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San Francisco Tibet Vigil

Date:
Tuesday, April 08, 2008
Time:
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Event Type:
Protest
Organizer/Author:
Location Details:
United Nations Plaza on Market Street in San Francisco

Dear friends near San Francisco,

Tomorrow night, a coalition of Tibet groups have organized a rally and vigil at the United Nations Plaza on Market Street in San Francisco.

If you're free tomorrow night, please do head over to the event! Details are below.

Here is the message from the International Campaign for Tibet:

Join Richard Gere, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Tibetan leaders and other special guests for a historic rally and candle light vigil in support of the Tibetan people and their struggle for basic human rights.

As China prepares to host the Olympics in August, the government is conducting the worst crackdown in Tibet since the 1960s Cultural Revolution.

Come show your support for the Tibetan and Chinese people on the eve of the Beijing Olympic torch passing through San Francisco - the only stop in North America.

Tuesday April 8th 2008 United Nations Plaza 1150 Market Street San Francisco, CA Civic Center BART

Rally & Speeches 6:00pm Culture / Music 7:15pm Candle Light Vigil 8:00pm

RAIN OR SHINE

This event is sponsored by the International Campaign for Tibet, and cosponsored by Amnesty International, Students for a Free Tibet, Tibetan Association of Northern California, Regional San Francisco Tibetan Youth Congress, Bay Area Friends of Tibet, Committee of 100 for Tibet, International Tibet Support Network, International Tibet Independence Movement, and Santa Barbara Friends of Tibet.

http://www.savetibet.org
http://www.tanc.org
http://www.amnestyusa.org
http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org
http://www.tibetnetwork.org
http://www.sftyc.org
http://www.rangzen.org
http://www.c100tibet.org
http://www.friends-of-tibet.org
Added to the calendar on Mon, Apr 7, 2008 2:28PM

Comments (Hide Comments)
by and in Asia more generally...
Ignoring it doesn't make the Chinese forget it, ya know...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_door_policy

Last time the US boycotted the Olympics, btw, it was to protest the invasion of Afghanistan:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_Summer_Olympics_boycott

Also, there is a larger context in which your actions operate to support Bush Administration goals. May be worth thinking about:
http://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2008/04/08/18491195.php
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