Events
Global Week of Action 2023
January 30, 2023
5:00 AM
SFT along with other Tibet groups will be launching a Global Week of Action against @thermofisherscientific a US-based company that is aiding and abetting the Chinese government in the mass theft of Tibetan DNA. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a responsibility to its shareholders and the wider international community to conduct proper due diligence and ensure that the company’s products are not used for repression. In the case of Tibet, Thermo Fisher has completely failed its responsibilities. We need you. Together, we can hold @thermofisherscientific accountable by demonstrating that we stand for a world where human rights are the priority. Gear up your loudest voices, find a protest near you and follow @sft_international for a week of actions you can take.
SFT Virtual Live Concert: Thermo Fisher Petition Drive
December 3, 2022
3:30 PM
SFT will be hosting the biggest virtual concert of the year this Saturday, December 3rd! This concert features performances by top Tibetan artists with commentary by Tibetan activists in an effort to raise awareness about SFT’s Thermo Fisher Campaign. Thermo Fisher Scientific, a US-based company is aiding and abetting the Chinese government in the mass stealing of Tibetans' DNA. @ThermoFisherScientific claims to be an ethical company so why is it helping China further repress the basic human rights of the Tibetan people? Tibetans don’t want a lifetime of surveillance and continuously living in fear under CCP rule. Join the concert this weekend to learn more about this campaign and enjoy popular Tibetan hits! FEATURING: Tnammy, Yeshi Khando, Lhadon Tethong, ixx Tashi, Sangpoispo, Pema Doma, Chemi Lhamo, Kace Man and many more surprise guests! Watch it live on @sft_international!
The 10th Annual Art For Tibet
November 3, 2022
10:00 PM
40 Wooster Street, New York, NY, USA
Join us for the 10th annual Art for Tibet benefit auction and exhibition! This year's event will be held at the NowHere gallery located at 40 Wooster Street in NYC on November 3rd, and our online auction will launch on October 19th. World-renowned artist and activist Ai Weiwei will join this year’s exhibit for the first time and serve on the event’s Honorary Committee, alongside returning members Shepard Fairey, NYC hip-hop artist & Beastie Boys collaborator Cey Adams, and Tibetan director Yangzom Brauen. All proceeds from the sales will benefit Students for a Free Tibet’s critical work in support of the Tibetan freedom movement. You can pre-register for the auction here: BidSquare Link Participating artists for this year's event include: Ai WeiWei, Shepard Fairey, Pema Rinzin, Swoon, Lady Aiko, Cey Adams, Maya Hayuk, Tsherin Sherpa, Judith Eisler, Curtis Kulig, Boy Kong, Al Diaz, Tim Okamura, Jon Burgerman and Renate Alle. A full list of participating artists can be found here: Featured Artists Art for Tibet’s online auction commences on October 19th in partnership with BidSquare and will close at the live event at NowHere Gallery on November 3rd, which will include a drinks reception and a performance by contemporary Tibetan performing artist Yesh. Founded in 2009, Art for Tibet raises critical funds for Students for a Free Tibet, a grassroots network of youth and activists campaigning for Tibetans’ fundamental right to political freedom and justice. Through education, grassroots organizing, and direct action, SFT empowers youth as leaders in the worldwide movement for social and climate justice. Art for Tibet is SFT’s most important annual fundraiser, which enables the organization to continue its fight for the Tibetan people’s fundamental human rights and freedom.
Global Day of Action 2022
October 1, 2022
4:00 AM
SFT is gearing up for Global Day of Action (GDA) alongside impacted communities and human rights organizations on October 1st—the anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China. While the Chinese Communist Party celebrates over a century of oppression and colonization, we will be hitting the streets! China must immediately stop: 🔺Committing a #starvationgenocide against Uyghurs in East Turkistan 🔺Systematically collecting DNA from Tibetans, including children as young as 5 years old 🔺Jailing speech therapists in Hong Kong for publishing “seditious” children’s books Find a protest near you this October 1st and stand with #Tibetans #Uyghurs #Hongkongers #Taiwanese #SoutherMongolians & #Chinese ! Learn More At ResistChina.org
10th Annual Momo Crawl NYC 2022
September 18, 2022
4:00 PM
Diversity Plaza, 37th Road, Flushing, NY, USA
Join us for the 10th Annual Momo Crawl! This year, join us again at the 10th Annual Momo Crawl on September 18, 2022 in Queens, New York! This year will involve even more, newer restaurants, and entertainment and cultural performances from local artists and groups! Don't miss out, buy your passport now! BUY TICKETS!
Free Tibet! Cross-Movement Action Camp 2022
August 21, 2022
4:00 AM
Düsseldorf, Germany
SFT is pleased to announce our second cross-movement Action Camp happening in August in Düsseldorf, Germany. Come learn from and with Tibetan, Uyghur, Hongkongers, and allied youth for an intensive one-week leadership and activities training where you will build new skills, meet awesome people and engage in meaningful discussions. Space is limited so register ASAP. The priority deadline is July 24th , and after that, we will be accepting applications on a rolling basis—seat permitting. REGISTER HERE! Contact grassroots@studentsforafreetibet.org for questions and accommodation requests
Longsho Nite 2022
August 20, 2022
10:00 PM
57-12 32nd Ave, Woodside, NY, 11377, USA
27 years ago in New York City, a small group of Tibetans and Tibet supporters came together to bring Students for a Free Tibet to life. Since our founding, SFT has grown into a formidable force against the Chinese government's occupation and oppressive rule of Tibet, and has hundreds of chapters around the world—that's something worth celebrating! Join us this August 20th, 2022 for LONGSHO NITE: the biggest party of the SUMMER! There will be performances by top Tibetan artists, appearances from influential voices in the movement, along with dinner and dancing! Advanced tickets: $30 At the door: $35 GET YOUR TICKETS HERE!
Solidarity With Frontline Climate Activists: Remembering Tenzin Delek Rinpoche
July 12, 2022
4:00 PM
EsXRebellion And XRitaly Join Students For Free Tibet In Their Fight For Climate Justice. July 12, 2022 marks 7 years since the unjust murder of Tulku Tenzin Delek Rinpoche by the Chinese government. Tenzin Delek was a highly respected lama and environmentalist from Lithang, Tibet. He established schools, clinics, orphanages, and old age homes and restored ancient monasteries that were destroyed by the Chinese government. In life, Tenzin Delek Rinpoches worked on environmental protection and preservation inside Tibet. And in death, his work has continued to inspire many inside and outside of Tibet. Tenzin Delek was wrongfully charged with “crimes of terror and incitement of separatism” and sentenced to death by the Chinese government. After enduring 13 years of imprisonment, Tenzin Delek died in CCP custody in 2015. Nyima Lhamo is Tenzin Delek’s niece and will be one of the speakers for this talk. She has spent most of her life sharing her Uncle’s story, at great personal risk. This talk is an opportunity to stand in solidarity with the Tibetan people in their fight for self-determination and justice. Tibetan Liberation is Climate Justice! Sign up here for this FREE virtual talk! The talk will be in English and Spanish.
Youth For Tibet: Paris Training
June 4, 2022
2:00 PM
Paris, France
SFT will be hosting a Youth 4 Tibet Training in Paris! Join us June 4-5 for a weekend of engaging workshops and insightful conversations about the Tibetan movement. Jeunesse pour le Tibet. Adressé aux jeunes tibétains en France souhaitant s'engager davantage dans le mouvement tibétain à travers des ateliers participatifs pour développer leurs compétences en leadership. ཕེ་རི་སིའི་བོད་ཀྱི་གཞོན་སྐྱེས་ཟབ་སྦྱོང་། ཟབ་སྦྱོང་འདི་ནི་ཧྥ་རན་སི་ལ་ཡོད་པའི་བོད་པ་གཞོན་སྐྱེས་ཚོར། བོད་དོན་ལས་འགུལ་ནང་མཉམ་ཞུགས་དང་ཕྱག་ལས་གནང་འདོད་ཡོད་མཁན་རྣམས་ལ་འགོ་ཁྲིད་ནུས་པ་གོང་འཕེལ་གཏོང་བའི་ཆེད་དུ་ཡིན། REGISTER HERE! Contact yangzom @studentsforafreetibet.org for questions and accommodation requests