March 10: 52nd Commemoration of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising
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New York
Read the Media Advisory for the March 10th protests in New York City.
Date: March 10th 8:00am: Meet at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn; 195 Cadman Plaza West (there is a subway stop, High Street on the A or C train) 9:00am: March across Brooklyn Bridge, past Centre St. and Lafayette St. 11:30am - 1:00pm: Rally & Speeches at United Nations, Dag Hammarskjold Plaza; 47th St. and 1st Ave 2:00pm - 3:00pm: March from United Nations to Chinese Consulate (along 42nd St.) 3:00pm - 5:00pm: Rally & Speeches at Chinese Consulate; 512 W. 12th Ave, 42nd St. and Westside Highway 6:00pm
- 8:00pm: Music & Speeches at Union Square
Park Organized by: RTYC of NY &
NJ, RTWA of NY & NJ, TC of NY & NJ, US-Tibet Committee, &
SFT Contact: TenDolkar - tdolkar[at]studentsforafreetibet.org
Boston, MA Date: March 10th 11am–12:30pm - Raising of the Tibetan flag at Boston City Hall 1:30–3:30pm - Rally & Speeches in front of the State House [Park Street] 3:30–6:30pm - Procession, singing of the National Anthem, Uprising song & prayers at Boston Common-Brewer Fountain
Washington, DC
Date: March 10th Event: Rally & Candle Light Vigil Location: New Chinese Embassy; 2133 Wisconsin Ave NW, Washington, DC 20007 Closet Metro Stop: Van Ness (Red Line) Time: 5:30–9pm Organized by: Capital Area Tibetan Association & Capital Area Tibetan Youth Congress Contact: catatibetan@yahoo.com (please include March 10th in subject line)
Charlottesville, VA
Tibetans and supporters will drive down to Washington, DC To arrange a ride, please contact Khempo: 917-885-3436
Chicago, IL
Date: March 10th Meeting Spot: Water Tower [800 N. Tower Court] Meeting Time: 11am March to Chinese Consulate [135 W. Erie Street] Rally: 2–4pm Organized by the Tibetan Association of Chicago For more details, contact: rangzen@aol.com
Madison, WI
Date: March 10th 10:00am - 2pm: Rally from Library Mall to State Capitol. State legislative Joe Peresi will be guest speaker. For more details, contact: Gyurme at gdorjee@meriter.com
San Francisco, CA
Date: March 10th 8:30 - 9:30am: Tibetan Flag raising ceremony at the Berkeley City Hall, Berkeley, CA 10:00 -11am: Rally at Justin Herman Plaza then March along Market St. toward City Hall 11:30am -1pm: San Francisco City Hall Program 1:30pm - 3:30pm: Protest/Rally in front of the Chinese consulate 5pm - 8:30pm: Candlelight Vigil at Union Square and Rangzen Concert - San Francisco
Philadelphia, PA
Date: March 10 Meeting Point: 10th Street & Race Street in Chinatown Meeting Time: 11am 12–5pm: March to Independence Mall
Amherst, MA
Date: March 10th 5:00pm: Meet at Pulaski Park (Northampton, MA) 5:30pm: Start march around downtown 6:30pm: Procession assemble in front of City Hall Contact: Dadon dadsonsft@gmail.com
INDIA
For details on protests planned on March 10th throughout India, please contact Dorjee Tsetan, SFT India's Program Director: dorjee[at]studentsforafreetibet.org
Bangalore Seminar at Mount Camel College & Protest rally with RTYC Bangalore
Baroda SFT & RTYC Baroda will organize peace march in the university areas and Baroda city
Pune 10am: Morning Prayer 12pm: Banner Hanging 5pm: Movie screening of "Cry of the Snow Lion" Food & Beverages will be served Contact: sftpune@gmail.com
CANADA
Visit SFT Canada's website for locations of March 10th protests and events. Contact for more details: canada[at]studentsforafreetibet.org
UK
London:
Date: March 12th MARCH: Gather from 11am, for 11:30am start LOCATION: Tothill Street SW1H 9NH, just off Victoria Street near Westminster Abbey For more details, contact: pema[at]sftuk.org NEAREST TUBES: St James Park or Westminster ROUTE: The march will proceed along Whitehall, past Downing Street (where a letter from the UK Tibet groups will be delivered to 10 Downing Street), around Trafalgar Square, up Regent Street and onto Portland Place, finishing opposite the Chinese Embassy. RALLY: 12:45pm Rally will take at the end of the march, opposite the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1B 1JL. Guest speakers to be announced.
Date: March 10th Mass Lobby of Parliament Description: Let your MP know your concern about Tibet. Be a part of powerful direct action! 1pm-4pm at the Houses of Parliament, Westminster, London Organized by: The Coalition of UK Tibet Support Groups
1. Contact your MP at http://findyourmp.parliament.uk/commons or by calling the House of Commons Information Office on 020 7219 4272
2. Make an appointment to visit them at Parliament. Explain that you will be in Westminster for the Tibet Mass Lobby on March 10th and would like to meet them between 1pm - 4pm possible
3. Tell us your name, constituency, MP's name, and the time of your appointment and we'll get a lobby pack to you pronto!
Contact: liam[at]sftuk.org
BELGIUM
Brussels
March 10th
Mont des Arts (kunstberg) de 10.00 à 10.30. 12h à 14h Défilé jusqu'à Schuman où des discours seront tenus par un représentant du Dalaï-Lama et des politiciens des différents Parlements. A 14h00 heures, la marche reprend en direction du Cinquantenaire Avenue de Tervueren à l'ambassade de Chine, où la manifestation se ...terminera à 16.00 heures.
ITALY
Rome
March 10th
della Comunità Tibetana in Italia e delle Associazioni pro-Tibet. 11.00: Ambasciata Rep. Popolare Cinese :Sit-in 12.00: Esposizione della bandiera del Tibet a Palazzo Valentini,sede della Provincia di Roma 19.30: Ara Pacis :Evento-manifestazione con di artisti,personalità politiche e rappresentanti delle Associazioni.Con il ...Patrocinio di: Consiglio Regionale del Lazio,Provincia di Roma e Comune di Roma.
FRANCE
Paris
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March 10th: 2pm-5pm Meeting Location: at the Trocadero Place des Droits de l'homme Contact:
Bordeaux
March 10th: 2pm Meeting Place: Place de la Victoire 6pm: Rally at the Place Pey Berland
JAPAN Date: March 12 2pm: Protest at Chinese Embassy Roppongi, Tokyo Organized by SFT Japan
Date: March 13 11am: Kashiqagi Park Shinjuku, Tokyo Organized by TCJ and SFT Japan
SPAIN
Barcelona
Conmemoración del 52 Aniversario de la revuelta del pueblo tibetano.Marcha pacífica hasta la Plaça del Rei
Este año de nuevo haremos una marcha pacífica desde la sede de la Fundació Casa del Tibet, pasando por Plaza Cataluña hasta llegar a la Plaça del Rei de Barcelona. Contamos con todos vosotros y agradeceremos aportéis ...vuestras banderas del Tíbet y pancartas. Día/Hora: Jueves 10, a las 20h. Salida desde la Fundació: 19h 30 Lugar: Lugar: Fundació CASA del TIBET Contacto: 932075966 info@casadeltibetbcn.org"
BARCELONE (Espagne - Spain) - March 10 at 19:30 Fundacio CASA del TIBET c/Rossello 181
DENMARK
Copenhagen
Date: March 10th Event: Rally Location: In Nytorv Copenhagen Time: 16:30 Organized by: Støtte Komitet for Tibet and SFT, UNFFT shall attend (Gianfranco) Contact: unfft@gmx.com
GERMANY
Berlin For details about rallies organized in Berlin, please contact Tibet Initiative Deutschland: http://www.tibet-initiative.de/
Frankfurt
Date: March 10th Event: Rally Location: In front of the Alten Oper, March to the Chinese General consulate, Mainzer Landstreet 175, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Middle Germany. Time: 12:00 pm Organized by: Tibet Initiative Deutschland and United Nations for a Free Tibet Contact: unfft@gmx.com or nhan0912@googlemail.co
AUSTRALIA
For details of protests planned in Sydney and Brisbane, please visit Australia Tibet Council's website.
POLAND
Warsaw Date: March 10 5pm: Rally in front of Chinese Embassy organized by Tibean Community in Poland
Gdansk Date: March 10 4:30pm: Rally in front of Chinese Consulate [Grunwaldzka 1]
Events in other cities: http://ratujtybet.org/content/actions/701/tybet_10_marca.htm
PHILIPPINES
Two Holy Mass Intentions are scheduled on March the 10th in Cebu City.
San Roque Parish Catholic Church at 6:00 pm
Mambaling, Southroad, Cebu City
Redemptorist Catholic Church at 5:30 pm
Uptown Cebu City
The following statement will be read during these two Holy Masses:
"For all those who have loss their lives and currently suffering in
Tibet. May the Tibetan people be granted full religious and basic
human rights. This Holy mass is sponsored by Friends for Tibet -
Pilipinas".
Also a video presentation of "Fire Under the Snow" will be shown at
the Manhatan Chapel, Mambaling, Cebu City. An informal
discussion/talk about Tibet will follow.
Everybody is invited on all above activities.
Information release by the Circle of Friends for Tibet - Pilipinas. |