Lhakar: Tibetan Grassroots Movement

We are happy to announce the launch of this 3-min video inspired by Lhakar, a homegrown Tibetan campaign that is mobilizing thousands of Tibetans around the idea of protecting our identity by practicing it. Through small daily and weekly acts of resistance such as buying from Tibetan shops, speaking in Tibetan, visiting the temple on Wednesdays, eating tsampa, wearing chuba, and assisting the families of political prisoners, Tibetans are strengthening their culture, society and local economies in subtle yet sustainable ways.

This video is an attempt at compiling just a few of the nonviolent tactics that Tibetans living under Chinese rule are using to defend their culture while expanding their social and political spheres of influence.

Make your Lhakar pledge at: http://lhakar.org

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[juliefantazygirl]

tytyty so much for this information on tibet!!

[shinkushadow]

Also, song name? It sounds dope! :D

[shinkushadow]

I am Hmong and I am totally moved by this! The Tibetan community is such a united one! I am a supporter and SFT member at Hamline University! Tibet will be free!

[openbuddhistforum]

WISDOM WITHOUT BORDERS ❁‿↗⁀◎⊙ღ๑۩۞۩๑ღ⊙◎‿↗⁀❁  OM AMI DEWA HRI ♪,,"♫_/♥\_ོཾ་མཎི་པད་མེ་ཧུཾ་ Om mani padme hum♪,,"♫

[RKungaChodron]

@dctashi Very good for you!! Stand up for Tibet!

[tashi282]

very good movement but the choice of the song in western style is not appropriate for this-why not a traditional tibetan music.

[RKungaChodron]

Love and blessings to all participating in the Lhakar movement!!! I am so heartened by your strength!

[mokshalovely]

@dctashi good for you! bhod gyalo!

[pantheratigress]

this is great. Can I please have the name of the song? Would really appreciate it!

[dctashi]

During a Tibetan peaceful march,voicing for Tibet's rights ;came across Chinese students who confronted me in the public area.Something like this is what they said to me...Communist party liberated Tibetans from its serfdom. I said ,so you can be our masters?They said;Tibetans are dirty.I said ,proud of dirt, makes us different from you.They said Tibet is poor.I said, why don't u leave Tibet ?every thing u just said clearly defined Tibet is not a part of China.They got madder.Pub support me