Hi Skaters,



One week before we start the SF to Santa Monica Skate Against Violence.



Check out the video of the skating cops in Paris as they try to protect the

Olympic Torch runners. We might do the same here in San Francisco. I am meeting

today about the possibility.



http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object...433D42.DTL&o=0



D. Miles Jr.

The GodFather of Skating

http://www.cora.org



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Hi D.







You know I love you for all you do for the sport of skating.  I also know

that you listen to your skaters, so I'm hoping you'll be willing to hear a

request from this skater regarding skaters and the Olympic Torch Relay:







Normally, I'd be all for skaters helping police with crowd control,

especially when there's an opportunity to get skating and skaters on

television in the process.  But these Olympics are controversial for good

reason.  China is the worst air and water polluter in the world, callously

brushing off world environmental organizations' pleas for reform with

excuses like "The empire is large, and the emperor far away."  China has the

worst human rights abuse record of any nation.  They execute more people in

three months than the entire rest of the world combined does in a year.  In

China, if you so much as post something on the internet suggesting that it

might indeed be time for the Chinese government to bring it's policies on

pollution or human rights or democracy into line with the rest of the modern

world, you can expect to be hunted down, beaten and thrown into prison

indefinitely.







Finally, China has kicked all foreigners out of Tibet, and shut down

internet access and telecommunications to the outside world in the wake of

the Tibetans' recent protests demanding release of previous protesters who

have been rotting away in Chinese prisons for years.  What do you think the

Chinese are doing to those protesters while the world cannot see?  I

traveled to Tibet twice in my role as a Zephyr Guide.  I saw for myself how

the Chinese abuse the Tibetans while raping and pillaging their lands,

temples and culture.  These days I am worried sick about my Tibetan

co-guide, our camp cook and his young staff, the nuns and monks we met on

our travels, etc.  I cannot reach any of them.  I do not know if they have

fallen victim to the violent crack down the Chinese have meted out, or the

middle-of-the-night home searches where the Chinese cart off anyone who is

not an immediate family member on the assumption that they must therefore be

a protester hiding from the police.







The Tibetans were and are risking their lives to raise awareness of the

brutal oppression they are suffering under the Chinese occupation of their

country.  We in the US, who have the freedom to raise our voices, write an

editorial or march in protest any time we want, owe it to the oppressed to

raise our voices in support of those who the Chinese would try to silence.







The Chinese want to use the Olympics to show off what a modern, economically

successful country they have become.  Never mind that their economic success

comes largely because it's cheap to manufacture everything when you don't

have to clean up the toxic pollution the factory spits out, and you can get

your raw materials from huge strip mines and clear cuts in previously

pristine Tibetan wildernesses.







To me, helping the police keep US protesters outside of camera range during

the Olympic torch relay, is simply fighting for the wrong side.  If you want

to showcase skating when the torch passes through, call the press and skate

your own torch relay with big banners that say "Carrying a Torch for Tibet"

and "Boycott Made in China."







Kathy McSparran



Director, Phoenix Inline Skate School



Zephyr Adventures Guide











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Hi Skaters,



One week before we start the SF to Santa Monica Skate Against Violence.



Check out the video of the skating cops in Paris as they try to protect the

Olympic Torch runners. We might do the same here in San Francisco. I am

meeting today about the possibility.



http://www.sfgate. <http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object...433D42.DTL&o=0>

com/cgi-bin/object...433D42.DTL&o=0



D. Miles Jr.

The GodFather of Skating

http://www.cora. <http://www.cora.org> org



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Hi to allI agree with Kathy. I am a very quiet member and I hardly read an

entire mail throughly. But I read Kathy's and I have to admit, they should be

boycotted, I also have a few friends that I cant reach, and it is very

frustrating not to be able to reach someone whom you  care for.



All the best over there,



Joe A.A. Arrindell Jr. Physiotherapist Fitness Instructor Easy tape Instructor

I.I.S.A. Inline-skate Instructor www.movetocure.com

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Katimac@...: Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:19:29 -0700Subject: RE:

[inline-instruction] Skating Cops Protecting Olympic Torch Runners









Hi D.You know I love you for all you do for the sport of skating. I also

knowthat you listen to your skaters, so I'm hoping you'll be willing to hear

arequest from this skater regarding skaters and the Olympic Torch

Relay:Normally, I'd be all for skaters helping police with crowd

control,especially when there's an opportunity to get skating and skaters

ontelevision in the process. But these Olympics are controversial for

goodreason. China is the worst air and water polluter in the world,

callouslybrushing off world environmental organizations' pleas for reform

withexcuses like "The empire is large, and the emperor far away." China has

theworst human rights abuse record of any nation. They execute more people

inthree months than the entire rest of the world combined does in a year.

InChina, if you so much as post something on the internet suggesting that

itmight indeed be time for the Chinese government to bring it's policies

onpollution or human rights or democracy into line with the rest of the

modernworld, you can expect to be hunted down, beaten and thrown into

prisonindefinitely. Finally, China has kicked all foreigners out of Tibet, and

shut downinternet access and telecommunications to the outside world in the wake

ofthe Tibetans' recent protests demanding release of previous protesters whohave

been rotting away in Chinese prisons for years. What do you think theChinese are

doing to those protesters while the world cannot see? Itraveled to Tibet twice

in my role as a Zephyr Guide. I saw for myself howthe Chinese abuse the Tibetans

while raping and pillaging their lands,temples and culture. These days I am

worried sick about my Tibetanco-guide, our camp cook and his young staff, the

nuns and monks we met onour travels, etc. I cannot reach any of them. I do not

know if they havefallen victim to the violent crack down the Chinese have meted

out, or themiddle-of-the-night home searches where the Chinese cart off anyone

who isnot an immediate family member on the assumption that they must therefore

bea protester hiding from the police.The Tibetans were and are risking their

lives to raise awareness of thebrutal oppression they are suffering under the

Chinese occupation of theircountry. We in the US, who have the freedom to raise

our voices, write aneditorial or march in protest any time we want, owe it to

the oppressed toraise our voices in support of those who the Chinese would try

to silence. The Chinese want to use the Olympics to show off what a modern,

economicallysuccessful country they have become. Never mind that their economic

successcomes largely because it's cheap to manufacture everything when you

don'thave to clean up the toxic pollution the factory spits out, and you can

getyour raw materials from huge strip mines and clear cuts in previouslypristine

Tibetan wildernesses. To me, helping the police keep US protesters outside of

camera range duringthe Olympic torch relay, is simply fighting for the wrong

side. If you wantto showcase skating when the torch passes through, call the

press and skateyour own torch relay with big banners that say "Carrying a Torch

for Tibet"and "Boycott Made in China."Kathy McSparranDirector, Phoenix Inline

Skate SchoolZephyr Adventures Guide-----Original Message-----From:

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Behalf Ofsk8godfather@...: Monday, April 07, 2008 11:51 AMTo:

sfskaters@...: [inline-instruction] Skating Cops Protecting

Olympic Torch RunnersHi Skaters,One week before we start the SF to Santa Monica

Skate Against Violence. Check out the video of the skating cops in Paris as they

try to protect theOlympic Torch runners. We might do the same here in San

Francisco. I ammeeting today about the possibility.http://www.sfgate.

<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object...433D42.DTL&o=0>com/cgi-bin/object...433D\

42.DTL&o=0D. Miles Jr.The GodFather of Skatinghttp://www.cora.

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Hi all,

I know that this forum is for skating talk only, but I

think this China issue is big and affects many of us.

One of my close friend's in India right now trying to

help people in Tibet. I'm hoping that you can help her

in any way. I know boycotting is an excellent act of

resistance, but by helping my friend Heather, you will

be changing someone's life for the better.

Please read the following and I ask if anything, you

keep these people in your prayers.



Dear Friends:

As some of you already know, I was able to spend three

weeks in Dharamsala,India, when Tibetan communities

began their peaceful protests. I was able to make some

very dear friendships in that time and share in their

struggle for basic human rights. I learned many

valuable lessons from them and their community and am

forever indebted to them for their compassion and

strength.

  I have been able to share some of my stories from

this experience with family and friends. Many respond

with a tone of amazement at the compassion and

strength the Tibetans have. This sentiment is often

followed by a desire to help the Tibetan community in

someway, but many do not know how. There is a feeling

of helplessness since China is such a strong country

controlling every aspect of life in the Tibetan

Autonomous Region (TAR). Many people also do not know

what NGOs are out there currently helping Tibetans.

  For those of you who share these feelings, I have a

direct way in which you can help. My English tutee,

LobsangNamgyal, a Gelukpa monk, is trying to

arrange for six of his students to escape from Tibet

and join the refugee community in Dharamsala. Lobsang

has been in India for about two months and keeps in

daily contact with friends and students who are still

in Tibet. He originally escaped to India when he

discovered the Chinese government was going to arrest

him for helping organize peaceful protests for the

then upcoming March 10th Uprising anniversary. Between

then and his arrival in India, he traveled for two

months through the Tibetan provinces distributing

photographs of and teachings by HH Dalai Lama. These

actions are punishable by imprisonment, which includes

severe torture, and sometimes death, in TAR. I have to

admit I do not think I have met anyone so passionate

and filled with kindness in my entire life. Words

cannot describe him. Back in TAR he was aptly

nicknamed “Lama of Kindness to the Poor.” You just

have to look into Lobsang’s eyes and hear his laugh to

see that this is true. Lobsang’s students each need

15,000yuan, or $2,150, in order to pay for bribes to

cross the border into Nepal, and then cross the

Nepalese border with India. In the scheme of things,

$2,200 is not much money if you equate that sum with a

person’s life. These six individuals have an

opportunity to escape the

current brutality in TAR, whereas many others do not.

Already the Chinese have taken two of Lobsang’s

students from his monestary, shot them dead in the

street and burned their bodies in order to destroy the

evidence. The six students wishing to escape are

currently in hiding, awaiting an opportune time to

escape. I know they will make an attempt to escape

sometime soon, but have no specifics – it would also

be unwise for me to disclose any specifics if I had

them, as the Chinese want these individuals dead or in

prison. They may hope to “re-educate” the younger of

the novices. I humbly ask that you take a few moments

to think about this situation for

yourself and find the kindness in your heart to donate

some money for this escape effort. The amount you are

capable of giving is not important, the

compassion and intention behind what you give is what

truly matters. If you choose not to give, then please

keep these six individuals, all Tibetans, all Chinese

and all the world in your prayers.



If you do decide to give, please send a check(made out

to Heather Hassett) by

April 24th to:

Lobsang Namgyal

  c/o Heather Hassett

PO Box 2652

Silver Bay, NY 12874 USA

Include a piece of paper with your email address on it

so I can send a photo

of Lobsang and his students to you once they make it

safely to India! My

lovely parents, Bruce & Sarah Tamlyn,will be

organizing the funds while I continue

my world travels to Britain,then safely and thankfully

home.





Please pass this message on to your friends and

family; the more people we

have to donate money the more likely we are to reach

our goal! It all adds up -

'An ocean is formed drop by drop.'



*

From my heart to yours,

Heather

PS - For more information on the Tibet issue go to*

www.phayul.com



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wrote:



>

> Hi to allI agree with Kathy. I am a very quiet

> member and I hardly read an entire mail throughly.

> But I read Kathy's and I have to admit, they should

> be boycotted, I also have a few friends that I cant

> reach, and it is very frustrating not to be able to

> reach someone whom you  care for.

>

> All the best over there,

>

> Joe A.A. Arrindell Jr. Physiotherapist Fitness

> Instructor Easy tape Instructor I.I.S.A.

> Inline-skate Instructor www.movetocure.com

> P Please consider your environmental

> responsibility before printing this e-mail

>

>

>

> To: inline-instruction@yahoogroups.com;

> sfskaters@...: Katimac@...:

> Mon, 7 Apr 2008 21:19:29 -0700Subject: RE:

> [inline-instruction] Skating Cops Protecting Olympic

> Torch Runners

>

>

>

>

> Hi D.You know I love you for all you do for the

> sport of skating. I also knowthat you listen to your

> skaters, so I'm hoping you'll be willing to hear

> arequest from this skater regarding skaters and the

> Olympic Torch Relay:Normally, I'd be all for skaters

> helping police with crowd control,especially when

> there's an opportunity to get skating and skaters

> ontelevision in the process. But these Olympics are

> controversial for goodreason. China is the worst air

> and water polluter in the world, callouslybrushing

> off world environmental organizations' pleas for

> reform withexcuses like "The empire is large, and

> the emperor far away." China has theworst human

> rights abuse record of any nation. They execute more

> people inthree months than the entire rest of the

> world combined does in a year. InChina, if you so

> much as post something on the internet suggesting

> that itmight indeed be time for the Chinese

> government to bring it's policies onpollution or

> human rights or democracy into line with the rest of

> the modernworld, you can expect to be hunted down,

> beaten and thrown into prisonindefinitely. Finally,

> China has kicked all foreigners out of Tibet, and

> shut downinternet access and telecommunications to

> the outside world in the wake ofthe Tibetans' recent

> protests demanding release of previous protesters

> whohave been rotting away in Chinese prisons for

> years. What do you think theChinese are doing to

> those protesters while the world cannot see?

> Itraveled to Tibet twice in my role as a Zephyr

> Guide. I saw for myself howthe Chinese abuse the

> Tibetans while raping and pillaging their

> lands,temples and culture. These days I am worried

> sick about my Tibetanco-guide, our camp cook and his

> young staff, the nuns and monks we met onour

> travels, etc. I cannot reach any of them. I do not

> know if they havefallen victim to the violent crack

> down the Chinese have meted out, or

> themiddle-of-the-night home searches where the

> Chinese cart off anyone who isnot an immediate

> family member on the assumption that they must

> therefore bea protester hiding from the police.The

> Tibetans were and are risking their lives to raise

> awareness of thebrutal oppression they are suffering

> under the Chinese occupation of theircountry. We in

> the US, who have the freedom to raise our voices,

> write aneditorial or march in protest any time we

> want, owe it to the oppressed toraise our voices in

> support of those who the Chinese would try to

> silence. The Chinese want to use the Olympics to

> show off what a modern, economicallysuccessful

> country they have become. Never mind that their

> economic successcomes largely because it's cheap to

> manufacture everything when you don'thave to clean

> up the toxic pollution the factory spits out, and

> you can getyour raw materials from huge strip mines

> and clear cuts in previouslypristine Tibetan

> wildernesses. To me, helping the police keep US

> protesters outside of camera range duringthe Olympic

> torch relay, is simply fighting for the wrong side.

> If you wantto showcase skating when the torch passes

> through, call the press and skateyour own torch

> relay with big banners that say "Carrying a Torch

> for Tibet"and "Boycott Made in China."Kathy

> McSparranDirector, Phoenix Inline Skate SchoolZephyr

> Adventures Guide-----Original Message-----From:

>

inline-instruction@yahoogroups.com[mailto:inline-instruction@yahoogroups.com]

> On Behalf Ofsk8godfather@...: Monday,

> April 07, 2008 11:51 AMTo:

> sfskaters@...: [inline-instruction]

> Skating Cops Protecting Olympic Torch RunnersHi

> Skaters,One week before we start the SF to Santa

> Monica Skate Against Violence. Check out the video

> of the skating cops in Paris as they try to protect

> theOlympic Torch runners. We might do the same here

> in San Francisco. I ammeeting today about the

> possibility.http://www.sfgate.

>

<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/object...433D42.DTL&o=0>com/cgi-bin/object...433D\

42.DTL&o=0D.

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> message have been removed][Non-text portions of this

> message have been removed]

>

>

>

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