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...Beastie Boys for Tibet Move over Richard: the hip-hop trio set up the Milarepa Fund a decade ago to support "the Tibetan people's nonviolent struggle to regain independence." Since then, the boys have organized more than 10 Tibetan Freedom concerts around the world...
...years Prison sentence given to three Tibetan monks by a court in Sichuan for painting a Tibetan flag and possessing pictures of the Dalai Lama
...transgression? At Wen’s address, Howard, who is co-president of Students for a Free Tibet, unfurled a Tibetan flag and interrupted the Premier, yelling out, “Tibet belongs to the Tibetan people!” After being asked to return to her seat, she replied: “People in Tibet cannot speak so we must speak for them...
...heartening that Howard put her beliefs before her fear of adminstrative reprisal. We are proud of her passionate advocacy for people outside of Harvard Yard. Her conviction is sincere and unselfish. Howard’s cause was also worthy—we continue to support the Tibetan people in their fight for self-determination. And, though some kind of punishment seems inevitable, we hope that the Ad Board will make it a light...
Knowingly violating the rules and gracefully accepting the punishment for the sake of a greater cause is at the heart of civil disobedience. By taking what the Ad Board has to give her, Howard will have made an even more powerful case for the Tibetan people...