Sept. 29th, 2012 is the next
100 Thousand Poets for Change Day!
100 Thousand Musicians for Change!
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What happened on SEPTEMBER 24th 2011?
700 Events – 550 Cities – 95 Countries
A selection of some 100 TPC 2011 Posters from the GLOBAL POSTER GALLERY------>
Also, check out a selection of some of the 100 TPC 2011 Events
And, explore the Event Locations sidebar menu to see even more of the September 24th, 2011 events.
THE LATEST & UPCOMING HAPPENINGS!
Sandy Weill welcoming committee.
MAY 12th, 2012 – Sonoma County, CA
100 TPC, Occupy Santa Rosa, Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County and Occupied Press North Bay together for “Day of Shame on Sonoma State University” to protest the honorary doctorate degree being given to former Citigroup CEO Sandy Weill–one of the chief architects of the financial crisis.
Susan Lamont P&JC and Michael Rothenberg 100 TPC
Read full article at the Day of Shame on SSU site
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Light from Tibet
Saturday, April 21, 2012 – It was a sunny day in Long Beach, California and an important day for many reasons. In the early afternoon, His Holiness The 14th Dalai Lama spoke at the Tibetan-Chinese Friendship Society and 7th InterEthnic Interfaith Leadership Conference. Approximately 100 people attended the conference and many issues were discussed including the middle way, independence, and democracy. His Holiness’ words continue to resound, “…the struggle is not easy; it is long-term and difficult. Your heart is very important.” …
…After His Holiness Dalai Lama’s talk at the Long Beach Convention Center, about a mile away, was Voices from Flames: The Current Situation in Tibet, an event that featured the film screening of “Leaving Fear Behind,” a heart-wrenching documentary with interviews of Tibetans living in Tibet and their views on the 2008 Olympics as well as their living conditions. The filmmaker, Dhondup Wangchen, was arrested shortly after he made the film and is currently serving a six-year prison sentence for “subversion of state power.” Amnesty International is calling for his release.
Q & A with Lhamo Tso, wife of the Tibetan filmmaker.
Read Full Story…
Earth Day Network made 100 TPC a partner last year and included our global event in their
Billion Acts of Green Campaign. We support their continued work towards Peace and Sustainability.
The first Earth Day on April 22, 1970, activated 20 million Americans from all walks of life and is widely credited with launching the modern environmental movement. The passage of the landmark Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, Endangered Species Act and many other groundbreaking environmental laws soon followed. Growing out of the first Earth Day, Earth Day Network (EDN) works with over 22,000 partners in 192 countries to broaden, diversify and mobilize the environmental movement. More than 1 billion people.
(Mujeres Poetas Internacional) Creators of “Woman’s scream” International Poetry Festival,
in favor of women and against violence.
The month of March is…”Woman’s scream” International Poetry Festival
This festival was created by the Dominican poetess Jael Uribe and is held every year during the whole month of March.
Get more info at our BLOG
THE FIRST 100 TPC MA EVENT!
We Still Leave a Legacy- A poetry reading by Philip Robinson
Thursday, March 29th, 7pm at Medicine Wheel Productions
Free and Open to the Public
Medicine Wheel Productions is proud to present on Thursday, March 29th at 7pm “We Still Leave a Legacy”, a reading by the acclaimed and award winning poet Philip Robinson. A short reception and book signing with follow the reading.
Philip will read from his recently released second book of poems, We Still Leave a Legacy. This chapbook is a combination of verses written and dedicated in part to the many friends and family members that have transitioned either by way of HIV/AIDS, cancer and other life-troubling issues. Philip attempts to capture his own sense of hope, determination and remembrance. He wants people to not only hear his voice, but desperately never to forget those voices of people that make this “Legacy” possible.
He began to write “Legacy” some twenty-five years ago as he commenced his volunteer work @ AIDS Action Committee. At that time, Philip became the chair of AAC Bayard Rustin Breakfast Committee. He also experienced the loss of friends through HIV/AIDS. Philip became diligent to praise the work of others who had gone on before him/us. He was determined to live by the mantra; “We stand on their shoulders.”
More about the poet and the event at the Boston, MA Website
*Photo is courtesy of Craig Bailey/Perspective Photo
100 TPC organizer Teresa Dowell
continues her actions as a Poet for Change
by ongoing participation in Free Tibet demonstrations…
Go, Teresa!
See more about her work at:
http://100tpcfreetibet.weebly.com/photos.html
Tibetan Uprising Day, March 10, 2012
Thank you to the Tibetan Association of Southern California for photos used here.
See full album on Facebook.
Monday, March 12, 2012-6:00pm to 7:30, Pasadena Central Library
285 East Walnut Street, Pasadena (626) 744-4066
100 Thousand Poets for Change & World Wide Reading – ‘Freedom for Liu Xiaobo’
(in response to the call by: Ulrich Schreiber-Director-12th international literature festival berlin)…
“Ladies and Gentlemen,
On 20 March 2012, the international literature festival berlin (ilb) will organize a worldwide reading for the Chinese writer and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize Liu Xiaobo. Liu Xiaobo has been in detention for more than three years, after he and other intellectuals wrote and published the civil rights manifesto Charta 08. The worldwide reading in March is meant to make Liu Xiaobo’s work known to a broader public and to back the protest.
The Charta 08 and poems by Liu Xiaobo will be read. We would be glad if cultural institutions, schools, universities and/or radio stations could host a reading on 20 March. The appeal (see annex) has been signed so far by Héctor Abad (Columbia), Kwame Anthony Appiah (USA), Amir Hassan Cheheltan (Iran), Noam Chomsky (USA), Bei Dao (China), Ariel Dorfman (Chile),Péter Esterházy (Hungary), Aminatta Forna (U.K., Sierra Leone), Juan Goytisolo (Spain/ Morocco),Herta Müller (Romania/Germany), Amos Oz (Israel), Laura Restrepo (Columbia), Henrietta Rose-‐Innes (South Africa), Salman Rushdie (India/ USA), Tomaz Salamun (Slovenia), Peter Schneider (Germany), Sjón (Iceland), Janne Teller (Denmark), Dubravka Ugresic (Croatia/Netherlands), Anne Waldman (USA) and many other writers from all continents.
In order to let people all over the world know about our initiative, we need your support: Please publish the information. Our e-mail address is: worldwidereading@literaturfestival.com
Most cordially yours,
Ulrich Schreiber, Director,12th international literature festival berlin
September 5th ‐ 15th 2012 | Focus Art and Literature
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And also please make sure to visit The Tibetan Association of Southern California website to learn more about their participation in this global event as well as their continued actions for a Free Tibet.
Thank you Susan Lamont & the Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County,CA, for your continued support! And Thanks to Gaia’s Garden for hosting and to all the poets for participating!
Kristin Friis of Aha-teatern in Göteborg, Sweden has taken on the task of organizing puppeteers in her region and beyond!
It started this way…
At Sharjah International Book Fair in November 2011 I met Michael Rothenberg and Terri Carrion. They talked about their work with 100 Thousand Poets for Change
and the Events around the whole world on September 24th 2011. I was moved about their humble way of wanting to make a difference through their engagement…
Thank you, Kristin, for YOUR engagement!!!
Please visit 100 TPC Puppeteers for Change to find out more and get involved!
January 15th-Hollywood, Florida!
Interview about 100 TPC via iphone for “Caribbean Riddims” hosted by Eddy Edwards on WZAB 880AM-South Florida and The Bahamas, with special guest poet Damali Adele Ife organizer for 100 TPC Jamaica, and 100 TPC co-founder Michael Rothenberg.
100 Thousand Poets for Change – Human Rights Day, bringing awareness about poets and writers held in Chinese prisons and demanding their release
Demonstration at Chinese Consulate in Los Angeles- Dec. 10th, 3 to 5 pm
Nana Nestoros, poet, organizer of 100 Thousand Poets for Change in Volos- interview to Dimitris Maredis
22 September 2011.
Impressed with the 100 TPC initiative and our use of Facebook and the Internet to create the 100 TPC community, the Sharjah International Book Fair has invited Terri and me to attend and take part in their 30th annual Fair.
This cultural exchange will give us the chance to connect with a new community, and to continue to promote and strengthen the message of peace and sustainability. And, attendance at the Sharjah International Book Fair will enable us to create new and exciting opportunities for our 2012 100 TPC events!
Sharjah’s participation in 100 TPC Sept. 24th, was amazing. We are honored to have them as part of the archive of 100 TPC 2011. You can read more about it on the Sharjah Book Fair Blog and see some more amazing photos and video of the event as well, on their official Event Page.
Terri will be blogging about our experiences in the UAE on her new blog 10 Days in Sharjah and I will be on Facebook and Twitter sharing what I can. So check in on us often!
…we leave on Monday the 14th. It is going to be an amazing trip!
Veterans Day, Nov. 11th
Organized by the Peace and Justice Center
Santa Rosa, CA
Poetry, music, and food to commit to working for a world which no longer creates war veterans. Local singer/songwriter/Vet for Peace Peter Tracy will open the event. Poets include members of Vets for Peace, the Peace Center and many more. read more
Los Angeles, Nov. 2nd-100 Thousand Poets for Change FREE TIBET
LA friends of Tibet, 100 Thousand Poets for Change, the Tibetan Association of Southern California, and Tibetan Communities across the world on November 2nd, 2011 and Stand up for Tibet. The G20 summitt is on November 3rd and 4th, and at this event, the Chinese President, Hu Jintao will sit with world leaders. Tibetan groups across the globe have set this day, as Global Solidarity movement to stand up for Tibet. As everyone knows, in this past year 11 Tibetans have selflessly self-immolated, we must use not let their sacfrices go in vain, and gain the attention of the world. We have joined the global campaign which is “Enough is Enough – Global Intervention to save Tibetan Lives”… read more
