We're all a bit exhausted (if it is possible to be a bit exhausted) after a fantastic weekend conference with the SFT UK network.
Student Tibet activists from across the UK - from Plymouth to Edinburgh and from Yorkshire to South Wales - came to SOAS, London for an intensive weekend of training, briefings and skill sharing. Trainers from People and Planet, Jubilee Debt Campaign and Iraq Occupation Focus ran sessions on building strong university groups and using traditional and new media, while SFT activists provided training on non-violence, action planning and video activism.
A big thank you to The Kailash Centre for supporting the conference, Tibetan Youth UK for organising the Saturday night party and to guest speakers Tsering Tashi, Riki Hyde-Chambers and Tenzin Samphel for giving up their time.
As one participant said "All in all a great weekend."
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This was my first training weekend with sftuk, and overall it was inspirational. I learnt so much about nonviolent campaign tactics. I have put the wheels in motion today of starting an sftuk group at my university (huddersfield). Through talking, learning and intereacting with people with the same vision, the conference has strengthened my belief that Tibet will be free.