Tibetan Troubles

I have been reading about the crackdown by the Chinese government on the protestors in Tibet. I am saddened by the loss of close to 100 demonstrators in the violent actions used to address the protest. I am glad to see that Britain Prime Minister Gordon Brown is meeting with the Dalai Lama. I was also happy when the German Chancellor Angela Merkel and the United States President George Bush met with the Dalai Lama. These meetings lend legitimacy to the work to which the Dalai Lama has been dedicating his life. There are some unsubstantiated rumors that the Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao may meet with the Dalai Lama. I personally hope this rumour turns out to be true as it would be a small step in building bridges between these two cultures. When the dialogue is opened as the first step, we can then hope that eventually there will be a peaceful solution found and the Tibetans in exile can return home.

This is what World Neighbor is really all about – building bridges between cultures.
We work with a group of exiled Tibetans who are living in Nepal and creating wonderful Tibetan spiritual items (meditation singing bowls, bells, chimes, prayer wheels, ritual daggers and more). Please come by and pick up some great quality Tibetan goods and support these artisans. The more World Neighbor sells the more we will buy from these accomplished artisans. Who knows, maybe one day they will be able to return to a free Tibet. We sincerely wish them the best of luck!
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