Saturday & Sunday, August 22 & 23 at Seattle Center from 12:00 noon - 5:30 pm

Year 2009 marks the  50 years of Education and Reconstruction in Exile. The Tibetan Refugee Community all over world embark upon the task of expressing their gratitude to  international community for all the support and sympathy the Tibetan people have received over the past 50 years.

The  14th TibetFest is dedicated to the suffering and courage of the over 1.2 million Tibetans who have died since the Chinese occupation of Tibet.

The highlights of Festival are:

•        The Tibetan cultural group of Toronto with their Cultural Director Mr. Tsering Topgyal  will be the guest  performers at 14th Tibet Fest They will present among others the award winning dance presented at the first every North America Tibetan Cultural competition of  2008 in Madison, Wisconsin.

•           Seattle Tibetan’ s Sunday cultural & language class children will present their newly learned song and dances. They will exhibit different costumes worn by people from different regions of Tibet. If you like, come to the Tibet Tent on Fisher roof for a Photo Session in Tibetan Dress.

•          The  members of the Tibetan Cultural group of Tibetan Community of Vancouver, BC will join and make number of presentations.

•          There will be brief narrations on cultural, historical, traditional and political aspect of Tibetan people and their way of life.

•         Stewart Rose and his wife Susan will yet again co-host the most popular two days of movies of Tibet. This will include seven years in Tibet, Cry of the snow lion, Leaving Fear Behind and recently released “Dalai Lama Renaissance” ( a provocative, even enlightening, “fascinating, ravishingly beautiful and sonically soothing by - John Griffin - Montreal Gazette); and many more…

•  Tibetan Bazaar will give visitors choices of Tibetan handicrafts to books on Tibet. This cultural exhibition and sales present one stop opportunity to buy presents to family and friends; and to oneself.
• The Children’s Corner is one of most sought after venues at the TibetFest. Tsewang Chamatsang will blend the thoughts of children from east and west.

• Enjoy Tibetan taste and delicacies at the Food Vendor from Momo to Ting Momo.

• Roasted Barley Flavor is the staple food of Tibet. Find out how sophisticated and easy it is to eat at the food show in the Center House.

COME WITH YOUR FAMILY AND FRIENDS & HAVE TIBETAN STYLE DAY ATTHE  SEATTLE CENTER.    IT IS A FREE  EVENT

On the occasion of the 50 years of Education and Reconstruction, the Tibetan Refugee Community all over world  is organizing events to thank their host country and international community for all the support and sympathy the Tibetan people have received over the past 50 years. The main official function is held in New Delhi, India presided over by His Holiness the Dalai Lama on March 31, 2009. A delegation of the Tibetan Community of Washington traveled to Olympia to meet with the Governor and Secretary of State on Monday, March 30, 2009.

The delegations was met by Mr. Brent Heinemann, Director of International Relations and Protocol on behalf of the Governor and  Secretary of State Mr. Sam Reeds.

Through them the delegation expressed their deepest gratitude on behalf of the Tibetan Community of the State to the general population of the State for all the support.

The State of Washington and City of Seattle have issued proclamations to declare March 10, 2009 as Tibet Day for the very first time. The Governor Christine Gregoire has lauded the contribution of Tibetan Americans in social, artistic and economic vitality of Washington and the Pacific Northwest. The proclamation appreciated the Tibetan Americans ‘providing leadership in business, education, government, the arts, and other sectors of daily life’. Governor’s-proclamation.pdf

The Mayor Greg Nickels praised the roles of the Tibetan Community in shaping the city’s history, economic and cultural by sharing their values and tradition of freedom, ingenuity, entrepreneurship and community service, in the proclamation. Mayor’s-proclamation.pdf

TAW Board Member Thinely Gyatso travels to Washington  DC on March 9-10 to meet with members of Washintong State Congressional Delegation namely Senator Patty Murray, Senator Maria Cantwell  and Congressman Jay Inslee, Congressman Jim McDermott as part of “Tibet Lobby Day 2009″ at the US Capitol Hill in Washington DC  and advocate for their  continued support of  Tibet. Also ask them to reflect  on the 50 years of Chinese occupation of Tibet and how best they can support the Dalai Lama’s vision of peaceful co-existence of Tibet and China together.

Tibetan and their supporter all over the world observe Tuesday, March 10, 2009 as the 50th anniversary of the Tibetan National Uprising Day.

On March 10, 1959, hundreds of thousands of Tibetans in Tibet rose up in Lhasa, the Capital of Tibet, to protest China ’s invasion.

“For the generation of Tibetans born and raised in exile, March 10 connects them to the country and to the Tibetan political struggle. For the senior Tibetans who were forced to flee Tibet, March 10 serves a painful reminder of the land and their loved ones they were forced to leave behind. To the Tibetans inside Tibet, March 10 marks yet another year under occupation without their basic human rights and freedom.

COME AND JOIN THE RALLY AT THE  CONSULATE OF THE PEOPLE’S REPUBLIC OF CHINA IN VANCOUVER, BC ON TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 2009.