Forced Eviction

Sparrow Initiative Stages Protest Inside UN Headquarter

Washington DC, August 31, 2010-- The Sparrow Initiative escalated its three month long protest with a dramatic demonstration inside UN Headquarters in New York City. Under the watchful eyes of NYC police and reporters, several dozen protesters unfurled large banners...

Sparrow Initiative at UN Headquarter, Press Conference Transcript

Good afternoon. My name is Yang Jianli, President of Initiatives for China and Fellow at Harvard University. We are here as a delegation of the Sparrow Initiative. The Sparrow Initiative is a coalition of citizens and victims of forced evictions instigated by the...

Initiatives for China President Calls UN Pavilion At Shanghai Expo “Stolen Property”

Wasington, D.C. August 30, 2010--Initiatives for China President and Harvard Fellow, Dr. Yang Jianli, will call on UN HABITAT to reveal the details behind its acquisition of the UN Pavilion at the Shanghai Expo. At a 1 pm press conference in Ralph Bunche park...

Chinese Victims To Hold Sit-In To Protest UN Role in Shanghai Expo Forced Evictions

Wasington, D.C. August 25, 2010--Victims of forced evictions by the Chinese government and their supporters will stage a sit-in at 11:00 am at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on Tuesday, August 31, 2010. A press conference will follow the sit-in at 1:00...