ON THIS 38TH ANNIVERSARY OF TIBETAN UPRISING DAY, WE PAY HOMAGE AND PRAYERS FOR THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN WHO HAVE DIED FOR THE CAUSE OF TIBETAN FREEDOM.

"I urge my fellow Tibetans to continue to resist violent acts of frustration and desperation as a means to protest against injustice and repression. If we give in to hatred, desperation and violence, we would debase ourselves to the level of the oppressors. The way of the oppressors is intimidation, coercion and the use of force. Ours is a belief in and reliance on truth, justice and reason. This distinction is our most effective weapon."

The Dalai Lama

March 10, 1997