Art Under China’s Red Line: An Exhibition & Panel on Press Freedom in Hong Kong

[emily]

Art Under China’s Red Line: An Exhibition & Panel on Press Freedom in Hong Kong

Join Georgetown University’s Asian Studies Program, the Committee for Freedom in Hong Kong Foundation, We The Hongkongers, and the Hongkongers Community Center for a panel on press freedom in Hong Kong and an exhibition of works by Zunzi and the last edition of Apple Daily. Refreshments and desserts will be available during the exhibition. ID is required for alcoholic beverages.

Date: November 28, 2023
Time: 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Location: Georgetown University Healy Family Student Center’s Social Room

Featuring opening remarks from CFHK Foundation’s Policy and Advocacy Coordinator and We The Hongkongers’ Executive Director Frances Hui, and the Georgetown Asian Studies Program Director, Dr. Yuhki Tajima, experts on Hong Kong, China, and press freedom will gather for a discussion on press freedom in Hong Kong.

Johanna Kao, Senior Director for Asia-Pacific for International Republican Institute 
Simon Lee, Former columnist for Apple Daily newspaper and Advisor for the Hongkonger Community Center
Yaqiu Wang, Research Director for China, Hong Kong and Taiwan at the Freedom House 
The discussion will be moderated by Dr. Emily Matson, the Assistant Teaching Professor of modern Chinese history at Georgetown University.

The exhibition will showcase a series of work selected from the four-decade career of satirical cartoonist Zunzi, and the last issue of pro-democracy newspaper Apple Daily.

Please kindly RSVP so we can ensure an accurate headcount for catering. To request accommodations due to a disability, contact Annalise Burke at [email protected] no later than 11/21/2023.
Disclaimer: This event is part of Zunzi's Archival World Exhibition Tour taking place in more than 10 cities around the world since August 2023. The exhibition is initiated and organized by overseas Hong Kongers and has received no support or any form of input from Zunzi. Opinions expressed by panelists and in the exhibition do not represent the views of the sponsors. For information about other stops of the tour, please contact We The Hongkongers or the Hongkonger Community Center.

[emily]

Hello! Thanks Matthew for sharing the details. For those who are on We The Hongkongers' email contacts, you should have received an email invitation to the event in your mailbox. If you haven't, you may find the event details here. This is a public event and we expect a crowd of general public, including students, policy and human rights advocates and scholars, and community members around town. Please feel free to share this widely with friends and colleagues in the area. Refreshment and drinks are provided.

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