{"id":1585,"date":"2024-06-21T10:30:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T10:30:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/?p=1585"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:26:17","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T10:26:17","slug":"sikyong-penpa-tsering-undertakes-tibet-advocacy-campaign-in-montreal-and-ontario","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/index.php\/2024\/06\/21\/sikyong-penpa-tsering-undertakes-tibet-advocacy-campaign-in-montreal-and-ontario\/","title":{"rendered":"Sikyong Penpa Tsering Undertakes Tibet Advocacy Campaign in Montreal and Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_grid cols_1 laptops-cols_inherit tablets-cols_inherit mobiles-cols_1 valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column us_custom_b4198c51\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Washington DC: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration undertook a series of official engagements, including addressing the Tibetan community, discussing the Tibet cause at research centres, and meeting with Canadian legislators in Montreal.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On 11 April 2024, Sikyong Penpa Tsering spoke to the Tibetan residents of Montreal on 16th Kashag\u2019s (cabinet) political and administrative endeavours as part of his second leg visit at a gathering organised by the Tibetan Cultural Association of Quebec. The Tibetan political leader\u2019s talk encompasses the Historical status of Tibet, ongoing critical situations inside Tibet, and the 16th Kashag\u2019s strategic approaches to resolving the long-standing Tibet-China conflict through the Middle Way Approach policy and its efforts in safeguarding the sustenance of Tibetan settlements. Sikyong also emphasised collective efforts in Tibet advocacy regardless of differing views between Tibetans seeking the Middle Way and complete independence.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">On the same day, the Montreal Institute of Genocide and Human Rights Studies-MIGS at Concordia University hosted a roundtable discussion featuring Sikyong Penpa Tsering. Speaking to MIGS members, Sikyong Penpa Tsering raised concerns over China\u2019s systematic annihilation of unique Tibetan identity, discussed the geopolitical significance of the Tibetan plateau, and outlined the challenges confronting the international community in addressing China. Kyle Mathew, the Executive Director of MIGS, expressed appreciation for Sikyong\u2019s insightful remarks on the PRC\u2019s violation of human rights.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Later that day, Sikyong Penpa Tsering called on Yves-Fran\u00e7ois Blanchet, the Leader of the Bloc Qu\u00e9b\u00e9cois, and MP Alexis Brunelle-Duceppe and discussed issues concerning Tibet-China conflict and Tibetans\u2019 strive to preserve their cultural heritages.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Sikyong was accompanied by Representative Dr Namgyal Choedup from the Office of Tibet in Washington DC and Canada Tibet Committee\u2019s Chair Samphe Lhalungpa, Vice-Chair Luisa Durante, and Executive Director Sherap Tharchin during the meetings.\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Prior to his engagements in Montreal,\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"editor-rtfLink\" href=\"https:\/\/canadatibet.com\/ontario-parliament-welcomes-tibetan-leader-sikyong-penpa-tsering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Ontario Parliamentary Friends of Tibet received Sikyong Penpa Tsering<\/span><\/a><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0to the Ontario Parliament on 9 April.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>-Report filed by Office of Tibet, Washington DC<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><div class=\"w-slider style_none fit_scaledown nav_none count_4\"><div class=\"w-slider-h\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><div class=\"royalSlider\"><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"576\" href=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-1024x576-1.webp\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"576\" href=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-3-1024x576-1.webp\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"577\" href=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-1-1-1024x577-1.webp\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rsContent\"><a class=\"rsImg\" data-rsw=\"1024\" data-rsh=\"576\" href=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/unnamed-2-1024x576-1.webp\"><span data-alt=\"\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/centraltibetanreliefcommittee.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/image-2-1024x576-1.webp\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><\/div><div class=\"w-slider-json\" onclick='return {&quot;autoScaleSlider&quot;:true,&quot;addActiveClass&quot;:true,&quot;loop&quot;:true,&quot;fadeInLoadedSlide&quot;:false,&quot;slidesSpacing&quot;:0,&quot;imageScalePadding&quot;:0,&quot;numImagesToPreload&quot;:2,&quot;arrowsNav&quot;:true,&quot;arrowsNavAutoHide&quot;:false,&quot;transitionType&quot;:&quot;move&quot;,&quot;transitionSpeed&quot;:250,&quot;block&quot;:{&quot;moveEffect&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;speed&quot;:300},&quot;thumbs&quot;:{&quot;fitInViewport&quot;:false,&quot;firstMargin&quot;:false,&quot;spacing&quot;:4},&quot;controlNavigation&quot;:&quot;none&quot;,&quot;autoScaleSliderWidth&quot;:1024,&quot;autoScaleSliderHeight&quot;:576}'><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Washington DC: Sikyong Penpa Tsering of the Central Tibetan Administration undertook a series of official engagements, including addressing the Tibetan community, discussing the Tibet cause at research centres, and meeting with Canadian legislators in Montreal. 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