"The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them."
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IDA B. WELLS-BARNETT

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In this video, hear directly from ICT’s Communications Officer, Ashwin Verghese, about the importance of ICT’s Tibet 2020 campaign. The Tibet issue truly crosses the aisle in Congress, and regardless of your political party affiliations, now is the time to make sure that whichever presidential candidate is in the White House for the next four years stands with Tibet. Check it out!

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As Ashwin shares in his video above, ICT’s Tibet 2020 campaign raises awareness of China’s oppression in Tibet among the US public and presidential candidates. If you have not already taken action, please sign the petition today!

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The State Department’s new report on access to Tibet for Americans categorically confirms that Chinese authorities have done nothing to improve the situation over the last year. The report is the second the State Department has released under the Reciprocal Access to Tibet Act, which requires the department to deny entry to the US for the Chinese officials responsible for keeping Americans out of Tibet.

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The Dalai Lama spoke with United States Institute of Peace associates last week from his home in Dharamsala, India, giving them his insight on the world today:

“It seems to me that young people today are more broad-minded than before. When I lived in Tibet, for example, I had only a limited view of the world. After coming to India, I was able to meet other people much more easily. It seems that young minds today are more open and that humanity is becoming more realistic — in those terms things are getting better.”

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In an unprecedented move, five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet’s “disappeared” Panchen Lama and Beijing’s reincarnation rules, citing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.

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As part of our Tibet 2020 campaign, ICT recently hosted two episodes of its Tibet Talks conversation series with Greg Craig, the first US special coordinator for Tibetan issues, and Ambassador Paula Dobriansky, who was special coordinator from 2001-09. Their discussions touched on powerful moments in presidential history, the future of Tibet and the deep bond between Tibetans and Americans. You can watch these two conversations, as well as all of our previous Tibet Talks, at www.savetibet.org/live.

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Tibet Talks are streamed through Facebook Live and on our website at savetibet.org/live

A CONVERSATION WITH FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN
 

 
Thursday, September 10, 2020
1 pm EDT / 10 am PDT

During three decades in Congress, Ileana Ros-Lehtinen was an outspoken supporter of Tibet and helped lead the effort to award the Dalai Lama the Congressional Gold Medal. In this discussion for ICT’s Tibet 2020 campaign, Ros-Lehtinen will explain how the advocacy of ordinary Americans has helped the Tibetan people—and can do so again this election year.
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Recordings of past Tibet Talks are available at www.savetibet.org/live!

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In these trying times when many of us are doing more of our shopping online, you can provide a little extra support for ICT through the AmazonSmile Program. Through this FREE program, Amazon will make a donation for the value of .5% of your qualifying Amazon purchases to ICT! All you have to do is designate ICT as your charity of choice and be sure to use smile.amazon.com every time you shop with Amazon.

These small donations add up to significant funds for ICT- funds that are especially needed and appreciated during this challenging time!

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The latest edition of ICT’s annual wall calendar, The Dalai Lama: Glimpses into a Life of Wisdom, features 12 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.

Add a little inspiration and positivity to your home office during this challenging time. We have fewer than 100 copies left, so order yours today!

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Though we know it is the dedication, compassion and heart-connection to Tibet that motivates our community to donate to ICT’s work, we wanted to share this provision from the CARES Act that incentivizes charitable giving during this challenging time.

Section 2204 of the CARES Act provides for a special incentive for charitable contributions: a universal tax deduction of up to $300 is provided for charitable contributions on 2020 tax returns when the standard deduction is taken. This provision reinstates the opportunity for gifts of all sizes to qualify as tax deductible. While this above-the-line deduction doesn’t apply to donors who itemize their deductions, an additional tax incentive that increases the cap on charitable contributions from 60% of your AGI to 100% will benefit itemizers, too.

Please consult your tax advisor regarding these new 2020 tax deduction opportunities.

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