Sat 20/Sep/2008, 4:30pm @ Film Archive, cnr Taranaki & Ghuznee Sts, Wellington

Shot clandestinely on location in Tibet and in Nepal, Windhorse is an astounding film based on true events that explores the oppression faced by Tibetans living in modern-day Occupied Tibet.

All proceeds from the screening will go towards a life-saving operation for a young Tibetan woman living in exile in India. Every cent raised will make a difference, so please come along if you can. Donations are also most welcome!
Film shown courtesy of Paul Wagner Films - Paul Wagner has very kindly given this screening his blessing

Sat 23/Aug/2008, 12:30pm-2pm @ outside CD-Store on the corner of Cuba Street & Dixon Street, Wellington

We are making a huge beautiful string of prayer flags to show support for human rights for Tibetans and we would love you to join in. Add your thoughts, wishes, hopes and prayers to the human rights prayer flags on Cuba street from 12.30 this Saturday. You are welcome to drop in and find out more about what is goin on in Tibet right now.

Organised by Tibet Solidarity Network

Sat 23/Aug/2008, 5pm-7pm @ 2-6 Glenmore Street, Kelburn, Wellington (rain or shine)

On Saturday, 23 August, the night before the Olympic Games end in Beijing, we will bring our light to the front of EVERY Chinese Embassy in the world. Our light will say that we will not let Tibet be forgotten after the games end.

"The Candle for Tibet initiative is a most wonderful thing, fitting in with the Tibetan tradition of lighting votive lamps in long rows in temples and in special butter lamp houses outside. We seem powerless to ameliorate conditions on the ground in the present crisis moment.

This peaceful prayer vigil, since it focuses the minds of many millions on the different sufferings of tormented and tormentor alike, is a powerful way to intervene. And it does not preclude anything else we can think of and do further on.

I hope everyone who reads this will join in this important effort"
- Robert Thurman, President, Tibet House US

Bring Tibetan flags, prayer flags and candles!!

Organised by Candle 4 Tibet

Thu 7/Aug/2008, 5:30pm-6:30pm @ Civic Square, Wellington (rain or shine)

"We hope your Candle for Tibet campaign will inspire the Chinese authorities to appreciate the value of freedom of all mankind and the importance of the Tibetan Buddhist culture that is benefiting millions of people and has the potential to serve humanity as a whole, including the Chinese people," - Tsering Tashi representative of HH the Dalai Lama, Tel Aviv 29/Jul/2008

Kiaora, tashi delek,
We would warmly like to invite you to the Candle for Tibet event that Tibet Solidarity Network is planning on the eve of the Olympic Games. Take part in this global event for freedom.
We have worked hard to get our leaders to talk up for Tibet, and we have worked hard to raise awareness about the Tibet issue ...
At this important time, let us now project our positive thoughts, our hopes, and our best wishes to remember Tibet, to swiftly improve human rights and for a peaceful resolution to the Tibet issue. We will be joining in with more than 100,000,000 others worldwide, as we contemplate, meditate and / or focus our minds while we light a Candle for Tibet.

Wear something orange if you can. Bring a cushion or something to sit on, a candle, and a cup for warm and yummy free chai tea. You will have a chance to add to our human rights prayer flags.
This is a free event which is open to all. Please visit www.tibetsolidarity.net.nz or www.candle4tibet.org for more information about this global event.
If you can’t join with us in Civic Square you might like to light a candle in your home or with your friends, or shine a light on the Tibetan situation by lighting up any other source of light for Tibet on the 7th of August (see below for more information).

Organised by the Tibet Solidarity Network. Email: wellington@tibetsolidarity.net.nz

Tue 5/Aug/2008, 1pm @ In front of parliament building, Wellington

The point of the event is to draw attention to human rights abuses in China in the lead up to the Olympics. It is also the first day of Ni Yulan's trial. Ni Yulan is prominent human rights activist and vocal critic of the Chinese government and will appear in court for defending the rights of displaced people in Beijing.

"Ni Yulan is a courageous activist whose only crime has been to defend her rights and the rights of victims of forced evictions in Beijing. To try her on the eve of the Games is an extraordinary insult to those who lost their homes to the Beijing Olympics and shows contempt for human rights concerns raised by the international community." - Sophie Richardson, Asia advocacy director at Human Rights Watch.

Organised by the Green Party. Email: Hannah.Scott@parliament.govt.nz

Sat 2/Aug/2008, 7pm meal, 8pm movie @ Yoga in Daily life centre, 21 Jessie St, Wellington

Yoga in Daily is holding another dinner & movie night coming up this Saturday.
This week we will be watching 'Vajra Sky over Tibet'. An enthralling and heartfelt documentary exploring the beauty and vulnerability of the Buddhist tradition in Tibet today and it's importance to the West world.
Dinner (Indian vegetarian meal) will be served prior the movie at 7 pm (suggested Koha $10) and the movie it self will begin at 8pm.

Please RSVP to Yoga in Daily Life by this Fri 1/Aug/2008

Organised by Yoga in Daily Life. Email: info@yogaindailylife.org.nz. Phone: 04 801 7012

Thu 10/Jul/2008, 7:15pm-9pm @ Newtown Community Centre, cnr Rintoul & Colombo Sts, Newtown, Wellington. Free. All welcome

A delicious spread of food and tea provided (including traditional Tibetan momos)

"Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion brings audiences to the long-forbidden 'rooftop of the world' with an unprecedented richness of imagery ... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still travelled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. A definitive exploration of a legendary subject, Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion is an epic story of courage and compassion"

Organised by the Tibet Solidarity Network. Email: wellington@tibetsolidarity.net.nz

Thu 26/Jun/2008 mid-day @ Civic Square, Wellington. Free.
Thu 26/Jun/2008 1pm @ Parliament, Wellington. Free.

All welcome to meet on Thursday 26th June at 12 midday at Civic Square, Wellington, for the relay along the waterfront to Parliament (rally and hot soup there at 1pm).

The Tibetan Freedom Torch is a symbol of the hopes and aspirations of the Tibetan people for freedom and justice, and of the commitment of people around the world to helping achieve this goal. The Tibet Torch is carrying a message of truth through more than 50 countries between March 10th and August 8th, at which point it will reach the border of occupied Tibet on the day that the Olympics begin in Beijing. The Torch is in New Zealand from the 23 June in Invercargill and traveling all the way to Whangarei.

The Olympic torch should embody the ideals of peace and harmony for all, but this year, the Chinese government is trying to use the Olympic torch relay to cover up its brutal occupation of Tibet and abysmal human rights record in China and abroad. At the same time, the International Olympic Committee has rejected Tibetan representation at the Olympics or to stop the Olympic Torch traveling through Tibet.

Remember Tibet

Organised by the Friends of Tibet. Email: friendsoftibet.wgtn@yahoo.com

Sat 24/May/2008, 8:30pm @ Bodega Bar, 101 Ghuznee Street, Wellington. $5 entry. All welcome

Tibetan benefit gig at Bodega Bar featuring 100% New Zealand music. The Actualities & Date with Doom

Proceeds go to Tibetan Solidarity Network fund to raise awareness, share information and provide on-going support to essential Tibet - related activities in Wellington

The Actualities

The Actualities are three years young. The Wellington-based five piece formed at high school with a sound that is complex and difficult to pigeonhole. Their first self-titled EP was released in 2006.

Organised by the Tibet Solidarity Network. Email: albert@tibetsolidarity.net.nz

Sun 18/May/2008, 6pm meal, 7pm movie @ 20 Alexander Road, Raumati Beach. Free. All welcome

"Vajra Sky Over Tibet, a documentary feature, is a cinematic pilgrimage to some of the most revered venues and festivals still surviving in Tibet. This poignant journey bears witness to the indomitable faith of its endangered Buddhist community and the imminent threat to its very survival. The vastness of the Tibetan sky, reflecting snowy mountains, rushing rivers, and turquoise lakes, leads the journey west. Tibetans respond to the denial of the human right to practice one's religion without interference with a defiant devotion. As interviews were not appropriate because of likely retribution, Vajra Sky Over Tibet employs the evocative voices of Tenzin Choegyal and Dadon, both Tibetans in exile. Many of Tibet's most legendary musicians and singers are featured in the compelling soundtrack"

Organised by Yoga in Daily Life. Email: kapiti@yogaindailylife.org.nz. Phone: 04 904 0136

Thu 15/May/2008, 7:15pm-9pm @ Newtown Community Centre, cnr Rintoul & Colombo Sts, Newtown, Wellington. Free. All welcome

"Ten years in the making, this award-winning feature-length documentary was filmed during nine journeys throughout Tibet, India and Nepal. Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion brings audiences to the long-forbidden 'rooftop of the world' with an unprecedented richness of imagery ... from rarely-seen rituals in remote monasteries, to horse races with Khamba warriors; from brothels and slums in the holy city of Lhasa, to magnificent Himalayan peaks still travelled by nomadic yak caravans. The dark secrets of Tibet's recent past are powerfully chronicled through personal stories and interviews, and a collection of undercover and archival images never before assembled in one film. A definitive exploration of a legendary subject, Tibet - Cry of the Snow Lion is an epic story of courage and compassion"

Organised by the Tibet Solidarity Network. Email: wellington@tibetsolidarity.net.nz