On this day, Oct 17, 2002, Tibetan nun and political prisoner Ngawang Sangdrol was released after 23 years in Drapchi Prison. Her “crime”? Demanding Tibetan independence and singing songs of freedom. To honor her refusal to be silent and her songs, share this post and add your favorite freedom song in the comments. We’ll make a freedom playlist out of everyone’s suggestions. #FreedomNeedsASoundtrack #TibetWillBeFree

A friend just texted us this article and said the Tibetan Freedom Concerts “played a role in the inception of Deltron 3030!” We love hearing about impacts we never knew we had!! 🤯

Today we celebrate the 90th birthday of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. For more than 60 years, he has led with compassion, courage, and spiritual resistance—guiding Tibetans in exile, defying China’s occupation through nonviolence, and keeping Tibetan culture alive against all odds. He gave up political power so Tibetans could lead themselves in a democracy. And he’s made it clear: his reincarnation will not be born in Chinese-occupied Tibet. This is what real leadership looks like. Want to honor his legacy? Follow Tibetan-led organizations like @tibetaction and @sft_international . Share their work. Raise your voice. Help keep the movement alive. #TibetWillBeFree

🎤 June 15 - 16, 1996. San Francisco. The first Tibetan Freedom Concert brought 100,000 people together—and the world listened. 🎶 It wasn’t just a concert and it wasn’t a “benefit concert”...It was a message concert that helped to grow a global movement, to inspire a generation of organizers, and to put Tibet and nonviolent activism back into the public discourse. And with an iconic lineup including Björk, De La Soul, Smashing Pumpkins, Yoko Ono, A Tribe Called Quest, Beastie Boys, Beck, Biz Markie, Rage Against the Machine, John Lee Hooker, Foo Fighters and many, many more, it was an event that was hard to ignore. Celebrate with us by sharing this post with your favorite freedom song. Because songs move people, and people move history. #TibetanFreedomConcert #TibetWillBeFree #FreedomNeedsASoundtrack

We’re back—with the stories that started it all. Follow our next big project here as we unearth never-before-heard stories, rare photos, and movement ephemera from the fight for a Free Tibet—before, during, and after the first Tibetan Freedom Concert. Over the next year, we’ll be sharing the sounds, sights, and sparks that show how culture infuses power into freedom movements—and how we can use that power now for Tibet and beyond. 🎶 Follow along. Share widely. Join us. #FreedomNeedsASoundtrack #TibetanFreedomConcert #TibetWillBeFree

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