25 years ago, 100 000 Chinese students marched on Tiananmen Square and went hunger strike against the corruption, censorship and the dictator-like leadership of China. The military were ordered to kill students and protesters. Today, the Chinese government are censoring the internet, trying to silence commemoration and grieving. Today, we can remember what the many students in Beijing were fighting for, what many around the world in Chile, Turkey, Egypt, Quebec, Ethiopia and more. We need to rise and Remember that consciousness is power. (Yuri Kochiyama) We need to get out, gather, listen, talk, organise, co-ordinate, and know that We are the change we are waiting for (Alice Walker) Photo history: abc.net.au/news/2014-06-04/how-the-tiananmen-square-massacre-unfolded/5496454 Activists remember: sinosphere.blogs.nytimes/2014/06/03/upheaval-extended-beyond-beijing/?_php=true&_type=blogs&_r=0 Online activists do rad things to get around censors: smh.au/digital-life/digital-life-news/tiananmen-square-massacre-anniversary-china-chokes-google-social-chatter-20140604-zrw19.html Australian witnesses remember: abc.net.au/foreign/content/2014/s4017920.htm
Posted on: Wed, 04 Jun 2014 13:03:54 +0000
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