Hi all
SFT Atlantic Canada represents! Check out the recent coverage of SFT in the University of PEI’s student newspaper.
Students for a Free Tibet (SFT) is organizing a local chapter at UPEI. IF you would like to take part in action aimed at advancing the cause of the people and nation of Tibet, now is your chance.
For the complete article, click here
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Check out this great article that was published in Monday’s edition of the Concordia student newspaper. Stay tuned for more details about the upcoming International Day of Action targeting Bombardier
Tracking the tracks of Bombardier in Tibet Concordia students challenge Bombardier’s contract with China
Monday, October 10, 2005 @10:01PM
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While Bombardier tried to recruit prospective employees at the Engineering and Computer Science fair, Students for a Free Tibet members Chris Schwartz and Noah Stewart-Ornstein were there to raise student awareness about the company’s involvement in a controversial project in Tibet.
For full article, click here
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Saturday, October 22nd at 7:30pm in the HR Macmillan Space Centre, 1100 Chestnut St., Vancouver, Palden Gyatso will be giving a public talk.
Palden Gyatso spent 33 years in a Chinese prison and will be telling his amazing story of survival. His autobiography Fire Under the Snow will be available on site, and will be made available to students at cost! If you are interested in obtaining a copy, email me and we’ll see what can be arranged.
Palden Gyatso has been to Vancouver before, and I have had the privilege of hearing him speak. The experience is well worthwhile. He is also an inspirational voice to the ‘Free Tibet’ movement.
Hope to see you all there!
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Big shout out to SFT Concordia members Chris and Noah who recently left Bombardier representatives speechless after they began leafleting in front of a Bombardier recruitment display at Concordia University. The display was part of an engeneering career fair. After handing out leaflets for about 15 minutes, Chris and Noah were approached by the Engeneering Students Society president and told to leave because “Bombardier paid for its booth” and protests are not permitted in the building where the display was located. After much discussion Chris and Noah agreed to leaflet at the entrance but not before they contacted the campus newspaper – check out the blog later this week as we’ll be sure to post the article from the Concordia Sower
You too can help expose Bombardier on your campus! Contact your local engeneering societies to find out if Bombardier recruiters are planning a visit anytime soon to your campus. Make sure to have copies of the downloadable cartoon and leaflets – click here.
Other ways you can do help increase pressure on Bombardier:
1) Contact you MP and ask him/her to write a letter to Bombardier CEO Laurent Beaudoin, click here for more details and a sample letter for your MP to send.
2) Download the cartoon (click here), and post it up around campus and in your community. Be creative
3) If you live in the Montreal area and are interested in helping leaflet the Bombardier headquarters, contact SFT Montreal, click here
Liu Zhijun, Minister of Railways of China and Laurent Beaudoin, CEO of Bombardier sign a cooperation agreement with Hu Jintao and Paul Martin in the background.
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Hi All,
The SFT Canada Board of Directors just had a conference call tonight. We are all totally stoked from the actions during Hu’s visit, and the new people getting involved this school year!
We’ve just set up a Pay Pal account, so donating is easier than ever! Just click here and make a donation today! Your support is crucial so that we can keep doing awesome actions like those in the last 2 weeks!
Thanks again to everyone who came out to the recent demonstrations.
Free Tibet!
Jessica Spanton
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