Washington Post on Woeser

The Washington Post has a feature article on Woeser, famed Tibetan writer and blogger. Go give it a read…

Radiohead Rocks a Pro-Tibet Message

I knew there was a reason they are my favorite band of all time and forever!
“Radiohead used the opening show of their world tour last night (May 5th) to send an obvious message about China’s political and humanitarian actions in Tibet. The stage for the band’s show at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in Florida was decorated with two Tibetan flags.”

Everest “like a war zone”

MountEverest.net is an amazing site that aggregates all the climbing news of the Himalaya region. With one of the many olympic torches at the Northside (Tibetan side that is!) basecamp, the site is abuzz with updates and news from the area… well, at least what news can get out, due to a basically complete blackout […]

Alternet Piece on SFT’s Use of Facebook

Nancy Scola of Alternet has a great piece on how different political movements are using Facebook as an organizing too. She focuses heavy attention on SFT and how the Facebook giving challenge turned into a great organizing opportunity, as well as one that dramatically increased SFT’s donor base. Here’s an excerpt:
And while that Facebook coalition […]

Deadly Force Authorized Against Everest Torch Protests

Under obvious pressure from Chinese authorities, the Nepalese government has given the security forces guarding their side of Mount Everest free reign in dealing with any protests. Apparently, they would rather shoot non-violent protesters then let a media coup occur, as happened last April at Everest Base Camp in Tibet.
More from the AP Article,Nepal authorizes […]

IOC: No Torch in Tibet!

IOC allows China to take the torch through Tibet from Students for a Free Tibet on Vimeo.

Youtube removes IOC campaign video

I guess my Chinese friends flagged the “IOC: No Torch in Tibet” video enough times because Youtube took it down after more than 3,000 views saying “content inappropriate.” The same thing happened to the very original TV video footage of the Chinese shooting Tibetans at Nangpa Pass near Mt. Everest after it was viewed over […]

Xinhua’s Sunny SF Torch Coverage

Would you expect anything less than perfection from them? The photos below show two torch runners apparently by themselves along the Marina…hmm…when was that? The second photo shows the Chinese Ambassador giving his triumph speech at the closing ceremonies….held at the airport…outside the gate to the airplane they hastily departed on.
From Xinhua

Two torchbearers with the […]

IOC Executive Members: Blood on their hands?

The photos in this video are hard to look at. They are of Tibetans shot and killed inside Tibet over the past month. This is the reality of Chinese rule in Tibet and what Chinese authorities do to Tibetans who dare to protest. This is what we can expect if the IOC allows China to take the torch through Tibet in May and June. The IOC doesn’t seem to get it?! Maybe this video will help them see the reality.

San Francisco torchbearers stand with Tibet

Thank you Majora.
Thank you Andrew.