Team Tibet Drops Banner on Bird's Nest

Tomorrow begins major demonstrations and activities all over the world in support of autonomy for Tibet. Please participate in any way you can. Good karma will abound!
Bird’s Nest Banner Action - Aug. 6, 2008
Four Students for a Free Tibet activists have reportedly been detained after dramatic Free Tibet banner protest outside Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ Olympic Stadium
Click here to download hi-res still photos of the action.
Click here to read SFT’s press release about the action.
Iain Thom, 24, lives in Edinburgh, Scotland. He is an environmental campaigner and the former National Coordinator for SFT UK. Iain was arrested early morning on August 6, 2008 after scaling a 120-foot light pole outside the National Stadium in Beijing and hanging a 140 square-foot banner proclaiming, ‘One World, One Dream, Free Tibet.’
Phill Bartell, 34, was born and raised in Bridgewater, NJ, USA. He lives in Boulder, Colorado and owns and operates Rising Tide Tattoo shop. Phill was arrested early morning on August 6, 2008 after scaling a 120-foot light pole outside the National Stadium in Beijing and hanging a 140 square-foot banner proclaiming, ‘Tibet Will Be Free’ in English and ‘Free Tibet’ in Chinese.
Lucy Marion, 23, grew up in Cambridge, UK. Lucy is a member of Students for a Free Tibet. She recently graduated from Bristol University and lives in London.
Tirian Mink, 32, was born in Portland, OR, USA where he still lives. He currently works as a project manager for construction firms.
What’s happening near you?
Contact your closest Team Tibet Captain to get involved in actions near you during the Olympics! Local Team Tibet chapters will be organizing events throughout the month of August.
August 5th - 8th is the weekend of the Olympic opening ceremony and the start of our month long “Festival of Protest”.
August 23rd through the 24th there will be a mass convergence on each coast- in New York City and San Francisco.
If there is not a Team Tibet in your area, you can start one! Send an email to kala@studentsforafreetibet.org Click here to download a Sample “Festival of Protest” Calendar of Events
http://freetibet2008.org/action/find-your-local-team-tibet/