SFT's Official 2009 Calendar!
SFT's is excited to launch our first-ever official calendar. The 2009 calendar features full-color photographs from SFT's historic Olympics
campaign.
Get your copy of SFT's quintessential 2008 Beijing Olympics
memorabilia at SFT's online store today.
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Start an SFT Chapter!
As a grassroots organization, SFT's strength comes from our international network of chapters.
No chapter at your school? CLICK HERE to Start a Chapter today! Already a chapter leader? CLICK HERE to update your contact information for 2008-2009.
CLICK HERE to email Sam, SFT's US Interim Grassroots Coordinator, if you have questions about starting a chapter or organizing at your school or in your community.
Winter Regional Conferences!! CLICK HERE for more information.
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Take Action for Tibet on Human Rights Day
December 10, 2008
Thank you to everyone who took action for Tibet on December 10th (and braved the rain here in New York!).
December 10 is Human Rights Day and the 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Take action to make sure Tibet is in the human rights spotlight and help bring an end to China's brutal crackdown in Tibet. CLICK HERE to send an urgent appeal for the release of 81-year-old Paljor Norbu
Read SFT's press release on Human Rights Day.
En español – día Internacional de los Derechos Humanos
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Spotlight Film: Leaving Fear Behind
Leaving Fear Behind is
a bold documentary film made by Tibetans inside Tibet. It is a
unprecedented tool to raise awareness about the situation inside Tibet
and inspire people to take action. Organize a screening and help amplify the voices of Tibetans inside Tibet. Take action for the release of filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen from Chinese prison.
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Profiles of Courage: Tibetan Political Prisoners
Take action for their release!
SFT is prioritizing the cases of six current political prisoners as part of our effort to profile Tibetan voices of resistance. Take action to help free them from
prison and highlight the courage and determination of Tibet inside Tibet.
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Special Meeting in Dharamsala Concludes
The Special Meeting convened by the Dalai Lama to discuss the future course of the
Tibet has concluded. Nearly 600 Tibetans were
in attendance for this unprecedented meeting.
Lhadon Tethong and SFT India's Tenzin Choeying give their analysis on the meeting. More coverage of the meeting is available in the Tibet News section.
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SFT's Olympics Action Video
Roundup of SFT's high profile actions in Beijing and worldwide
As part of the Beijing Olympics campaign, SFT organized high profile actions at Mt. Everest Base Camp, Great Wall, Golden Gate Bridge, Tiananmen Square, and the Olympic Park. SFT's Olympics Action Round-up video include footage of these breathtaking actions and more.
WATCH THE VIDEO
Spread the video far and wide and inspire others to take action for Tibet!
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SFT DECLARES OLYMPIC SUCCESS IN BEIJING
VOWS TO FIGHT ON UNTIL TIBET IS FREE
SFT held an open-air press
conference in Beijing on April 22 to announce the end of our Beijing Olympics campaign . Briton Alice Speller, 25, and American Ginger
Cassady, 30, vowed that the global movement for Tibetan freedom will continue until China ends its brutal military occupation of Tibet.
The press conference capped two and a half weeks of protests by Tibetans and their supporters in Beijing
and a seven-year global campaign since Beijing’s Olympic bid to make
China’s ongoing and brutal occupation of Tibet a critical issue for the
current and future Chinese leadership. READ MORE HERE
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