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| 9/30/08 |
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| Cinema - On-campus |
| Film Screening:Ou Ning's "Meishi Street |
| Meishi Street is located on the southwest side of Beijing's Tiananmen Square and runs from north to south. In this old city district, called Da Zha Lan, the city was carrying out a project to improve traffic and facilities for the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. On December 27, 2004, the Beijing Municipal Government launched a project to widen Meishi Street to 25 meters from its original 8 meters. Many of the original residents living along the street faced the demolition of their homes and relocation to other areas of the city. Zhang Jinli, Sun Tiesheng and Liu Ruiping are three of these residents. They're not satisfied with the compensation plan made by the government and developers and started a journey of protecting their rights. All failed in the end though with their properties destroyed by force, even including Zhang Jinli, the most resistant one. This is not a rare case in most cities in China during the process of development. However, what's special about this film is many clips were taken by these victims themselves, which irreplaceably strengthens the passion and pain you can feel in them. |
| Date(s): |
Tues. September 30 |
| When: |
7:30 pm |
| Where: |
413 Kent Hall
Columbia University |
| Who: |
All are welcome |
| Price: |
Free |
| How: |
Reserve a ticket
online
or at the Ticket and Information Center, located in Lerner Hall lobby, next to Cafe 212 on Columbia University Campus, 115th St. & Broadway. |
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