Submitted by BAFoT on Mon, 2013-05-06 22:59
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Submitted by BAFoT on Thu, 2013-05-02 12:27
A tribute to a founding member of BAFoT.
by Jigme Raptentsetsang.
Pema Wangyal La passed away mid March 2013. He was a founding member of Bay Area Friends of Tibet (BAFoT), the first Tibet Support Group (TSG) on the West Coast. He has given much to BAFoT's efforts in spreading awareness and alleviating sufferings in Tibet. I would like to remember him by reproducing the opening paragraph that I wrote in BAFoT Newsletter 1993. On page 2, under the heading of "A Letter from BAFoT's President" - it read,
Submitted by BAFoT on Mon, 2013-04-15 16:20
Techung's main instrument is his voice; he also plays long neck lute or Dramnyen, Tibetan fiddle or Piwang and bamboo flute or Lingbu. Techung is widely respected for the original solo and collaborative music he creates, joining with him on stage are the profoundly talented Michel Tyabji, percussion; Kito Rodriguez, Bass and Rinzing Wangyal, Guitar.
Saturday May 4, 2013 at 3 PM
The Hillside Club
2286 Cedar St
Berkeley, CA 94709
Tickets: http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/362310
Submitted by BAFoT on Thu, 2013-04-11 16:39
Tashi Delek! My Dear Tibetan Brothers and Sisters
In the statement of Sikyong (the political head of Central Tibetan Administration based in Dharamsala, India) Dr. Lobsang Sangay on 23rd Anniversary of Conferment of Nobel Peace Prize to His Holiness the Dalai Lama, May 17 has been declared as a Tibet Solidarity Day. On that day in 1995, the six-year-old boy, Gendhun Choeky Nyima, who was recognized by His Holiness the Dalai Lama as the 11th Panchen Lama, was taken into custody by the Chinese authorities and has not been seen publicly since.
Submitted by BAFoT on Mon, 2013-04-08 22:58
Dear Community Members and Friends of Tibet,
It has been 8 years since the last time we heard about Gendhun Choekyi Nyima, the 11th Panchen lama. He was abducted by the Chinese authority and has not been seen in public since 17th may 1995 after being recognized and named the 11th Panchen lama by His hollines the Dalia Lama. He is also considered the youngest political prisoner by the Human rights organization.
Submitted by BAFoT on Fri, 2013-03-29 20:54
Senators Mark Udall (CO), Marco Rubio (FL) and Dianne Feinstein (CA) have circulated a “Dear Colleague” letter asking their fellow senators to sign their letter.
Please contact your senators to urge them to sign the Udall-Rubio-Feinstein letter on Tibet.
Note that we have a quick turnaround, as the deadline is April 8 for senators’ signatures, so that it gets to Secretary Kerry before he departs for his trip.
Submitted by BAFoT on Thu, 2013-03-28 19:14
PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBITION ARTIST RECEPTION Landscapes of Devotion: Meditations on Tibetan Culture in Tibet and Nepal
April 4 at 6 PM 312 Sutter St Suite 200, San Francisco
Submitted by BAFoT on Sat, 2013-03-16 16:30
Submitted by BAFoT on Fri, 2013-03-15 12:11
Phundatso,
Rangzen ITIM: The International Tibet Independence Movement will start the march" Circle the Bay for Tibet 2013" on Saturday, March 23, 2013 from TANC.
If you are interested to be part of the march, please sign up with any board members of TANC, SFRTYC and SFT Bay Area. You could participate for one day, two days or the entire weeklong march starts from TANC and ends at Chinese Consulate, SF. The detail routes are mentioned below.
WALK ROUTE
Day 1: Sat, March 23rd (TANC Tibetan Community Center in Richmond to Oakland City Hall)
