Podcast appearances and mentions of Joshua Wong

In this episode, NETEC's Jill Morgan is joined by Dr. Joshua Wong, an internal medicine physician, an officer with the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps, and a medical officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dengue Branch, to unpack the complexities of dengue and its global impact. As dengue cases reach record highs, they discuss the challenge of differentiating dengue from other illnesses and the crucial need for proper recognition and clinical management. The episode delves into the critical phases of dengue, the importance of accurate diagnosis through testing, and the protocols for managing severe dengue cases. With dengue posing a growing threat beyond traditional tropics, Dr. Wong also explores travel-related risks and prevention strategies and shares educational resources now available for clinicians. Join us for this essential episode to better understand the rising threat of dengue and the measures needed to control and treat it effectively.Questions or comments for NETEC? Contact us at info@netec.org.Visit Transmission Interrupted on the web at netec.org/podcast.GuestDr. Joshua M. Wong, MDMedical Officer, NCEZID/DVBD/Dengue BranchJoshua Wong is a medical officer and epidemiologist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention stationed at the Dengue Branch in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and a Lieutenant Commander in the United States Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. He graduated from Harvard Medical School and completed his residency training in the Global Health Track in Internal Medicine at Stanford University. He served as an Epidemic Intelligence Service officer at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Dengue Branch. After his fellowship, he remained at the branch to continue working on dengue vaccine activities and support the emergency response to dengue both domestically and abroad.Jill Morgan, RNEmory Healthcare, Atlanta, GAJill Morgan is a registered nurse and a subject matter expert in personal protective equipment (PPE) for NETEC. For 35 years, Jill has been an emergency department and critical care nurse, and now splits her time between education for NETEC and clinical research, most of it centering around infection prevention and personal protective equipment. She is a member of the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC), ASTM International, and the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI).ResourcesCDC Dengue Resources: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/index.htmlCDC Areas with Risk of Dengue: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/areas-with-risk/index.htmlCDC Dengue Clinical Management Pocket Guide: https://www.cdc.gov/dengue/hcp/pocketguide/index.htmlWHO Dengue Resources: https://www.who.int/news-room/fact-sheets/detail/dengue-and-severe-denguePan American Health Organization Spanish language resources: https://www.paho.org/es/herramienta-interactiva-algoritmos-para-manejo-clinico-casos-dengueDengue: A Growing Problem With New Interventions

It's Tuesday, December 3rd, A.D. 2024. This is The Worldview in 5 Minutes heard on 125 radio stations and at www.TheWorldview.com.  I'm Adam McManus. (Adam@TheWorldview.com) By Kevin Swanson Chinese democracy activists get prison time The Chinese Communist government in Hong Kong has sentenced 45 democracy activists to prison time. The activists had participated in a political party for a primary not approved of by the state. At least two Christians, Benny Tai, age 60, and Joshua Wong, age 28, were among those sent to prison. Finnish officials cancel concert featuring Handel's Messiah A school in the former Christian-influenced nation of Finland cancelled a concert featuring segments of Handel's Messiah.  According to a news report from the Helsingin Salomat paper, the cancelled concert would have been a joint performance by the Finnish Baroque Orchestra and the Helsinki Chamber Choir. Biden-Harris Dept of Ed. persecuting Christian colleges The American Principles Project has released a report charging the Biden administration's Department of Education with persecuting Christian colleges. The report cites that nearly 70% of penalties imposed by the Department of Education's Office of Enforcement has been against Christian institutions and career colleges, even though these schools represent less than 10% of college students. And, within the last year, the Biden-Harris Department of Education imposed record fines against two of the nation's most prominent Christian universities.  It fined Grand Canyon University a whopping $37.7 million for allegedly “not fully informing” students about the costs of its doctoral programs on its website. University officials “categorically” denied the allegation. And the education bureaucrats levied a $14 million fine against Liberty University for alleged violations which stem from a failure to comply with crime-reporting requirements.  The Department's penalty, the largest ever for the category, hardly fits the accusation— especially considering steps the school voluntarily took to remedy its reporting and agreed to spend $2 million towards “on-campus safety improvements and compliance enhancements.” By comparison, Michigan State University was only fined $4.5 million in 2019 for failing to report sexual abuses by former team doctor Larry Nassar, who assaulted hundreds of victims The fines of the Christian colleges amount to more than all other penalties assessed by the Department of Education over the past seven years. Also, the report points out that funding for the heavy-handed enforcement has increased from $4 million to $61 million just since 2023. Planned Parenthood gave hearts of aborted babies to scientists Stomach-churning emails show Planned Parenthood negotiating terms regarding the donation of aborted fetuses for medical research, reports the New York Post. The emails discuss fetal tissue like any other commodity such as sugar or rice, nonchalantly negotiating for dead babies who were alive up to 23 weeks gestation from elective abortions. A heavily-redacted so-called “Research Plan” submitted to the University of California San Diego Institutional Review Board, and approved in 2018, states scientists wanted 2,500 dead babies from up to almost the sixth month of gestation for experimentation.  The plan gruesomely states, “We will collect tissues from fetuses ranging from 4 to 23 weeks gestational age from subjects undergoing elective surgical pregnancy termination at Planned Parenthood in San Diego.” Although selling fetal tissue is illegal, donating it is not illegal. The contract between University of California San Diego and Planned Parenthood appears to allow Planned Parenthood to retain “intellectual property rights” relating to the fetal tissue, although it also does not grant the school the independent right to “commercialize” the tissue.  David Daleiden, pro-life journalist and the founder of the Center for Medical Progress, obtained the emails by filing a California public records request. Let's remember the words of Psalm 94:2-3, 6-7, 8-10.  “Rise up, O Judge of the Earth; repay to the proud what they deserve! O Lord, how long shall the wicked exult? They kill the widow and the sojourner, and murder the fatherless; and they say, ‘The Lord does not see; the God of Jacob does not perceive.' “Understand, O dullest of the people. Fools, when will you be wise? He who planted the ear, does He not hear? He who formed the eye, does He not see? He who disciplines the nations, does He not rebuke?” Joe Biden pardons his son In a surprising turn around, President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter Biden, of several firearms charges, and “all crimes committed between 2014 and 2024,” which could have added up to 17 years prison time, reports The Associated Press. Gun control has played a major part in the 4-year Biden administration. Between 1993 and 2008, while serving in the US Senate, Joe Biden voted against gun rights on all nine bills presented. Democrat Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Texas cheered him on. CROCKETT: “Way to go, Joe. Let me be the first one to congratulate the president for deciding to do this. Because, at the end of the day, we know that we have a 34-count convicted felon that is about to walk into the White House. So, for anyone that wants to clutch their pearls now, because he decided that he was going to pardon his son, I would say, take a look in the mirror.” But Scott Jennings, the conservative commentator on CNN, was aghast. JENNINGS: “This is the worst possible thing a president could possibly do to his party and to the country. To sit for a year and say, ‘I will not do this. The rule of law is sacred. We have to respect the justice system. We have to respect juries. We have to respect the guard rails and the norms of our democracy.' “These people are liars. Inflation: it's transitory. Afghanistan: it's a success. The border is secure. Robert Hur is a liar. The videos are cheap fakes. Biden has a cold. He'll never drop out. ‘Oh, I'll never pardon Hunter.' It's all a lie. It is all a grift. “Every American -- except the most partisan, brain-rotted people -- are going to be outraged by this today. He's disgraced. Joe Biden, [White House Press Secretary] Karine Jean-Pierre, how many minutes of tape do we have of both of these people telling the American people this will not happen? We could play it all morning. And it's a lie to benefit his own family. “He's drained every ounce of credibility from every surrogate. If Karine Jean-Pierre had an ounce of self-respect, she'd get off the plane in Africa today, where they're going so he can avoid the press, and resign. He's drained all of her credibility and everybody else who's defended this.” Interestingly, prior to the election, in an interview with Hugh Hewitt, President-elect Donald Trump said he would consider a pardon for Hunter Biden. Biden censors God in Thanksgiving Proclamation In other President Biden news, for the second year in a row, he issued a Thanksgiving proclamation completely avoiding any mention of God, reports Breitbart. Thus far, only Presidents Barack Obama and Joe Biden have left God out of Thanksgiving. Romans 1:21 explains that “although they knew God, they did not glorify Him as God, nor were thankful, but became futile in their thoughts, and their foolish hearts were darkened.” Homosexual couples adopt at 7x the rate as heterosexual couples And finally, courts are awarding homosexual male couples and  homosexual female couples living together in sin with adoptions at seven times the rate of heterosexual married couples, according to recent data from the Census Bureau.  A full 21% of homosexuals living in a sinful relationship have adopted children.  Tragically, the Mark Regnerus study conducted in 2012 found that 8% of children raised in homosexual homes are victims of incest.  Close And that's The Worldview on this Tuesday, December 3rd, in the year of our Lord 2024. Subscribe by Amazon Music or by iTunes or email to our unique Christian newscast at www.TheWorldview.com. Or get the Generations app through Google Play or The App Store. I'm Adam McManus (Adam@TheWorldview.com). Seize the day for Jesus Christ.

Acht Minuten, 45 Urteile: Die pekingtreue Justiz von Hongkong sperrt die Opposition um Joshua Wong ein. SPIEGEL-Korrespondent Georg Fahrion hat den Prozess beobachtet und erklärt die Folgen für die Metropole.   Sagt uns, wie euch Shortcut gefällt. Hier geht's zur Umfrage.   »SPIEGEL Shortcut« – Schneller mehr verstehen. Wir erklären euch jeden Tag ein wichtiges Thema – kurz und verständlich. Für alle, die informiert mitreden wollen.   Neue Folgen von Shortcut gibt es von Montag bis Freitag auf Spiegel.de, YouTube und überall, wo es Podcasts gibt.    Links zur Folge:  Georgs Bericht zum Prozess gegen die »Hongkong-47«  Joshua Wong im SPIEGEL-Interview 2019    ► Host: Maximilian Sepp  ► Redaktion: Natascha Gmür  ► Redaktionelle Leitung: Benjamin Braden, Martin Jäschke, Leonie Voss  ► Produktion: Christian Weber  ► Postproduktion: Natascha Gmür, Christian Weber  ► Musik: Above Zero    ►►►   Lob, Kritik, Themenvorschläge? Schreibt uns: hallo.shortcut@spiegel.de +++ Alle Infos zu unseren Werbepartnern finden Sie hier. Die SPIEGEL-Gruppe ist nicht für den Inhalt dieser Seite verantwortlich. +++ Den SPIEGEL-WhatsApp-Kanal finden Sie hier. Alle SPIEGEL Podcasts finden Sie hier. Mehr Hintergründe zum Thema erhalten Sie mit SPIEGEL+. Entdecken Sie die digitale Welt des SPIEGEL, unter spiegel.de/abonnieren finden Sie das passende Angebot. Informationen zu unserer Datenschutzerklärung.

Forty-five people convicted of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" were sentenced to imprisonment ranging from 50 months to 10 years in Hong Kong on Tuesday.11月19日，香港“串谋颠覆国家政权罪案”宣判，45人判囚50个月至10年不等。The High Court of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) on Tuesday held a hearing at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts to deliver sentences for the case of "conspiracy to subvert the state power" in Hong Kong.香港特区高等法院19日在西九龙裁判法院开庭，对“串谋颠覆国家政权罪案”进行宣判。Among them, Benny Tai was sentenced to 10 years in jail, Owen Chow to 93 months, Gordon Ng to 87 months, Gwyneth Ho to 7 years, Andrew Chiu to 7 years, Lam Cheuk-ting to 81 months, Cheng Tat-hung to 78 months, Alvin Yeung to 61 months, Joshua Wong to 56 months, Wu Chi-wai to 53 months. The remaining defendants were sentenced to between 50 and over 80 months in jail.其中，戴耀廷判囚10年，邹家成判囚93个月，吴政亨判囚87个月，何桂蓝判囚7年，赵家贤判囚7年，林卓廷判囚81个月，郑达鸿判囚78个月，杨岳桥判囚61个月，黄之锋判囚56个月，胡志伟判囚53个月，其余被告判囚50个月至80多个月不等。In January 2021, Hong Kong police arrested more than 50 people suspected of organizing or participating in the so-called "primary election" in 2020, allegedly breaching "conspiracy to subvert the state power" under the national security law in Hong Kong. Among them, 47 were prosecuted by the Department of Justice of the HKSAR government. They included Benny Tai, and former lawmakers such as Wu Chi-wai, Lam Cheuk-ting and Alvin Yeung. They were charged with one count of conspiracy to subvert the state power.香港警方2021年1月采取行动拘捕50余人，他们涉嫌组织策划或参与2020年所谓立法会“初选”，涉嫌干犯香港国安法有关颠覆国家政权罪。其中，47人被香港特区政府律政司起诉，包括戴耀廷以及胡志伟、林卓廷、杨岳桥等多名前立法会议员。上述被告被控一项串谋颠覆国家政权罪。The case was first heard at the West Kowloon Magistrates' Courts from March 1 to 4, 2021, before being transferred to the High Court for further proceedings. During the trial, 31 individuals pleaded guilty, while 16 refused to plead guilty.该案于2021年3月1日至4日在西九龙裁判法院首次开庭审理，后案件转介到高等法院处理。审讯过程中，有31人陆续认罪，另外16人拒不认罪。After continued hearings, on May 30, 2024, the court delivered its verdict on the 16 individuals who refused to plead guilty. Fourteen were found guilty and two were acquitted.经过继续审讯，法院2024年5月30日对拒不认罪的16人进行裁决，14人罪成，2人脱罪。The High Court on Tuesday held the hearing to deliver sentences to the 45 individuals who were found guilty.19日，高等法院开庭，对罪成的45人进行宣判。plead guilty认罪acquitv. 宣判无罪；脱卸义务和责任convictv. 宣判有罪

A weekly magazine-style radio show featuring the voices and stories of Asians and Pacific Islanders from all corners of our community. The show is produced by a collective of media makers, deejays, and activists. Return is the theme for APEX Express as Host Miko Lee talks with artists from  APAture, Kearny Street Workshops annual celebration of emerging artists from the Bay Area. Miko also speaks with exiled Hong Kong activist Nathan Law about the new documentary film “Who's Afraid of Nathan Law.” Special Thanks to Jose Ng for insight into the Hong Kong movement for democracy. For more information about the subjects in tonight's show: APAture, KSW – October 13 to November 9th venues throughout the Bay Area Jalena Keane-Lee and her film: Standing Above the Clouds playing October 12 Mill Valley Film Festival October 22 Roxie Cinema – APAture Ian Santillano playing October 13, DNA Lounge – APAture Kim Requesto performing November 3, Joe Goode Anex – APAture Who's Afraid of Nathan Law playing on POV   Return Show Transcript Opening: [00:00:00] Apex Express Asian Pacific expression. Community and cultural coverage, music and calendar, new visions and voices, coming to you with an Asian Pacific Islander point of view. It's time to get on board the Apex Express.   Miko Lee: [00:00:38] Welcome to Apex Express. I'm your host Miko Lee and tonight our subject is return, which is the theme of the 25th annual APAture Kearny Street Workshop Annual Festival. It's running October 13th through November 9th, and there's going to be six showcases in venues across San Francisco. We're going to put a link in our show notes at kpfa.com backslash program apex. We're going to hear from three of the featured artists; filmmaker, Jalena Keane-Lee, dancer, Kim Requesto, and musician, Ian Santillano. Then we speak with someone who cannot return to his Homeland, exiled Hong Kong activist, Nathan Law. First off, we're going to check in with my usual co-host as PowerLeeGirls and my always daughter, filmmaker Jalena Keane-Lee. Good evening and welcome to Apex Express. Tonight On Apex Express, we're talking with my daughter, Jalena Keane-Lee, and usual co host, but tonight we're going to be talking with Jalena as a filmmaker. Welcome, Jalena, to Apex Express as a guest.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:01:48] Thank you so much for having me.   Miko Lee: [00:01:50] And I would like to talk with you about APAture, Kearny Street Workshop's annual festival. This year, you're one of several artists that are getting a showcase. The theme for this year is around Return. Can you tell us what return means to you and what you will be presenting at APAture?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:02:11] Yes, so the theme for Kearny Street Workshop's APAture festival this year is Return and I am the featured artist for the film showcase, which is such an honor and I'm really excited about that. And I've screened previous work there in the past—short films, but it was really yeah, such an honor and privilege to be asked to be the featured artist this year. And I'll be playing my first feature documentary, which is called Standing Above the Clouds. And it follows native Hawai'ian mother-daughter activists that are standing to protect their sacred mountain called Mauna Kea from the building of a massive 30 meter telescope. And the film chronicles intergenerational healing and how to build and sustain a movement. And so I hope people come to see it and it will also be playing with a series of short films from other Asian American and Pacific Islander filmmakers. And the film showcase is October 22nd at 6 PM at the Roxy Theater in the Mission. To me, the theme of return, it's, it reminds me a lot of, I think last year's theme too, which I think was homecoming. And just thinking about, you know, returning to yourself, returning to your ancestors, returning to your sacred land. Standing Above the Clouds is all about the movement to protect Mauna Kea, which is one of the most sacred places in all of Oceania. And the highest peak in the world from the seafloor. And the summit of the mountain stands at 14,000 feet and it's also tied to Native Hawai'ian genealogy and seen as the ancestor of the people. And so the film is really all about that place that you want to return to, that place that represents, you know, home and spirituality and is an anchor and a training ground and a teacher and a leader and so many other things that, you know, our sacred places are and that they teach us. And really about, you know, protecting that space and making sure that that's a place that future generations will be able to return to. And also reflecting and processing all the ways and all the times that you have returned there and what that has taught you and brought into your life.   Miko Lee: [00:04:26] So this festival runs for multiple weeks. It actually is at the Roxy and at DNA Lounge and at the Joe Goode Annex and at Arc Gallery and Studios. We're also in the show featuring Kim Requesto, who is one of the performing artists that's featured, and then music by, the musical guest, which is Ian Santillano. And Jalena, tell me about, are you getting a chance to communicate with all the other artists and to be able to work with the other artists that are part of this festival?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:04:58] It's the 25th year of the APAture Festival and there's a lot of really cool events for artists. I know they had a kind of orientation event and they had headshot opportunity to like get your headshot taken there. I unfortunately was out of town, so I was not able to make it and have that opportunity to mix and mingle with the other artists. But I'm excited to go to some of the events, as they happen. And there's a bunch of different showcases for, like, each different discipline. Mine is film, and then there's visual arts, music, performing arts, I believe.   Miko Lee: [00:05:33] Were you at Kearny Street Workshop last year as well? You were part of APAture last year as well.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:05:38] Yes, I was.   Miko Lee: [00:05:40] How many years have you participated?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:05:43] I think I've participated three years, but yeah, as I said before, this is my first time being a featured artist, so that's very special. And I know it's the 25th year of the APAture Arts Showcase, and that it's the oldest running Asian American arts showcase in the US.   Miko Lee: [00:06:03] And if folks aren't able to make this amazing APAture event, where else can they see your film Standing Above the Clouds?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:06:10] My film will also be available through the Mill Valley Film Festival on October 12th, and it's going to play at the San Rafael Film Center at 3pm on the 12th, and then I'll also be leading a workshop on October 19th. It's a teen documentary filmmaking and activism workshop, which should be really fun. And that's with SF Film, and we'll be at their location, Filmhouse, on, yeah, October 19th. And we should be having more screenings coming up, so if you're interested in, you know, following along with the film, you can find us at Standing Above the Clouds on Instagram and Facebook, and standingabovetheclouds.com. And we'll post our screenings and different opportunities. You can also request a screening for your organization or group or school. And we'll be implementing our screening tour and impact plans in the next few years as well. And you can follow me at Jalena.KL on Instagram and other platforms as well and I post about it too. And you can also follow at Protect Mauna Kea, if you want to keep up to date with the movement to protect Mauna Kea. And there is a petition, a change.org petition to sign to push for the stopping of the telescope, which is currently still trying to be built, even though there has been over a decade of indigenous resistance and resistance that we see as successful because they have been able to stall the telescope up until this point. But yes, there's a change.org petition that you can sign that is @protectmaunakea and also @standingabovetheclouds in both of their linkinbios.   Miko Lee: [00:07:46] Thank you. And we'll put links to all of those in the show notes for Apex Express. So I know that you've been touring with the film to different cities and indeed different countries. And I'm wondering if you have felt a different reception based on the places you've been to from Toronto to Seattle to Los Angeles. What has been, what has stood out to you as you've toured this film to different locations?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:08:06] Yeah, it's been such a blessing to be able to bring the film across the world. And I think we're really excited to we're bringing the film home to Hawai'i with the Hawai'i International Film Festival, and then also home to the Bay Area with APAture and Mill Valley. So it's really nice to have this, you know, homecoming and return, so to speak, to the places where, you know, the film is from. And touring it around, I think it's been really beautiful just seeing all the like resonance and the connections across other lines of difference with different activists, different local activists, whether it is in Toronto, or Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, or Seattle, And one thing that has been a really beautiful reflection from audiences is that the film is a representation of hope and that, you know, it's a realistic portrait of organizing and movement building, which certainly is not, you know, always glamorous or easy, but one that shows the beauty of the struggle and the beauty of being in community and pushing towards something and how being in movement spaces, you know, can shape and heal and revive different parts of who you are.   Miko Lee: [00:09:16] Can you talk a little bit about what healing means to you in relationship with social justice work?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:09:22] Standing Above the Clouds, it is about, you know, healing. And Havane, who's one of the main protagonists of the film, she has a really great line in the film, that is we don't just have to heal from this work, we heal through it too. And I think that speaks a lot to what it means to heal in movement spaces and part of the intergenerational healing that we show in the film is, you know, our, our parents generation, and this kind of older generation of women who really paved the way, and who didn't have the opportunity to really take breaks or care for themselves and their own bodies, oftentimes, and there just wasn't really any other option or it wasn't really a choice. And in the film we can see passing down to the next generation and wanting people to be able to have the opportunity to care for themselves and to, you know, have boundaries around their time and their energy and show up in these spaces when they feel completely ready and that being something that the kind of mother generation wants to pass down to the younger generation and also something that the younger generation is able to point out. In the older generation and see for themselves and I think that really plays into movement sustainability and healing is such an important part of creating movements that can be sustainable and that won't just burn people out and then kind of, you know, fizzle and fall away. So making sure that we have the space to heal and in all the different ways, like through tears, through laughter, through joy. I think is such an important part and also letting movements and work for social justice heal us and have, you know, a positive impact on us and teach us about ourselves.   Miko Lee: [00:11:19] Thank you for sharing that. I just finished reading the amazing Healing Justice Lineages book by Erica Woodard and Cara Page, and you and I just went to see Cara's exhibit about the impact of the medical industrial complex. And one of the things both Cara and Erica talk about in the book is ancestral technologies and the impact that ancestral technologies can have on healing us and the next generation. And I resonated with that so much being the mother age obviously of you, but also of the women in Standing Above the Clouds. And I'm wondering if you have thoughts on ancestral technologies that you grew up with, or that you felt like you learned from being involved with this filmmaking process for so long.   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:12:08] That's a really, ooh that's such an interesting point. I think in the film, the ancestral technology that comes to mind immediately is oli or chanting, and that is like, you know, an ancient Hawai'ian way of recording knowledge and passing down information and also praying. And, in the film, it's talked about in a few different places, how that is an ancient technology and how we only know the things that we know today, because someone passed it down orally as an oli or as a chant. And a really, a really beautiful thing about the process of making the film was being able to, to witness that and also to learn oli myself, and also to learn that Havane and Auntie Pua, who are two of the main protagonists in the film, they both write a lot of oli too. So it's an ancestral technology that's still very much alive and breathing in the present day. And I think that's so beautiful and that yeah, I hope with, you know, all of our different ancestral technologies that we access and learn about at different times that we also can see them as things that are like ever changing and kept current in the present.   Miko Lee: [00:13:29] And what would you like people to walk away with after seeing Standing Above the Clouds?   Jalena Keane-Lee: [00:13:34] I want people to walk away feeling and believing that collective liberation is possible. And that the worlds that we want to create that are centered on care, that don't discriminate based on, you know, any lines of difference, are possible. And it's our responsibility to enact those worlds and protect the things that are sacred to us and important to us. And I want people to walk away thinking about, you know, their own mom and thinking about the importance of sisterhood and community. And I want people to walk away wanting to call their best friend or their mom or reconnect with someone and talk about how it made them feel and what they want to do and what they want to stand for in their own communities. Yeah, I also want people to walk away, you know, fired up about protecting Mauna Kea and other sacred places and signing the petition to stop the 30 meter telescope, which we'll link in the show notes.   Miko Lee: [00:14:44] Thank you so much for joining us.   Next up, listen to APAture feature musician, Ian Santillano. Ian is a Filipino American singer songwriter multi-instrumentalist and producer from Hayward, California. So check out his song, “End of the Earf.”   MUSIC   That was APAture featured musician Ian Santillano with “End of the Earf.”  Now let's check in with dancer Kim Requesto. Kim, welcome to Apex Express.   Kim Requesto: [00:18:12] Hi Miko, thank you so much for having me.   Miko Lee: [00:18:20] I'm starting first with my question I love asking all people: Kim, tell me about who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Kim Requesto: [00:18:26] I was born in the Philippines and I immigrated to the US when I was three years old, but my entire life has been in the Bay Area. A lot of it has been informed by my family and what we've brought over from the Philippines, and that is a lot of dance and specifically Philippine folk dance, because both of my parents were actually dancers. I continue to share Philippine folkloric dance. And I've gotten deeper into that practice by doing research with different indigenous communities in the Philippines. My legacy, I feel, has expanded beyond just the stories of my family and the stories that I come from, but also, the dances and music and culture of the different indigenous communities that I've created connections and relationships with in the Philippines. And then of course, how I've been able to share that with the community here in the Bay Area, and also in the diaspora.   Miko Lee: [00:19:32] Thank you. Kim, you're a multidisciplinary artist. I know you do dance and photography and music and sharing this cultural traditions. Can you tell us a little bit about what you'll be sharing during APAture?   Kim Requesto: [00:19:45] Yes, of course. So what I hope to share during APAture is more of my performance work. Showcasing movement that I've learned while doing research in the Philippines and honing in on Philippine dance and the various traditional dance styles from the different communities in the Philippines. But also, a lot of my work is also involving my experience as someone who's grown up in the Bay area. The work that I'm presenting is really around my experience as a Filipinx American and sharing that through movement that is not just traditional, not necessarily contemporary, but a mixture and a fusion of both. I also do hope to share specifically traditional movement, just because to honor the people I've worked with in the Philippines they requested, you know, before people see this fusion part, it's important that they know what the traditional part looks like as well. I'm really excited to share dance and also some music and I'm part of the Performing Diaspora residency at CounterPulse so I'll be previewing a small work in progress that'll be showcased in December. But I'm really looking forward to just sharing movement with others, and also sharing the stage with the other artists who's part of the festival.   Miko Lee: [00:21:09] I love that. I used to study traditional Japanese noh and kyogen, and I remember one of the things that the elders used to talk about is you're not allowed to derivate from the form until you have the traditional forms down absolutely and understand what they are in your bones. And I feel like that's what your elders are saying, too. Showcase the traditional work so that the fusion work makes sense to other folks.   Kim Requesto: [00:21:34] Mhmm. And it's also, I think, just to honor the cultures back in the Philippines, just to honor them as well.  Because within, in my work, I do feel that it's important that there's a way for me to also uplift what they've taught me and then not just like what I've been doing. [Laughs] So yeah, I guess similar to, to what your elders said too, or I guess in this sense, both of our elders.   Miko Lee: [00:22:02] Yeah, I'm wondering how this fits with the theme of APAture this year, which is Return. Kearny Street Workshop says, from the Palestinian right to return, the call for the indigenous land back movement, the various migrant histories and struggles for justice in our Pacific Islander and Asian communities, and the returns we face in our personal lives. So what does return mean to you? And how is this going to showcase in the work that you're presenting?   Kim Requesto: [00:22:28] For myself, returning means finding our truth. At least to me in this present day and age [laughs] of my life, it's really finding that truth or finding our truth and being able to also share and connect with others. The theme of returning also is being able to connect and understand, not just the histories that we've experienced, but also the histories that our bodies have experienced. I guess the way we'll be seeing it in what I'm going to be sharing with everyone is really looking through the lens of movement and how I fuse my experiences as someone who is Filipino, but also who is positioned here in the Bay Area. And being able to also find my truth in that movement, because even though a lot of the movement I'll be showcasing is from the southern part of the Philippines, I'm sharing it here in the Bay Area. And also to fuse it with my experience as someone who has grown up in San Francisco. There's a different positionalities in that. My movement is also different. I think in that idea of fusion and in the idea of also learning traditional movement, but also understanding my positionality and my body and my identity and fusing that together. It's the idea of finding, going back to finding my truth and you know, for me, it's like finding that in movement.   Miko Lee: [00:24:01] Thank you so much. My last question is, what are you reading, watching, or listening to? Is there something that is sparking your imagination right now?   Kim Requesto: [00:24:11] What I'm listening to, it's a lot of like melodic, soft, instrumental music. I'm back at a period of wanting to listen to jazz or to even like classical music. And it's just been helping me breathe and I think breathing, being able to find rest, being able to find like calm. Especially since I think for my personal life, I'm getting busy. Being able to rest gives me a lot of like opportunity to be creative after I've rested. So yeah. I think listening to music that makes me happy has been really great for me finding calmness and happiness. If I had to name an artist, it would be Olivia Dean grooves. Yes.   Miko Lee: [00:25:01] Thank you. Is there anything else you'd like to add?   Kim Requesto: [00:25:04] I'm just really looking forward to APAture this year and seeing everything from all the different artists and disciplines. I think having a space in APAture with Kearny Street Workshop and just being able to continue to share art with, like, the community. The greater Bay Area community is such a privilege because it really does feel like a place where people can connect with other artists and also audience members, and I'm just really thankful to APAture and to KSW and also just thank you, Miko, for talking with me.   Miko Lee: [00:25:37] Thanks so much. I look forward to seeing your work at APAture this year. Thanks, Kim.   Kim Requesto: [00:25:42] Thanks, Miko.   Miko Lee: [00:25:43] You're listening to apex express on 94.1, KPFA Berkeley, 89.3, KPF B in Berkeley, 88.1 KFCF in Fresno and online@kpfa.org. Once again, we hear from APAture featured musician Ian Ian Santillano with “Movin' Nowhere.”   MUSIC   That was APAture featured musician Ian Santillano with “Movin' Nowhere.” Finally tonight, I speak with the person who is unable to return to his Homeland, Hong Kong activist, Nathan Law. And I also speak with filmmaker Joe Piscatella. Nathan Law was one of the student leaders during the 79 day Umbrella Movement in 2014. He is also the founder and former chair of Demosisto a new political party derived from the 2014 protests. And now he is an exile in London. I speak with both Nathan Law and documentary filmmaker, Joe Piscatella. Today we're speaking about the documentary film Who's Afraid of Nathan Law, and I'm so thrilled that we have with us both the filmmaker and Nathan Law himself. So Nathan, I want to start with you. First off, this is a question I ask many guests. Can you please tell me who are your people and what legacy do you carry with you?   Nathan Law: [00:31:26] Yeah, thank you so much for the invitation, Miko. This movie is about the struggle of Hong Kong's democratic movement. As we all know, there's been decades of the Hong Kong democratic movement, in which we fight for the right to elect our leaders and universal suffrage. And this is deeply embedded into our culture because we often see Hong Kong as somewhere the East meets the West. The East is of course, the Chinese heritage, our culture, our languages. But, the Western part is that there's a big part of it that's about freedom, liberty, and the democratic way of life. So, the fight for democracy in Hong Kong has been deeply ingrained in our culture and becomes essential part of who we are. So this movie is about my story, but it's also a reflection of the way of life of Hong Kong people and what are the struggles and difficulties that they've been through and how the city of Hong Kong is being demolished by the authoritarian regime, Chinese Communist Party.   Miko Lee: [00:32:29] Nathan thanks so much. I love that you gave a little blip about what the film is about, which is powerful. I was lucky to have a chance to be able to see it, but Nathan, I'm wondering about you personally, who are your people and for you, what do you carry? Like, what's your earliest memory of social justice?   Nathan Law: [00:32:47] For me, I grew up in Hong Kong, but I was born in mainland China. So I moved to Hong Kong when I was six. I lived in the most blue collar neighborhood. I lived in public housing. My father was a construction worker and my mother was a cleaner. So when I grew up, I was not taught about social justice or democracy. My parents had the mentality that I call refugee mentality, which they only want their kids to get into a good school and get a good job and don't rock the boat. So I've not been encouraged to do anything that I'm currently doing. But, in my high school, I had a political enlightenment moment, which inspired me to get into the arena of activism in college. So when I was in high school, I learned about Liu Xiaobo the Chinese human rights activist who got the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010, and the stories of Tiananmen Massacre, which was a tragedy in 1989 when there were so many workers and students, they fought for China's democracy, and then they were brutally massacred, and there were hundreds to thousands of people died because of the crackdown. So all these moments make me feel like, as a college student and as a half intellectual, I had responsibility to engage in social affairs and be involved in social activism. So that was the start of my story and the people, my people, certainly people of Hong Kong and those people who have the pursuit of freedom and democracy.   Miko Lee: [00:34:33] Thanks, Nathan. And filmmaker Joe Piscatella, can you tell us how you got the first inspiration to create this documentary around the Umbrella Movement and around Nathan?   Joe Piscatella: [00:34:44] Sure. So, in 2017 my team and I made a film prior to this called Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower and that film documents the rise of Joshua Wong in the national education movement and then through the Umbrella movement and that film won Sundance in 2017 and is still currently on Netflix. And when we were looking to do our next film we realized one, the story of Hong Kong was, was continuing. There was more story to tell as the 2019 anti extradition protests were happening, and we wanted to be able to tell that story until the next chapter. And we also were so impressed. When we were making the Joshua Wong film, we were so impressed with Nathan. We were moved by his story, we were moved by his passion, we were all inspired by what he was doing. And we realized, hey, Nathan has a phenomenal story to tell in his own right. Let's tell the story of Hong Kong through the lens of Nathan Law.   Miko Lee: [00:35:48] Thank you. And Nathan, what was the decision making factor that you decided to go along with being part of this documentary film?   Nathan Law: [00:35:58] First of all, Joe and I and the other film crew, we had a connection when the Joshua Wong documentary, uh, was being produced. So I had already had the opportunity to work with them. I think, for the team, they're not only just producing, like, a documentary, But they genuinely do care about human rights and the story of Hong Kong and the struggles. So I think that gave a huge confidence to me and my fellow Hong Kong activists that they're definitely going to tell a story that make more people to understand what we are struggling and the fight for democracy. So I think this is a great collaboration and I think this documentary encapsulates past 10 years of my life and pretty much, the struggles to democracy and I think that that has a lot of reflection on it, but also like a lot of Hong Kong people would echo what was being covered in the documentary, because my life is pretty much also the lives of many other Hong Kong people being through all these big times, democratic struggles and ending up needing to leave their hometown and to resettle in somewhere else.   Miko Lee: [00:37:14] Thank you. It's really enlightening, especially for someone like me who is fifth generation Chinese American, does not speak Chinese, and it's very hard to actually get any kind of, you know, quote unquote, accurate information about what's happening in Hong Kong and the activist movement. How would you suggest people get accurate news of what's happening in Hong Kong?   Nathan Law: [00:37:37] For now, it's extremely difficult because the press freedom in Hong Kong is being squashed. There have been a multiple actions taken by the government that they disbanded, the most free and crowd sourced and critical news outlets to the Chinese regime. And for now, most of the media in Hong Kong have to follow the orders of the government and only express certain point of view that do not upset Beijing. So we don't have much room, but still we have some very small independent media that they can still operate with a very limited resources, for example, Hong Kong Free Press. This is one channel that we can get more impartial news. But at the end of the day, there has been a vacuum of independent journalism, and that is in, like, intentionally made by the government because the government doesn't want information to be circulated. They want to control the narratives and the information that people know. And by controlling it, they can effectively push forward the propaganda. So that is a predicament of Hong Kong people. And we do want more genuine independent journalism, but the reality of Hong Kong doesn't allow.   Miko Lee: [00:39:04] And Joe, how is this film being released in Asia? What's the reception to this film in Asia?   Joe Piscatella: [00:39:12] The film has not been released yet in Asia. it is about to, it actually premieres tonight, on PBS, on, POV on PBS, and then it'll stream at pbs.org/POV for the foreseeable future. So I have not gotten what the reaction is yet in Asia to this film.   Miko Lee: [00:39:33] Okay, we'll have to wait and see. It is exciting that people can have easy access to be able to see the film on public broadcasting, at least in the United States, and we'll wait and see what happens in Asia. Nathan, you are now, with Political Asylum living in London, and I'm wondering how you practice activism there in Hong Kong when you are living in London.   Nathan Law: [00:39:56] When the political crackdown in Hong Kong took place. The activism in the diaspora community becomes much more important because we can say something that you cannot say in Hong Kong and we can raise awareness by interacting with foreign government officials and international NGOs. If you do it in Hong Kong under the restriction of the national security law now, by meeting, for example, a congressman in the US, you can easily be incarcerated and be sentenced to years of imprisonment in Hong Kong. That is how strict the political sentiment there. And also if you speak about critical things towards the government or express supportive statement to the 2019, protest, you will also be targeted, sentenced, and maybe ended up in months or years in the prison. So we've had all these court cases where people only do peaceful advocacy work without inciting violence or committing violence, but they are being thrown to jail because of speech. And it's common to have speech crime in Hong Kong. So the diaspora community shoulders certain responsibility to speak out all those demands and, and the push for Hong Kong and China's democracy. So for me, in London, there's been a growing population of Hong Kong people because of the fact that people voted with their feet, there has been a exodus of Hong Kong people for now that's already been more than 200,000 of them that have come to the UK because of the worsening liberty situation in Hong Kong. And with that many amounts of people we have a lot of community and cultural events. One of the biggest goal is to preserve the story and the history and the identity of Hong Kong people, which is being erased in Hong Kong actively by the government.   Miko Lee: [00:42:02] And what's going on with the Umbrella Movement now? Like I said, it's very hard for us outside of your film to get information about what is happening right now. Can you give us an update?   Nathan Law: [00:42:14] Yeah, the Umbrella Movement was the occupation movement 10 years ago in pursuit for democracy. It's been 10 years, but I think its legacy is still impacting Hong Kong. It's the very first civil disobedience movement in a massive scale in Hong Kong. There were hundreds of thousands of Hong Kong people camping in the BCS runway in order to fight for a free and democratic society. Fast forward five years ago, there was a big, anti extradition law protest in Hong Kong in 2019 to 2020. It was the latest big uprising of Hong Kong people where you encounter much more ferocious and militant protests. And of course, it triggered a series of response from the government, which includes the implementation of the national security law, which in effect curtailed the city's freedom and civil society. So, it's been 10 years. We had more optimistic outlook of Hong Kong 10 years ago. But for now, the situation in Hong Kong is really bad, as I mentioned. Speech crime is in place, civil liberties and individual freedoms are being heavily restricted, civil society is disbanded. Some of the interviewees in the documentary, including my dearest friend, Joshua Wong, and Gwyneth Ho, they are now being in jail for more than three and a half years just because of joining a primary election, which is the thing that all democratic countries do, but in Hong Kong, it becomes a crime. And they are expecting to be sentenced, at the end of this year, to up to five to ten years of imprisonment just because they do, they do the exact same thing that other politicians in democratic countries do. So this is a really sad reality that we've put up so much effort, so much sacrifices to the democratic movement, but for now, as the Chinese regime is just so powerful. So it's difficult for us to get some progress in our democracy.   Miko Lee: [00:44:32] Is there anything that folks over here that believe and want to support the movement? Is there anything that we can do to help support the folks that are incarcerated or support the movement?   Nathan Law: [00:44:44] First of all, attention and support is really important. So by spreading words of the theme or the current situation of Hong Kong, it helps a lot. And of course we need more representative in the hill to push over Hong Kong agenda and there are a few bills about advancing Hong Kong's advocacy in the hill that's being discussed. Those are the things that we can write to our representative and ask them for support. But at the end of the day, it's also that the struggle of Hong Kong is a puzzle, a piece of puzzle in a broad picture of the struggles against authoritarianism and autocracy. We've been through a decade or two of democratic decline around the world and Hong Kong was part of it. So one thing to raise awareness of the issue of Hong Kong is also to protect your democracy. We are in an election year and you should do your homework, be educated, and be decided to come out to vote. This is an act of safeguarding our democracy.   Miko Lee: [00:45:52] And from your perspective as a Hong Kong person who's now living in London, do you have thoughts on the upcoming American presidential campaign?   Nathan Law: [00:46:03] Well, of course, this is a particularly important, election as the world has been, in like a chaotic situation as we've seen the warfare in Ukraine, in Gaza, and also all the political crackdowns in Hong Kong and around China, and also the threat to Taiwan. So for me, as a person who dedicated myself into the fight for human rights and democracy, definitely, I do hope that people can, American people can elect someone who upholds the values that we share and is very determined to, to support Taiwan and the struggle of Hong Kong. So that would be my parameter when it comes to the US election, but at the end of the day, I'm not a US citizen, so I don't really have a stake in this. campaign. But, yeah, I think we we need a leader that that can lead the free world and to do good things   Miko Lee: [00:47:06] And Nathan I know as an activist as a leader, you've gotten a lot of attention. And I know that there have been personal attacks against you for both yourself and people that are close to you, including your family members. How do you persevere through that?   Nathan Law: [00:47:26] It's difficult to cope with the harms that that's exerted, not only to you, but to your family, because they actually have nothing to do with everything I do. This collective punishment is evil, and it's intentionally used to hurt you. So it's difficult to persevere and navigate myself in these attacks, including personal attacks and also collective punishment to my family and my former colleagues. So, yeah, I think for me, it takes a lot of time to digest and to find a way to balance it. And it's not easy. One thing that I think is great to be portrayed in the film is that for us, we are activists, we are leaders, but we're not, we're not invincible. We're not without any pains and struggles. So as an activist, I think most of my time is actually being used to cope with anxiety, cope with fear, and how I can maintain as mentally healthy as possible in these political storms.   Miko Lee: [00:49:04] And how do you do that?   Nathan Law: [00:49:05] It's not easy, yeah.   Miko Lee: [00:49:06] How do you do that, Nathan? How do you cope with the anxiety and the fear? What's do you have a process that helps you?   Nathan Law: [00:49:16] I think first of all, you have to recognize that is it's normal to have these emotions. This these are definitely emotions that disturb your lives, your work, but they're normal because you are situated in an extraordinary situation and people from all corners, they want a piece of you or they want to attack you to achieve their purpose. And I think as long as you recognize it, as you, as, as long as you know that you are suffering from it, first of all, having a support group is really important for those people who understand who you are and who support you unconditionally, and also seeking professional help, no matter if it's a therapist or a psychiatrist, those who can listen to you and, and just try out. I don't think there is a one set of measures that fit for all, and that there is such a rich combination of how you can deal with anxiety and pressure. But I think the very first thing is you, you have to recognize that it's normal to have these emotion. You need to seek help and you need to try them out.  Otherwise, it's difficult for the others to help you, and those who love you would also be hurt, seeing you suffering from all these negative emotions.   Miko Lee: [00:50:47] Thank you for sharing. My last question for you, Nathan, is what was it like the first time you saw the finished documentary, seeing yourself up there on the big screen? What did that feel like for you?   Nathan Law: [00:50:58] It feels extremely weird. I still cannot get around the idea that, yeah, there's a big screen and there's my face and there's my voice. Even though I've been doing all these interviews and, and like video-taking for the past decades, it is still difficult to kind of get used to it. But also I'm, I'm glad that Joe and the team have produced a wonderful documentary. That's been a really good reception and people are understand more about Hong Kong through the lens of my story, and I'm grateful for that. So, yeah, as long as I can introduce that film to the others, go to Q&A and chat about it, I would love to do it, and I'm really proud of the result.   Miko Lee: [00:51:52] Thank you so much. And Joe, for you as the filmmaker, what is it that you want people to understand about this film?   Joe Piscatella: [00:52:01] What I want the audiences to take away is that, yes, this is the story of Hong Kong. Yes, this is the story of Nathan Law and other activists fighting for Hong Kong. But in so many ways, this is also a story for the rest of the world. Right now, we are at a point where, you know, democracy is in peril in many parts of the world. And what I want audiences to take away from this film is, if you don't participate in your democracy, if you do not do what you can to fight for and safeguard your freedoms. They can disappear very, very quickly.   Miko Lee: [00:52:37] Thank you very much, filmmaker Joe Piscatella and Nathan Law for talking with me about the new documentary film, Who's Afraid of Nathan Law?, which people can catch on POV PBS. We are so happy to see the film, to see that it's out there. I look forward to hearing more about the world's response to this powerful work. Thank you so much.   Nathan Law: [00:53:03] Yeah, thank you, Miko.   Joe Piscatella: [00:53:05] Thank you.   Ayame Keane-Lee: [00:53:07] Let's listen to one more song from APAture's 2024 featured musician Ian Santillano. This is “Overthinkings.”   MUSIC   You just listen to Ian Santillano and Āish's “Overthinkings.” You can check out Ian on Sunday, October 13th at the DNA Lounge for the APAture Music Showcase.   Miko Lee: [00:56:53] Please check out our website, kpfa.org to find out more about our show tonight. We think all of you listeners out there. Keep resisting, keep organizing, keep creating and sharing your visions with the world because your voices are important. APEX Express is created by Miko Lee, Jalena Keane-Lee, Preeti Mangala Shekar, Anuj Vaidya, Swati Rayasam, Aisa Villarosa, Estella Owoimaha-Church, Gabriel Tangloao, Cheryl Truong and Ayame Keane-Lee.  Tonight's show was produced by Miko Lee and edited by Ayame Keane-Lee. Have a great night.   The post APEX Express – 10.10.24 – Return appeared first on KPFA.

Nathan Law is a young Hong Kong activist, currently in exile and based in London. During the Umbrella Movement in 2014, Nathan was one of the five representatives who took part in the dialogue with the government, debating political reform. Upholding non-violent civic actions, Nathan, Joshua Wong and other student leaders founded Demosistō in 2016 and ran for the Legislative Council election. Nathan was elected with 50,818 votes in the Hong Kong Island constituency and became the youngest Legislative Councilor in history. Yet his seat was overturned in July 2017 following Beijing's constitutional reinterpretation, despite international criticism. Nathan was later jailed for his participation in the Umbrella Movement. The persecution sparked global concern over Beijing's crackdown on human rights and democratic movement in Hong Kong. In 2018, Nathan and his fellow student activists Joshua Wong and Alex Chow were nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize by U.S. congressmen and British parliament members. Due to the risk imposed by the draconian National Security Law, Nathan left Hong Kong and continues to speak up for Hong Kong people at the international level. In 2020, he was listed as one of the 100 most influential people in the world by TIME magazine. He is the author of the new book Freedom: How We Lose It and How We Fight Back. Shermer and Law discuss: a brief history of Hong Kong • National Security Law • crimes of secession • how Asia's most liberal city changed so fundamentally • how rights and freedoms are won or lost • the truth: what it is and who owns it • reform society from within • freedom of speech • freedom of the press • the enemies of dictators • why democracies are fragile.

Join the Littleroot Lessons Discord! --- https://discord.gg/8tvrcgRcTT Check out the Website! --- https://lrlessons.com With the holiday yesterday, this week's episode was recorded a little earlier than usual, so we missed out on the official reg G announcement, but we do have a fantastic interview with Joshua Wong, aka Kuriboh! He talks about his team, his building process, and some other fun things he does besides VGC! If you want to support what we do now that our ad cents are gone, you can! Use this link to help us grow! --- https://anchor.fm/littlerootlessons/support Follow us on Twitter --- https://twitter.com/LRLessons | https://twitter.com/MuzikalVGC | https://twitter.com/Mrmissouri25 | https://twitter.com/jaymcg10 | https://twitter.com/rhovgc You can also find us on Twitch! --- https://twitch.tv/Muzikal | https://twitch.tv/MrMissouri25 | https://twitch.tv/jaymcg1010 For other inquiries, feel free to contact us at littlerootlessons@gmail.com Outro | GlitchxCity | Pokemon Diamond and Pearl: Route 225 Lofi Remix | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CfAP_Al0uTg

In this conversation with Dr. Vanessa Milanese, we cover the importance of anatomy in neurosurgery and explore her intriguing work in both fields – and how they cross-informed one another. Vanessa is a functional neurosurgeon at A Beneficencia Portuguesa Hospital in São Paulo, Brazil and holds an adjunct assistant professorship of neurosurgery at Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida. We talk about her stellar work in combining her neurosurgical activity with anatomical work – which involves dissections of the white matter of postmortem brains using the Klingler's method. We will talk about the rare community of neurosurgeons involved in similar activities, world-wide and the big influence Dr. Al Rhoton had on the field and on Vanessa's career. We thoroughly enjoyed this conversation and learned a lot – and we hope you will enjoy it as much as we did! Thank you so much for tuning in! References we talked about in the episode: Holanda, Vanessa M., Michael S. Okun, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Abuzer Gungor, Margaret E. Barry, John Forder, and Kelly D. Foote. 2020. “Postmortem Dissections of Common Targets for Lesion and Deep Brain Stimulation Surgeries.” Neurosurgery 86 (6): 860–72.  https://journals.lww.com/neurosurgery/abstract/2020/06000/postmortem_dissections_of_common_targets_for.14.aspx Holanda, Vanessa Milanesi, Maria Cristina Chavantes, Xingjia Wu, and Juanita J. Anders. 2017. “The Mechanistic Basis for Photobiomodulation Therapy of Neuropathic Pain by near Infrared Laser Light.” Lasers in Surgery and Medicine 49 (5): 516–24.  https://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1002/lsm.22628.pdf Middlebrooks, Erik H., Ibrahim S. Tuna, Leonardo Almeida, Sanjeet S. Grewal, Joshua Wong, Michael G. Heckman, Elizabeth R. Lesser, et al. 2018. “Structural Connectivity-Based Segmentation of the Thalamus and Prediction of Tremor Improvement Following Thalamic Deep Brain Stimulation of the Ventral Intermediate Nucleus.” NeuroImage. Clinical 20 (October): 1266–73. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6308387/ Middlebrooks, Erik H., Sanjeet S. Grewal, and Vanessa M. Holanda. 2019. “Complexities of Connectivity-Based DBS Targeting: Rebirth of the Debate on Thalamic and Subthalamic Treatment of Tremor.” NeuroImage. Clinical. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6543122/ Ferreira, Tancredo Alcântara, Jr, Erik H. Middlebrooks, Wen Hung Tzu, Mateus Reghin Neto, and Vanessa Milanesi Holanda. 2020. “Postmortem Dissections of the Papez Circuit and Nonmotor Targets for Functional Neurosurgery.” World Neurosurgery 144 (December): e866–75. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1878875020320969?via%3Dihub Additional Resources we talked about: Mayo Functional Neuro Course 2024:  https://ce.mayo.edu/functionalneuro2024 Scaniverse app for 3D brain reconstruction: https://apps.apple.com/br/app/scaniverse-3d-scanner/id1541433223?l=en-GB Rhoton's book: https://shop.lww.com/Rhoton-Cranial-Anatomy-and-Surgical-Approaches/p/9781975226879 Stênio Holanda Filho Q&A book: https://www.dilivros.com.br/livro-neuroanatomia-pratica-e-ilustrada-questoes--e-respostas--3d-9788580531527,h18213.html Deep Brain Stimulation: A case-based approach https://academic.oup.com/book/29505

They've come to be known as the Hong Kong 47. A group of prominent activists, former lawmakers and student leaders went on trial this week, accused of trying to topple the pro-Beijing government. Most of them, including Benny Tai and Joshua Wong, have been detained since their arrests two years ago. They have pleaded guilty in pre-trial proceedings to avoid long prison sentences that could carry up to life in jail. We take a closer look.

In 1997, Hong Kong's democracy was promised an independent leadership for the next 50 years. In 2019, a bill was on the verge of approval whereby Hong Kong criminal suspects would be extradited to China for further imprisonment. Pro-democratic leader, Joshua Wong became one of the most prominent youth leaders to lead national movements such as the Umbrella Movement, all while bringing forth issues of irresponsible leadership and lack of election transparency. [This was recorded in the last quarter of 2020 and was published on February 19, 2021]

John 16:12-15 Josh Wong

Was würdet ihr tun wenn in eurer Schule ein neues Fach, das ihr als "Gehirnwäsche" bezeichnet eingeführt werden sollte? Was Joshua Wong und seine Freunde gemacht haben lese ich euch jetzt vor.

TESTO DELL'ARTICOLO ➜ www.bastabugie.it/it/articoli.php?id=6879IL 2021 NERO DI HONG KONG: GIORNALI CHIUSI, ATTIVISTI IN CARCERE, FAVOLE PER BAMBINI VIETATE di Leone GrottiNon si poteva chiudere in modo più tragicamente emblematico il 2021 di Hong Kong. Il 29 dicembre oltre 200 poliziotti per la sicurezza nazionale hanno fatto irruzione nella redazione e negli uffici del giornale online pro democrazia Stand News arrestando sei giornalisti, tra i quali l'attuale e l'ex direttore e caporedattore. L'accusa è di aver «cospirato per distribuire pubblicazioni sediziose»: un modo come un altro per tappare la bocca a chiunque si azzarda a criticare il governo.Gli arresti a Stand News, che ha già chiuso sito e social media, concludono un 2021 disastroso, durante il quale la democrazia e i diritti dei cittadini di Hong Kong sono stati cancellati con impressionante violenza e rapidità. Il regime comunista cinese, sfruttando le norme e prerogative della legge sulla sicurezza nazionale, imposta al territorio nel luglio 2020, ha distrutto in appena 18 mesi il modello "Un paese, due sistemi", violando il trattato internazionale firmato con il Regno Unito e spazzando via con oltre 20 anni d'anticipo l'autonomia promessa all'isola.L'anno era iniziato con l'arresto di massa a gennaio di 53 importanti personaggi della galassia democratica di Hong Kong con il dispiegamento di oltre mille poliziotti. Politici e attivisti sono stati accusati di aver tenuto delle primarie democratiche con l'obiettivo di conquistare il Parlamento attraverso le elezioni. Un primo importante segnale della morte della democrazia sull'isola. A febbraio tutti sono stati accusati di sovversione, capo d'imputazione che potrebbe valere loro l'ergastolo.HONG KONG AI PATRIOTI COMUNISTISempre a febbraio, i consiglieri distrettuali (quasi tutti democratici dopo una clamorosa vittoria alle elezioni del 2019) sono stati obbligati a prestare giuramento di fedeltà al governo e alla Cina con l'obiettivo di escluderli dall'amministrazione della città. E per la prima volta in 32 anni, il banchetto floreale di raccolta fondi per ricordare le vittime di Piazza Tienanmen alla fiera per il capodanno cinese è stato smantellato.A marzo la Cina ha approvato le modifiche alla legge elettorale di Hong Kong per assicurare che la città venga guidata soltanto da "patrioti". Il nuovo sistema, in sostanza, diminuisce il numero di parlamentari eletti dal popolo e istituisce una commissione in grado di porre il veto preventivo a tutti i candidati al Parlamento e alla carica di governatore che non si sottomettono alla Cina e al Partito comunista. In tutte le scuole di ogni ordine e grado, inoltre, vengono introdotti libri di indottrinamento dal titolo La mia casa è la Cina.Ad aprile il governo assegna nuovi poteri all'ufficio della Dogana per vietare a chiunque di lasciare Hong Kong, senza bisogno di fornire spiegazioni, una mossa per impedire che gli attivisti democratici lascino l'isola. Carrie Lam lancia anche la "Giornata di educazione sulla sicurezza nazionale", dove ai bambini viene richiesto di scrivere frasi patriottiche e dove si insegna loro a maneggiare mitra, granate e lanciarazzi. Molti negozi legati alla galassia democratica vengono chiusi ed è introdotta una legge per punire chi inciterà altri a votare scheda bianca alle elezioni di dicembre.CENSURA ONNIPRESENTEA maggio la veglia annuale per ricordare le vittime di Piazza Tienanmen viene bandita un'altra volta con la scusa del Covid-19, i libri degli attivisti democratici vengono ritirati dalle librerie e decine di insegnanti sono licenziati per aver protestato contro il governo nel 2019. A giugno 500 poliziotti fanno irruzione negli uffici dell'Apple Daily, il cui fondatore è già in carcere, e arrestano cinque giornalisti. Il giornale viene poi chiuso: l'ultima edizione è uscita il 24 giugno. Il governo decide inoltre che chiunque vorrà acquistare una sim telefonica dovrà fornire tutti i propri dati personali.A luglio è stata condannata la prima persona in base alla legge sulla sicurezza nazionale: un 24enne ha ricevuto una pena pari a 9 anni di carcere. Cinque psicoterapeuti vengono arrestati per aver scritto un libro per bambini nel quale si racconta la storia di una pecora che protegge il villaggio dai lupi. Secondo la polizia, la favola «incita all'odio contro il governo».Ad agosto il più grande sindacato degli insegnanti si scioglie per timore che i suoi leader vengano arrestati. Scompare anche il Civil Human Rights Front, organizzatore della storica marcia democratica dell'1 luglio. A settembre chiude anche l'Alleanza di Hong Kong, che dal 1990 organizzava la veglia per le vittime di Tienanmen. Per evitare l'incarcerazione, chiude i battenti pure la più grande coalizione di sindacati dell'isola (Hkctu). Il governo impedisce alla popolazione di portare in carcere agli oltre 100 attivisti democratici finiti in prigione cioccolata e giornali.A ottobre scompare il sindacato degli studenti, in tutte le scuole viene introdotto l'obbligatorio alzabandiera settimanale con il drappo cinese. A novembre la mannaia della censura si abbatte anche su film e concerti. A dicembre, oltre alla chiusura di Stand News, viene smontata e rimossa, dopo 20 anni di permanenza, dal campus dell'università di Hong Kong la statua che commemorava le vittime della strage di Piazza Tienanmen: la "colonna della vergogna". Decine di attivisti, tra i quali Lee Cheuk-Yan e Jimmy Lai, ricevono nuove ingiuste condanne.Che cosa pensano i cittadini di Hong Kong di questo scempio compiuto dalla Cina? Alle elezioni farsa del 19 dicembre, oltre il 70% dei aventi diritto non si è recato alle urne per eleggere il nuovo Parlamento. Un segnale forte che dimostra come un anno di indottrinamento, arresti, persecuzione e terrore non sia stato sufficiente a cambiare la testa dei cittadini. Hong Kong ha resistito all'ingiustizia e all'oppressione, ora però qualcuno deve aiutarla.Nota di BastaBugie: Roberto Fabbri nell'articolo seguente dal titolo "La Cina come i talebani fa sparire da Hong Kong la statua di Tienanmen" spiega come l'università stessa ha rimosso il "Pilastro" che ricorda il massacro di regime... che ora rischia la distruzione, proprio come fanno i musulmani ogni volta che conquistano un territorio: distruggono tutto ciò che ricorda la storia di quel popolo. Altro che grande reset.Ecco l'articolo completo pubblicato su Il Giornale il 24 dicembre 2021:Continua senza sosta l'opera di «normalizzazione» di Hong Kong ordinata dal leader comunista cinese Xi Jinping dopo le proteste di massa del 2019. Anche il cosiddetto «Pilastro della Vergogna», la statua che da 24 anni si ergeva nel campus dell'Università per commemorare le vittime del massacro di piazza Tienanmen a Pechino del giugno 1989, è stata rimossa. La statua in rame, alta otto metri, rappresenta plasticamente l'orrore di quella strage, e raffigura cinquanta volti stravolti in un groviglio di corpi torturati. L'autore, l'artista danese Jens Galschiot, ha espresso il suo «assoluto choc» per l'accaduto, ma davvero non si può parlare di una sorpresa: da quando, il 1° luglio 2020, è entrata in vigore a Hong Kong la draconiana legge sulla sicurezza nazionale che vieta ogni minimo accenno di critica al regime, la governatrice Carrie Lam non ha fatto che attuare gli ordini dei suoi padroni e cancellare passo dopo passo gli elementi di democrazia che distinguevano l'ex colonia britannica tornata sotto sovranità cinese il 1° luglio 1997 dal resto della Repubblica Popolare. Le manifestazioni sono state proibite con il pretesto dell'emergenza sanitaria, i leader democratici incluso il famoso capo studentesco Joshua Wong sono stati arrestati e condannati al carcere, i giornali indipendenti sono stati chiusi e i loro editori a loro volta arrestati e incarcerati, la legge elettorale è stata cambiata per cancellare ogni parvenza di opposizione.É stato anche chiuso il museo dedicato alle vittime del giugno 1989 e sono finiti in galera i dirigenti della Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China, l'associazione che ogni anno organizzava la manifestazione per Tienanmen e a cui Galschiot aveva donato la sua opera nel 1997. Mancava quasi solo l'eliminazione della statua commemorativa degli studenti cinesi pro democrazia. E a farla smantellare ha provveduto nel corso della notte - la stessa Università che la ospitava, che in una nota ha spiegato di aver dovuto agire così «sulla base di un parere legale esterno, valutando il rischio per il miglior interesse dell'ateneo». Una volta rimossa, la statua è stata montata su un container e trasportata in un magazzino, dove verrà custodita «mentre l'Università cercherà un parere legale per qualsiasi azione appropriata in seguito».Questo anche perché Galschiot, che valuta la statua 1,4 milioni di dollari, aveva chiesto alle autorità di Hong Kong un'esenzione dalla famigerata legge sulla sicurezza per potersi presentare a recuperare la sua opera e riportarla in Europa (non è chiaro se abbia ottenuto risposta), promettendo al tempo stesso di chiedere un indennizzo qualora la statua venisse danneggiata. Anche se c'è chi si dice certo che lontano da sguardi indiscreti la statua verrà distrutta.Normalizzazione a vele spiegate dunque, con relativo spiegamento dell'immancabile propaganda menzognera. Dopo aver diffuso un incredibile «libro bianco» dedicato ai «sinceri sforzi profusi per la democrazia a Hong Kong», il regime di Pechino ha ritenuto opportuno manifestare il suo pieno apprezzamento alla governatrice della città per il lavoro svolto. Il presidente Xi ha elogiato le recenti elezioni per il rinnovo del Parlamento, che hanno attuato «il principio dei patrioti che governano Hong Kong stabilendo un modello politico di partecipazione ampia ed equilibrata di tutti i settori della società».

Livro em análise: "Democracia Ameaçada" de Joshua Wong Voz e análise: Jadem Freitas

I'm so excited for tonight's talk with my friend Joshua Wong, former creator of designer shoes for Ralph Lauren and many other greats as well. Now on a path to priesthood, he'll reflect on anti-Asian racism. A rich conversation coming up! 

Could a temporary lift on patent protection for coronavirus vaccines bring an early end to the pandemic? Plus: Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong is sentenced to an additional 10 months in jail, the headlines from Colombia and a look at Kenya’s pop charts.

*) Israel's Yair Lapid gets mandate to form new government Israel's president has chosen Yair Lapid, a centrist politician and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's strongest rival, to try to form a new government. While Lapid faces a difficult task, he now has the chance to make history by ending the reign of Netanyahu, who is Israel’s longest-serving prime minister. The parliamentary elections held on March the 23 ended in deadlock for the fourth time in the past two years. *) India reports record Covid-19 cases, deaths India has reported more than 400,000 coronavirus infections over the last 24 hours, while deaths rose by a record 3,980. The South Asian nation's cases tally has surged past 21 million, second only to the United State. India’s death toll now stands at over 230,000. India’s Supreme Court has ordered the government to submit a plan to meet New Delhi hospitals’ oxygen needs as the city’s health system buckles under Covid surge. *) Hong Kong dissident Joshua Wong jailed for Tiananmen protest Hong Kong activist Joshua Wong has been handed an additional 10-month sentence after he pleaded guilty to taking part in the Tiananmen protest last year. The annual vigil marking Beijing's deadly 1989 crackdown of protests was banned for the first time in Hong Kong last year. Wong is already serving a 13-and-a-half-month jail sentence for attending a protest during the 2019 unrest. *) G7 hits out at China, Russia over rights abuses after London talks G7 foreign ministers have criticised both China and Russia, casting the Kremlin as malicious and Beijing as a bully at their summit held in London. There was, however, little concrete action mentioned in the communique that would worry either Chinese President Xi Jinping or Russian President Vladimir Putin. On the coronavirus pandemic, the G7 pledged to work with industry to expand the production of affordable Covid-19 vaccines. And finally ... *) US backs waiver of Covid vaccine patents The Biden administration has joined calls for more sharing of Covid-19 vaccine technology to help speed the end of the pandemic This shift puts the US alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy. US announced its position amid World Trade Organization talks about a possible temporary waiver of its protections that would allow more manufacturers to produce the life-saving vaccines.

The Hot Potcast travels Down Under and chats to Aussie comic and podcaster Fergus Neal. We talk about all things Australian, Derek's attempts at assimilating and Fergus's friendship with Joshua Wong, the Hong Kong protest leader. Introduction (00:00) Australian English? (02:05) The most Australian thing I've ever heard (06:10) Anh Do the comedian (11:55) Derek Nguyen's Journey to Australia (15:50) Derek Nguyen's first gig in Australia (20:00) Vietnamese community in Australia (22:52) Fergus and Joshua Wong (29:17)

In this episode, we focus on a part of the world that has become one of the front lines of the fight to uphold the Rule of Law – Hong Kong. In recent years, the Chinese Communist Party has been imposing increasingly strict measures on the once autonomous and democratic Hong Kong, designed to erode that autonomy. The response has not come from the powerful or well-connected members of Hong Kong society, but from the vibrant, beating heart of Hong Kong: its youth. Nathan Law, who became the youngest lawmaker ever elected to the Hong Kong Legislative Council in 2016, has emerged as one of the most recognizable and respected voices on the Hong Kong democracy movement. He spoke to us from the UK, where he is now living in exile, about China's spreading authoritarianism, the global importance of Hong Kong's struggle for freedom and autonomy, and his optimism that democracy will prevail in the end. This episode is sponsored by John and Judith Ransmeier and brought to you by Sheehan Phinney Law Firm, the business law firm.Nathan Law – The Magnitsky Human Rights AwardGive Hong Kong the Autonomy It Was Promised, Nathan Law in The New York TimesMr. Biden, Keep the Pressure on Hong Kong, Nathan Law in The New York TimesNo More Waiting: The Time Has Come to Fight for Hong Kong, Katrina Lantos Swett in The HillLantos Foundation advocacy for Joshua Wong and Agnes ChowInterview with Joshua Wong on The Keeper

The fight for Hong Kong is far from over. The China's National Security Law may have led to the arrest of pro-democracy legislators and activists like Joshua Wong, and harassment of Jimmy Lai and Apple Daily, but Hong Kong protesters haven't given up. Joining us today is Joyce Ho, the founder and director of Project Black Mask. Follow Project Black Mask on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/projectblackmaskhk/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsupVYYBZaGSNv5vyhcM5eA Twitter @projblackmask And Joyce Ho on her Instagram https://www.instagram.com/joycemho

Wie Alexei Nawalny in Moskau und Joshua Wong in Hongkong zu Symbolen im Kampf um Freiheitsrechte wurden. Raimund Löw im Meinungsaustausch mit Rubina Möhring von Reporter ohne GrenzenLesen Sie den FALTER vier Wochen lang kostenlos: https://abo.falter.at/gratis See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Former US diplomat Brett Bruen looks at the year ahead and why he thinks Joe Biden needs to start forming new coalitions with an eye to the western alliance sending a strong message to the likes of China, North Korea and Russia. 

Former US diplomat Brett Bruen looks at the year ahead and why he thinks Joe Biden needs to start forming new coalitions with an eye to the western alliance sending a strong message to the likes of China, North Korea and Russia. 

Please support the CoGoPod at Buy Me a Coffee. All donations are appreciated. Thank you!Our theme song is "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (License). Contact Daniel Lazar at danielaaronlazar (at) gmail.com with questions or comments. Thank you for listening. ★ Support this podcast ★

*) Gulf Arab leaders sign declaration to ease rift with Qatar Gulf Arab leaders have ended a three-year blockade against Qatar. In a symbolic sign of warming relations, the Saudi crown prince embraced Qatar's emir after he arrived for a regional summit. Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Bahrain and Egypt cut ties with Qatar in 2017, accusing it of supporting terrorism and being close to Iran, an accusation Doha denied. *) Ballot counting underway in Georgia ran-off election Democrats have claimed a major victory in the Georgia run-offs where candidate Raphael Warnock has declared he's won a seat in the US Senate. On the second senate seat, Democrat Jon Ossoff and his Republican challenger David Perdue are still in a neck and neck contest. Republicans only need one seat to retain their majority, but Democrats need to win both. The outcome could change how the incoming Biden administration works with lawmakers. *) Dozens of Hong Kong activists arrested Hong Kong police have arrested more than 50 opposition lawmakers and activists under its national security law. The new security law criminalises acts of subversion, secession, terrorism and collusion with foreign powers to intervene in the its affairs. In recent months, Hong Kong has jailed many activists including Joshua Wong and Agnes Chow for their involvement in anti-Beijing protests. *) Iran issues Interpol notice for Trump's arrest Iran has issued a second arrest warrant for US President Donald Trump and 47 other US officials over last year’s killing of general Qasem Soleimani. Iran has also requested Interpol to issue a red notice for their arrest, a request comes two weeks before Trump has to leave the White House. Interpol said it does not consider requests for a red notice that are deemed to be motivated by political or military concerns. And finally… *) Premier League sees record number of Covid-19 cases The English Premier League has announced that a total of 40 individuals have tested positive for Covid-19. Since the new season kicked off, 171 individuals in the English top-flight have tested positive for the virus in 19 rounds of testing. The league did not name the people who tested positive but said they will self-isolate for 10 days.

Please support the CoGoPod at Buy Me a Coffee. All donations are appreciated. Thank you!The Power Point notes for this lecture are available on my website. Our theme song is "Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (License). Contact Daniel Lazar at danielaaronlazar (at) gmail.com with questions or comments. Thank you for listening. ★ Support this podcast ★

In our debut episode I speak to one of my closest friends, Joshua Wong. Joshua is a filmmaker, musician, artist, husband and father who has been in a two year long battle with a rare form of cancer. This interview took place on December 9th while he was in Tijuana Mexico receiving targeted integrative treatment. We speak about faith, cancer, suffering, hope, life, positivity, change and bad advice. Throughout, Joshua offers insights into how God has met him and changed him deeply during his journey. Devastatingly, Joshua died just a few weeks after this recording, on Christmas Day, and so this podcast is dedicated to his memory and the inspirational legacy he leaves behind.

Thank you for listening to Talk Media in 2020. We have been publishing weekly episodes since February. To mark the end of the first year of the podcast, we are pleased to share a short selection of previous stand-out discussions.Previous recommendations (from episode 1 with Marianne Taylor):Marianne: 'Unfree Speech' - book by Joshua Wong and Jason Y. Ng - https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Unfree-Speech-Audiobook/0753557959Eamonn: Agnelli' - HBO documentary - https://www.hbo.com/documentaries/agnelliStuart: 'Who Killed Malcolm X?' - Netflix series - https://www.netflix.com/title/80217478Support the podcast and gain access to bonus content: www.patreon.com/talkmediaKeep up to date with the show on Twitter: @TBLTalkMediaFor more information about the podcast, visit: www.thebiglight.com/talkmedia See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sharing some stories about Joshua Wong from the Hong Kong band, noughts and exes. Joshua passed away on 25 December 2020 after battling cancer.

In Hong Kong,the authorities are showing that they mean business with the new security law to stamp out demonstrations and dissent. The pro-democracy media tycoon Jimmy Lai has been detained, and young campaigners including protest leader Joshua Wong were sentenced to prison this week. Before that, the pro-democracy opposition resigned en masse, as Danny Vincent reports. Seventeen weeks after the presidential election that is widely thought to have been rigged and that led to Belarus's largest-ever anti-government protests, President Alexander Lukashenko still refuses to step down. But he has lost the support of some of his police officers, a few of whom have fled to Poland. Lucy Ash meets one of them. Araucania in southern Chile is a land of ancient volcanoes, virgin forests and agriculture. But recently it has been making headlines for arson attacks on timber lorries and prisoners on hunger strike. This is the homeland of one of Chile’s main indigenous peoples – the Mapuche. They want their land back that was taken from them not by early colonisers but by General Pinochet, as Jane Chambers found out. In Australia there has been a new impetus to look at past injustices this year, as elsewhere. And these include a little-known practice akin to the slave trade. In what is known as “black-birding”, islanders from the South Pacific were brought to work in Australia against their will, as Will Higginbotham reports. Across Europe, coronavirus lockdowns and restrictions have shut opera houses, theatres and concert halls. Despite receiving large government grants and loans, the performing arts are now facing a critical period in countries like Italy, France, Germany and Austria, says Joanna Robertson. Presenter: Kate Adie Producer: Arlene Gregorius

Aujourd’hui, Arnaud Romain lit l’article de Margot Clément: À Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, Agnès Chow et Ivan Lam réduits au silence, publié sur Mediapart le 2 décembre 2020.

Aujourd’hui, Arnaud Romain lit l’article de Margot Clément: À Hong Kong, Joshua Wong, Agnès Chow et Ivan Lam réduits au silence, publié sur Mediapart le 2 décembre 2020.

Negli ultimi anni la retorica politica di Hong Kong è andata sempre più verso posizioni di destra, in alcuni casi addirittura di estrema destra.Un attivista di Hong Kong, con lo pseudonimo di "Promise Li", ha firmato questo articolo https://lausan.hk/2020/hong-kong-reckon-with-far-right/ in cui critica quella cultura di destra strisciante che permea sia la città sia il movimento: è tempo di fare i conti - dice Promise Li - per non confonderci con chi occulta razzismo ed "eccezionalismo hongkonghese" dietro ai proclami democratici, offrendo così una giustificazione a Pechino.Nei giorni in cui Joshua Wong e il tycoon filo-Trump Jimmy Lai vengono messi in carcere, abbiamo chiesto a "Promise" di spiegarci questo "conservatorismo profondamente radicato" al centro dell'identità hongkonghese e di dirci la sua sul perché i media mainstream occidentali privilegiano sempre queste componenti del movimento: quelle compatibili con la narrazione neoliberale.

durée : 00:03:10 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - Coup sur coup, Joshua Wong, le plus connu des jeunes activistes hongkongais, et Jimmy Lai, le patron remuant d’un quotidien du territoire, ont été envoyés en prison : un rouleau compresseur répressif s’abat sur l’ex-colonie britannique.

La répression de la presse et des journalistes d’opposition à Hong Kong s’intensifie. Le patron de presse Jimmy Lai vient d’y être placé en détention. L’histoire a été racontée par un quotidien hongkongais, The Standard, à propos de la chaîne d’information i-Cable News. Alors qu’il reçoit Carrie Lam, la cheffe de l’exécutif local proche de Pékin, le nouveau directeur de la chaîne s’entend reprocher par son invitée, lors de la pause dans l’interview, que les questions posées soient vraiment « trop douces ». Et comme pour s’en amuser, elle ajoute qu’elle comprend pourquoi son attaché de presse dit de ce nouveau directeur, Oscar Lee, qu’il est « très coopératif ». I-Cable news n’est pas n’importe quelle chaîne. C’est la première à s’être lancée en 1993 dans l’info en continu en Asie et elle jouit d’une solide réputation. Seulement, les temps sont en train de changer. Le nouveau directeur incite à suivre les conférences de presse du gouvernement et les enquêtes y sont plus difficiles. Dans le cadre d’une restructuration, un plan de quarante suppressions de postes a été décidé à la rédaction. Comme par hasard, les plus rétifs aux consignes des autorités en ont été la cible, ce qui a entraîné une vingtaine de démissions supplémentaires par solidarité. Mais c’est surtout le placement en détention provisoire du magnat de la presse hongkongais Jimmy Lai qui montre qu’on est encore un cran plus loin dans le combat contre les pro-démocrates. Ce patron du journal Apple Daily a comparu ce jeudi avec deux de ses cadres dirigeants pour une sombre histoire d’utilisation du siège du journal à des fins non prévues par le contrat de location. Il s’agit évidemment d’un prétexte, mais Jimmy Lai risque de ne pas pouvoir sortir de prison avant le mois d’avril, pour sa prochaine audition. En août 2020, une centaine de policiers avaient perquisitionné l’immeuble de son journal. Plusieurs responsables ont été poursuivis pour « collusion avec des forces étrangères », dans le cadre de la nouvelle loi sur la sécurité nationale imposée par Pékin au début de l’été. Les militants sont d’ailleurs de plus en plus nombreux à passer par la case prison. Dans le cas de Joshua Wong, figure connue du mouvement de 2019, c’est même son quatrième séjour derrière les barreaux. Un journal d’opposition, Stand News, publie désormais des lettres de détenus pour qu’ils gardent le moral. On le voit, si la loi d’extradition judiciaire en Chine a dû être abandonnée après les manifestations de l’an dernier, le pouvoir resserre son étau autour des militants pro-démocrates. Et ce d’autant mieux que la Covid-19 lui permet de renforcer son dispositif sécuritaire. Quant à Jimmy Lai, il a d’ores et déjà dit qu’il ne renoncerait pas. Arrivé à 12 ans de Canton sans un sou, il estime tout devoir aux libertés de Hong Kong.

durée : 00:03:10 - Géopolitique - par : Pierre  Haski  - Coup sur coup, Joshua Wong, le plus connu des jeunes activistes hongkongais, et Jimmy Lai, le patron remuant d’un quotidien du territoire, ont été envoyés en prison : un rouleau compresseur répressif s’abat sur l’ex-colonie britannique.

Hoy en #DiaADia, comenzamos conversando con Gustavo Tarre Briceño, representante especial de Venezuela ante la OEA, quien nos comentó que “Este es un informe muy importante, porque no solo reseña hechos que ya se conocen, sino que se invoca la responsabilidad de proteger”, resaltando que “Cada día que pasa, es una puerta abierta a más crímenes”. Briceño declaró que “Es inadmisible que la fiscal Fatou Bensouda no haya actuado en todo este tiempo”, resaltando que “La historia de Venezuela va a ser muy dura con la fiscal”. El presidente encargado de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela y presidente de la Asamblea Nacional, Juan Guaidó, nos aseguró que “No hay un proceso de elección el 6 de diciembre”, resaltando que “Maduro sabe que diplomáticamente a nivel internacional está derrotado”, por lo que “Su intención es aniquilar la alternativa democrática”, ya que “Si Maduro tuviera intención de darle legitimidad a su fraude, habría aceptado la oferta que le hizo la Unión Europea de aplazar 3 meses el proceso y recuperar las condiciones mínimas de participación”. El presidente Guaidó nos recalcó que “Hay que vencer la desinformación, porque ni siquiera se puede mencionar ‘Consulta Popular’ en televisión” y mencionó que “Para Maduro, va a suceder lo mismo que en 2018: no va a tener legitimidad y no tendrá ningún tipo de reconocimiento ese parlamento”. También declaró que “Un tema es criticar a la gestión de Juan Guaidó – que es válido –, pero es distinto criticar el proceso de una Consulta Popular, que simplemente busca movilizar a la ciudadanía y a ese descontento que existe en el país”. El analista internacional y experto petrolero, Elie Habalian, nos comentó que “En abril y mayo de este año, el consumo petrolero llegó a su mínimo”, resaltando que “El precio que estuvo alto desde 2004 hasta 2014, fue debido al ingreso de países emergentes, como China o India”, ya que “Llegó un momento en el que se incorporaron países fuera de la OPEP, para poder seguir sosteniendo el precio”. Habalian también destacó que “La llamada ‘Revolución Bolivariana’, se hizo sobre la base de renta petrolera”. Desde Hong Kong nos atendió el corresponsal freelance Ricardo Medrano, quien nos comentó que los activistas “Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow e Ivan Lam, en agosto del año pasado participaron en una protesta, y luego les acusaron de prepararla y de incitar a otros a participar”, por lo que los tres “Fueron a juicio y se declararon culpables la semana pasada”. También nos contó que “A Jimmy Lai lo acusaron por fraude, porque a uno de los edificios que tiene alquilados no le está dando el uso acorde al contrato”, por lo que “El juicio va a ser en abril y le han denegado la libertad bajo fianza”. Y para cerrar, la periodista Sofía Menchú nos habló acerca de la situación en Guatemala: “Guatemala se divide en 22 departamentos, y por lo menos en 8 de ellos la tormenta fue mucho más fuerte”, dijo, explicando que “Tenemos a muchas personas incomunicadas y afectadas, principalmente en lugares en los que hay mucha población indígena”. Menchú destacó que “Por las dos tormentas, hay en total 253.240 personas afectadas en Guatemala, con 93 tramos carreteros afectados y un sinfín de casas afectadas”.

We had Joshua Wong on Inside the War Room back in July. I've put that interview in the podcast for you to listen to. The story of Joshua and the rest of the Hong Kong protestors is one that should come as a warning for the rest of us. Today, Wong and two others were sentenced to prison in China. What did these hardened criminals do? Per The Guardian Wong and his crew are guilty of an "unauthorised protest outside police headquarters in June last year, a court in the city has ruled." The horror. Commies gonna commies, right? We've made it clear that ideas and speech have an impact, a real impact. That is why China is doing what it is doing. If you let the protest go on, that pro-democracy speech might win the hearts and minds of other people in China. It's hard to be tyrannical if your people want to overthrow you. On the first page of How to be a Tyrant,  it states that to be an effective tyrant, "you need people who either love you, fear you, or are content with you. What you cannot have is anyone that disrespects you. What is disrespect? You define it as you go!" So, before you support more lockdowns, mandatory vaccines, any restriction on free speech, or any other law that gives the state more power to restrict what you think, say, or do, remember Joshua Wong. Once they start locking people up, it is hard to get them out.Godspeed, Joshua. This is a public episode. Get access to private episodes at warroommedia.substack.com/subscribe

This Week in Quotes: -"I also send this warm wish of mine to our dear fellow countrymen in the South."-Noth Korea chairman Kim Jong-un -"I would rather call him Steve Yoo rather than Yoo-Seung-Jun."-Mo Jong-Hwa, Commissioner of the Military Manpower Administration -"In the post-pandemic era, political uncertainty piles up and it becomes unpredictable to anticipate what issue will strike Chinese nationalists' nerves." - Joshua Wong, Hong Kong activist -"남녘의 동포들에게도 따뜻한 마음을 전한다" - 김정은 북한 국무위원장 -"저는 유승준이라는 용어를 쓰고 싶지 않다. (그는) 한국사람이 아니라 미국사람인 스티브 유” -모종화 병무청장 -" 코로나19의 세계적 대유행 이후 시대에는 어떤 이슈가 중국 민족주의자들의 신경을 건드릴지 예상하기가 어려워져 정치적 불확실성도 커지고 있다."- 조슈아 웡 홍콩 민주화 운동가 Guest: Jim Bulley, Editor, Korea JoongAng Daily

Sally Warhaft, left, and Joshua Wong Joshua Wong was still a teenager when he rose to international prominence as a leader in Hong Kong's 2014 Umbrella Movement, protesting increased Chinese Communist Party intervention in the city's electoral system. ‘That's the transformation of Hong Kongers … Before last summer, nobody could imagine more than 2 million people taking to the streets. […] But we did it. Almost one-fourth of the population [stood] up against the regime of Beijing.' A lot has happened since. Wong has served two prison terms and been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize. He's co-founded a new political party, Demosistō, and written a book, Unfree Speech. All the while, the protest movement in Hong Kong has simmered on, boiling over last year into extraordinary mass protests and brutal police confrontations. With Sally Warhaft, Wong talks about the evolution of Hong Kong's democracy movement and the impact of COVID-19. Assembly restrictions enforced due to the pandemic have hampered demonstrations and possibly cleared the path for more authoritarian rule in the city. In mid-April, more than a dozen high-profile pro-democracy activists were arrested. How does Wong expect these arrests to impact Hong Kong's legislative elections in September? What effect might a weakened United States and an emboldened China have on the One Country, Two Systems principle that grants Hong Kong special autonomy? Wong reflects on these questions and more. #TWCFifthEstate See also The Fifth Estate: Joshua Wong: Unfree Speech / Activism With Joshua Wong and Sally Warhaft The Fifth Estate: The World's Largest Party: China / Australian politics What's That Sound? Activism Today / Activism With Tess Lawley, Gary Foley, Amelia Telford and 2 others See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Peter Goff, China correspondent with the Irish Times, talks to Eamon about life in China as the coronavirus spreads, and the new book by leading Hong Kong protestor, Joshua Wong. Become a member at https://plus.acast.com/s/the-stand-with-eamon-dunphy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This weeks episode takes a look at the disqualification of prominent pro-democracy activist Joshua Wong from standing in Hong Kong's upcoming district elections. Social Media Correspondent Martina Moroney joins us this time to examine some of the underlying causes of the Hong Kong protests and debate the key question: Are Chinese and Hong Kong values really reconcilable?

In this episode, Jude is joined by five special guests. Nathan Law, Denise Ho, Joshua Wong, Jeffrey Ngo, and Brian Leung all sit in to discuss their recent visit to Capitol Hill, where they advocated for the passing of the Hong Kong Human Rights and Democracy Act of 2019. They also raise questions about the future of the protests as they lead up to the 70th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on October 1st. Nathan Law is a founding chair of Demosistō, a Hong Kong-based pro-democracy organization. Denise Ho is a renowned Cantopop singer and advocate for democracy and LGBTQ rights in Hong Kong. Joshua Wong is the secretary general of Demosistō. Jeffrey Ngo is the chief researcher and a standing committee member of Demosistō; he is currently pursuing a PhD at Georgetown University. Brian Leung is a democracy activist of Hong Kong and is currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Washington. We also invited People's Republic of China-U.S. Ambassador Cui Tiankai to take part in an additional episode of Hong Kong on the Brink, to which the embassy declined.

The world is watching HK's protests. Since June, people are accusing government of disbelieving its citizen. Protesters were asking 5 demands: one, the bill must be withdrawn; two, the chief executive must resign; three, the government must retract its characterisation of the violent clashes as “riots”; four, there must be a full independent inquiry into the actions of the police and; five, everyone arrested in respect of the clashes must be unconditionally freed. Chief executive Carrie Lam announced “The bill is dead” on July 9th after a month of protests. However the extradition law might be reopened unless it is withdrawn. In the future, anyone could be detained by police in HK if the extradition bill would exist. Last week, leaders of former democratic group Scholarism which lead Umbrellas movement, Joshua Wong, Agnes Chow and Andy Chan was arrested for unclear reason. Joshua had only been released from jail last June. The controversy extradition law enables Chinese authorities to send people to china from Hong Kong for hoax charges. First demand must be made. Carrie Lam confessed her secret plea of resignation. Today, an audio relate to Carrie Lam was leaked. It was obtained by Reuters. It is said she would quit if she had choice. She sounds full of emotion. But, very same day, she made a public comment of denial about resignation and showed a disappointment to the informer of this audio. This political strife will make another disbelief in Hong Kong's government. In my view, there is a huge structural problem. Lack of communication between protesters caused this huge political mess in Hong Kong. Last night's ABC TV program “four courners” was about Hong Kong's protests. Program interviewed one of the senators of Hong Kong government. He claimed protests have no leaders. But, the Interviewer returned “Because the police arrest them?” As I explained, Hong Kong's police catch protest's leaders for no reasons. Government and citizens are escalating tensions. It seems there are no representatives of these democratic actions. The last demands are not likely to be wished. Since June, more than 1,000 people were arrested for public disorder or whatever reasons. Hong Kong's police launched various weapons to hurt its citizens in spite of protester's peaceful demands. It is said, the police have tried not to drag on protests like 2014 umbrella movement. Police HQ claimed some of the protesters as riot at very first weekend to excuse themselves using weapons. Pro-democracy MP Fernando Cheung was trying to stop protesters breaking into the parliament on July 1st, 22th anniversary of the island handover. He said ”To much suppress the public supports were there even after they stormed into the Legislative Council building. This slogan of not being divisive and that we stay together whether we are the peaceful ones or the more radical ones, we stay together in the movement, seems to be working.” He said in the four courner's interview. Violence met a public understanding in this movement. You cannot be optimistic about Hong Kong. Recent HK's protests are showing firm ties between protesters and civilians. More and more civil workers showing supports to them. We are watching revolutionary movements in Hong Kong's protest. What would happen on October 1 when Chinese communist party will celebrate 70th anniversary of its founding of the People's Republic of China? We need to prepare for the worst scenario.

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On the second Sunday in June, hundreds of thousands of people filled the streets of Hong Kong to protest a proposed law that would allow people to be extradited from the former British colony to mainland China. Yet, as the New York Times reported and subsequent media interviews have made clear, these protests are about more than one law. They're about preserving the freedoms that were promised when Britain returned control over Hong Kong to China in 1997, something that's been increasingly at risk given the increasingly dictatorial nature of China's Communist Party. To understand this story, you need to know a bit of the backdrop of when Great Britain ceded Hong Kong back to China in 1997. The agreement clearly stated a governing principle, dubbed “One Country, Two Systems” that would govern relations between Hong Kong and mainland China for 50 years. According to the agreement, Hong Kong's domestic affairs would be governed by systems it inherited from Britain, which included freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and eventually, free elections. Under this arrangement, Hong Kong became freer and more prosperous than the rest of China. This made the rest of China look bad. So less than 20 years into the agreed-upon 50 years, China began undermining Hong Kong's autonomy by attempting to “pre-screen” candidates in their 2014 elections. The response from Hong Kong became known as the “Umbrella Movement,” and included nine days of protest against Beijing's violation of the agreement. In 2014, as now, the protests were more than an objection to a singular law or political change. As the Wall Street Journal reported back then, the protests contained “an undercurrent of another, much older tension: Between Christianity and Communist China.” At least three of the founders of the Umbrella Movement were Christians, including the face of the movement, Joshua Wong. In fact, there was a strong Christian presence felt throughout the protests: “prayer groups, crosses, and protesters reading Bibles in the street.” Churches played a “quiet but important role in the city's protests, by offering food and shelter to demonstrators.” Oh, and one more thing to know (again from the Wall Street Journal): “Hong Kong churches have long tried to spread Christianity in China. Protestant pastors based in Hong Kong have helped propagate the evangelical brands of Christianity that have alarmed the Chinese leadership in Beijing with their fast growth.” In recent years, Beijing has gone from being alarmed about the growth of Christianity to declaring war on it. The people of Hong Kong realize that things have gotten a lot worse in China since 2014. They want nothing to do with Xi's “Socialism with Chinese characteristics.” And because (unlike their mainland cousins) their internet isn't censored, they know what is happening to the Uighurs and to the Christians today on the mainland. It shouldn't surprise us that, as Christianity Today reported, there's a significant Christian dimension to this year's protests as well, just like there was in 2014. In fact, back in April, several Christians, including Joshua Wong, were arrested and imprisoned for taking part in pro-democracy protests. Christians in Hong Kong aren't buying the government's spin that the proposed new law would “ensure that [Hong Kong does] not become a haven for fugitives and that existing legal protections and human rights would remain in force.” They realize that subverting Hong Kong's autonomy is yet another way for Communist officials to suppress Christianity and its influence. They realize that, as the Times points out, laws like these are intended to “extend China's reach into Hong Kong and strip its residents of the protection of the law.” And we can be certain, the first protections to be stripped will be those of Hong Kong's Christians.

Joshua Wong was only 17 when he led the 2014 Umbrella Movement fighting for Hong Kong's democratization. His inspirational mobilization of over 100,000 Hong Kong citizens to engage in peaceful protest on behalf of democracy and the rule of law captivated the world and galvanized a generation of young people to become activists and to peacefully resist Chinese control of their government. Joshua and his fellow Occupy leaders have been nominated for the Nobel Prize and we were honored to have him join us on The Keeper.2018 Lantos Human Rights Prize to be Awarded to Joshua Wong

HARDtalk's Stephen Sackur speaks to Joshua Wong, a leader of the so-called umbrella pro-democracy protests that swept Hong Kong in 2014. He's now the secretary general of the Demosisto political party. But since Hong Kong is due to elect a new chief executive later this month, who will not be chosen by the people, has the territory's pro-democracy movement failed?