hey gang, this is just coming in from the Students for a Free Tibet website... here's update on yesterday's arrest...
the artist, james powerly, and five citizen journalists, one of them is the founder of alive in baghdad, have now been sentenced to 10 days in prison for "disturbing the peace" - students for a free tibet is coordinating an online campaign for the release of the Beijing 6. visit http://beijing6.org for a list of ways you can help. Online Actions You can Take... 1) Visit http://beijing6.org 2) Continue to publicize their detention and the reasons why they were in Beijing. (You can watch a video statement by James Powderlyon his reasons for traveling to China.) http://freetibet2008.tv/2008/08/20/activist-profile-james-powderly/ 3) Read below for an update on the six andclick here to read and watch SFT Executive Director Lhadon Tethong’s video blog update, and share this video on YouTube and elsewhere. http://beijingwideopen.org/ 4) Spread the stories below of ordinary Tibetans and Chinese citizens, imprisoned and killed in the last few days for simply trying to protest, far and wide to amplify their voices and help bring about change 5) Twitter - use the #Beijing6 tag 6) Facebook - join the group http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=31980938297 7) Anywhere - use the tag “beijing6″ on your blog or social media posts
