Culture Blog at be+cause, we think a lot about culture as a powerful vehicle and arena for change. It is also something we like to create--from producing the Tibetan Freedom Concerts to starting a clothing line to assisting other culture makers in their efforts to create positive social change. Being part of a lab (our parent company is C3 Lab), we like to innovate and experiment. This blog is where you can see it happen.
3.21.2008
Tibet.
As this article from the NY Times talks about, and as we saw with the great work of Bjork a few weeks ago, music is an important frontier for the work for Tibet, and in a totally different way than it was when we organized the concerts. It's pretty damned exciting, I have to say.
But not nearly as exciting (and scary) as what the brave Tibetans are doing inside of Tibet right now. I hope that this is our moment...And I'm serious about doing one more concert---The Tibet is Free Concert.
Dear Participants & Friends of the Tibetan Freedom Concerts,
This past week has seen unprecedented and widespread protests inside Tibet. Throughout the country, and even in China itself, Tibetans from all walks of life have taken to the streets to protest the Chinese occupation of Tibet.
It is hard to piece together exactly what is happening--China has virtually shut down the country, not allowing journalists or independent monitors inside Tibet to evaluate the situation. What we do know is that many Tibetans have lost their lives, and many, many more have been imprisoned.
In other parts of the world, solidarity vigils and marches of exiled Tibetans and Tibet supporters are happening on every continent. Just as Tibetans inside Tibet heard about the Tibetan Freedom Concerts and the international action it garnered almost twelve years ago, Tibetans today are hearing of the world’s increased support for a peaceful resolution through negotiations.
Students for a Free Tibet, the organization that we partnered with on all of the concerts, have an incredible information and action center on its website: www.studentsforafreetibet.org. Please encourage your family, friends, fans and anyone else who believes in human rights to go to their site to take action.
More then ever before, by joining together in action right now, our voices of support for Tibet can ensure that this becomes a watershed moment not just for the people of Tibet and China, but also for the cause of human rights and freedom.
Sincerely,
Erin Potts
Co-founder, Tibetan Freedom Concerts
PS>> As I wrote this email, this video emerged from a remote region on the border of Tibet and China:
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