Students for a Free Tibet is doing everything we can to make sure we're being heard. Almost exactly 11 months after a high-profile action on Mt. Everest (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/k1APYmK1KRPJ/) to protest the torch coming to Tibet, and two weeks after lighting the Tibetan Freedom Torch (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/kpAPYmK1KRPZ/) in Olympia, SFT's Deputy Director (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/i7APYmK1KRPF/)Tenzin Dorjee was back in Olympia today (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/i7APYmK1KRPF/) to keep up the pressure. SFT held a jam-packed press conference last night, and today at China's official Olympic torch lighting ceremony, Tendor and other Tibet activists were arrested by Greek police in an attempt to silence our protests. CNN video of arrest: https://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/03/24/sot.greece.torch.protester.ap (https://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/03/24/sot.greece.torchprotester.ap) people across Tibet rising up and demanding their freedom, the stakes are even higher as the Chinese government looks to seize any excuse to continue its military crackdown against Tibetans. Contact the US National Olympic Committee through usolympicteam.com (https://usolympicteam.com)
and urge them to voice their concerns to the IOC about this urgent issue. Your National Olympic Committee (NOC) not only represents your country's Olympic athletes, they represent your nation as well.
Call them. Email them. Send them a letter. It's simple. Just tell them "no torch through Tibet." More talking points and a sample letter/email is below.
For up-to-date information on the situation inside Tibet please continue to monitor SFT's website and the SFT blog.
Tibet Will be Free.
The SFT HQ crew
Use the following talking points as a guideline when calling your NOC or drafting your own letter:
> Say you would like to leave a message with the President of the NOC.
If the Torch goes through Tibet it will likely cause further unrest, which would result in another heavy-handed crackdown and consequently more arrests, torture, and loss of life.
voxregalis
03-24-2008, 12:18 PM
Students for a Free Tibet is doing everything we can to make sure we're being heard. Almost exactly 11 months after a high-profile action on Mt. Everest (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/k1APYmK1KRPJ/) to protest the torch coming to Tibet, and two weeks after lighting the Tibetan Freedom Torch (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/kpAPYmK1KRPZ/) in Olympia, SFT's Deputy Director (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/i7APYmK1KRPF/)Tenzin Dorjee was back in Olympia today (https://actionnetwork.org/ct/i7APYmK1KRPF/) to keep up the pressure. SFT held a jam-packed press conference last night, and today at China's official Olympic torch lighting ceremony, Tendor and other Tibet activists were arrested by Greek police in an attempt to silence our protests. CNN video of arrest: https://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/03/24/sot.greece.torch.protester.ap (https://edition.cnn.com/video/#/video/world/2008/03/24/sot.greece.torchprotester.ap) people across Tibet rising up and demanding their freedom, the stakes are even higher as the Chinese government looks to seize any excuse to continue its military crackdown against Tibetans. Contact the US National Olympic Committee through usolympicteam.com (https://usolympicteam.com)
and urge them to voice their concerns to the IOC about this urgent issue. Your National Olympic Committee (NOC) not only represents your country's Olympic athletes, they represent your nation as well.
Call them. Email them. Send them a letter. It's simple. Just tell them "no torch through Tibet." More talking points and a sample letter/email is below.
For up-to-date information on the situation inside Tibet please continue to monitor SFT's website and the SFT blog.
Tibet Will be Free.
The SFT HQ crew
Use the following talking points as a guideline when calling your NOC or drafting your own letter:
> Say you would like to leave a message with the President of the NOC.
If the Torch goes through Tibet it will likely cause further unrest, which would result in another heavy-handed crackdown and consequently more arrests, torture, and loss of life.
Tibetan Exile Groups:
The Tibetan Government in Exile (https://www.tibet.com/)
https://www.tibet.com/
The Tibet Office in New York (https://www.tibet.org/Resources/TSG/Groups/nyc.html)
https://www.tibet.org/Resources/TSG/Groups/nyc.html
Tibetan Human Rights Groups:
The Tibet Online Support Group (https://www.tibet.org/)
https://www.tibet.org/
The Students for Tibet
(https://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/)https://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/
The Free Tibet Campaign
(https://www.freetibet.org/)https://www.freetibet.org/
The International Campaign for Tibet
(https://www.savetibet.org/)https://www.savetibet.org/
Chinese Government Sites:
The Chinese Embassy in Washington,DC
(https://www.china-embassy.org/)https://www.china-embassy.org/
China Today - The Chinese News Agency
(https://www.chinatoday.com/)https://www.chinatoday.com/
Inside China Today (https://www.einnews.com/china/newsfeed-Tibet)
https://www.einnews.com/china/newsfeed-Tibet
China's Tibet (https://www.tibet-china.org/indexE.html)contains Chinese view of Tibetan history and culture
https://www.tibet-china.org/indexE.html
Approaching Tibet - Informational Site (https://www.tibet-china.org/serie_book/english/approaching_tibetcontent.html)
https://www.tibet-china.org/serie_book/english/approaching_tibetcontent.html
China, Tibet and Chinese Nation (https://www.index-china.com/index-english/Tibet-s.html)
https://www.index-china.com/index-english/Tibet-s.html
Chinese Human Right Groups:
Human Rights in China
(https://www.hrichina.org/public/index)https://www.hrichina.org/public/index
Human Rights Internet
(https://www.hri.ca/index.aspx)https://www.hri.ca/index.aspx
Environmental Groups:
Tibet Environmental Watch
(https://www.tew.org/)https://www.tew.org/
Independent News Organizations:
China News Agency
(https://www.chinanews.com.hk/hongkong.html)https://www.chinanews.com.hk/hongkong.html
CNN
(https://www.cnn.com/)https://www.cnn.com
United States Government Sites:
The Whitehouse Search Page
(https://www.whitehouse.gov/search)https://www.whitehouse.gov/search
The US State Department (https://www.state.gov/)
https://www.state.gov
United States Information Agency (https://usinfo.state.gov/eap/east_asia_pacific/china/china_archive.html) on China
https://usinfo.state.gov/eap/east_asia_pacific/china/china_archive.html
China's Public Relations Strategy on Tibet: (https://www.tibet.com/Eco/chapter5.html)
https://www.tibet.com/Eco/chapter5.html