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| Friday, May 1, 2009 11:39AM | | | | Spirit of '89 | Tags: liuu xiabao, sergio ramirez, jose dalisay, human rights, ann beeson, eszter barbaczy
| | | The number of students massacred at Tiananmen Square in '89 remains unknown. The Chinese government's figures were clearly low, and sources typically report hundreds. This is what makes the iconic photo of a man peaceably standing before a column of tanks so memorable. Here, certainly, was one -- one man who refused to step aside.
Jazzy Activism
The Spirit of '89 Event, co-hosted by the PEN Freedom to Write Project and the ACLU, was a welcome respite from the more formal panels of the other events. It was set in Joe's Pub in an atmosphere of jazzy spotlights and sashaying cocktail waitresses. Instead of a panel format, a solo mic dominated the stage and individual writers were given a direct spotlight.
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