Leaving Fear Behind is a bold documentary film made by Tibetans inside Tibet. It is a unprecedented tool to raise awareness about the situation inside Tibet and inspire people to take action. Organize a screening and help amplify the voices of Tibetans inside Tibet. Take action for the release of filmmaker Dhondup Wangchen from Chinese prison.
This December 10th, show your solidarity with Tibetans inside Tibet by organizing an activity in your local chapter calling for human rights in Tibet. Tibet support groups around the world are planing creative actions on this important day. Make your mark and show your chapter’s commitment to seeing the Tibet crisis end. We suggest the following actions:
Leaving Fear Behind Screening
Screen the most powerful statement from Tibetans inside Tibet before the March uprising. Lay Tibetans from monks, to children to nomads speak openly of their suffering under Chinese occupation. Now that Tibetans are silenced by China’s brutal crackdowns, this is the last free expression we have of the Tibetan people’s desire for freedom.
It’s a good idea to invite any political allies (other campus groups, politicians etc). Since this film is only 20 mins, follow it up with a discussion with the audience or a question/answer period.
ITSN (International Tibet Support Network) has prepared the following materials for us to use:
1) Advocacy letter that you can have the audience sign
2) Posters for the movie showing (Color LFB poster, B&W LFB poster)
3) How to do a screening handout
4) 50th anniversary campaign handout
SFT’s Lhadon and Tendor are in Dharamsala, India for the Special Meeting convened by the Dalai Lama to discuss the future direction of the Tibet movement.
Xeni Jardin interviews them in a special episode of Boing Boing TV.
For updates on the meeting, check out Phayul.com and for commentary from Tibetans inside Tibet and China, check out [...]
A Special Meeting convened by the Dalai Lama to discuss the future course of the Tibet movement is underway in Dharamsala, India. Over 500 Tibetans are in attendence for this unprecendented meeting, which runs from Nov 17-22. Many are also offering their opinions, analysis and views online, including Woeser, Tibet’s well known write and blogger. Keep checking www.phayul.com for updates, videos, analysis and opinion pieces. Read the open letter written by Tibetan students in the UK on the meeting.
Mao Tsetung once said, “Where there is oppression, there is resistance” and in 2008, Tibetans risked everything to speak out. The Uprising in March has been the strongest message to the outside world from Tibetans inside Tibet since 1959.
The special meeting in Dharamsala from November 17th - 22nd that has been called by His Holiness [...]
by Josh Schrei
“I have yet to engage in a direct action campaign that was “well timed”. For years now I have heard the word “Wait!” This “Wait” has almost always meant “Never.” We must come to see… that justice too long delayed is justice denied.”
– Martin Luther King, writing from jail in Birmingham Alabama, 1963
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