{"id":1074,"date":"2008-10-10T01:40:09","date_gmt":"2008-10-10T06:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1074"},"modified":"2008-10-10T01:40:09","modified_gmt":"2008-10-10T06:40:09","slug":"my-dc-protesters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spritewrites.net\/?p=1074","title":{"rendered":"my d.c.: protesters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2928004629\/\" title=\"China Protesters by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3190\/2928004629_fb090ef2b6.jpg\" width=\"333\" height=\"250\" alt=\"China Protesters\" align=center \/><\/a><\/center><\/p>\n<p>While many of the non-District locals probably think frustrated thoughts of protesters, particularly IMF\/World Bank protesters such as those who&#8217;ll be in town this weekend, I tend to be rather fond of those who believe that peaceful protests will change the world.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/spriteshoots\/2928864146\/\" title=\"Yelling at China by kkfea, on Flickr\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/farm4.static.flickr.com\/3144\/2928864146_a87a233ab2.jpg\" width=\"250\" height=\"333\" alt=\"Yelling at China\" align=left hspace=5 vspace=5 \/><\/a>You can always find protesters in the park across from the Chinese embassy on Connecticut Avenue. When we first moved down, they were <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Falun_Gong\">Falun Gong<\/a> protesters. This summer, during the Olympics, the focus was on the human rights issues in Tibet and treatment of North Korean detainees.<\/p>\n<p>One protester, a North Korean woman recently granted asylum, took her mission so seriously that she staged a hunger strike that eventually ended with her <a href=\"http:\/\/pulitzercenter.typepad.com\/news_points\/2008\/08\/a-n-koreans-que.html\">hospitalization<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>These photos were taken during the Olympics (on day 12 of the hunger strike according to the signs in the shots), so I can&#8217;t tell you if the focus remains the same or if they&#8217;ve shifted to other human rights objections with the Chinese government. There is always someone in the park, so all I can say is that a protest will be going on one way or the other.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/sweetpeasgarden.wordpress.com\">Sarah<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/knitting4shirley.blogspot.com\/\">Hillary<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/bomboniera.wordpress.com\/\">MsP<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/randomduck.com\">Rudi<\/a> are other good bets for those sharing their unique perspectives of D.C.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>While many of the non-District locals probably think frustrated thoughts of protesters, particularly IMF\/World Bank protesters such as those who&#8217;ll be in town this weekend, I tend to be rather fond of those who believe that peaceful protests will change the world. 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