Bill Text: CA ACR6 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Tibet.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-16 - Re-referred to Com. on RULES. (Ayes 46. Noes 30. Page 579.) [ACR6 Detail]

Download: California-2009-ACR6-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: ACR 6	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 4, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Blakeslee

                        DECEMBER 4, 2008

   Relative to the Dalai Lama and Tibet Awareness Day.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   ACR 6, as amended, Blakeslee. Tibet.
   This measure would recognize the Dalai Lama for his contributions
to world peace and leadership in seeking nonviolent solutions to
international problems, designate March 10, 2009, as Dalai Lama and
Tibet Awareness Day  , support the Dalai Lama and the Tibetan
people in their efforts to seek meaningful autonomy for Tibet, and
oppose China's efforts to oppress the Tibetan people through use of
fear, terror, and political education  .
   Fiscal committee: no.



   WHEREAS, His Holiness the XIVth Dalai Lama, Tenzin Gyatso, is the
spiritual and temporal leader of the Tibetan people; and
   WHEREAS, The Dalai Lama was born to a peasant family in the small
village of Takster in northeastern Tibet; and
   WHEREAS, In 1951, the Chinese People's Liberation Army invaded
Tibet, and the Dalai Lama was forced into exile in India after the
Chinese military occupation of Tibet; and
   WHEREAS, March 10, 2009, marks the 50th anniversary of the
uprising against Chinese rule over the Tibetan people, which forced
His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, to escape into exile; and
   WHEREAS, Since establishing the Tibetan government-in-exile in
Dharamsala, India, in 1960, the Dalai Lama has struggled to uphold
and promote Tibetan language, history, religion, and culture; and
   WHEREAS, His Holiness, the Dalai Lama, has used his leadership to
promote democracy, freedom, and peace for the Tibetan people through
a negotiated settlement of the Tibet issues, based on autonomy within
the context of China; and
   WHEREAS, The freedom of expression, assembly, and religious
beliefs are fundamental human rights that belong to all people and
are recognized as such under the United Nations Universal Declaration
of Human Rights and the International Covenant on Civic and
Political Rights; and
   WHEREAS, The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolutions
1353 (XIV), 1723 (XVI), and 2079 (XX) calling for the cessation of
practices that deprive the Tibetan people of their fundamental human
rights and freedoms, including the right to self-determination; and
   WHEREAS, Numerous Californians and California-based nonprofit
organizations support His Holiness, the Dalai Lama's vision for a
better world, including the Dalai Lama Foundation, the Tibetan
Association of Northern California, and the Tibetan Association of
Southern California; and
   WHEREAS, The Dalai Lama spoke at the California Governor and First
Lady's Conference on Women in September 2006 in Long Beach,
California, about compassionate leadership; and
   WHEREAS, The United States Congress, in recognition of the Dalai
Lama's outstanding moral and religious leadership and his advocacy of
nonviolence, awarded him the Congressional Gold Medal on October 17,
2007; and
   WHEREAS, The Dalai Lama was recognized for his contribution to
world peace when he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1989, and has
received worldwide recognition and praise for his leadership in
seeking nonviolent solutions to international problems; now,
therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, the Senate
thereof concurring, That the Assembly recognizes His Holiness, the
Dalai Lama, for his contributions to world peace and leadership in
seeking nonviolent solutions to international problems; and be it
further
   Resolved, That the Assembly recognizes March 10, 2009, as Dalai
Lama and Tibet Awareness Day to educate Californians about the
teachings of the Dalai Lama and his efforts to preserve the Tibetan
culture; and be it further 
   Resolved, That the Assembly supports the Dalai Lama and the
Tibetan people in their efforts to seek meaningful autonomy for Tibet
and opposes China's efforts to oppress the Tibetan people through
use of fear, terror, and political education; and be it further


   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.