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rfmcdonaldI'd forgotten about these pictures.
In June of 2012 as I was walking through Manhattan on a rather rainy day, I passed by the headquarters of the United Nations. On the opposite side of the street from the headquarters of the United Nations were three Chinese protesters, petitioning for redress.
I talked with them at some length. The gist of their complaints were that the Shanghai municipal government had confiscated their property without providing appropriate compensation, and that they wanted redress. Going to New York City and setting up a permanent protest outside the United Nations' headquarters was, I suppose, their way of getting attention for their grievances, going one level above Beijing.
I wish I hadn't lost the pamphlet they gave out. I wish they got the justice they deserved. I wish, honestly, that I could find out who they were. (Google is not being helpful.)
In June of 2012 as I was walking through Manhattan on a rather rainy day, I passed by the headquarters of the United Nations. On the opposite side of the street from the headquarters of the United Nations were three Chinese protesters, petitioning for redress.
I talked with them at some length. The gist of their complaints were that the Shanghai municipal government had confiscated their property without providing appropriate compensation, and that they wanted redress. Going to New York City and setting up a permanent protest outside the United Nations' headquarters was, I suppose, their way of getting attention for their grievances, going one level above Beijing.
I wish I hadn't lost the pamphlet they gave out. I wish they got the justice they deserved. I wish, honestly, that I could find out who they were. (Google is not being helpful.)
