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Students for a Free Tibet
Jen White - Advisor - Email Her
The mission of the Keene High School chapter
of Students for a Free Tibet is to aid the Tibetan
people in their struggle for autonomy, freedom,
and basic human rights from China through
campaigns and other activities sponsored by SFT.
Through education and non-violent direct action,
we campaign for Tibetans’ fundamental right to
political freedom. Our goal is also to raise
awareness for the Tibetan cause throughout our
community. Further, we will educate SFT
members about the history and culture of this
suffering nation. Ultimately, we hope to empower
and train youth as leaders in the worldwide
movement for social justice.
Regular meetings are once
a week on Wednesdays
Total membership=
35 students, 2 faculty members
Below is a list of SFT activities since the establishment of our chapter in March 2005.
We are one of 650+ chapters worldwide.
Ongoing Activities:
5 Movie Nights
Seven Years in Tibet (May 2005-72 students), Kundun (Sept. 2005-21 students),
Cry of the Snow Lion (Oct. 2005- 51 students), Windhorse (Jan. 2006- 30 students),The Cup (April 13, 2006)
Sponsor a Monk
$20 a month to sponsor a monk at the Drepung Gomang Monastery- provides medical care
Through SEVA Organization, we sent $250 to train Tibetans to provide eye care exams and services.
Letters of Concern(605 total letters)
Petitions(35 total signed and sent)
Fundraising Activities
Spaghetti Dinner
Letters to 90 businesses in the region notifying them of the monks’ visit- these generated donations
from 20 businesses and donations of materials from 7 other businesses
Raffle of an overnight stay at the EF Lane Hotel
Sales of SFT t-shirts
Sales of Free Tibet/Beijing 2008 Olympics t-shirts (designed by us)
Walk-A-Thon at KHS on March 4, 2006 - 12 walkers and 3 others raised $1079 for Tibetan causes
Other Activities
Attended the Tibetfest in Litchfield, Conn- (July 2005)
Hosting the monks from the Drepung Gomang Monastery on their NH leg of their Sacred Arts Tour
(Sept. 27-Oct. 4)..... This included housing them, meals, manning their sales table, making the
mandala platform, planning the publicity, arranging the mandala dismantling ceremony
Est. 1200 KHS students attended the Sacred Arts Tour slideshow (Sept. 2005)
Est. 400 Keene citizens attended the mandala dismantling ceremony (Oct. 2005)
Tibetan Pot Luck Dinner- for club members - (Nov. 2005)
Guest Speaker, Michelle Boslun: The Stories of Six Tibetan Women - March 23, 2006- KHS LGIA- 7 - 8 pm
Tibetan Dancers - performance on May 15, 2006 - from Western Mass - co-sponsored by Monadnock Friends of Tibet
Donating Money
$6500 donated to the Sacred Arts Tour (Oct. 2005)
$350 donated to the International Students for a Free Tibet organization (Nov. 2005)
SEVA organization, $290, for an Eyecare worker training program in Tibet, and for cataract operations (Jan. 2006)
Publicity Events
4 letters to the editor
3 articles in the Sentinel- one front page
1 article in Scanning the Schools
Posters put up all around town pertaining to the Spaghetti Dinner and events with the monks/mandala
Notices on the Channel 8 Community Bulletin Board- one for the Spag. dinner, one for the mandala viewing
Announcements on KHS Channel 2 for all events
Headline story of KHS Voices (Jan 2006)
Column in Monadnock Friends of Tibet newsletter
SAU 29 Board Notes - March 2006
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