Students for a Free Tibet Dear REAPS, In 2008, China will be the focus of more international attention than ever before as the Olympic Games come to Beijing. To the Chinese government, the Beijing Olympics are a major opportunity to showcase themselves to the world as legitimate, respectable political leaders and to obscure problematic issues like Tibet and human rights. To us, Tibetans and supporters, the Olympics are a huge opportunity to take the global spotlight on Beijing and turn it to Tibet, raising awareness around the world about Tibet's plight and calling on the Chinese government to free Tibet by 2008 or face massive protest. We need your help! This campaign will be building over the next three years, and right now there are two important actions that you can take, as an individual or as a chapter.  Also below are some upcoming important dates for the campaign.  If you have any questions or need help, please email Freya at campaigns@studentsforafreetibet.org. --Freya, Lhadon, Tendor, Han, Sonam and the rest of the crew at SFT HQ Beijing 2008: Take Action 1. Write a letter to Hu Jintao, President of the People's Republic of China. Ask your friends and family to do the same, or for chapters, do outreach on campus to ask people to write short notes or sign a petition, downloadable at www.studentsforafreetibet.org/downloads/olympics_petition.doc In your letter,    * Call on the Chinese government to end its occupation of Tibet by 2008.    * Call for the immediate release of all Tibetan political prisoners, including Tenzin Delek Rinpoche and Gendun Choekyi Nyima, the Panchen Lama.    * Notify him that until China leaves Tibet, Tibetans and supporters will use the Olympic Games as a means of drawing attention to China's occupation of Tibet and its deplorable human rights record.     Send your letter to:     President of the People's Republic of China     Hu Jintao     Guojia Zhuxi     The State Council General Office - Yongneixijie     Beijingshi 100017     People's Republic of China     Salutation: Your Excellency     Send a copy to the president of the Beijing Organizing Committee:     Qi Liu, President     Beijing Organising Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad     24 Dong Si Shi Tiao     Dongcheng District     Beijing 100007     People's Republic of China     Fax: + 86 10 6528 2008     Salutation: Dear Mr. Qi 2. Submit a slogan for the 2008 Olympics!  The Beijing Organizing Committee recently put out a call for submissions of a slogan to be used for the Beijing Olympics. The slogan will replace the one used for Beijing's Olympic bid, “New Beijing, Great Olympics.” The deadline has now passed, but some slogans are never too old. What comes to mind when you think about China and Tibet ? Occupation, imprisonment, torture, mass repression, an authoritarian government, resistance, endurance...? Make up a short slogan about China and Tibet and submit it along with a short and courteous note of explanation to: wenhua@beijing-olympic.org.cn. For chapters, you might want to come up with a slogan as a group, or send this note around to your email list, asking people to send in individual submissions. Here are the guidelines from the Beijing Organizing Committee, to help get you thinking!    1. The participating Slogan should be an embodiment of the concept of “Green Olympics, Hi-Tech Olympics and People’s Olympics” with “People’s Olympic” as its highlight.    2. The Slogan should reflect the unique cultural background and humanism of China and Beijing.    3. The Slogan should be easy to read and remember, and can be understood and shared by people from different cultures.    4. The Slogan should be emotional and inspiring, and can be presented with strong visual effects.    5. The Slogan should also fully reflect the Olympic Spirit. Visit the web address below to tell your friends about this.  Tell-a-friend!   If you received this message from a friend, you can sign up for Students for a Free Tibet's Action Center.