TIBET: One People, One Nation, 50 Years of Resistance

March 10th 2009 will mark 50 years since Tibetans rose up to protest China's illegal invasion of their homeland. It will also be one year since unprecedented protests broke out across Tibet showing China and the world that after 50 years of occupation, Tibetans are determined to be free.

Join the March 10 Global Uprising for Tibet

As Chinese authorities intensify their crackdown, help shine the international spotlight on Tibet and stand in solidarity with the Tibetan people who continue to courageously resist Chinese rule. In the lead-up to March 10th, Tibet supporters are planning events in cities all over Canada and the world. Find your local event! Click here.

Ways to Get Involved:

1) WATCH OUR NATION: News and Analysis on the State of Tibet

This daily web broadcast examines the Tibetan resistance movement in the lead up to March 10th - the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising. As Chinese authorities crack down in Tibet, a new era of resistance is evolving.

WATCH SFT's Executive Director Lhadon and Deputy Director Tendor on Episode 7 of Our Nation.

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Stop Mining Tibet Rally: Vancouver, Sunday Jan 25th 7:30am - 12 noon

Please join Canada Tibet Committee (CTC: www.tibet.ca) and Students for a Free Tibet (SFT: www.sftcanada.org) to show your opposition to mining operations in Tibet.

Date: Jan 25, 2009

Time: 7:30 am to 12:00 noon

Location: Vancouver Convention & Exhibition Centre - 999 Canada Place (outside the Convention Centre)

On January 25 and 26 hundreds of Mining Professionals and Investors from around the world will gather in Vancouver for the “2009 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference”. Some companies represented at the conference have projects in Tibet, in collaboration with the Chinese Government. A primary focus of this protest is Continental Minerals, a subsidiary of Vancouver based Hunter Dickinson (HDI). Continental Minerals is currently leading the charge to mine gold and copper at the Xietongmen Project in Chinese occupied Tibet.

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