Dear friends of Tibet As you probably know the representatives of the Dalai Lama's government have started another set of talks with the Chinese government. In spite of pressure from different governments the Tibetans have publicly stated that they dont feel very confident of any progress. I believe the only way forward is direct talks in Washington between His Holiness and President Hu Jintao under the auspices of President Obama. Soon President Obama will be meeting His Holiness. This is I believe the time to take a full page ad in the Washngton Post with our petition and our signatures I wanted to find out how you would feel to make a donation each of 5 US$ towards this effort. If most of you are willing to participate then I will open an account in the name of Tibet in Peace specifically for this purpose I look forward to your reply and to your suggestions