural right of any human being for self determination, freedom of thought, conscience, belief and religion.
THE OPPORTUNITY. . The Olympic Games in Beijing which will open on August 8th 2008 are a unique opportunity to focus the world's attention on the annulment of those rights in Tibet and in many other places in the world. This is especially a unique opportunity, in a time when China is sensitive to worldwide public opinion. We are not against the Olympics or anything else for that matter; we stand for Freedom, Period. The Olympic Games in Beijing is why we feel it's the right time and place to make our stand.
THE POINT. . The aim of it all is to give the people of the world a real chance to unite in a way that sends an active and creative message of love and freedom. We believe in the power of the people when uniting together to make a true change in the world. This time it is for Tibet and for freedom, but the next step could be any other goal the people choose. We aim to reflect that there is a way for people to unite as one and make a difference. Right after the CANDLE FOR TIBET campaign we will announce the next campaign.
ABOUT UNITY NETWORK. . Is a global movement acting to unite and promote love between human beings regardless of their color, nationality, sex, religion or politics. Unity Network is aimed at empowering the world's population to manifest their united power by creating a network that will enable public globally synchronized actions and peaceful protests for the sake of peace, love and other interests common to all human beings.
ABOUT YUNGCHEN LHAMO. . Her name means Goddess of Song. . She left Tibet in 1989 at age 25, via the perilous navigation of the Himalayas in order to escape the oppressive Chinese regime governing Tibet. She made a pilgrimage to Dharamsala, to receive the blessings of the Dalai Lama, where he lives in exile. She was inspired to reach out to the world through her music, to share her culture and educate people about Tibet. Since being signed to Peter Gabriel's Real World Records label, Yungchen has released two critically-acclaimed albums. Michael Coulson directed Yungchen's first music video, Happiness Is. . The video can be seen in our site courtesy of the singer herself.
