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纽约 4／17 傍晚关于西藏和中国的英文讲座，请在纽约的朋友踊跃参加。

Event Title: China, Tibet & the 2008 Olympics

Date: Thursday, April 17, 20084

Time: 7:30pm-9pm

Location: Brecht Forum, NYC; 451 West Street; New York, NY

Contact: 212.242.4201 OR [email protected] OR [email protected]

Description

Since March 10th, with the summer 2008 Olympics in sight, a series of large scale protests have once again erupted across western China. The Free Tibet movement, claiming historical autonomy from the Chinese mainland, has been in the news all over the world as they attempt to re-frame China's narrative around the Olympics and focus peoples attention on the occupation of their homeland.

Still the issue is a contentious one, especially on the left, as some see the favorable media coverage in large parts of west as part of a larger plan to demonize China as a growing super-power, rivaling the traditional imperialist powers like the US, especially on the economic front.

Please join us this Thursday, for what should be a lively and informative discussion as we look into, among other things:

China and Tibet in historical and current political/econimic contexts, the case for a free Tibet, the Olympics in 2008 & what it means for China, analysis of the western media coverage, the contradictions of the Dalai Lama, and the polarization when it comes to discussing the topic.

Speakers bio's (more TBA)

Kalaya'an Mendoza is the Grassroots Coordinator of Students for a Free Tibet International. Kalaya'an is a veteran student leader and social justice activist who has served the Tibetan freedom struggle for more than 8 years, first as a Chapter Leader and then as a Regional Coordinator for SFT. While majoring in Global Studies - with an emphasis on China - at the University of California in Santa Barbara, he organized numerous direct actions, concerts, and conferences.

YIN Shao Loong is currently a Ph.D candidate at the New School for Social Research. He has worked in environmental, refugee, and economic justice movements in Malaysia and internationally.

两个speaker, 一个是藏独支持者，另一个不太清楚（从其简历上来看应该对从反帝国主义角度对藏独提出批评，但我不能打保票）。该左派论坛本来联系了我的一个朋友和藏独对阵，可惜他现在不在纽约。 Anyway, 希望纽约的朋友尽量参加，并做好准备发出中国人的声音。

请大家多转贴。至于能够去的朋友如何准备现场提问或者发言，建议到MITBBS 纽约地区版的这个帖子里讨论

http://www.mitbbs.com/article_t/NewYork/31175375.html

（版主，对不起，我觉得这个讨论集中在那里比较好）

因为时间紧迫，恳请版主置顶8小时