The 22nd Annual Tibet Day’ was held in San Francisco on Saturday, December 15, 2007. The event- “Tibet Day 2007”, was co-organised by the Tibetan Association of Northern California (TANC) and the Bay Area Friends of Tibet (BAFoT) as well as San Francisco Team Tibet (SFTT). SFTT is a coalition that includes TANC, BAFoT, The Committee of 100 for Tibet (C100), Students for a Free Tibet (SFT), Cyphertown, and the San Francisco Tibetan Youth Congress (SFTYC). Tashi Dhondup George

WHY TIBET?Why are Tibetans and their supporters demonstrating today, March 10th?March 10th is the anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising against the Chinese occupation on March 10, 1959. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan people’s resistance to the brutal Chinese occupation of our homeland.Why do Tibetan oppose Chinese rule?Because over one million people in Tibet have died since the occupation Since the violent invasion of Tibet in 1949, over one milli