1.2 Million Tibetans Killed                6,000 Monasteries Destroyed                Thousands of Tibetans Imprisoned and Tortured                Forced abortions, sterilization, and population transfer threaten the survival of the Tibetan people                Tibetans denied basic freedoms of speech, religion, and assembly                Over 1,200 Tibetan political prisoners                Buddhist nuns and monks are routinely kidnapped, tortured, raped, and murdered

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UARK Students for a Free Tibet Present
An Evening with Jeff Donovan
Return of the Snowdragon
March 15, 2007 at 7:00 pm
Giffels Auditorium, Old Main, University of Arkansas

Students for a Free Tibet
University of Arkansas Chapter

MISSION

Your Action Can Save Lives

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Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) works in solidarity with the Tibetan people in their struggle for freedom and independence. We are a chapter-based network of young people and activists around the world. Through education, grassroots organizing, and non-violent direct action, we campaign for Tibetans' fundamental right to political freedom. Our role is to empower and train youth as leaders in the worldwide movement for social justice.

VISION

In our work for Tibetan independence we also aim to inspire and enable people, especially youth, to create a just and equitable world, free of oppression, in which there is respect for the earth and all living things.

VALUES

We believe every individual has the right to be free. Those who enjoy freedom have the power and also the responsibility to make positive change in the world. We seek to create opportunities to inspire, enable and motivate all people to see that change is possible. We value creativity in every pursuit and we believe it is essential to have fun while working towards our vision of a just and equitable world.

WHY SUPPORT STUDENTS FOR A FREE TIBET?

  • SFT provides the Tibet movement with a large and growing grassroots base of support;
     
  • SFT strengthens the movement with a highly-trained and motivated pool of volunteers, and the leadership of experienced activists;
     
  • SFT has the expertise and willingness to strategically utilize nonviolent direct action and civil disobedience;
     
  • SFT provides experience and leadership in planning, developing and coordinating strategic and effective international campaigns;
     
  • SFT empowers young leaders who serve an array of social and environmental movements.

ONE WORLD, ONE DREAM: FREE TIBET

China's official slogan for the 2008 Olympic Games in China is ONE WORLD, ONE DREAM. It is meant to hide the brutality of its "One China" policy - the cruel occupation of Tibet, military threats against Taiwan, oppression of the Uyghur people of East Turkestan, and colonization of Southern Mongolia.

ONE WORLD, ONE DREAM: FREE TIBET is SFT's official Olympic slogan and we're going to spread it around the world. By the time the Games start two years from now, we want the world to be more familiar with it than they are with China's.

By using the tools China has created for the Olympics, like this slogan and the Tibetan antelope mascot "Yingying", SFT will subvert China's propaganda and promote our message of human rights and freedom for Tibet.

 

Tibet Will Be Free!

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