* 12:00 noon - 1:15pm * - Rally at the Chinese Consulate, 3380 Granville Street. Gather with Tibetans and supporters to light the “Freedom Torch” in front of the Chinese Consulate.
* 12:30 - 2:30pm * - Freedom Torch Relay - Tibetan relay runners and their supporters will carry the torch in a circuit North across Granville Bridge, loop South across Burrard Bridge, and then return to the Chinese Consulate to the Rally. They will be greeted at the Consulate by the supporters at the Rally and then will loop around False Creek completing the run at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia Street side).
* 2:00 - 4:30pm * - TIBETAN FREEDOM FESTIVAL, Vancouver Art Gallery (Georgia Street side). After the Rally at the Consulate supporters will go to the Vancouver Art Gallery by public transit or personal vehicle. Performers include:
* Pepe Danza
* The Tibetan Children’s Choir of British Columbia
* Shenpenn
* Hayfa Makes Music
* music of the Uyghur people (East Turkistan)
Please join this celebration of culture, determination, and the spirit of survival in the face of adversity.
Organized by: Canada Tibet Committee and Students for a Free Tibet Canada
For more information and related events: www.tibet.ca/vancouver , vancouver(at)tibet.ca
Watch Video from the Vancouver Tibetan Freedom Torch Relay
Sontsa’s performance