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SUMMARY:China's Long Road to Democracy - Mr. SHAO Jiang (University of Wes
 tminster)
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CONTACT:Hang Tung Chow
DESCRIPTION:_Chinese Salon and CU Social Documentary Film Society Present_
 :\n\n*China's Long Road to Democracy - Speaker Event cum Documentary Scree
 ning*\n\nEx-prisoner of conscience and 89' Tiananmen student activist talk
 s about democracy\, dissent and defending one's rights.\nTogether with the
  screening of "TaiShi village"\, a documentary shot under dangerous condit
 ion about grassroot democracy\, the challenges it faces and the potential 
 it possesses.\nA double whammy not to be missed!\n________________________
 __\n\n*Documentary: TaiShi Village (太石村)*\n\nIn 2005\, the villagers
  of TaiShi suspected that their land was illegally taken away by the local
  authorities\, and made a bold bid for democracy: they tried to vote off t
 heir village chief. On the way they had to overcome police violence\, arbi
 trary arrest and intimidation. Would they succeed or are they doomed to fa
 il? And what does it say about democracy in China?\n\n\n*Guest Speaker: Mr
 . SHAO Jiang (邵江)*\n\nShao Jiang is an exiled democracy activist invol
 ved in organising the Tiananmen protests in 1989\, while he was studying a
 t Beida. He was imprisoned in the late 80s and early 90s due to his heavy 
 involvement with the pro-democracy and human rights movement. He is now a 
 writer and academic researcher at the Centre for the Study of Democracy\, 
 University of Westminster. His knowledge and experience make him one of th
 e best qualified people to talk about China's long struggle for democracy.
 \n\n\nFree admission. All welcome.\n\nFor more information please join us 
 on facebook:  http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=49236900683\n\nOr visi
 t our website: http://www.srcf.ucam.org/salon\n\n\n_Part of the China: 60 
 Years On Project_\n\n\n
LOCATION:LG17\, Law Faculty\, 10 West Road (Sidgwick Site)
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