Thanks for the link. So interesting. I'm glad they were able to avoid detention.
--- In videoblogging@yahoogroups.com, Rupert <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://tv.boingboing.net/2008/08/25/boing-boing-tv-proti.html > > "Last week, eight American citizens were detained in Beijing for > participating in pro-Tibetan sovereignty protests near the site of > the 2008 Olympics, with Students for a Free Tibet. Two videobloggers > who documented those protest and guerrilla art installations evaded > detention, and spoke to Boing Boing TV on Friday Beijing time about > why they were there, what they witnessed, and why it mattered. > > "Jay Dedman and Ryanne Hodson of Ryanishungry.com spoke to us over > Skype from a hostel in Beijing. One of the actions they documented in > photo and video was the hanging of an "LED throwies" light banner, > below, which read "FREE TIBET." We agreed to hold this Boing Boing tv > episode until after we received word that they'd safely left the > country. They have returned home, so I am posting the piece today." > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
