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...week or indulging her love of alliteration: "People, politics, policy" and "Money, message, mobilization." The charitable view of her often disjointed speaking style is that she's someone who thinks faster than she talks. The uncharitable view is that "she's Teresa Heinz without the accent," as one Democratic activist said...
Then came the text message: "Chen Guangcheng has been sentenced to four years and three months' imprisonment." I first met Chen a year ago. A native of China's eastern Shandong province, the self-schooled legal activist came to Shanghai to publicize the plight of women who had been forced to undergo abortions or sterilizations as part of the nation's family-planning campaign. China has tried for more than two decades to lower its population through its "one-child" policy, but the coercive measures used in Shandong's Linyi region are now illegal. By publicizing abuses committed by local...
...since my film and its campaign. With our alternative distribution, we had over 7,000 screenings in one week alone where people not only saw the film but were asked to take action: write a letter, make a phone call, contact a politician about pending legislation or join an activist group. With the Fox documentary, the goal wasn't to change Rupert Murdoch into a flaming left-winger: that's not going to happen. We wanted to provide evidence for the media, so when they analyzed and wrote about Fox News they could show it's not a news organization...
...always done both. We've also created a company called Brave New Theaters, which allows any activist to use our software for arranging house parties to promote their own films. People who want to do this now don't have to reinvent the wheel. I'd like to take the mystery out of the whole process and spread the word about that...
...Then, came the text message: "Chen Guangcheng has been sentenced to four years and three months' imprisonment." Chen is a legal activist whom I first met a year ago. A native of China's eastern Shandong province, he had come to Shanghai to publicize the plight of women who had been forced to undergo abortions or sterilizations as part of the nation's family-planning campaign. Although China has tried for more than two decades to lower its population through its "one-child policy," the coercive measures used in Shandong's Linyi region are now illegal. Chen's mission seemed...