In October the Filming for Tibet team successfully launched a new phase of the Free Dhondup Wangchen campaign called "Unchain The Truth". Building on the campaign actions around Dhondup's birthday the team have developed a number of actions and resources for Tibet groups to take part in and promote the campaign for Human Rights Day on 10 December.NEW Website, Action Overview & Resources:Please visit and promote the NEW website at http://unchain-the-truth.com. A number of key

Phuntsokling Tibetan Settlement in Odisha was established in the year 1963 by the Government of India on an area of 2500 acres of land provided by the State government on lease to rehabilitate about 3000 Tibetan refugees. The settlement is basically agrarian one,engaged in raising crops like corn, millet in an acre of 1700. The cultivation activities are rainfed and there are no irrigation facilities.

Date: Tuesday, November 5, 2013 - 11:00am to 1:00pm Location: Intercontinental Hotel888 Howard StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103 SF Team Tibet would like to urge everyone to join us for a silent protest on November 5th (Tuesday) from 11am-1pm outside the Intercontinental hotel in SF. On November 5th, Intercontinental will be taking part in World Responsible Tourism week events to promote the company as a 'responsible' business. Nothing could be further from the truth. Intercont

Date: Monday, November 4, 2013 - 6:00pm to 9:00pm Location: Rudramandir830 Bancroft WayBerkeley, CA

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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/

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

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

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

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

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

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. Here is the email id of Senator Barbara Boxer's Senior Foreign Poli

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