WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 01, 2010
RENAISSANCE SERIES, EPISODE 03
I AM TIBETAN: VOICES FROM OCCUPIED TIBET

Join us for an evening of cultural battle at the NYC Chinese Consulate for the start of China's Shanghai Expo "Heavenly Tibet" Week.

WHEN: 5pm on Wednesday, September 01, 2010
WHERE: NYC Chinese Consulate [West 42nd St & 12th Ave]
WHAT: I am Tibetan: Voices from Occupied Tibet will expose China's attack on Tibetan culture, celebrate the writings and music from occupied Tibet, and call for global action for the release of imprisoned Tibetan cultural figures.

Program to include:
* Newly released and subtitled track "The Sound of Unity" by popular Tibetan singer Sherten (July 2010). Translation and analysis to be provided by High Peaks Pure Earth
* Collection of "I am Tibetan" poems and essays by Tibetan netizens
* Downloadable "I am Tibetan" and "I heart Tibet" avatars for Facebook and other social networking sites

From September 1st through 5th, the Chinese government is featuring "Tibet Week" at the Shanghai World Expo in an attempt to claim Tibetan culture as its own while escalating its systematic assault against Tibetan cultural figures inside Tibet.

Scores of Tibetan artists, writers, musicians, and other public figures have been been arrested, imprisoned, harassed, or disappeared for speaking out about the aspirations, the hardships, and the pride and unity of Tibetans living under Chinese occupation.

Contact: tdolkar@studentsforafreetibet.org