So last weekend, Thupten and I were minding our own business and eating corndogs at the Cal State Fair, when we stumbled accross this atrocity called “Folkways of Tibet,” an exhibit celebrating “the 40th anniversary of the Tibet Autonomous Region” and depicting “China’s Tibet.” We agreed that it was pretty much the worst piece of […]
Well, yes, we’ve been busy here at SFT Headquarters. [click on the picture to enlarge] We’ve completely overhauled our office space in New York. Okay, we’re not quite there yet. But we’re rolling, and we’re already excited about the changes. More space, better space, better equipment, better organized all-around, etc. We’re preparing for a big […]
From the New York Times: “At a demonstration near President Bush’s ranch in Crawford, Tex., Kathy Nikeef carried crosses memorializing Americans killed in Iraq.” full article here
Kathy is a former SFT Board Member, and we’re proud that she’s representing down in Texas, in support of Cindy Sheehan. Go Kathy!!
Some of you may seen the mobile ringtone and wallpaper site I launched last year. Its called “Mobile-ize For Tibet” and its currently located at http://www.sftonline.org/ring. For a donation of $3 to SFT, you can get a cool background image for your phone (such as the one to the left), or a ringtone of Long-sho […]
Accompanied by dozens of local Tibetans and supporters, twenty-some tired, sweaty and sore activists limped into Dag Hammerskold Plaza across from the U.N. around noon today, officially concluding their walk from Boston to New York, International Tibet Independence Movement’s (ITIM) latest “March for Tibet’s Independence.”
After some slogan-shouting and the singing of the Tibetan National Anthem, […]
Everyone digs Tendor’s post [below] from Dharamsala and we only want more. So check out the latest excellent article from Tenzin Tsundue, SFT India’s unofficial chief advisor (a Gandhi-esque Karl Rove), in this month’s Tibetan World Magazine.
DHARAMSALA - The seat of the Tibetan Government in Exile, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and now SFT India too!
So yesterday I walked down to the Tsuklakhang crossroads and took a left turn onto the steep, steep road that leads to Exile House. The road is actually not much bigger than a footpath, but it’s […]
We’re finishing up the SFT International board meeting in upstate New York and it’s all good! There are 14 members of the Board present along with Matt, Han and Lhadon. We’re missing Tendor but know he’s rocking it in Dharamsala. So many great plans and so much money to raise so that […]
How cool is this? SFT India is in their new digs: Lhasang Tsering’s “Exile House” in Dharamsala. Congrats to all the selfless & hardworking members of SFT India and thanks for never giving up and taking SFT to the next level in India. This marks the beginning of a new era for SFT around the […]
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