Global Day of Action on Tibet: March 31, 2008
Pleast post your event's information here! Also--if you haven't--please sign the Avaaz petition supporting the people of Tibet. You can also find materials to download here. (This list is also available as a spreadsheet; please help us keep it up to date!) Journalists, please click here!
Austria
Graz
Date: 31 March
Time: 4 to 6 pm.
Peace March. Route: Hauptplatz – Herrengasse – Hans-Sachsgasse – Tummelplatz – Mehlplatz - Sporgasse – Sackstrasse - Edeggersteg – Mariahilferplatz – Lendplatz – Volksgartenpark – abschließende Mahnwache bei der Friedensstupa im Volksgartenpark
Contact: Bernd Woelfler - berndwoelfler@yahoo.com
Vienna
Date: 31 March
Time: 10 am - Press conference, followed by submission of memorandum to Chancellor
3 pm - Start peace march from Chinese Embassy to Michaelerplatz in Vienna.
5.30 pm - Rally at Michalerplatz with stage and posters and prominent speakers.
Contact: Lobsang.Gyalpo[at]gmx.net
Australia
Brisbane
TIME: 12.30 pm
PLACE: Redacliff Place/Brisbane Square, Cnr Queen St and George St
SPEAKERS: Senator Andrew Bartlett (Australian Democrats), Ashley Brown (ATC Board Member)
CONTACT: Kaye on 0412 375 073
Hobart
TIME: 12.00 noon
PLACE: Franklin Square, Hobart
Speakers: Karma - A member of the Tasmanian Tibetan Community, Christine Milne - Australian Greens Senator for Tasmania. Brian Summerfield - A Tasmanian who spent 2002 to 2004 Cycling Around Australia for Tibet
CONTACT: Berry on 0419 011 239
Melbourne
TIME: 12.00 noon
PLACE: Outside the State Library, Swanston Street
SPEAKERS: Michael Danby MP (Chair of All-Party Parliamentary Group for Tibet), Michael Butler (Amnesty International), Cr Peter Clarke (Melbourne City Councillor), Ms Rinchen Norbu (Tibetan Community of Victoria), Sharan Burrow (ACTU President),
CONTACT: Alison on 0412 313 272
Perth
TIME: 12.30 pm
PLACE: Outside State Parliament House, Perth
SPEAKERS: TBC
CONTACT: Marty on 0420 321 345
Sydney
TIME: 12.00 noon
PLACE: Martin Place Amphitheatre, Sydney City
SPEAKERS: Tenzin Atisha (Dalai Lama’s Representative), Rev Bill Crews (Exodus Foundation), Justice John Dowd (International Commission of Jurists), Amnesty International, Tenpa Dugdak (Tibetan Community of NSW), Chin Jin (Democratic China Movement)
CONTACT: ATC National Office on (02) 9283 3466
Brazil
Sao Paulo
Date: 31 March
Place: Paraibuna
Contact: williamdeoliveira2006@gmail.com
Canada
Calgary
Date: 31 March
Time: 6.45pm
Place: Olympic Plaza (Macleod Trail and 8th Ave SE)
(Candlelight Vigil)
Contact: Tibetan Community of Alberta, tcacalgary@shaw.ca
Halifax
Event: Vigil for Tibet
Date: Monday, 31 March 2008
Time: 12 Noon
Place: Victoria Park (on the corner of Spring Garden and South Park)
Lethbridge, Alberta
Date: 31 March
Time: 4.30 - 5.30pm
Place: Start at West end of College Value Mall parking lot (2025 Mayor Magrath Drive South) for a protest "Walk for Awareness"
Contact: Tseten Drawu, 308.4944 mentsee@yahoo.ca
Montreal
Événement : Vigile pour Tibet
Date : 31 mars 2008
Heure : 18h00
Endroit : Place-des-Arts
Event: Vigil for Tibet
Date: Monday, 31 March 2008
Time: 6:00 PM
Place: Place-des-Arts
Ottawa
Date: March 31, 2008
Time: 4:30 – 5:30 p.m.
Place: Embassy of the People's Republic of China, 515 St. Patrick St., Ottawa (outdoors)
Contact: Contact: tibet1@rogers.com or tel. 613-301-6735 www.tibet.ca
Toronto
Date: March 31st
Time: 10am
Location: Masaryk Park (beside the Masaryk Recreation Centre in Parkdale)
Action: Rally
Contact Person: Gelek (647) 438-0038
Vancouver
Date: 31 March 2008
Time: 4:30pm to 7:30pm
Location: Chinese Consulate, 3380 Granville Street, Vancouver
Contact: Mati Bernabei, mbernabe@sfu.ca Organizer: Canada Tibet Committee
Victoria
Date: 31 March
Time: 5pm to 7pm
Location: Provincial Legislature
Contact: Canada Tibet Committee, victoria@tibet.ca
Chile
Santiago
Date: Monday 31
Time: 19:00hrs
Place: Please meet at Plaza de la India, Avenida Santa Maria, 1700 Santiago (Mahatma Gandhi statue) to march to the Chinese embassy. March with lots of tibetan flags,through katas and place candle lights at the doors of the chinese embassy.
Contact: Ana María Clasing, Protibetculture-group, aclasing.ptc[at]gmail.com
Costa Rica
San José
Costa Rica – San José
Time: 7:00 pm
Place: Meet in front of Canal 7 TV station and march to the Chinese embassy in San Jose
Contact Person: Gloriana – 506 – 8850 - 2750
Czech Republic
Ostrava
Time: 19:00
Place: Masarykovo namesti - u moroveho sloupu No special speakers.
Contact: Matej, matej@protibet.org, tel. +420 776 275572
more info in czech available on
http://www.protibet.org/view.php?cisloclanku=2008030028&lang=cz
Denmark
Copenhagen
Date: March 31
Time: 17:30
Location: Demonstration in front of parliament Christiansborg
Contact: Charlotte, nyimaling(at)mail.dk
Finland
Turku
Date: Monday 31st
Time: 6pm
Place: Turku Cathedral
Organiser: Friends of Tibet Finland - Rebecca Frilund rebfri@utu.fi
Candle light Vigil
France
Annecy
Date: 31 mars
Time: à 17h30 rassemblement devant la Préfecture
18h : départ de la marche en direction de l’Hôtel de Ville, 19h : Prises de parole 20h30 : Projection de "Windhorse" de Paul Wagner, salle des Papeteries à Cran-Gevrier, suivie d’un débat sur la situation actuelle au Tibet (participation libre) Haut de page
Briançon
Date: 31 mars
Time: 19h00 à 19h45
Place: dans le parc de la Schappe à Briançon
Ce rassemblement comprendra la lecture de messages de solidarité, quelques prises de parole, et un recueillement pour les victimes de la répression avec illumination de bougies.
Pour tout renseignement complémentaire, contacter le 04.92.24.74.53 ou le 04.92.21.12.98
Lyon
Date: 31 Mars
Time: 18h00
Place Antonin Poncet à LYON, métro Bellecour 2ème arr, au mémorial des génocides
Venez si possible avec un drapeau Tibétain, une khata ou une écharpe blanche, une fleur et des bougies
Contact: Lions des Neiges : 10, rue L. Aulagne 69600 Oullins È06 29
35 42 27 http://tibetchineactualite.spaces.live.com/
Montpellier
Date: 31 March
Time: 18h30
Place de la Comédie
Organisation Tibet Languedoc Haut de page
Paris
Date: 31 March
Time: 3.30 to 6.30pm
Place: In front of the Comité National Olympique et Sportif Francais (French National Olympic and Sportive Commitee), A l’angle du Bd Jourdan et de la rue de l’Amiral Mouchez, Paris 13ème (face au stade Charlety). Accès : RER Cité Universitaire, ligne B (voir plans ci-dessous)
Pau
Date: 31 mars
Time: à 17h30
Place: Place Royale, en présence de Mme la Député-Maire Martine Lignères-Cassou Haut de page
Valence
Date: 31 Mars
Time: 17 - 19hr
Place: Place de la Liberté ( à côté de l'Hotel de Ville)
Germany
(For more information see http://www.tibet-initiative.de)
Please also note that several hundred mayors are expected to fly the Tibetan Flag. See special website of the flag campaign: www.tibetflagge.net
Bonn
Montag, 31.03.2008 um 19:30 Uhr
Solidaritätsmahnwache - auf dem Münsterplatz
Berlin
Montag, 31.03.2008, 16.00 Uhr - 17.30 Uhr, Mahnwache vor der chinesischen Botschaft, Berlin-Mitte, S-Bhf. Jannowitzbrücke
Bremen
31.03. 17:00 - 18:00 Mahnwache auf dem Bremer Marktplatz am Roland
Coburg
Montag, 31.03., 16.45 - 18 Uhr Mahnwache auf dem Marktplatz ab. Danach kurze Friedenszeremonie in der Moritzkirche.
Dresden
Montag, 31.03., 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr, Mahnwache auf dem Schlossplatz
Dusseldorf
Montag, 31.03., 17.00-19.00, Uhr Marktplatz Rathaus
Frankfurt
Montag, 31.03., 12:00 - 16:00 Uhr, Mahnwache auf dem Römerberg am Brunnen
Freiburg
Montag, 31.03., 13:00-18:00 Uhr Kartoffelmarkt
Hamburg
Date: Monday, 31.3
Time: 4 p.m.
Place: GÄNSEMARKT Square Includes: political speeches, national anthem, performance and peace prayer Contact: Andrewas Hilmer, ah@tibet.de
Hannover
Monday 31st March
Time: 10am
Place: Kröpcke
Contact: afrika@gfbv.de
Karlsruhe
Montag, 31.03. von 15:00-16:00 Uhr am Marktplatz Karlsruhe
Nürnberg
Montag, 31.03. ,17:00h - 18.00h Kundgebung Rathaus, Am Hauptmarkt 18
Tübingen
Montag, 31.03., 17 - 18.30 Uhr, Mahnwache an der Neckarbrücke, Abgang zur Platanenallee
Ulm
Montag, 31.03., 12-14 Uhr vor dem Hauptbahnhof
Würzburg
Montag, 31.03., 15:00 - 18:00 Uhr Mahnwache am Sternplatz
Greece
Athens
Date: March 31,
Time: 17:00hr to 19:00hr.
Place: SYNTAGMA SQUARE
Contact: Marina, Friends of Tibet Athens, info@friendsoftibet.gr
Thessalonika
Date: March 31
Time: 5pm
Place: Aristotelous Square
Contact: Ariadne, ariadni_g@hotmail.com
Holland
Amsterdam
Date: 31 March
Time: 18.00 - 20.00
Plaats: de Dam in Amsterdam Tijd:
Contact/uur Informatie: - Tsering Jampa, 06 29004547 - Shiba Degenhart, 06 41012687 - Kantoor, 020-3308265
India
New Delhi
Date: 31 March
Time: 2pm
Place: Jantar Mantar
Contact: Tenzin Choedon, Students for a Free Tibet India +91 9816479812
Indonesia
Jakarta
Date: 31 March 2008
Time: 1-3 pm
Place: Embassy of the People's Republic of China, Jalan Mega Kuningan No. 2, Jakarta
Contact person: Fadjar Pratikto, +62 81808069001 More info, click here.
Ireland
Events also planned in Cork, and Galway. Click here for more information
Dublin
Date: 31 March
Time: 12.30 - 2.30, Peace march from The Spire in O’Connell Street, Dublin, at 12.30 and marching through Dublin city centre via O’Connell Bridge, D’Olier Street, Nassau Street and Dawson Street to the European Parliament Office in Molesworth Street (arriving approximately 1.00), then via Molesworth Street to the Dail (approximately 1.15), then via Kildare Street and Clare Street to Government Offices at Merrion Street (approximately 1.30), and then via Merrion Street, Ely Place and Hume Street to the Department of Foreign Affairs at Iveagh House on the south side of St Stephen's Green (approximately 2.00). (NB: This route is being cleared with the Gardai, and may therefore be subject to alteration.)
2.30 to 5.30pm Showing of DVD: Tibet "Cry of the Snow Lion" (for details of venue contact tibetire@indigo.ire
5.30 to 7.30pm Candlelight Vigil at the gates to St Stephen's Green at the top of the Grafton Street, opposite the Shopping Centre
Contact: tibetire@indigo.ie
Israel
Tel-Aviv
Location 222 Ben Yehuda St,, In front of the Chinese Embassy
Time: March 31st, 8:30 - 10:30am
Contact : Ran Natanzon, Israeli Friends of the Tibetan People: rannat@gmail.com
Portugal
Lisbon
Time: 7 pm
New Zealand
Auckland
Date: 31 March
Time: 12.30pm
Place: March down Queen Street to Queen Elizabeth Square
Contact: Friends of Tibet NZ - kesang@pl.net
Dunedin
Time and place: University at 12.30pm and Octagon at 5.30pm
Contact: Friends of Tibet NZ- kesang@pl.net
Motueka
Date: 31 March
Time: 4.30 - 6pm
Place: In front of the museum in the High Street
Nelson
Date: 31 March
Time: 12.30 - 1.15pm
Place: on the steps of the cathedral
Wellington
Two events:
Date: 31 March
Time: 7.30 to 8.30am
Place: Demonstration outside the Chinese Embassy. Please dress in white
Time: 12.30 to 1.30pm
Place: Bucket Fountain in Cuba Mall. March through central Wellington via Willis Street and Lambton Quay to Midland Park.
Contact: Claire Clark, Secretary Friends of Tibet Wellington Ph Hm 236 7928 Cell ph 027 314 2884
Norway
Oslo
31st March- Norwegian Tibet Committee will hold Global day" Light A Candle for Tibet and
Time: 3pm
Location: Meet at Parliament Square
Contact: Chungdak Koren - chungdakkoren@yahoo.no
Poland
On 31 March the biggest newspaper in Poland "Gazeta Wyborcza" (in cooperation with Tibetan Programme) will print a special cover for it's Monday weakly magazine "Duzy Format" - it will be Tibetan Flag! There will be appeal to readers for display it in important places and make photos.
Slovenia
Ljubljana
Date: 31 March
Time: 13.00
Place: Chinese Embassy
Contact: Foundation Dharmaling, office@foundation.dharmaling.org
Sweden
Stockholm
Date: 31 March
Time: 17:30 (local time)
Address/Location: Medborgarplatsen
Speeches by members of the Swedish parliament and organising NGO:s, Music by Nordic Light Artists
Wear a white scarf (khata) to show your solidarity with the Tibetan people!
Contact person for more information: stk@tibet.se, www.tibet.se
Malmo
Date: 31 March
Address/Location: Gustav Adofs torg
Time: 20:00
Candlelight vigil. Speeches by members of the Swedish parliament. Wear a white scarf (khata) to show your solidarity
with the Tibetan people! Organised by the Swedish Tibet Committee
Contact person for more information: stk@tibet.se
Switzerland
Geneva
Date: 31 March
Time: 12 - 2pm
Place: Jardin Anglais
Contact: Porte du Tibet and Tibetan Community in Swiss-Romande
Ukraine
Kiev
Date: 31 March
Time 17.30
Place: Mikhaylivska Square, Kyiv
Дата: Понеділок 31.03.2008 о 17:30
Місце: Грушевського, 32 (Посольство КНР)
Контакти: тел. 8 093 329 77 62, пошта: uatibet@gmail.com Юлія Туречек
Просимо повідомити про бажання брати участь у мітингу : uatibet@gmail.com
United Kingdom
London
Date: 31 March
Time: 6.30pm
Location: outside the Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, London W1.
Contact person: Philippa Carrick, Tibet Society, Telephone: 020 7272 1414/07941 105485;
email: philippa@tibetsociety.com
Action: Candlelight vigil, flower & khatag laying in memory of the 140 plus Tibetans killed in Tibet since 10 March 2008, and delivery of Avaaz petition to Chinese Embassy.
(Nearest undergrounds: Oxford Circus/Regents Park/Great Portland Street, Buses: 88, 453, C2)
United States
Honolulu
When:Monday 31, 6:30 p.m
Where: Honolulu State Capitol Bldg, on Beretania St. side of building.
Please bring candle or flower
contact: Zenna 808-699-0435 hinaleanshore@hotmail.com
Boston, MA
(two events)
Daytime:
Time: 10 am to 3pm, but we ask anyone who can only come a short time to come at 1pm
Venue: Park Street or Status House, Boston.
CONTACT: dpphunkhang@hotmail.com or snowlion007@yahoo.com
Evening: 5.30 - 8.30pm
Location: Harvard Square, Cambridge, MA
Note: also meeting in Boston Common on Sunday, March 30 from 10am to 3pm for Human Rights Torch event, and meet every evening in Harvard Square in Cambridge from 5:30pm to 8pm
Brattleboro, VT
Date: 31 March
Time: 17.00 - 18.00
Location: Vigil at Pliny Park.
Contact person: Carolyn White, http://www.monadfriendsoftibet.org
Chicago, Il
Date: 31 March
Time: 4pm
Location: Chicago Chinese Consulate
Action: Protest/Vigil
Contact Person: Tenzin Youdon 773.574.3116
Ketchum
Date: March 31st
Time: 7:30 pm
Place: at Memory Park on Main Street, Ketchum
Candle light vigil
Los Angeles, CA
March 31,
Time: 3-6pm
Place: Chinese Consulate 443 Shatto Place Los, Angeles, CA 90020http://www.mapquest.com/maps/443+Shatto+Pl+Los+Angeles+CA+90020-1703/
Organizers: Tibetan Association of Southern California (TASC) http://www.socaltibs.org/
Minneapolis, MN
Time and Date: March 31st 5pm-8pm
Location: US Federal Building
Action: Candle Light Vigil
Contact Person: Ngawang Dolker 763.639.4616
New York, NY
Time and Date: March 31st 9am
Location: NYC Chinese Consulate (42nd street and 12th ave)
Action: Protest/Rally
Contact Person: Kala Mendoza 917.595.0140
Portland
Date: 31 March
Time: Starting from 7am; hunger strike, prayer and vigil
Place: Pioneer Courthouse Square
Contact: Tsering Choepel, Northwest Tibetan Cultural Association; 360.798.5739
Salt Lake City, UT
Time and Date: March 31st 6pm
Location: Salt Lake County Building
Action: Vigil
Contact Person: Lhaksam 801.859.1958
Santa Fe, NM
Time and Date: March 31st
Time: 6:30pm-8:00pm
Location: Santa Fe Plaza for a Vigil
Contact Person: Rigzin 505.780.0574
San Francisco, CA
Date: March 31st
Time: 12pm-3pm
Location: SF City Hall Action: Protest
Contact Person: Dasang (510) 387-9729
Seattle
Date: 31 March
Time: Meet 6.30pm
Place: Westlake Water fall for a march around town and candle light vigil until 8.30pm
Contact: Tashi Namgyal, Tibetan American Community of Washington, 206-300-2891
Rinchen Gadhey at 206-734-8954
Wahington, DC
Date: 31 March 08
Time: 11:00am
Location: The White House; march to Chinese Embassy
Contact: Namkha Tenzin, namlha@netzero.net
Uruguay
Montevideo
Date: 31 March
Time: 19.30hrs
Place: Ateneo de Montevideo, Plaza de Cagancha
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