I just sent this email out about the situation in Tibet to people who were involved in the Tibetan Freedom Concerts...and then forwarded it to hundreds of others to ask for their support.

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:

GOOD Magazine featured our Aung San Suu Kyi T-shirt in this month's Mar/April edition. The design is by super talented, Brooklyn based artist, Karen Ingram.

Ever since we started the HERO line of shirts we have wanted to feature Aung and had a clear concept for the depiction. Karen took our idea and made it into this masterpiece: layering 2 transparent colors over each other to give the effect of 3 colors and then overlapping her image with words from a 1995 speech she gave.

The recent peaceful protests in Burma by the monks, their supporters and the subsequent crackdown has made Karen's design all the more relevant. The shirt's design has sparked many conversations and questions from people unfamiliar with Aung San Suu Kyi and her people's struggle.