Dear all,

<http://www.march10.org/>March 10th marks the *51st anniversary of the 1959
Tibetan National Uprising*, when thousands of Tibetans in Lhasa, Tibet's
capital, rose up against China's illegal invasion and occupation of their
homeland. On this day, Tibetans and Tibet supporters worldwide will take to
the streets to commemorate Tibetans' courageous resistance to Chinese rule
and to demand freedom and justice for the Tibetan people.

*Please join the Global Uprising for Tibet on March 10th.* Find a protest
near you: http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/joinM10.

For helpful action materials and resources, go to:
www.March10.org<http://www.march10.org/>

In recent days, Chinese security forces have launched a "Strike Hard"
campaign <http://www.tchrd.org/press/2010/pr20100305.html> in Lhasa and
surrounding areas, reportedly interrogated 435 people and arrested an
unknown number in an attempt to silence any voice of dissent in the lead up
to March 10th. A journalist on a Chinese state-controlled tour in Lhasa
described how the city is heavily militarized with as many Chinese armed
troops as Buddhist pilgrims in the streets. Read the full
article<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=2161>
.

*However, in spite of China's brutal repression, there is a powerful new
movement growing in Tibet*. Tibetans – especially the younger generation –
are finding new and creative ways to assert their identity and culture.
Their defiance is a true testament to the strength of the Tibetan spirit of
resistance. Read more about this new
movement.<http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/worldview/100207/tibet-passive-resistance>

*This March 10th, please take action in solidarity with Tibetans inside
Tibet and China. By doing so, we can also help to amplify their voices for
human rights and freedom in Tibet.
*
*1) Record a video message(s). Below are suggestions of what to include in
your message:*

   - <http://www.march10.org/>If you are Tibetan, make an "I am Tibetan"
   video. If possible, record Tibetans speaking in front of famous landmarks
   (ex. London bridge, Golden Gate bridge, India Gate, etc) about what makes
   them Tibetan. View the "I am Tibetan" - Video from Amdo,
Tibet<http://vimeo.com/9203330>and SFT
   India's "I am Tibetan"
video<http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/2010/02/sft-india-we-are-tibetan-because/>for
inspiration.
   - Ask people to send messages of support to Tibetans inside Tibet and
   China. How have their actions inspired you? How do you continue to assert
   your Tibetan identity in exile? Why do you support the Tibetan freedom
   movement?
   - Ask people to hold a photo of a political prisoner (ex. Norzin Wangmo,
   Paljor Norbu etc.) and send a message to that individual describing how
   their actions have inspired people worldwide. What makes them a hero?
   Download photos from
FreeTibetanHeroes.org<http://www.freetibetanheroes.org/>.


Upload your video to youtube.com <http://www.youtube.com/> or
vimeo.com<http://www.vimeo.com/>and spread the link on Facebook,
Twitter, blogs, websites and other
Internet/social networking sites. The more widespread the videos are the
easier it will be for Tibetans inside Tibet and China to view. Please also
send your video link to grassroots@stud... and we will
upload it to the SFT Blog <http://blog.studentsforafreetibet.org/>.

*2) Organize a petition drive for Tenzin Delek
Rinpoche<http://www.freetibetanheroes.org/home.php/profiles/tenzin-delek-rinpoche/petition>to
mirror the actions by Tibetans in eastern Tibet who collected 40,000
signatures demanding his release:
<http://www.freetibetanheroes.org/home.php/profiles/tenzin-delek-rinpoche/petition>
*

   - Sign the petition
online<http://www.freetibetanheroes.org/home.php/profiles/tenzin-delek-rinpoche/petition>
and
   post the petition to your Facebook page.
   - Collect petition signatures at your local March 10th
protest/march. Download
   the petition<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDRThumbPetition.pdf>.
   Set-up a booth in a high traffic area on campus or in your community.
   - Ask people to sign the online
petition<http://www.freetibetanheroes.org/home.php/profiles/tenzin-delek-rinpoche/petition>or
print
   the petition<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDRThumbPetition.pdf>for
people to sign.

*3) Raise the Tibetan Flag on campus or in your community:*

<http://www.march10.org/>During the 2008 Uprising in Tibet, it was deeply
inspiring to see Tibetans inside Tibet carrying homemade flags in the
streets and hoisting the Tibetan flag on top of Chinese government buildings
and flagpoles. Download a Flag Raising guide.
<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/RaiseTibetanFlag.pdf>

   - On March 10th, raise or display the Tibetan
flag<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/img/original/Tibet_Flag.jpg>on
your roof, in your widow, in your workplace, and/or on your car or
   bicycle.
   - Organize a flag raising ceremony and upload photos and/or video
to the M10:
   Raise the Flag Facebook
page<http://www.facebook.com/pages/March-10th-Raise-the-Tibetan-Flag/119829490172?ref=search&sid=514360268.1150925537..1>as
well as to your own Facebook page, Twitter, blogs, websites etc.

Please send photos and updates from your March 10th protests/events to
grassroots@stud.... We will post photos and videos
of the incredible actions being taken globally for Tibet on the SFT Blog at:
blog.studentsforafreetibet.org

In solidarity,

Tendor, Kate, TenDolkar, Schuyler, Mary Kate, Yvonne and all of us here at
SFT HQ

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Tenzin Dolkar
USA Grassroots Director
Students for a Free Tibet International Headquarters

tdolkar@stud...
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M: + 917.664.5530

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