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- With support from the Hong Kong and China Affairs Society
Date: 7th - 8th June (Sat -Sun)
Time: 9 am - 10 pm
Venue: Bateman Room, Gonville and Caius College
Packed with photos, videos, interview excerpts, and carefully researched materials, the exhibition will tell you more about the mass student protest in Beijing, 1989 - and its relevance today.
Guest Speaker: Mr. Wei Jingsheng (7 time Noble Peace Prize nominee -info below) 7th June, 3-5pm, Bateman Auditorium More details at: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=15141832661
Date: 7th June (Sat)
Venue: Gather outside Great St. Mary Church at 10 pm
Time: 10-11 pm
Please come together for a quiet moment of mourning, and pay our respect to those who had died and those who are still searching for justice.
Candles will be provided!
Wei Jingsheng is one of the most prominent and influential Chinese dissidents, sometimes referred to as "Father of Chinese Democracy" and "Nelson Mandela of China". For the peaceful expression of his political belief, he was sentenced to jail twice for a total of more than 18 years. During that time, he was subject to brutal physical and psychological torture, including solitary confinement and physical attacks. Finally released in 1997, he was promptly deported to the USA, in hope of reducing his influence at home. Yet he has only become more outspoken in his forced exile, travelling all over the world to speak out against the ongoing human rights abuses in China and advocating for democratic reform. At present he is the Chairman of the Overseas Chinese Democracy Coalition and the Wei Jingsheng Foundation.
A prolific writer, he is the author of "Courage to Stand Alone -- letters from Prison and Other Writings", which compiles his articles written initially on toilet paper in jail. He has weekly commentary on Radio Free Asia, and many other news media. He is the winner of numerous human rights awards, including the Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Human Rights Award and the European Parliament's Sakharov Prize for Freedom of Thought. Also a seven-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee, Wei jingsheng will certainly inform, intrigue and inspire.
There will be an Amnesty letter writing session in the Cafe Project on Jesus Lane on Monday evenings from 8pm.
This is meant to be a fun and sociable break from revision (with tea, coffee, and cake) while you take an opportunity to make a difference. Don't worry if you haven't written an Amnesty letter before- just come along.
and learn all about the campaign at
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/china/
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