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Even when he's not filming, Richard Gere knows how to do drama. In the wake of the deadly protests in Tibet, Gere, a longtime Tibet activist and friend of the Dalai Lama, made a splashy announcement. The Hollywood star declared that "if [the protests] are not handled correctly, yes, we should boycott [the Olympics]. Everyone should boycott...
...boycott would backfire miserably. Besides hurting athletes who have spent years prepping for the Olympics, a boycott will cost activists whatever ongoing leverage they have over China. Once a boycott is declared, activists almost surely would lose any interaction with Chinese officials, who would simply write them off. Through their pressure, Darfur advocates have in fact won private meetings with influential Chinese officials. In the past year China's stance on Sudan has undergone a major shift. From ignoring complaints about its Sudan links, China has appointed its own special envoy for Darfur and has sent aid to the peacekeeping...
...asked, “Are we better off because of it? Has the war in Iraq made the world any safer?”Several members of the local community also participated in the rally. Michael I. Borkson, a Boston resident who said he has been an anti-war activist since the 1970s, said he was excited to see Harvard students “using the skills they learn in college for the better.” “It’s good to see a cross-generational anti-war movement,” he said...
...Zafran: Typical Harvard students support a lot of what the activist students on campus are pushing for, but yet always wonder if it’s worth it to invest their time. A lot of Harvard students say, “Yeah, I’m opposed to the war but does the fact that I’m coming out on a rainy Wednesday to support a peace walk matter at all?” In some ways, Harvard students are too mature for their own good. Perhaps students have lost a bit of the idealism that has characterized...
...been given by the government." But he estimated a two-week ban would cost Nepal about $1.5 million in climbing fees-peanuts compared with the tens of millions in aid and loans that Beijing gives Nepal. "It basically shows how much influence the Chinese government has here,? says Tibetan activist Tashi Dhundup, 32, who lives in Nepal. We can't even walk outside the Chinese embassy without getting clubbed about...