Oscar-winning director Stephen Spielberg has resigned as artistic advisor to the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing. He says his conscience will not allow him to continue in the role while the genocide continues in Darfur. He says that China needs to do more to end the suffering there. Spielberg had written a letter to Chinese president Hu Jintao requesting a meeting to discuss the issue, but received no response. His announcement comes on the same day as a letter was sent from Nobel Peace laureates to the chinese presidents urging a change in it’s policies towards Khartoum. In resigning from his advisory post, Spielberg joins the cause of actress and activist Mia Farrow, who has made it her mission to use the Olympic Games to put pressure on China to use its influence in Sudan to bring an end to the Darfur crisis. [MIa Farrow, Actress]: “We don’t want to boycott the Olympics; no one wants to hurt the athletes. But we want the sponsors to step up. It cannot be business as usual. Personally, if I were a sponsor, I’d take my business elsewhere. This is blood money.” In more than four years of conflict in Sudan’s western region of Darfur, 200000 people have died and 2.5 million have been driven from their homes, according to estimates from international experts.
‘I Have to Break the 10000m World Record in Berlin’ Haile Gebrselassie, middle distance runner, Ethiopia Olympic Track and Field Olympic Games Breaking News [18-Aug-2008] Haile Gebrselassie said he tried his best to win the Olympic 10000 final on August 17 but could not keep up with the sprint finish having trained only for Marathon running. The legendary Ethiopian who finished just 6th in Beijing was happy to see his countrymen Sileshi Sihine & Kenenisa Bekele take silver and gold respectively in the event. Available video includes soundbites and general views of Haile Gebrselassie.
A Canadian court has ruled part of a Vancouver city bylaw unconstitutional after it was used to dismantle a protest display. Last year the city used the bylaw to take down a display set up by Falun Gong practitioners near the Chinese consulate. The display had been part of the group’s ongoing protest against the Chinese regime’s persecution of their spiritual practice. Since 2001 practitioners of Falun Gong in Vancouver, Canada have set up banners and a small makeshift hut in front of the Chinese Consulate. The demonstration soon turned into a 24-hour vigil to protest against the Chinese regime’s persecution of the spiritual practice. Last year, the city of Vancouver obtained an injunction to remove the structure, saying it violated a city bylaw that prohibited structures to be built on city streets. The practitioners appealed, arguing their demonstration was a form of political expression protected by Canada’s Charter of Rights and Freedom. On Tuesday, the British Columbia Court of Appeal agreed. In an unanimous decision, the three-judge panel struck down section 71 of the bylaw, saying it is, quote, “of no force and effect insofar as it is inconsistent with freedom of expression.” The court gave the city six months to review the bylaw and city policies. Under the current rules, Falun Gong practitioners can seek approval to rebuild and set up a new protest structure, that is, if the city doesn’t bring in a new bylaw within the six-month period. Spokesperson of the …
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Vancouvers Canada Line Light Rapid Transit Grand Opening , Ribbon Cutting Ceremony . Broadway City Hall Aug 17 2009 , With Mayor Gregor Robertson , Musicians , Come along with me as I travel on the new LRT from Downtown Vancouver to YVR , Vancouvers International Airport and I also vist YVR’s new Oberservation Deck in the domestic terminals food court , Your gonna Love this video ! I made it just for You !
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