Newcastle council lights clock tower in Tibetan colours as flag proposal fails
Newcastle council voted to light the clock tower in Tibetan colours on March 10. This supports the city's Tibetan community.
Three Greens councillors wanted to fly the Tibetan flag above City Hall on March 10 for Tibetan National Uprising Day. But the motion failed.
Some council members worried it would set a precedent for other diaspora communities. Councillors voted instead to light the City Hall clock tower with Tibetan flag colours on March 10.
The clock tower lighting honours the Tibetan community. It also avoids problems that could come from raising a foreign flag above a civic building.
Tibetan National Uprising Day marks the 1959 uprising against Chinese rule.
- March 10
- Date of tribute
- Isherwood, McCabe, Pringle
- Greens councillors proposing
- 1959
- Historical uprising year
- Deahnna Richardson
- Council acting instead
Why it mattersIt shows how councils balance honouring diverse communities against world political issues.
AustraliaNewcastle's Tibetan community sought visible flag support on March 10 but will instead see the clock tower illuminated in their flag's colours.
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