Some simple tips for holding a vigil:
- Find an appropriate location. If you don't live near a Chinese Consulate (99% of people don't), choose a busy place with a lot of foot traffic.
- Establish a pattern where you can be seen. Don't block entranceways or sidewalks.
- Stand far enough apart to increase the visual impact of the group.
- Decide with your group whether you will be silent, or sing quietly, or chant slogans, etc.
- If passersby want to talk, give them a flier, tell them why you're there, and how to find more information (the SFT website). You may consider having a couple people distributing information away from the vigil line.
- Spread your strongest supporters out. Their spirit can help maintain the vigil.
CLICK HERE for an information flier (as a word document)
CLICK HERE for an information flier (as a PDF document)
CLICK HERE for a general '10 Facts About Tibet' flier (PDF)
CLICK HERE for more materials, etc. in SFT's Activist Toolbox
CLICK HERE to read SFT's press release about China's assault on Everest
See below for planned vigils (please keep checking back – because of China's intense secrecy around its assault on Everest, many vigils have been planned at the last minute):
United States
Berkeley, CA
Thursday May 8th
Constitutional Square, Downtown Berkeley
Contact: Dasang
(510) 387 9729
Boston, MA
Thursday May 8th 5:30pm
Harvard Square, Cambridge
Contact: Jorden - 617.501.6205
Hilo, Hawaii
Wednesday May 7th 5:30pm
Rangjung Kunchyab Rime Ling Dharma Center
1334 Wailuku Dr. Hilo HI 96720
Contact: Shelley 808.895.1563
Ithaca, NY
Saturday May 17 6:30pm
Center Pavillion, Ithaca Commons
Contact(s): Palden Oshoe 607.272.5557
Dhondup D. Zurkhang 607.351.7926
Los Angeles, CA
Thursday May 8th 2pm
LA Chinese Consulate
Contact: Namgyal 310.895.8668
Minneapolis, MN
Thursday May 8th 4:30pm
Peavy Plaza (11th St/Nicolete Ave) Downtown Minneapolis
Contact: Chemi-la 612.812.1232
New York City, NY
Thursday May 8th 6:00pm
Union Square Park
Contact: Kalaya'an Mendoza 917.595.0140
Salt Lake City, UT
Contact: Tsewang Rinzin president@utahtibetanassociation.org
San Francisco, CA
Thursday May 8th 12pm-3pm
SF Chinese Consulate
Contact: Dasang
(510) 387 9729
Seattle, WA
Thursday May 8th 6:30pm
Bellvue Downtown Park (immediately South of Bellevue Square Mall)
Contact: Lester Padriga 425.772.5166
Kevin Brening 206.484.2081
Washington DC
Thursday May 8th 7pm
S. Dillon Ripley Center
1100 Jefferson Drive, SW
For other locations (below), please contact the following organizers for more information:
Canada
Victoria
Brandy: brandy@studentsforafreetibet.org
Vancouver
Julia: starlight.starbright-@hotmail.com
Calgary
Dorje: dorje@riseup.net
Ottawa
Wangdu: wangdu_dorjee@live.ca
Montreal
Maude: maude@studentsforafreetibet.org
Toronto
Gelek: gelek@studentsforafreetibet.org
Germany
Germany/Giessen
Uni-Hauptgebaeude/Ludwigstr.23
8.Mai/21 Uhr
Contact: David Demes- david.demes@studentsforafreetibet.de
