Watching the young people leading protests in Nepal has me thinking about the first time I was there in 1990, when I was 17 yrs old. At that time, Nepal was still ruled by a king, but the people were demanding a constitutional democracy.

Happy 90th to His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. For over 60 years, he’s led with grace, grit, humility, and humor—guiding Tibetans through exile, stepping down from political power so they could lead themselves, and ensuring China can’t control his reincarnation.

June 15 - 16, 1996. San Francisco. The first Tibetan Freedom Concert brought 100,000 people together—and the world listened. Celebrate by sharing this post with the name of your favorite freedom song. Because songs move people, and people move history. #TibetanFreedomConcert #TibetWillBeFree

We’re back—with the stories that started it all. Follow our next big project here and @freedomneedsasound.bsky.social 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.

this $10k fellowship just came across my screen for musicians who work at the intersection of community and change. please spread the word. you can nominate yourself and others. due march 10th. form.typeform.com/to/faKPRLMs

FAFO. Let us make it so.

Just stumbled on this report from 2022 that I wrote with Tracy Van Slyke and Pop Culture Collaborative about rapid response work in the narrative and cultural strategies field. Thought it might be helpful in this moment of never-ending rapid responding... popcollab.medium.com/speed-of-tru...

Speed of Trust

How to seize rapid response moments to transform our narrative environment

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TL;DR: we need to be protesting in the streets.

Public Opinion Is Meaningless Against Trump -- Public Action Is What Matters

To defeat Donald Trump — and save ourselves — it’s time to stop reading polls and start leading protests.

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this. this. this. www.kalw.org/kalw-speaks/...

A Challenge to Philanthropy: Break the Cycle and Fund the Infrastructure that Already Exists

As America faces crises of democracy, economic collapse, and growing authoritarianism, the old models of philanthropic investment are no longer just ineffective—they’re dangerous.

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sure wish this wasn’t on mardi gras, but I guess I’ll just have to incorporate some more resistance metaphors into my soldier of love outfits.

50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑@50501movement.bsky.social · 2y ago

🚨 We are mobilizing for a NEW national day of protest— March 4th Against Monarchy! Find organizing resources and more at linktr.ee/fiftyfiftyon.... @polrev.bsky.social @altnps.bsky.social #NoKings #50501movement #FiftyFiftyOne

They want us to think we’re alone. We are not. The Resistance is Everywhere. Welcome to Resist List. Your online hub of the ongoing resistance to the growth of authoritarianism in the United States.

let’s build movements, not clubhouses! “Efforts to build diverse, intergenerational movements will always generate conflict and discomfort. But the desire to shrink groups down to spaces of easy agreement is not conducive to movement building… 1/4

these three books have given me a lot of hope, and hope is what we are going to need to cultivate and share in the coming weeks and months and years…(more on why below.)

Excited to share a cultural audit on housing, conducted with Laura Hughes from PolicyLink and Harmony Labs, where we explored storytelling opportunities on platforms like YouTube to shift the narrative around housing. Check out the full report here: www.policylink.org/resources-to...