Janet Rice

My two bobs worth

To allow or disallow? Forests, climate and a wildcard

I’m in Dharamsala in India this week at a meeting of international Tibet Support Groups. I’ve actually had a mild case of Delhi belly this afternoon so have spent the last few hours lying on my bed listening to podcasts about Tibet.

This one, about the Wisdom of Happiness, the new film featuring His Holiness the Dalai Lama which had Richard Gere as the executive producer is great. And yes, it was also great to have dinner with Richard!
Australia Tibet Council

https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/tibet-unfiltered/id1859558801?i=1000745691574

Vale Jon Kudelka. Massive loss. The universe is just so random and unfair when such good people die so young

Award-winning Tasmanian artist’s work was published by the Australian, the Saturday Paper and the Hobart Mercury

The things you can do when you’re no longer a Senator…

Stopping Coal Getting arrested in Muluubinba/ Newcastle

From National Geographic 1947.
From Ahmad Ibsais https://substack.com/
The Israeli genocide in Gaza didn't start as a response to 7 October and I'm pretty sure it's not over.

Look forward to seeing you at the BIG 2nd anniversary protest in Naarm on Sunday, 12 noon state library, or all over the country

Here's a gorgeous positive thing to do!
Join me and other supporters of Tibet and Tibetans in Austrlaia in sending a 90th birthday message to the Dalai Lama.
Our messages will be printed on a scroll and given to His Holiness personally by a representative of the Australia Tibet Council
(Photo from our Parliamentary delegation to Dharamsala in 2023)
https://dalai-lama-message.raisely.com

My regular reminder to remember that that no matter how awful the US and Israel are China is also an authoritarian human rights denying oppressive state.

‘She didn’t realise how dangerous it was’: London-bound student held in China over Tibet support Zhang Yadi was due to begin a degree in the UK but the activist vanished on holiday amid tensions over Dalai Lama