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Dearest Community Members,
We wanted to take this chance to thank everyone for all the support they have shown us in 2009. It is because of your support and participation that we were able to be pro-active in the Tibetan struggle for Freedom. This year we were able to counter attack many of the propaganda that the PRC created in an attempt to legitimize the invasion of Tibet. With your contribution, we will be able to keep our Rangzen movement alive in the Bay Area community while raising awareness of our cause world- wide. It is our true belief that we will be able to regain our freedom in Tibet by actively participating in our Tibetan communities. We hope you will continue to support us in the upcoming year. As always, we enjoy reading any comments and suggestion so please give us your feedbacks via email at sfrtyc@gmail.com
Following are some of the highlights of 2009 from SFRTYC:
Obama- Stand up for Tibet!
Berkeley, CA, Oct 24 - San Francisco Bay Area Tibetans gathered for
a candle light vigil on Saturday night after the tragic news from the
Tibetan Center for Human Rights in India reporting that four Tibetans
who were convicted for their alleged involvement in last year's March
Lhasa Uprising had been executed on October 20th by the Chinese government which activists say is a violation of the standards of civilized conduct following International Law policies on Human Rights issues.
Crack down on the celebration of China's rule over Tibet!
San Francisco, September 20 – SF TEAM TIBET gathered along with Tibetans and supporters outside the Cow Palace arena today to protest the celebrations commemorating the 60th anniversary of Chinese Communist Party’s rule in China.Tibetans and supporters gathered attention by shouting slogans of freedom and human rights for Tibetans in Tibet and carrying banners that read “60 years of brutality, 60 years of genocide, 60 years is too long, Shame of China”. Read full article.
News coverage on this event: ABC 7, KCBS SF, Phayul.
Tribute to the Pawos and Pamos of Tibet!
Berkeley, April 29 - This day marks Martyrs Day to commemorate all the courageous men and women of Tibet who have risked their lives or given their lives to keep our Independence movement alive. San Francisco Regional Tibetan Youth Congress organized this event to raise awareness of the sacrifices these freedom fighters took for the Tibetan cause.The event was first initiated by Tibetan Youth Congress 11 years ago in response to the selfless act of courage by Pawo Thupten Ngodup, who self immolated himself during a hunger strike to bring awareness to the Tibetan cause. Read full article.
 CHALLENGING PRC'S CLAIMS OF "LIBERATING" TIBET
San Francisco, CA, March 29- Tibetan Youth Congress of San Francisco led a protest yesterday with SFTEAM TIBET and local Tibetans and their supporters in the San Francisco Bay Area to combat the enforced celebration of “Serf’s Emancipation Day” in Tibet which they called “50 years of Enslavement”. The event began with a peace march in Berkeley where protesters were handing out reports of Tibet’s history before and after the Chinese invasion saying “China’s notion of liberation is only one-sided where the benefits lie only for the Chinese government themselves and not for the people of Tibet”. Readfull article. News coverage on Phayul.
 Centrex Vice President Dhondup Dorjee Visits San Francisco!
SFRTYC organized an event for TYC CENTREX Vice President Dhondup Dorjee la to speak directly to the Tibetan Youth in Exile and emphasize on the need for the youth’s involvement in the Tibetan movement. Dhondhup la spoke for nearly three hours on the relationship between the need for education among the Tibetan Youth and the need to relate the studied skills to the Tibetan movement. Read full article.
One year since the Lhasa Crackdown 
After weeks of extreme militarization with social and political repression in Tibet, hundreds of Bay Area Tibetans joined forces with SFRTYC to mark the one-year anniversary of the brutal Lhasa uprising of 2008. SFRTYC organized the event in commemoration of those Tibetan Freedom Fighters that rose up in what began as a peaceful protest last year on March 14th, 2008 in Lhasa, capitol of Tibet. Read full article.
 Modern Tibetan Independence Struggle- Jamyang Norbu
Tibetans of all ages gathered to hear what prominent writer and activist Jamyang Norbu had to say about the critical issues surrounding Tibet in this “Modern” age. SFTYC organized this event in hopes of encouraging the Bay Area Tibetan community and especially the youth to understand the importance of the Tibetan struggle in this day and age. Jamyang Norbu la spoke about his background growing up as a Tibetan refugee in the midst of the Tibetan ‘Guerilla’ resistance movement in Mustang. “The nationalism that arises in Tibet has nothing to do with anything but the Tibetans inside Tibet’s free will… They have not even met H.H. the Dalai Lama”. Read full article.
50th Anniversary of the National Tibetan uprising Day
Tibetans and supporters took the streets on Tuesday March 10th, 2009 to voice outrage at China’s extreme clampdown in Tibet and to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan National Uprising against China’s illegal occupation, when the Dalai Lama was forced to flee into exile. SFTEAM TIBET organized six Bay Area Tibetans to lobby in national capitals around the world to demand a strong multilateral response from global governments to pressure Chinese leaders to end their occupation of Tibet. The event began in Berkeley, where the Tibetan National flag raising event has been hosted by the City of Berkeley for the past 17 years to coincide with a resolution that was passed in the past years before with the support of Council member Kriss Worthington. Berkeley Mayor Tom Bates and City council member Kriss Worthington both honored the event with words of support. Read full article.
Read News Coverage: SF Chronicle, Fox News
We celebrate many other successes this year, however, we could not have accomplished any of them without the help of our community members and our supporters! Thank you for standing with us. Together, we can continue promoting the freedome that Tibetans worldwide deserve!
SFRTYC wishes to see you all on December 31,2009 at the Masonic Center in Oakland. Let's welcome 2010 together with our Bay Area Tibetan Community!! Click for more info.
Tashi Delek, Happy Holidays everyone!
Shunu Board 08-10
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