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Action for Tenzin Delek



                  <http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/>  Students for a Free Tibet 
           




                  Tens of thousands of people around the world have been organizing activities to stop Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's execution and press for his unconditional release. The number of people alone that have contacted the SFT office and who are spending hours working to save his life is truly amazing. Your actions ARE making a difference. Pressure from citizens has inspired many governments to take a strong stand on Tenzin Delek's case<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/tenzindelek>. While we have no new news yet, every signature, letter, phone call, sticker, and postcard increases the stakes for the Chinese government and decreases the chance that they will execute him.  If we can sustain, and increase, this worldwide pressure on the Chinese government, we can stop Tenzin Delek Rinpoche's impending execution and free him soon.

                  There are two major ways that you can contribute to Tenzin Delek's release over the next few weeks: organize an event in your area during the Tenzin Delek Rinpoche Week of Action between December 2nd, the date he was first sentenced, and December 10th, International Human Rights Day, and phone/meet with your political representatives to ask them to speak up on his behalf.  

                  HERE'S WHAT YOU CAN DO:

                  1) Pressure the Chinese embassy or consulate nearest you about Tenzin Delek's case during the International Week of Action from December 2-10. The actions you take will affect the decisions being made in Beijing.   


                  - If you don't live near a city with a consulate or embassy, you can have a huge impact by contacting them through mail, phone, and fax! Be creative - print out the image of Tenzin Delek's face, set up a table in a public place and ask people to write a short message underneath calling for his release, and then send them by mail or fax.  Get a group of friends together near a phone to call and ask for his release, or set up a table with information about Tenzin Delek and have a cell phone ready that people can use to make calls. Get petitions signed beforehand and fax or mail them that week. *If you live in the UK, you can take part in a fax action that is being organized there by emailing info at sftuk.org<mailto:info at sftuk.org> for details.

                  - If you are in a city with a consulate or embassy and would like to participate in or organize an event, please contact us at campaigns at studentsforafreetibet.org<mailto:campaigns at studentsforafreetibet.org>. There may already be an event being planned that you can take part in, and if not, we can help you organize something yourself - from delivering letters and petitions that you have previously gotten signed to organizing a demonstration.

                  2) From now until January 26th, work to set up face to face meetings and write letters to your elected representatives, your State Department/Foreign Ministry and your country's ambassador in China. 


                  HERE ARE THE TOOLS THAT ARE AVAILABLE TO HELP YOU:

                  Week of Action:
                  1)  Location and contact information for the embassy or consulate nearest you. Click here<http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2490/default.htm> for embassies and here<http://www.fmprc.gov.cn/eng/wjb/zwjg/2498/default.htm> for consulates.

                  2)  A stylized image of Rinpoche's face, available here<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDR-face.pdf> (PDF format).
                  A flyer using the same image, with text "Sentenced to Die, You Can Save My Life," available here<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/TDR-url.pdf> (PDF format).
                  Downloadable photos of Rinpoche with text "Free Tenzin Deleg Rinpoche," here<http://www.freetibet.org/campaigns/tdr/photo_petition.html> (partway down page).

                  3) A downloadable fact sheet on Tenzin Delek Rinpoche, sample letters, and petitions, available here<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=459>.

                  Political Education:
                  1) Tips on writing to and meeting with your elected officials here<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?list=type&type=43>.

                  2) Contact information for Canada, USA, and the European Union, and links for the contact info for other Foreign Ministries here<http://www.studentsforafreetibet.org/article.php?id=460>.

                  THANK YOU for all of your work on behalf of Tenzin Delek Rinpoche. Together our efforts will succeed.

                  For freedom,

                  Freya, Lhadon, Tendor, Han, & the SFT office crew


                 


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