Socio-Political Rants Tuesday December 12th March: 11am starting Victoria Park. For all events this week, including lectures and seminars: Anti-WTO Events Video of 11th December Protest No WTO : Stop Collusion between Government & Business Rally01(11mb)http://swtop.no-ip.org/1211rally01.wmv 02(12mb)http://swtop.no-ip.org/1211rally02.wmv As I have not much involvement or deep knowledge about WTO meetings as well as the protests IContinue reading “Guest Writer Fergus: A WTO Protester Diary. The Reasons Not to Support the WTO”
Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton
The Ambivalence of being a Global Citizen. For or Against the WTO?
Socio-Political Rants One more day until the WTO meeting in Hong Kong. 140 something countries, 2000+ delegates, 10000+ foreign protesters and who knows how many press descending into the Wan Chai area in about 24 hours. The city is tense I think or at least resigned to what might happen. Barriers filled with water hasContinue reading “The Ambivalence of being a Global Citizen. For or Against the WTO?”
Listen: Ming and Ping
Da Music Issue A while back I was sent two albums by Hong Kong born twins from San Francisco who had to indie albums out, their 2002 release Ming and Ping and their recent one Mp2. I listenned to them both once over and thought they were pretty good, but a few days ago IContinue reading “Listen: Ming and Ping”
News: Chinese Village Surrounded After Shootings
BEIJING – Authorities have surrounded and sealed off a village in southern China where police fatally shot protesters in a dispute over land use this week, villagers said Friday. Thousands of people took part in Tuesday’s demonstration in Dongzhou, a village in Guangdong province, international rights groups said. They were anger over plans to constructContinue reading “News: Chinese Village Surrounded After Shootings”
Democracy in HK is not an “Impossible Dream”
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong, I read this commentary on the Asia Times Online, by a teacher in HKIS, Kent Ewing. Hong Kong Democracy Movement Gets New Life I don’t know why this guy who probably isn’t a Hong Kong person feels he can speak for me about how the behavior of the democrats wouldContinue reading “Democracy in HK is not an “Impossible Dream””
News: Articles on the Protests and Timetable
China denies it has Hong Kong democracy timetable Beijing has scotched press rumors that it is preparing a roadmap that will bring full democracy to the former British territory within the next decade or so AP BEIJING AND HONG KONG Thursday, Dec 08, 2005 China yesterday deniedContinue reading “News: Articles on the Protests and Timetable”
More December 4th Photographs
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Donald Puppet Originally uploaded by Photo Benni. IMG_0288 Originally uploaded by LY. last02 Originally uploaded by 1of@kind. Walk for Democracy Originally uploaded by Photo Benni. Universal Sufferage – 20051204HK Originally uploaded by carriechow. IMG_0316 Originally uploaded by LY.Continue reading “More December 4th Photographs”
News: Journalist does forced labour while Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signs contracts in France
5 December 2005 Journalist does forced labour while Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signs contracts in France As Chinese Prime Minister Wen continued a four-day visit to France that began yesterday, Reporters Without Borders today said it has confirmed that journalist Shi Tao, who is serving a 10-year-prison sentence, is having to do forced labourContinue reading “News: Journalist does forced labour while Prime Minister Wen Jiabao signs contracts in France”
Flickr Photographers Do the December 4th 2005 Protest
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong. It’s pretty amazing, I just did a few searches and came out with ten other people who were at the protests as well… π IMG_1021 Originally uploaded by sgrah. IMG_9107 Originally uploaded by Paul++. hennessyRd Originally uploaded by D’Arcy. . at theContinue reading “Flickr Photographers Do the December 4th 2005 Protest”
March For Universal Suffrage: Quick Report
Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong The march today was somber, determined, and serious. It did not have the joyous atmosphere of some of the protests past, I kept feeling that everyone there had the same kind of feeling which is that we are in this for the long haul. When we had to wait aboutContinue reading “March For Universal Suffrage: Quick Report”
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