Rev. Danny Fisher

This courtesy of By My Hand and Heart Alone…: Beastie Boy Adam “MCA” Yauch (the one on the far right), who is married to Tibetan activist Dechen Wangdu and was himself instrumental in the creation of the Tibetan Freedom Concert, has a message and urgent action about Tibet posted at the Beastie Boys’ official blog. The action, from Students for a Free Tibet, involves urging your local member of Congress to support Tibet.

In horrific late breaking news, Radio Free Asia is now reporting that up to 80 or more Tibetans have been killed in today’s violent clashes with Chinese military. Chinese authorities responded with brute force today to ongoing protests in Lhasa and across Tibet. Supported by tanks, thousands of armed troops have sealed off the three major monasteries where nonviolent protests were initiated on Monday. Chinese police have fired live ammunition into crowds of unarmed Tibetans and unconfirmed reports from eye-witnesses in Lhasa say that 26 Tibetans were gunned down outside Drapchi prison. While the international public and media have been appropriately horrified by China’s clampdown, the U.S. has made only very weak statements. White House Spokesman Tony Fratto said, “We believe Beijing needs to respect Tibetan culture. They need to respect multi-ethnicity in their society. We regret the tensions between ethnic groups and Beijing.”

Please contact your Congressional Representatives now and urge them to support Tibet by calling on the U.S Government to strongly condemn China’s actions.

You can find out who your local member of Congress is here. Take action by following this link.