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Scene: Toronto’s Tibetan Community Protests ‘Chinese propaganda event’
At the TIFF Bell Lightbox, demonstrators railed against an exhibition they say paints a rosy picture of the situation in Tibet.
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- Local Tibetan community members stand outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox protesting Canada China Tibetan Culture Week, chanting, “Say no to China’s show."
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- Students for a Free Tibet Canada’s national director, Urgyen Badheytsang, speaks to Tibetan community members and their supporters outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox. Badheytsang called the culture show an “insulting” act of “propaganda."
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- Three local Tibetan residents purchased tickets to the event and interrupted the film midway through its screening; they stood up up and chanted slogans against the Chinese government, and were escorted out.
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- The Glorious Tibet event poster inside the TIFF Bell Lightbox is billed as “Fantastic! Engaging! And Brilliant!"
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- Protests against the Culture Week are planned for the duration of the event.
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WHERE: TIFF Bell Lightbox
WHEN: Tuesday, November 4
WHAT: Members of Toronto’s Tibetan community gathered outside the TIFF Bell Lightbox Tuesday evening to protest the film and live performance series Glorious Tibet—part of Canada China Tibetan Culture Week—which protesters argue is less a cultural showcase than a Chinese propaganda campaign. Attending the demonstration was Urgyen Badheytsang, the national director of Students for a Free Tibet Canada, who called the event China’s attempt “to paint a clean picture of the critical situation in Tibet.” He called on TIFF and sponsors of the exhibition to cancel further shows. A number of high-ranking Chinese government officials were in attendance at last night’s debut screening, including representatives from the Chinese Consulate in Toronto. They declined to comment.
Photos by Lodoe-Laura Haines-Wangda/Torontoist