Hello and welcome to this special edition of conflict zone on the crisis in hong kong. Over the last year, weve interviewed several probe aging and prodemocracy figures, and we challenge them all to justify what theyve done and said some of their arguments have clearly failed to stand the test of time. Mason law, a leading prodemocracy activist, fled to london in june after a warrant was issued for his arrest. This week i asked him if hed ever believed his movement could take on beijing. And when i think we have already achieved a lot of things where demonstrate the courage and bravery of how calm people and making sure the well knows that well received stay and collaborate in combating the authoritarian expansion of china. So i think we have awakened the world, but the result isnt in doubt, is it, china will get its way. Beijing will get its way, wont it . Well, beijing has been suppressing hong kong people at the cost of our basic freedom. And as a matter of fact, the world has been
In conversation. Part of our ongoing Virtual Event series. Were so fortunate to be able to be here with their authors and their writing. Every week we will be hosting an event via zoom. This evenings event well have your questions available. If you go to the check section. They have also included in the chat. And lastly. The technical logistics may come up. We apologize in advance for that. We will do our best to recall any issues. Im so pleased to introduce tonights the speaker. With the graduate school of the arts. In taught at yale university. It is featured there. With the national footwear. With the basic works before joining that. The captivating portrait. They were spinning the first. With the morning in protest. May it not be confused with the construction. The result is a book that is exactly dash matt elegantly crafted. It was called a bridge. With politics and culture. We are so honored to host this event tonight. Im gonna turn the event over to kelsey. How are you doing ton
Favorite explosions critics fear theyll be used to crackdown on protesters demanding crazy accountability. Like comics club scene comes up with new ways to reach music lovers with traditional thank you so close because of the content. Im phil girl welcome to the program germanys foreign minister has described the actions of the bella rooster very sheen against Peaceful Protesters and journalists as brutal and unacceptable and speaking ahead of fridays meeting of e. U. Foreign ministers heiko moscow urged the European Union to increase the pressure on bene rusian president Alexander Lukashenko and thousands of people have returned to the streets of the capital minsk for a 5th day of protests against sundays president ial election results. Almost 7000 have been detained made a Violent Police crackdown. What began during the day carried on late into the night their defiance undimmed earlier hundreds of women stood arm in arm on the streets of mens protesting their governments crackdown on
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Up next its booktv is monthly in Depth Program with author and Princeton University professor imani perry. Our books on race and africanamerican history include prophets of the hood, may we forever stand, and the recently published breathe a letter to my sons. Its a letter. Its a series of letters to my son, but of course, its also a letter to the larger world, both about, you know, the reality of the terror and anxiety and worries that comes along with being a parent of black children, and particularly black boys in the United States at this moment, but its also filled with my desire for them to lead a life of beauty and joy and excellence and selfregard. Much of which, i think, one finds a lessons for in an extraordinary tradition that we have to draw from. Where did you come up with the idea to write your sons a letter . Well, so, i actually have written them letters privately for years, but my editor, at beacon press said, is this something youd be interested in doing . In large pa