Eugene Tibetans hold vigil

TIBET
KLCC 89.7 FM, EUGENE (NPR) 04/09/08
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AS EUGENE REVS UP FOR THE OLYMPIC TRIALS, ITS TIBETAN COMMUNITY IS ORGANIZING MARCHES, VIGILS, AND MAKING THEIR VOICES HEARD. 

TONIGHT THEY JOIN UP WITH A GROUP OF EUGENE-IANS WHO PROTEST THE WAR IN IRAQ EVERY WEEK.  YOGINI JANGCHUP PALMO IS A EUGENE RESIDENT WHO RUNS A WEEKLY DHARMA CIRCLE…

[actuality; 7 seconds; in Tibetan]

SHE SAYS IT’S AN URGENT MOMENT FOR THE TIBETANS *IN TIBET, WHO ARE THE PEACEFUL PROTESTORS GIVING UP THEIR LIVES FOR THE SAKE OF FREEDOM.  SHE WANTS TO BRING THIS AWARENESS TO THE WORLD COMMUNITY.

THE VIGIL BEGINS AT 4:30 TODAY AT THE EUGENE FEDERAL BUILDING.