Students for a Free Tibet: 日本

[NEW] July 4th/5th - Earth Garden (Summer) 2009

Date/Time: 2009/7/4（Sat), 5（Sun）10:00 - 17:00 Place: Yoyogi Park Event Area Sponsored by: Earth Garden

7/4 (Sat)
Main stage: Songs for Tibet from Japan

Tibet Booth:
Kawchen, SFT Japan, Society of Buddhist Monks,
Amnesty International Japan、KIKU、Tibet Cultural Exchange (Tibet交流会)

Candle lighting at 18:00 with Candle JUNE

7/5 (Sun)
Tibet booth:
Kawachen, SFT Japan, Society of Buddhist Monks,
Amensty International Japan, Tibet Cultural Exchange (Tibet交流会)

On display:

SFT Japan will be working with Kawachen to present short introductory classes on Tibetan writing (the same that were done at Feel Tibet). The other Tibet support groups will also be having events and displays based on their particular areas of speciality.

Please come out and join us for this event to promote awareness of the Tibet problem and Tibetan culture.

For those interested, the Earth Garden home page is at http://www.earth-garden.jp/ (Japanese only)

NEW! April 9th, 2009 - China: Stop the Executions!

On April 8th, China sentenced two Tibetans, Lobsang Gyaltsen and Loyak, to death for their alleged involvement in last year's protests in Lhasa. Read more about their plight. TAKE ACTION to Help Stop the Executions: Join the Global Day of Action on April 17th! Send an urgent letter to the Chinese government. Tell me more

[Finished] May 7th — 13th, 2009 - Tendor to visit Japan

Tendor in Japan

SFT Japan is happy to announce that we will be playing host to the Deputy Director of SFT, Tenzin Dorjee (Tendor), this May 7th to 13th! SFT Japan will be hosting a Lecture by Tendor on the 9th, and a Symposium with Tendor on the 10th. Registration is open now. Click here for details

About Tendor Tendor joined SFT's staff in 2004 after one year as a member of SFT's Board of Directors and many before that as the SFT chapter leader at Brown University. His reason for being involved with SFT? "It allows me to be young, mad, angry, powerful, nonviolent and effective at the same time." He recently left the Grassroots Coordinator position and became SFT's Deputy Director.

Tendor is well regarded by the younger generation of Tibetan refugees as an activist and voice for Tibetans. Often speaking to the media, heads of state, and various organizations, Tendor's visit this year should prove to be highlight for activists in Japan.

Below is a video message from Tendor to the Tibetans and Free Tibet activists in Japan

Finished April 3rd, 2009 - Students, we need your support!

SFT Japan is looking to coordinate with students and student groups during the visit of SFT's Tenzin Dorjee (Tendor) to Japan from May 7th to the 13th. Would your organization or school like to hear from an activist who started out doing grassroots work at his university (Brown University), then moved on to full time activist work? For all those interested, please mail moc.liamg|8002napajtfs#moc.liamg_ta_8002napajtfs (both English and Japanese is OK). While we will do our best to accommodate eveyone, please understand that scheduling conflicts may make some dates and times impossible.

Finished March 25th, 2009 Help campaign for an entry visa for the Dalai Lama for South Africa

South Africa, bowing to pressure from China regarding the 2010 World Cup, has denied the Dalai Lama a visa to enter the country. URL: Dalai Lama denied an entry visa to South Africa

Because of this the South African peace conference for Nobel laureates has been postponed indefinitely. Despite being completely peaceful and only wishing to engage the Chinese government in discussions, SFT Japan regrets the fact that a meeting with the purpose of peace has been postponed due to Chinese pressure.

Please join us in writing to the South African embassy to request that the Dalai Lama be allowed to enter to attend this important meeting.

Finished March 23rd, 2009 China’s Brutality in Tibet Exposed

The Tibetan Government-in-Exile has released rare footage smuggled out of Tibet that confirms Chinese forces used extreme violence against Tibetans following the March 2008 protests.
Read details...

Finished April 18th — 19th, 2009 SFT Japan participates in Earth Day Tokyo 2009

Coinciding with Earth Day on April 22nd, SFT Japan will have a booth at the largest public earth festival in Japan, Earth Day Tokyo 2009. While there are often various Tibet support groups participating, this year will be a first for SFT Japan. Please come by and see us on the weekend at Yoyogi park.