Strange Encounters at Nonviolence Conference

Bethlehem, December 29
Yesterday was Day Two of the Celebrating Nonviolent Resistance conference in Bethlehem. Dr. Mubarak Awad (who spoke at SFT conference at Duke University in 2002) and other scholar-activists spoke to an international audience of about 300 people in a large, cold auditorium in the morning. The low temperature in the conference building and […]

Posted on December 29th, 2005 by tendor in General

from Bethlehem

It’s early morning in Bethlehem (7:30 am, quite an unusual hour for me to be up at) and the city is slowly but noisily waking up to the day. Both Han and I are typing away at our computers in the hotel lobby although it’s before coffee and barely after sunrise. Given the name of […]

Posted on December 28th, 2005 by tendor in General

BIG NY Times Article:

The Restless Children of the Dalai Lama
Today’s New York Times Magazine has a long article on young Tibetan exile activists. The star of the article is poet, activist, and friend of SFT Tenzin Tsundue. I was glad to see such a long piece on the subject in such a high-profile venue. Pankaj Mishra’s article is […]

Posted on December 18th, 2005 by cold mtn in General

A Quick Update

I’ve been doing some work on the site, and soon we will have ATOM feed of the site content as well as a newsletter that people can subscribe to for the news from around the Midwest. If I’ve done everything correctly then folks should be able to suscrib…

Posted on December 13th, 2005 by Rober R. Ninja in Global Contributors

Crackdowns and the Decline of the CCP

For all the discussion of China’s thriving economy and surging power in the international community there has been a major absence of discussion on China’s internal legal and political structure. Despite major economic development, China remains a communist, totalitarian state with a single party. In most multi-party systems of governance the public tries to correct […]

Posted on December 13th, 2005 by philo in General

MARATHON MARCH IN NEW YORK ON HUMAN RIGHTS DAY

December 10, New York - Over 200 Tibetans, along with the usual supporters, commemorated the World Human Rights Day by marching across New York in a full-day rally organized by the Regional Tibetan Youth Congress (RTYC) of New York and New Jersey. The purpose of the rally was to raise concerns about the apalling human […]

Posted on December 11th, 2005 by tendor in General

It’s Been Some Time

I realize that it has been some time since our last post, and for that, I am sorry. However, holiday seasons are busy and everyone knows that the end of the semster is a trying time! Out last meeting was cancelled due to the schedules of myself and S…

Posted on December 11th, 2005 by SFT IPFW in Global Contributors

Official Launce of New SFT Midwest Blog

Welcome to the official launch of the SFT Midwest Blog. This is a new forum where SFT members from across the Midwest can come together to share successes, discuss strategy, and build a stronger community in Midwest working for a Free Tibet.I encourage…

Posted on December 10th, 2005 by Rober R. Ninja in Global Contributors

Sam and Laura’s Blog

SFT BoDer Sam Chapin and his partner Laura are travelling in Nepal and India now. They’ve set up a blog with lots of great photos from their trip and details on their experiences.
Go check them out!

Posted on December 7th, 2005 by philo in General

Candlelight Vigil @ Chinese Mission

Contrary to what the saying says, it’s better to be seen AND heard. I promise you tonight the Chinese saw us and heard us outside of their Mission to the UN. Over sixty Tibetans and supports just finished braving sub-freezing temperatures outside of the Chinese Mission to let the Chinese know that the world will […]

Posted on December 5th, 2005 by philo in General

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