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WHAT: Call for Release of Ai Weiwei. The Great Firewall of China Marching Brigade of Visual Artists Guild will call for the release of artist/human rights activist Ai Weiwei as part of the Pasadena Doo-Dah parade.
DATE: Saturday, April 30, 2011
TIME: The parade starts at 11:00 a.m. Bring a Sunflower and a photo of Ai Weiwei to show your support
WHERE: Pasadena Doo-Dah Parade.
 
 
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Staging area - Nina Street ( between Vinedo and Altadena) in Pasadena
Please be there by 9:30 a.m. if you wish to be in the parade
IF YOU WISH TO BE A PART OF THE GREAT FIREWALL OF CHINA MARCHING BRIGAGE PLEASE CONTACT:
Ann Lau 310-539-0234 or 310-433-0697 or respond to email vag@visual-artists-guild.org
Wear yellow top and black pants to be a part of the parade.

                
BACKGROUND INFORMATION:
Ai Weiwei is a world renowned artist who spoke for the victims of the tainted milk powder scandal of 2008 in China and of the thousands of school children who died during the 2008 Sichuan earthquake as a result of substandard school buildings. 
His outspoken critique of the government of the Peoples Republic of China has caused him to be now detained on some as yet to be determined trumped up charges.
Over 100,000 people have signed the petition started by Guggenheim Foundation    http://www.change.org/petitions/call-for-the-release-of-ai-weiwei
However, cyber attack has hacked the site; check if it is back up.

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4p9_nbiZpRs&NR=1