The hunt for the next Dalai Lama Today in Focus · Episode

Listen to @lhadon.bsky.social talk about what's at stake in this moment for the Tibetan people.

Want to honor his legacy? Follow Tibetan-led organizations like @tibetaction.bsky.social and @sft-international.bsky.social . Share their work. Raise your voice. Help keep the movement alive.
#TibetWillBeFree

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.

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.

We’re back—with the stories that started it all. Follow our next big project 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. #TibetanFreedomConcert #TibetWillBeFree

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