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Film screening "Leaving Fear Behind" followed by Q & A with Lhamo Tso Amnesty International West
Date: Tuesday, April 24, 2012 - 4:30pm to 6:30pm Location: 350 Sansome Street, Suite 210, San Francisco Date: Monday, April 23, 2012 - 5:00pm Location: Bermann Hall, University of San Francisco Date: Saturday, April 14, 2012 - 6:00pm Location: Tibetan Community Center 5200 Huntington Ave, Richmond, CA Come and hear first hand Lhamo Tso, a mother of four and the wife of imprisoned film-maker Dhondup Wangchen, talk about her husband and his documentary "Leaving Fear Behind"
Apr 12, 20121 min read


Candlelight Vigil
Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2012 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm Location: Chinese Consulate Laguna & Geary in San Francisco STAND UP FOR THE MARTYRS OF TIBET (San Francisco, CA) San Francisco Team Tibet, a coalition of Tibetan organizations in the Bay Area, will hold a candlelight vigil on Wednesday, February 8, 2012 in front of the Chinese Consulate, 1450 Laguna Street, San Francisco, CA 94115, from 6:30-9:30 p.m. The vigil is part of a worldwide effort by the international community
Feb 8, 20122 min read


Candlelight Vigil
Date: Friday, January 20, 2012 - 5:30pm to 7:30pm Location: Chinese ConsulateLaguna & Geary in San Francisco STAND UP FOR TIBETCandlelight Vigil for Tibet in front of the Chinese Consulate 20 January 2012 - 6:30-8:30 PM --Laguna & Geary Blvd., San Francisco Self-immolations continue and spread into Tibet in 2012 (San Francisco, 19 January 2012). In 2012, four Tibetans have set themselves on fire in a new form of protest and sacrifice in Tibet. All four have died. 12 of the
Jan 10, 20122 min read


SF Bay Area premiere of Little Tibet
premiere Date: Tuesday, November 8, 2011 - 6:00pm Location: Opera Plaza TheatreSan Francisco Date: Friday, November 11, 2011 - 6:00pm Location: USF Cowell Hall2130 Fulton StreetSan Francisco
Nov 4, 20111 min read


March to SF City Hall and Chinese Consulate
Date: Wednesday, November 2, 2011 - 9:00am Location: UN Plaza San Francisco Global Intervention to Save Tibetan LivesJoin us in saying "Enough is Enough!" Join Us! What: Protest rally and march through the streets of San Francisco When: Wednesday 11/2/11 Where: San Francisco, CA Why: Part of a global campaign on 11/2, a day before the G20 summit begins, to show Tibetans in Ngaba and across Tibet that their deep pain and suffering has not gone unnoticed by the world Since Ma
Oct 28, 20111 min read


Screening of "Journey from Zanskar: A Monk's Vow to Children Introductory remarks by Geshe Lobsang Yonten (Save Zanskar)
Date: Wednesday, October 19, 2011 - 6:30pm Location: Bldg. 320 Room 105Main Quad, Stanford University
Oct 19, 20111 min read


Tsok offering for late Eminence Trulshik Rinpoche, late Kalon Tripa Juchen Thupten Namgyal and all Tibetan Martyrs
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 6:00pm Location: TANC Community Center 5200 Huntington, Richmond
Oct 10, 20111 min read


1959 Lhasa: The Truth vs Propaganda: What Really Happened?
Date: Sunday, March 13, 2011 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Location: UC Berkeley, Valley Life Sciences BuildingRoom 2060, Harmon Way, Berkeley, CA A talk by historian Jianglin Li In March 1959, a series of events marked the turning point of Tibetan history. In the official version of the Chinese government, the Lhasa Event has been described as a "pre‐arranged rebellion attempting to split the motherland". However, in the past 52 years, few detail were released to support the official
Mar 13, 20111 min read
Rally at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to celebrate International Human Rights Day and celebrate Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize
Date: Friday, December 10, 2010 12:00pm Location: Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Celebrate Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize, International Human Rights at SF Chinese Consulate Press Release of 12/3/2010 Photo Opportunity WHO: Chinese Foundation for Democratic Education, Century San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate the founding of the organizing committee Xinhai, San Francisco Branch of China Democratic National Committee, San Francisco, the China Democracy Party Joint Headq
Dec 10, 20102 min read


Rally at the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco to celebrate International Human Rights Day and celebrate Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize
Date: Friday, December 10, 2010 - 12:00pm Location: Chinese Consulate in San Francisco Celebrate Liu Xiaobo Nobel Peace Prize, International Human Rights at SF Chinese Consulate Press Release of 12/3/2010 Photo Opportunity WHO: Chinese Foundation for Democratic Education, Century San Francisco Bay Area to celebrate the founding of the organizing committee Xinhai, San Francisco Branch of China Democratic National Committee, San Francisco, the China Democracy Party Joint Headqu
Dec 10, 20102 min read


Challenges and opportunities for Tibet in a changing world
Date: Sunday, November 21, 2010 - 3:00pm to 4:30pm Location: David Brower Center2150 Allston Way, Berkeley, CA Michael Van Walt: Talk and Q&ASunday, November 21, 2010 4:00 PMDavid Brower Center, Berkeley Dr. Van Walt will discuss recent developments including the International Court of Justice's ruling on Kosovo and explore current challenges and future opportunities for the Tibetan people. Admission $8 (students/seniors $5)
Nov 21, 20101 min read


Screening of Tibet In Song
Date: Thursday, November 4, 2010 - 11:00pm to Wednesday, November 10, 2010 - 11:00pm Location: Landmark Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley Screening of Tibet In Song at the Landmark Lumiere in San Francisco and the Landmark Shattuck Cinemas in Berkeley. Tickets at www.landmarktheatres.com
Nov 4, 20101 min read
Tsok offering for late Eminence Trulshik Rinpoche, late Kalon Tripa Juchen Thupten Namgyal and all Tibetan Martyrs
Date: Friday, October 21, 2011 - 6:00pm Location: TANC Community Center5200 Huntington, Richmond
Oct 21, 20101 min read
BAFoT and Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship at (Cupertino) Silicon Valley Fall Festival
Date: Friday, September 24, 2010 - 11:00pm to Saturday, September 25, 2010 - 11:00pm Location: Memorial Park, Cupertino , California Join us again and share a better understanding of Tibet at the Silicon Valley Fall Festival. BAFoT will team up with the Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship and host a booth about Tibet and join others at the event meant for unity and friendship and fun. Check out http://www.cupertino.org/index.aspx?page=18&recordid=2349 The Silicon Valley
Sep 25, 20101 min read
Surviving the Dragon: a Tibetan Lama’s Account of 40 Years of Chinese Rule
Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2010 - 4:00pm to 6:00pm Location: Xavier Room (in Fromm Hall), University of San Francisco The USF Department of Theology and Religious Studies presents a free talk and book signing Surviving the Dragon: a Tibetan Lama’s Account of 40 Years of Chinese Rule Surviving the Dragon is the story of Arjia Rinpoche’s upbringing as the reincarnated abbot of Kumbum monastery, one of Tibet’s largest. As a child, he was treated like a living Buddha, but a
Sep 22, 20101 min read
Kathmandu Fall Festival
Date: Saturday, September 11, 2010 - 10:00am to Sunday, September 12, 2010 - 4:00pm In the tradition of the Himalayan Fair, BAFoT is taking to the streets and tabling again. Please check out http://childrensmedaid.org/festival.phpand join us at the Kathmandu Fall Festival September 11 & 12, 2010 from 11 am to 5 pm. 270 1st St W, Sonoma, CA 95476. We need table volunteers!! Contact Giovanni at 4152643624. This would be the right place to begin your education on Nepalese cultu
Sep 11, 20101 min read
Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship potluck lunch and general meeting
Date: Saturday, June 26, 2010 - 9:00am to 3:00pm Bay Area Chinese and Tibetan Friendship potluck lunch and general meetingBirthday celebration for the 17th Gyalwa Karmapa Orgyen Trinley DorjeBerkeley Marina10-12 Prayers and ceremony12-3 Potluck3-4 Meeting Contact George Ge 510-585-5128 or Thepo Tulku 510-776-3730 for more information
Jun 26, 20101 min read


The Sun behind the Clouds - Tibet's Struggle for Freedom
Date: Thursday, June 17, 2010 - 11:00pm to Wednesday, June 23, 2010 - 11:00pm This film was made by Ritu Sarin and Tenzing Sonam, two of the original founders of the Bay Area Friends of Tibet, founded in 1983! They have also directed several other award-winning films in the past on Tibet and Buddhism.
Jun 17, 20101 min read


Semshae CD Release party in Berkeley
Date: Saturday, June 12, 2010 - 11:00pm. 2010
Jun 12, 20101 min read


Commemoration of 21st Anniversary of Tiananmen Square Masssacre Chinese consulate
Date: Friday, June 4, 2010 - 1:00pm
Jun 4, 20101 min read
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