SFT’s recent protests in Tibet and China have received a tremendous outpouring of support from Tibetans around the world. Many of our long-time Tibetan donors have responded by increasing their contributions.  To this group – too numerous to name individually – we say a heartfelt THANK YOU!

Many Tibetan communities have been hosting SFT’s Lhadon Tethong and Tendor on an Olympics speaking tour. The events are also fund-raisers for SFT’s Olympics Action Fund. As Lhundup Amdo la, former president of the Capital Area Tibetan Association (Washington, DC), said: “Tibetans have successfully created awareness of our cause over the last many years, and the need now is to focus on actions with clear-cut results. When an action like the one on Everest generates headlines like ‘Activists turn up heat on Beijing Olympics’ in the Wall Street Journal, China will start getting nervous.”

We thank Tibetans in the communities listed below for hosting speaking events (some communities are smaller than others, and we value their moral support regardless of the amount they contribute).

Tibetan Community            Total Donations

USA:
Boston, MA                              US $6,000
Bay Area, CA                           US $4,500     
Seattle, WA                               US $450
Portland, OR                             US $2,500  
New York                                 US $7,500
Minnesota                                 US $9,800
Madison                                    US $4,600
Washington, DC                       US $4,700


CANADA:
Toronto                                     CAD $5,300
Vancouver                                CAD $700


To make a contribution to SFT’s Olympics Action Fund, please visit:  www.studentsforafreetibet.org/olympicsfund.