Past Events

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Please, make sure to visit our Facebook homepage (link provided below) to see all the detailed events we held over the months and gradually over the years. Here are just some of the many past events we've had in the past.

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Panchen Lama Awareness Day

WHAT: Documentary "Tibet's Stolen Child" and Prayer Service

WHEN: Sunday, April 25 @ 4PM

WHERE: Tibetan Community Cultural Center (TAFM)
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Minneapolis, Nov. 25, 2009 - No Thank You President Obama: Tibet is NOT a part of China! Link
Messages to President Obama - 80 letters and over 100 drawings by 140 Tibetan children from Minnesota, for his visit to China Link
Tibetan Children letter writing campaign LinkMinnesota Tibetans rally at the State Capitol in Memoriam of the "Fallen Four" Link Minnesota Tibetans brave snow to protest China's actions-March 31, 2008: With clear plastic bags covering their heads in a futile attempt to keep out the heavy, wet snow, about 200 Minnesota Tibetans protested.
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Minnesota Mourns the Fallen Four (49th day prayers)

Date:	Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Time:	6:00pm - 8:00pm
Location:	Gyuto Wheel of Dharma Monastery
Street:	2601 Taylor St. NE
City/Town:	Minneapolis, MN

*There will be TSOK offerings*

Pawo Lobsang Gyaltsen, Pawo Loyak, Pamo Penkyi and an unidentified Tibetan - wrongfully executed by Communist China on Friday 30 October 2009, at 17:30

They are not forgotten. Their sacrifices will not go in vain. They inspire and challenge us to fight stronger and harder for Tibet's Independence.

If you don't live in Minnesota, please remember them in your prayers. Also remember all those who laid down their lives fighting for a homeland.

(The prayer gathering is jointly organized by TAFM, RTWA, SFT and RTYC with special thanks to Gyuto monastery)

International Human Rights Day (Minnesota)

Date: Thursday, December 10, 2009

Time: 4:00pm - 5:30pm

Location: U.S. Courthouse

Street: 350 S 5th St

City: Minneapolis, MN

RTYC observes Nobel Peace Prize Day on December 10th 2009. This day will also mark the 61st Anniversary of International Human Rights Day which also coincides with 50 years of illegal occupation of Tibet.

RTYC-MN presents " An Evening with Lhadon Tethong & Tendor"

Date: Saturday, December 12, 2009

Time: 4:00pm - 11:00pm

Location: TAFM Community Hall

Street: 1096 Raymond Avenue

City: Saint Paul, MN

RTYC Minnesota has invited two most renowned youth voices (Lhadon Tethong and Tendor) in the Tibetan Freedom Movement to lead a symposium on:

"The Tibetan Movement in the 21st Century"
(The future of the Tibet movement and the significance of the current Tibetan Revolution)

Following the symposium, we have an evening filled with Non Stop Entertainment for all.

Suggested Donation:
$20 Advance
$25 At the door
(All proceeds will go towards SFT-International and RTYC-MN)

MASS RALLY AND PROTEST AT THE CHINESE CONSULATE IN CHICAGO

If you live in Minnesota, there will be buses going to Chicago.
Wisconsin, Chicago, Kentucky, Ohio and Indiana to join the protest.

Tickets are $60/seat. Please purchase your tickets immediately.

Register Now! Contact:

Sangay Taythi: 612.599.3286/612.859.3228
Namgyal Samdup: 763.234.5931
Tashi Dorjee: 763.486.6361

Departure:
TAFM Community Center: March 10 @ 1 A.M. approx

Arrival:
TAFM Community Center: March 11 @ 1 A.M. approx

Chicago Program:
10:30 - Meet-up at the Water Tower Park in Downtown Chicago
11:30 - Rally towards the Chinese Consulate
12:30 - Protest in front of the consulate
3:00 - Closing

**If you're unable to travel, there will be a rally at the St Paul State Capitol.

So, WHERE WILL YOU BE ON MARCH 10, 2010?

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Background:

By the late 1950s it was clear to Tibetans that China had no intention of honouring a pledge made in 1951 to respect Tibetan autonomy. Tibetan resentment of China’s occupation simmered and it was clear that a revolt against Chinese rule was brewing.

On 10 March 1959, fearful that the Chinese intended to kidnap the Dalai Lama and take him to Beijing, 300,000 Tibetans surrounded the Norbulinka palace. Over the next days the Uprising grew. On 12 March 5,000 Tibetan women marched through the streets of Lhasa holding aloft banners demanding Tibetan independence. Tension escalated further as Tibetans erected barricades in Lhasa’s streets whilst Chinese forces mounted machine-guns on Lhasa rooftops. It is estimated that between 30,000 and 50,000 well-armed Chinese troops were in Lhasa while heavy Chinese artillery had been placed strategically outside the city.

On 19 March the Chinese started to shell Norbulingka, prompting the full force of the Uprising. On 21 March 800 shells rained down on the palace, slaughtering thousands of Tibetan men, women and children. Even the main monasteries - Drepung, Ganden and Sera - were shelled, destroying precious scriptures and other monastic treasures. Over a few days more than 86,000 Tibetans in central Tibet were killed by Chinese armed forces.

Tibet Earthquake Prayer Service

An earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 quake struck at 7:49 a.m in Kyegundo (skye rgu mdo), Tibet, considered by Tibetans to traditionally be part of Kham, eastern Tibet.

The Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, Regional Tibetan Youth Congress of Minnesota, Regional Tibetan Women's Association of Minnesota & Students for a Free Tibet-Minnesota has joint organized a PRAYER SERVICE to mourn the death of hundreds and for the speedy recovery of thousands wounded in this devastating earthquake.

WHAT: Prayer Service
WHEN: Friday, April 16 @ 5:00 P.M
WHERE: Tibetan Community Cultural Center (TAFM)

WHAT: Prayer Service
WHEN: Wednesday, April 21 @ 5:00 P.M
WHERE: Tibetan Community Cultural Center (TAFM)

Video of H.H Dalai Lama's message:

http://dalailama.com/webcasts/post/101-his-holiness-offers-his-condolences-to-the-victims-of-the-earthquake-in-kyigudo