I did this video blog a few days ago for FT08.tv but with all the action happening I haven’t had a second to post it here until now. Please check out Han’s message about the launch of FT08.tv below.
From Han-shan:
Friends–
I’m pleased to introduce Students for a Free Tibet’s new channel broadcasting throughout the worldwide uprising for Tibetan freedom during the Beijing Olympics: Free Tibet 2008 Television, or FT08.TV.
With all the Olympic actions for Tibet taking place and particularly the incredible success of the ‘opening’ banner action outside Beijing’s ‘Bird’s Nest’ stadium on Aug. 6th and subsequent media storm here in the UK, it took some time to get FT08.TV ready for prime time.
But with the dedicated help of lots of people, SFT’s new online video/TV channel is up and running, and filled with lots of must-see on-demand content, including inspiring Tibet activist video-profiles, action reports, video-blogs, and more.
We’re also airing a nightly Windhorse Report live from London – our roundup of reports from Beijing and around the world during the Olympics, with breaking news about protests, call-in interviews with news-making activists, episodes of SFT-TV (the awesome efforts of SFT’s grassroots), and info and analysis about the situation on the ground in Tibet.
There will be more and more amazing content to watch every day and we’ll be improving the channel/website as we go (after all, this is but one small facet of our Olympic efforts right now). But please come check it out: surf around the many videos on the channel, or watch the stream (click on “Streaming Now” in the upper left-hand corner). Last but not least, you’re invited to submit video… check out the channel for more on what we’re looking for.
Please help spread the word about FT08.TV– join the facebook group, blog about it, embed the videos, spam your address book – and of course, keep watching.
And don’t forget to visit SFT’s Olympics Campaign website: www.FreeTibet2008.org and SFT’s blog: www.blog.studentsforafreetibet.org for more news and analysis from the frontlines of the current global effort to make Olympic history for Tibet.
Tibet will be free.
(and we’ll broadcast it on FT08.TV)
Han Shan
P.S. Many thanks to Nathan Dorjee, Shannon Service, Andi Mignolo, Alex Fountain, Thupten Nyima, Kala Mendoza, and many others for helping to make FT08.TV happen.
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Lhadon,
You and SFT are beyond amazing and the work you have done and are doing right now, words can not express how meaningful for the Tibetan people and for all oppressed people around the world.
Keep pushing keep doing keep this movement going strong and surly TIBET WILL BE FREE!
Diane Gatterdam