Sing for Tibet

The situation in Tibet has become more critical than ever, that people have started giving up their lives in the form of human torches. Ten people — nine monks and a nun — have set themselves ablaze to express their anguish and misery under the Chinese rule in Tibet. We need to assure them that we hear them, and that we are here to do whatever we can to bring an end to their misery.

Sing for Tibet on 11.11.11 is an opportunity to show that you really do care about Tibet. Take this opportunity, and support this campaign to let truth, justice, and peace prevail.
Venue and Time: Lake Meritt, Oakland, near Fairyland Children's Park, 6pm, Friday, 11.11.11.

We are the world by Michael Jackson will be our song for this year. Please spread the word and bring your friends and others.

After singing the song, we will shout "Free Tibet!" three times!

Our supporters so far:

  • Brian
  • Rachel Dow
  • Sam Levinson
  • Kelsey Krook
  • Nora Cozadd
  • Anna Wietelmann

press release

San Francisco, 11.11.11

Tibetans in Tibet are living in a hellish situation. There are police everywhere, putting restrictions on people's movement, and all communications have been cut off or are scrutinised. Chinese authorities put restrictions on the practice of religion and culture by Tibetans. People land in prison for just displaying a portrait of the Dalai Lama. Monks are forcibly given so called "patriotic re-education" (attempts to indoctrinate them with communist ideology), and are forced to denounce the Dalai Lama. Those who resist land in prison. Once there, torture is continually the order of the day for them.

Due to these unbearable conditions, eleven Tibetans, all monks and nuns, have set themselves on fire since March this year in an unprecedented series of demonstrations in Amdo and Kham provinces of Tibet, which are in today's Sichuan province in south-west China. Six of them, four monks and two nuns, have died due to burn injuries.

There were two cases of exile Tibetans setting themselves on fire as well. One occurred on 4 November in the Indian capital of New Delhi, when a 25-year-old Tibetan youth burned himself in front of the Chinese embassy there. Police doused the fire, and he only sustained injury on his feet.

The second case of an exile Tibetan burning was that of a monk just yesterday in Kathmandu, Nepal. His hands are said to be badly burned. He is now in hiding as Nepal police are hunting for him.

All of these people are asking only for greater freedom and to allow the Dalai Lama to return to Tibet.

Exile Tibetans are asking "How many more?" before China comes to terms with its violent actions in Tibet, or the world exerts pressure on China to act.

If we truly believe in peace, freedom and justice, we all have the responsibility to keep the pressure on to achieve for Tibetans those things that are rightfully deserved by all human beings.