Canada's International Trade Minister Stockwell Day will be traveling to China on April 7th to open new trade offices and to promote Canadian businesses. This trip comes at a time of high tension in Tibet and amidst new reports of arrests and beatings in eastern Tibet. Continental Minerals, a junior Canadian mining company that is leading the effort to exploit Tibet's resources, has been invited to join the trip.
**URGENT: On April 8th, Chinese authorities sentenced two Tibetans Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, to death for their alleged involvement in last year's protests in Lhasa. Two others, Phuntsok and Kangtsuk, were also sentenced to death but with a two year reprieve, and Dawa Sangpo was sentenced to life imprisonment.**
TAKE ACTION NOW!
1) SEND A LETTER to Minister Day and Prime Minister Harper.
2) Send a letter to the Chinese government.
3) Download a to your local Member of Parliament: click here. For the contact info of your Member of Parliament click here .
As Canada's International Trade Minister Stockwell Day leaves for a major trade mission to China, urge him to speak out on human rights and Tibet.
Accompanying Minister Day will be Canadian businesses seeking opportunities in China and Tibet. Tell Minister Day that it is unconscionable for Canadian companies - and in particular mining companies - to operate in Tibet while Tibetans are living under extreme military repression.
4) In addition to sending a letter, please call Stockwell Day's offices at: 613.995.1702 (Ottawa House of Commons) and 250.770.4480 (Penticton, BC Riding Office).
5) You can also print and either mail or fax the letter to:
House of Commons
Ottawa, ON K1A 0A6
Fax: 613.995.1154
or
Suite 202, 301 Main Street
Penticton, BC V2A 5B7
Fax: 250.770.4484
6) You can also contact your Member of Parliament to alert them to the crisis in Tibet. Click here for your Member of Parliament.
7) Print and fax your letters to the Chinese government directly and follow up with a phone call:
BEIJING:
Ministry of Justice
Minister: Wu Aiying
No.10 Chaoyangmen Nandajie, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100020, China
Tel: +86 10 8313 9065
Tel: +86 10 6520 6706
Fax: +86 10 8313 9051
Fax: +86 10 6529 2345
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Minister: Yang Jiechi
No. 2 Chaoyangmen Nandajie, Chaoyang District
Beijing 100701, China
Tel: +86 10 6596 1114
Tel: +86 10 6596 3100
Supreme People's Procuratorate
Tel: +86 10 6525 2000
Tel: +86 10 6559 2000
LHASA:
Secretary of the Chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR)
Tel: +86 89 1632 5889
TAR People's Government
Tel: +86 89 1633 2067
TAR People's Congress
Tel: +86 89 1683 2423
To learn more about the threat that mining poses to Tibetan people, their culture and the environment, click here
