Students for a Free Tibet
Guide Note: The university-based activist group Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) was founded by Tibetans and their supporters in 1994 in New York City, with the aim of advocating for Tibetan Independence from China. They gained some level of fame and prominence by sponsoring major events, (such as the Lollapalooza festivals) and organizing the Tibetan Freedom Concerts from 1996-2001.
In 2008, in anticipation of the 2008 Olympics hosted by Beijing, China, the SFT has orchestrated or participated in a number of protests around the globe, many of them following the path of the Olympic Torch. In Westminster, England and San Francisco, California, banners reading "One World, One Dream, Free Tibet 08" were displayed along the torch's planned route.
Fast Facts:
- 650 chapters in 35 countries
- Works in partnership with International Tibet Independence Movement
- Also try: Tibet | Free Tibet | China Olympics Protests | Tibetan Independence
The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Site: Students for a Free Tibet | Campaigns
- Official Blog: Tibet Will Be Free
- Official Site: Students for a Free Tibet UK
- Wikipedia: Students for a Free Tibet
- SFGate.com: Pro-Tibet protesters climb Golden Gate Bridge tower (April 7, 2008)
- The group has planned to protest the Olympic Torch's movement through San Francisco on April 8 and 9. Further, Students for a Free Tibet hopes that the International Olympic Committee will stall plans to run the torch through Tibet itself this June.
- SFGate: Young Tibetans impatient with nonviolence (April 3, 2008)
- Tibetan shepard Palgay disagrees with the Dalai Lama's professed strategy of non-violent protest: "In Tibet, we have no rights, no freedom...Waiting has brought us nothing."
- Official Wiki: SFT Actions
Students for a Free Tibet News
- Topix.net: Students for a Free Tibet
- Google News: Students for a Free Tibet
- CNN: Tibet protesters scale Golden Gate bridge (April 7, 2008)
- NBC11.com (San Francisco): Protesters Climb Golden Gate Bridge (April 7, 2008)
- BBC News: MLA proud of arrested protest son (April 7, 2008)
- AFP: San Francisco readies security blanket for Olympic torch (April 7, 2008)
- Activist Steve Ispas: "Our message is that the Olympic torch and crimes against humanity cannot co-exist."
- Guardian.co.uk: Warning on Olympic torch protest (April 6, 2008)
- WashingtonPost.com: Cyber Attacks Target Pro-Tibet Groups (March 21, 2008)
Students for a Free Tibet Blogs and Commentaries
- Burma Digest: Olympics Boycott Analysis (April 1, 2008)
- Google Blog Search: Students for a Free Tibet
Students for a Free Tibet Photos and Images
- LiveVideo: Protesters scale Golden Gate Bridge (Time: 0:33)
- YouTube: Free Tibet banner Westminster Bridge (Time: 2:03)
- Flickr: Students for a Free Tibet search
- YouTube: Students for a Free Tibet Videos
- Google Images: Students for a Free Tibet
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