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Joyful Heart Through Precious Tibetan Mantras
Date: Monday, November 4, 2013 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm Location: Rudramandir830 Bancroft WayBerkeley, CA
Nov 4, 20131 min read


Lama Pema Dorje Rinpoche Lu Jong Yoga and 30th Anniversary Potluck Dinner Celebration!
Date: Saturday, October 26, 2013 - 4:00pm Location: Cultural Integration Fellowship2650 Fulton StreetSan Francisco, CA 94118 We will celebrate 30 years! We are now planning a special Tibetan Buddhist Long Life Yoga session followed by a Potluck Dinner! We are incredibly fortunate and honored to be provided teachings on a special Tibetan Long Life Yoga practice and Homage to the White Tara, the Buddha of Long Life and Mother of all the Buddhas! This special yoga and teachi
Oct 26, 20132 min read


Lhamo Tso and Peter Coyote Press Conference at Chinese Consulate in SF
Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2013 - 11:00am to 1:00pm Location: Chinese ConsulateGeary Blvd. at Laguna StreetSan Francisco MEDIA ADVISORY Photo Opportunity DATE October 3, 2013 Contact: Mrs. Lhamo Tso, 510-681-3244 (ONLY TIBETAN) Mr. Peter Coyote, c/o Elizabeth Ross, Assistant to Peter Coyote, 415-385-9908 Ms. Tenzin Tselha, Students for a Free Tibet, 510-289-5691 Mr. Giovan
Oct 1, 20132 min read


Rally for Tibet Cancelled
Date: Monday, October 7, 2013 - 12:00am Location: Starts at the Lincoln Memorial on the Mall in Washington, DC CANCELLED DUE TO GOVERNMENT SHUTDOWN On October 7, 2013 Tibetans and Tibet supporters from across the United States will converge on the Nation’s capital to urge President Obama and his administration to speak up for Tibet. http://rallyfortibet.org/
Oct 1, 20131 min read


Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay visit
Date: Thursday, August 22, 2013 - 7:00pm Location: Berkeley Adult School1701 San Pablo AveBerkeley, CA 94702 As per last email from the Office of Tibet, New York, TANC is happy to announce that Sikyong Dr. Lobsang Sangay will be visiting the Bay Area to meet with our community on Thursday, August 22nd 7 pm at the Berkeley Adult School.I request each and everyone to join us to accord him a grand welcome on his maiden visit to the Bay Area. It is our common responsibility to
Aug 22, 20131 min read


Candlelight Vigil for Tawu Shooting Victims
Date: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 - 7:00pm Location: Chinese Consulate Laguna and Geary San Francisco Urgyen Tashi from Dakchu camp suffered 8 bullet wounds Dear all, Please be the light for Tibet and join us this evening. WHAT: Candlelight Vigil for Tawu Shooting Victims WHO: Tibetans & Friends of Tibet WHEN: 7:00 PM WHERE: 1450 Laguna St. SF Please join us to tell China to Stop Shooting Tibetans. Tawu Shooting I have seen bullet wound to the head previously in person. The shoo
Jul 2, 20131 min read


Screening of Journey of the Heart: A Film
Date: Thursday, June 13, 2013 - 6:00pm Location: Embarcadero Center Cinema 1 Embarcadero Center San Francisco This documentary is produced and directed by Ravi Verma, who lives in the Sacramento area. This documentary has in-depth interviews with several Buddhist scholars, including His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Robert Thurman, B. Alan Wallace, Mattheiu Ricard, and Thupten Jinpa. This film was shot at the following locations in India and Nepal: Ayodhya, Mathura, Lumbini, Kapil
Jun 6, 20131 min read


Protest Xi Jinping in Southern California
Date: Friday, June 7, 2013 - 12:00am to Saturday, June 8, 2013 - 12:00am Location: Palm Springs Dear All, China's new leader Xi Jinping will meet President Obama on June 7-8 (Friday-Saturday) in Palm Springs, CA. Californians: Mark these dates and get ready to PROTEST! Let's remind Xi that we do not approve of China's occupation of Tibet and urge President Obama to take a stand for Tibet. Depending on the number of participants, we will be renting 15-seater vans. The vans wil
Jun 1, 20131 min read


Candlelight Vigil for 24th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre
Date: Sunday, June 2, 2013 - 7:00pm Location: Portsmouth Square in Chinatown San Francisco Dear Friends, Please accept this as your kind invitation to join us at Sunday, June 2nd Candlelight Vigil for 24th Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Massacre with members of Chinese democracy groups, Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship and other Chinese, Tibetan & American friends. Please come and listen to the voices of the Tiananmen Mothers. Their children will play musical artist
Jun 1, 20131 min read


Visit BAFOT at the Himalayan Fair in Berkeley May 18--19
Date: Saturday, May 18, 2013 - 12:00am to Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:00am Location: Live Oak Park on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley Bay Area Friends of Tibet will again participate in the Himalayan Fair in Live Oak Park in Berkeley on May 18 and 19.For more information and directions, go to http://www.himalayanfair.net/
May 11, 20131 min read


Flower Power Rally for International Tibet Solidarity Day
Date: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 12:00pm to 2:00pm Location: Union Square San Francisco FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Flower Power Rally in San Francisco for First International Tibet Solidarity Day: May 17, 2013 Contact: Giovanni Vassallo (Giovanni@Friends-of-Tibet.org) or 415-264-3264 WHO: Bay Area Friends of Tibet WHAT: Flower Power Rally for International Tibet Solidarity Day WHERE: Union Square, San Francisco downtown WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2013 from 12 – 2 pm (May 8, 2013) SAN FRA
May 10, 20132 min read


Tibet Solidarity Freedom Concert on May 17 in Berkeley
Date: Friday, May 17, 2013 - 6:30pm to 11:00pm Location: Berkeley Adult School 1701 San Pablo Avenue Berkeley, CA 94702 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 bo
May 10, 20132 min read


Himalayan Film Festival May 15 - 19
Date: Wednesday, May 15, 2013 - 12:00am to Sunday, May 19, 2013 - 12:00am Location: Berkeley, Oakland, and San Francisco The First Annual Himalayan Film Festival will take place at the following venues.Wednesday, May 15th at the Elmwood Theatre in BerkeleyThursday, May 16th at the New Parkway in OaklandFriday, May 17th at Variety Club Screening Room in SFSaturday, May 18th at Live Oak Theatre 12-5 then 6P-10P at East Bay Media Center in BerkeleySunday, May 19th 12P-6P at Ea
May 8, 20131 min read


Tibetan Singer Techung Live in Berkeley on May 4
Date: Saturday, May 4, 2013 - 3:00pm Location: The Hillside Club 2286 Cedar St Berkeley, CA 94709 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
May 4, 20131 min read


Protest the Imprisonment of the Panchen Lama on April 25
Date: Thursday, April 25, 2013 - 12:30pm to 2:30pm Location: Chinese Consulate SE corner of Geary and Laguna Streets San Francisco 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
Apr 25, 20132 min read
Circle the Bay for Tibet
Date: Saturday, March 23, 2013 - 12:00am to Saturday, March 30, 2013 - 12:00am Location: San Francisco Bay Area Rangzen: International Tibet Independence Movement will be once again leading a March for Tibet's Indpendence in 2013, from March 23 to 30 in the Bay Area. March co-sponsors include Bay Area Friends of Tibet, Tibetan Association of Northern California, San Francisco Students for a Free Tibet, and San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress. We will March 108 mil
Mar 23, 20131 min read
Join the Rangzen Walk around the Bay Area March 23--30
Dear Friends, Please join me, Tibetans, and Americans for a Freedom - Rangzen Walk, taking any step along the 108-mile route to highlight Tibetan rights. Rangzen: The International Tibet Independence Movement will lead a March for Tibet's Independence in 2013, from March 23 to 30, in the Bay Area. March co-sponsors include Bay Area Friends of Tibet, Tibetan Association of Northern California, San Francisco Students for a Free Tibet, and San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Co
Jan 28, 20133 min read


Screening of “Leaving Fear Behind” with Lhamo Tso, wife of Dhondup Wangchen
Date: Saturday, September 8, 2012 - 6:00am Location: Bay Area Friends of Tibet1310 Fillmore Street #401San Francisco, CA 94115 Please RSVP to giovanni@friends-of-tibet.org or 415-264-3264
Sep 1, 20121 min read


Himalayan Fair, 2012
Date: Saturday, May 19, 2012 - 7:00am to Sunday, May 20, 2012 - 4:00pm Location: Live Oak Park in Berkeley, California
May 14, 20121 min read


Screening of "Old Dog" at the SF International Film Festival
Date: Saturday, April 21, 2012 - 11:00pm to Thursday, April 26, 2012 - 11:00pm Location: SF International Film Festival Old DogDir: Pema Tseden From the leading filmmaker of the New Tibetan Cinema comes this mesmerizing, emotionally gripping story about an old sheepherder and his grown son, a visually stunning portrait of rural anomie that takes a completely modern approach to narrative, patiently accumulating detail by telling detail. (China/Tibet 2011, 88 min). http://fes
Apr 17, 20121 min read
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