August 8th is the one-year countdown to the start of the 2008 Beijing Olympics. This is yet another chance for the Chinese government to roll out its Olympic propaganda and mask the suffering that is really going on inside Tibet. But we plan to steal their thunder and show what is really happening, and we need your help.
At 4:45pm on August 8th, members of Team Tibet, Tibet's unofficial Olympic team, will be meeting for a warm-up in Trafalgar Square as part of a press stunt to make sure that Tibet is mentioned wherever the Beijing Olympics are that day.
To make this really effective and grab the media's attention, we need as many people as possible to support them and take part in the warm up. So if you've been to one of our actions before, please join us again; if you've never been to one of our actions, what's stopping you? Come in T-shirts and shorts or some other sports gear and join in with Team Tibet.
Where: Trafalgar Square, London
When: Meet at 4:45pm on Wednesday August 8th
What to wear: something to do sports in, like shorts and t-shirt
After the warm up event we'll also be heading to the Chinese embassy for a rally.
Where: Chinese Embassy, 49-51 Portland Place, W1B 1JL
When: 6pm-8pm
Nearest tube stations: Oxford Circus, Great Portland Street and Regents Park
The Beijing Olympics are the biggest chance for years that the Tibetan freedom movement has had to press for change in Tibet. With the world watching China, we need your help to expose the truth of the brutality going on in Tibet.
You can find out more about Team Tibet at www.SupportTeamTibet.org and other ways to get involved in the Olympics campaign at www.studentsforafreetibet.org/olympics
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