http://www.provocate.org/archives/316 Connecting Global & Local » Provoking Thought & Action Tue, 02 Dec 2008 23:43:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.3 http://www.provocate.org/archives/316#comment-877 Provocate.org » Blog Archive » Provocate Recommends these Provocative Events for Fall 2007 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:39:49 +0000 http://www.provocate.org/archives/316#comment-877 [...] November 27 Postponed until Ambassador Zhou reschedules his visit — “Promises, Prods, and Protests: Constructively Shaping Chinese Policies at Home and Abroad.” The upcoming visit by Chinese ambassador Zhou Wenzhong is a great opportunity to learn more about China and its place in the world. Local groups will seek to draw attention to the Chinese government’s support for brutal dictatorships abroad and its often brutal treatment of its own people. A foreshadowing of global protests that will use the 2008 Olympics in Beijing to highlight their grievances. But first, ask whether their complaints are justified, and whether their hopes for changing China are realistic … and how we can help shape Chinese government behavior. check it out [...] […] November 27 Postponed until Ambassador Zhou reschedules his visit — “Promises, Prods, and Protests: Constructively Shaping Chinese Policies at Home and Abroad.” The upcoming visit by Chinese ambassador Zhou Wenzhong is a great opportunity to learn more about China and its place in the world. Local groups will seek to draw attention to the Chinese government’s support for brutal dictatorships abroad and its often brutal treatment of its own people. A foreshadowing of global protests that will use the 2008 Olympics in Beijing to highlight their grievances. But first, ask whether their complaints are justified, and whether their hopes for changing China are realistic … and how we can help shape Chinese government behavior. check it out […]

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