Theme:
Panopticism with Chinese Characteristics -- The Expanding Prison in The World
Human rights violations by the Communist Party of China – HK, Taiwan, Tibet, East Turkestan (Uyghurs) and how they affect the world
Please register for the event at: https://bit.ly/2WTaJze
Here be violent, tumultuous times. As we enter the third decade of the “Chinese Century,” one must recall the comment made by the great poet: “Neo-China arrives from the future.” The perceived permanency of the People’s Republic of China is maintained by an extensive matrix of digital surveillance systems, optimized for maximum social control. From the great mountains of Tibet to the scorching deserts of East Turkestan to the megalopolises of the Central Plain, the Chinese Communist Party has built the most advanced Panopticon in human history. But do not be dispirited by the vision of this dystopian imaginary; for underneath the spectacle of control, lies the prospect for a radical reimagining of a new emancipating future. In this discussion, we ask, what is the current state of Chinese digital authoritarianism? What lessons can we draw from past resistances against China? What tactics can we employ versus the Chinese Panopticon?
Co-host: Columbia and NYU Amnesty International
Moderator: Rose Tang — Musician, Artivist, a Tiananmen survivor (https://www.wsj.com/articles/tiananmens-survivors-and-the-burden-of-memory-11559295001)
Panelists:
- HK: Roxanne Chang — Community Organizer, Member of Lausan (Roxy Chang in https://lausan.hk/members/ )
- Tibet: Dorjee Tseten -- Executive Director of Students for a Free Tibet, Member of Tibetan Parliament in Exile
(https://studentsforafreetibet.org/about/staff/ )
- China: Teng Biao —Human rights lawyer, Grove Human Rights Scholar at Hunter College, CUNY (https://carrcenter.hks.harvard.edu/people/teng-biao ; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teng_Biao )
- East Turkestan: Rushan Abbas —Executive Director of Campaign for Uyghurs (https://campaignforuyghurs.org/leadership/)
（2019/11/11 发表）
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