[Buddha-l] NBC Olympics coverage

[Carol McQuire]

Also a reminder that Human Rights injustices also took
place just before these Olypmics  - the massacres
of the students during the protests against the Olympics
in Tlatelolco, Mexico City, October 2nd 1968
 
http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://bp0.blogger.com/_paQ9I13fSjk/RwRSi5XXlaI/AAAAAAAAAJI/kInTomALBe0/s320/1968mexico.jpg&imgrefurl=http://amoryresistencia.blogspot.com/2007_10_01_archive.html&h=203&w=320&sz=23&hl=en&start=11&um=1&tbnid=gG73N7CIyacPdM:&tbnh=75&tbnw=118&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmexican%2Bolympics%2Brepression%2B1968%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26safe%3Doff
 
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tlatelolco_Massacre
 
Carol McQuire
 
Brighton, UK
> Date: Tue, 25 Mar 2008 16:04:49 -0400> From: curt at cola.iges.org> To: buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com> Subject: Re: [Buddha-l] NBC Olympics coverage> > For those of a certain age, or for any youngsters out there who are > interested in ancient history, here is a reminder of just how powerful, > at least in terms of imagery and symbolism, the Olympics can be as a > venue for protest:> http://images.google.com/images?um=1&hl=en&safe=off&q=olympics+black+power+68&btnG=Search+Images> > Curt Steinmetz> > Curt Steinmetz wrote:> > NBC has a special email address just for "feedback" concerning their > > Olympics coverage:> > nbcolympicsfeedback at nbcuni.com> >> > Here is what I sent them - with the subject heading "Tibet":> > Tibet has been brutally occupied by China since 1950. I don't see how > > NBC can justify making millions of dollars covering the 2008 Summer > > Olympics while China's oppression of the Tibetan people not only > > continues - but increases in it's savagery. I plan to not only > > completely boycott all NBC programming - but also any and all Olympic > > sponsors, including especially sponsors of NBC's Olympics coverage.> > Sincerely,> > Curtis Steinmetz> > Rockville MD 20853> > _______________________________________________> > buddha-l mailing list> > buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com> > http://mailman.swcp.com/mailman/listinfo/buddha-l> > _______________________________________________> buddha-l mailing list> buddha-l at mailman.swcp.com> http://mailman.swcp.com/mailman/listinfo/buddha-l
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