"Just one small positive thought in the morning can change your whole day."
— HIS HOLINESS THE DALAI LAMA

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What We’re Reading
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Curious what ICT’s team has been reading this summer? Hear directly from three
of our staff members about the Tibet-related books they’ve been reading and that
they recommend for your reading list!

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ICT leadership meeting in Italy discussed international advocacy strategy and
new initiatives on Tibet
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The International Campaign for Tibet’s staff leadership had a retreat from
August 28 to 30 in Italy to discuss the organization’s strategy for the coming months
and for 2020. The agenda included discussion of international advocacy,
including in the United Nations, and review of work on access to Tibet,
religious freedom and sustainable development.

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US Congress members visit Dalai Lama, Tibetan leaders in India
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A bipartisan delegation of US Congress members visited India earlier this month
to meet with Tibet’s exiled religious and political leaders, sending a strong
message about America’s unyielding support for the Tibetan people. “The Tibetan
system of democracy is inspiring to all those who believe in the democracy
worldwide,” said House Democracy Partnership Chairman David Price (D-N.C.) after
the visit.

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World learns of Tibetan monks’ imprisonment despite Chinese lockdown
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News of the disappearance and imprisonment of three monks
has emerged from the Ngaba area of eastern Tibet, which has been subject to a
brutal crackdown by the Chinese government since the wave of self-immolations
began there in 2009. The fragments of details known about the three monks give a
glimpse into the endurance and determination of Tibetans, despite the efforts of
Chinese authorities to prevent any information from reaching the outside world.

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New ‘social security’ cards in Tibet expand China’s control over Tibetans’ lives
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According to Chinese state media, these new cards cover a “wide range of functions”
and support “online banking, mobile banking,consumption, settlement, payment, medical
insurance settlement, city card and other functions.” In practice, these cards fit
into China’s controversial “social credit” scheme, which uses mass surveillance,
big data and internet technologies to judge people’s behavior and reward or punish
them as the officials see fit.

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Chinese policies increase risk of climate emergency for Tibetan nomads, UN panel says
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The latest report from the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change sounds
the alarm about a climate crisis in Tibet, where China’s policies have increased
the vulnerability of Tibetan pastoralists to climate change. China’s policies
fly in the face of a growing scientific consensus that removing pastoralists
from their land is extremely damaging.

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ICT’s 2020 Wall Calendar is hot off the presses!
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The latest edition of ICT’s annual wall calendar, The Dalai Lama: Glimpses
into a Life of Wisdom, features twelve photographs of His Holiness the Dalai Lama by the renowned
Indian photographer Raghu Rai, who has closely followed His Holiness' life.
Today His Holiness, who has retired from his Tibetan political leadership,
devotes himself to promoting human values and religious harmony everywhere while
continuing to draw attention to the rich Tibetan Buddhist cultural heritage,
which he feels has much to contribute to the development of world civilization.
This calendar is a tribute to the Dalai Lama by the International Campaign for
Tibet.

ICT’s annual wall calendar often sells out, so pick one up today! Also makes a great gift!

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