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[ back ] URGENT ACTION : DEMOLITIONS IN OLD LHASA A major demolition is just beginning in one of the remaining old Tibetan quarters of Lhasa. While this demolition does not include monasteries or temples, it does include physical symbols of the remaining Tibetan cultural heritage. As such, these buildings are of universal value and need to be protected. YOU CAN HELP! We don't have much time to take action. We need to create an international outcry to our political leaders and the Chinese government in order to stop these demolitions in their tracks. Please join is in action: (1) CONTACT the following members of the US Administration, and your elected representatives, and urge them to demand that the Chinese Government immediately halt these demolitions: George W. Bush, President Tel: 202-456-1414 / fax: 202-456-2461 Email: president@whitehouse.gov Colin Powell, U.S. Secretary of State Tel: 202-647-4000 / fax: 202-647-6040 Email: secretary@state.gov You can find contact info for your elected Senators and Representatives at: www.thomas.gov , or by calling the Congressional Switchboard at 202-224-3121 Click here for a SAMPLE LETTER (2) CONTACT the Chinese Government via their Embassy/ Consulate in your area and ask them to stop these demolitions: *If you are in the U.S., contact: Chinese Ambassador Yang Jiechi Tel: (202) 328-2500, Fax: (202) 588-0032, Email: chinaembassy_us@fmprc.gov.cn (3) APPEAL to ICOMOS to pressure the Chinese Government to stop these demolitions: ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) is an international non-governmental organization dedicated to the conservation of the world's historic monuments and sites. Each country has it's own national committee. Pressure from other ICOMOS executives and members should help sway the Chinese branch into action. Please do both or either of the following actions (even if you can only send e-mails that is a huge help!) (a) FAX a letter to China: ZHANG BAI, The State Bureau of Cultural Relics, Fax : 011 86 10 640 13 101 (b) E-MAIL copies of this letter to the ICOMOS executives and members around the world. Click
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