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Tibet Day <br />March 10, 2026 <br />WHEREAS, On t larch 10, 2026 Tibetans across the world i%ill gather in their host countries to commemorate the 67t1r <br />anniversary of Tibetan National uprising against the occupation ofTibet, and to honor more than 1.2 million Tibetans <br />rflho have died in this struggle; and <br />\Y'i IERE AS. TIteoccu},anon of"ribei and the of igoh ig suppret-sion of -human right, Arid fen alamental f eed��ms, n�ch_iding the <br />degradation of -Tibetan culture, religion, livelihoods, and identity, shonlL be a Corr :ern for all pc; le %vhc+\ aPue dignity and <br />Justice; and <br />WHEREAS, The Chinese government has forcibly separated approximately one million Tibetan children, including children <br />asyoung as four, into colonial boarding schools and preschools designed for forced assimilation, cutting them ott from <br />family, language, and faith, and causing severe emotional and psychological harm while accelerating the destruction of <br />Tibetan identity; and <br />WI IEREAS, In 2025,11is Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama celebrated his 90th birthday, a milestone the Tibetan conununity <br />honors as the `Year of Compassion', reaffirming his nine decades of leadership and advocacy for peace, nonviolence, and <br />universal compassion, and calling on communities and leaders everywhere to recommit to these values; <br />WI IEREAS, The Tibetan .American Foundation of Minnesota was founded in 1992 and, with more than 6,000 Tibetan <br />members, is committed to promoting and preserving Tibetan culture, heritage, and religion; and <br />Wl ILRLA5, It 1 iittinz fo atiirn-i the determination of TIMM ) pcoplc in'Tihei: and in exiic� to I �rotc'�t dwir lYci itagc all <br />identity opinst m-m- heliiring odds thl ol,A) norrviolent'+nd pcacefuf <br />NOW, THEREFORE,1, Wendy %)62bster, Mayor of -Saint Anthony village, <br />have the distinct honor of proclaiming <br />March 10, 2026 as Tibet Day <br />throughout Saint Anthony Village., Minnesota. <br />LL�14L <br />Wendy Webster, Mayor <br />March 10, 2026 <br />