New York, March 11, 2011—The 52nd anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day was marked with a series of events in Latin America.
In Morelia, Mexico, the anniversary was marked with the screening of a series of films on Tibet from March 8th to 10th. The films include Dreaming of Tibet directed by Will Parrinello, Leaving Fear Behind directed by Dhondup Wangchen, What Remains of US directed by François Prévost and Hugo Latulippe, Undercover in Tibet made by BBC channel 4, and Unmistaken Child directed by Nati Baratz. The event was jointly organized by the Morelia chapter of the Mexican Tibet Support Group, Pensando en Tibet, and Escuela Fabrica de Imágenes (School of Cinematography) of Morelia.
In La Union, South Chile, the anniversary was marked with the screening of the film, The Sun Behind the Clouds, directed by Tenzing and Ritu Sonam at the German School on March 10th. The program was organized by the Friends of Tibet, Chile.
In Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, the anniversary was observed on March 10th with the opening of a photo exhibition on Tibet and a talk on the 52 years of the Tibetan struggle for freedom and current situation inside Tibet by a Tibet Supporter and Uruguayan writer, Aloma Sellanes. The photo exhibition includes pictures of Tibet’s monasteries by a young Argentinean photographer, Sofia Abboud, paintings by an Uruguayan artist, Cero Jaumandreu, which were inspired by the Tibetan yogic saint Milarepa, and a portrait of Tibetan people inside and outside Tibet facilitated by the Office of Tibet. The event was organized by the Uruguayan Tibet Support Group, Tíbet Patria Libre.
In Guadalajara, Mexico, the anniversary is observed today, March 11, with the screening of Leaving Fear Behind, a talk on the current situation in Tibet and display and serving of Tibetan food. The program is organized by the Guadalajara chapter of Mexican Tibet Support Group, Pensando en Tibet.
