Covering The Damage To The Hotels
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On August 25, 2008, When Eddie Romero realized the Chinese authorities intended to deport him, he raised the subject of reimbursing the hotels for the clean up costs. (The fees for the room had already been paid.)
The authorities were quite specific that Eddie should forget about the costs. He was told that they would be taken care of and to dismiss the issue.
Nevertheless, in order to act rightly, Eddie has sent some money to both hotels to pay for the clean-up costs, and has asked the hotels to let him know if anything more is required. He is also going to pay above & beyond the required amount for the clean-up costs.
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James Mawdsley Speaks With Bill Welsh of CCHB about Burma & The Gadfly Project
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On Wednesday, August 27, 2008, James Mawdsley was interviewed by Bill Welsh of Calvary Chapel Huntington Beach. He shared about his experiences in Burma and how they compare to Eddie Romero’s experience in Beijing for The Gadfly Project. He also talked about how we can interceed on behalf of those who are suffering. This was perfectly illustrated when he said, “If you understand the suffering that those individuals are going through than suddenly it makes sense to want to express solidarity with them; to call for their release, to defend their dignity. And Frankly, it’s crazy not to. If you could live your life with no connection in your heart between you and others, than you’re not alive.”
Please continue to look within the hearts of those who are captive and the oppressed. Continue to search and find ways in which you can support them. Their are many organizations who are already doing this. You can team up with them or if you feel so lead, start something of your own that addresses their needs.
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Out of Sight, Out of Mind…
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China’s prisoners of conscience:
For a newborn, out-of-sight means out-of-mind. Babies react to objects held in front of their face, but appear to forget about them once they are removed from their field of vision. Oftentimes society is the same way regarding prisoners: out-of-sight-out-of-mind. But now that the Olympic spotlight is off China, it is important that we let the Chinese government know our concern for prisoners of conscience has not diminished but burns on. Please pray for those named below, and consider writing in their support. To read about their stories, click here.
1) Zhang Rongliang, a Protestant pastor, was arrested in December 2004 and sentenced in July 2006 to seven and a half years imprisonment, supposedly for illegal travel abroad. Before all this Rongliang had already spent 12 years in prison during five separate detentions, which reportedly involved torture, including electric shocks.
2) Xu Na spent five years in prison for having lent her apartment to Falun Gong adherents traveling to Beijing to appeal to the authorities for an end to the persecution against them. Na was released in 2006, but while in detention, she was reportedly beaten, deprived of sleep, force-fed, and was tied into uncomfortable positions for hours. When Na was re-arrested at the beginning of this year (Jan 2008), her husband, Yu Zhou, was arrested too but has died in police custody following abuse. Na now faces up to 12 years in prison.
3) Hu Jia: Last Christmas (2007), Jia and his wife, Zeng Jinyan, and their six-week-old daughter (Hu Qianci) were at home with Ms Zeng’s grandmother when 20 policemen burst in, cut their telephone lines and internet connection and arrested Jia. Jia was jailed in April for his blogging, and since then his wife Jinyan and their baby remain under house arrest.
4) Shi Tao is a journalist, arrested November 2004 for using his Yahoo account to send an e-mail to a U.S.-based pro-democracy website. In his email, he summarized a government order directing media organizations in China to downplay the coming anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown 15 years before. In April 2005 Tao was sentenced to a 10-year prison term. His family has been harassed by the authorities. His wife underwent daily questioning by security officials and was persistently pressured to divorce Tao, which she eventually did. Tao’s uncle and brother have been under surveillance and harassed both at work and at home, and his mother is reportedly monitored and harassed as she petitions for her son’s release.
5) Guo Feixiong was arrested September 2006 and sentenced to five years imprisonment on bogus charges of “illegal business activity”. He was also fined 40,000 yuan (over $5,000). Feixiong had provided legal advice in a number of controversial rights defense cases. According to his wife, Zhang Qing, Feixiong has been repeatedly tortured simply because he will not admit to having committed any crime and because he refuses cooperate with the authorities’ interrogations. Methods used by police to extract a confession from Feixiong have included shackling Feixiong’s arms and legs to a bed for weeks at a time, and extended periods of sleep deprivation and worse.
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Exodus8one.org Festival For Humanitarian Relief in China
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Fun In The Sun Festival
Saturday, August 30, 2008
From 10am-9pm
If you live in the Los Angeles area, join us for a day of fun as we raise money for humanitarian relief in China. All proceeds will be donated to China Aid Association. Their will be a walk-a-thon, food, games booths, vendor booths, raffles for prizes, and all day entertainment. The suggested donation for entrance is: $1.
Where: Los Altos High School (Field)
15325 Los Robles, Hacienda Heights, Ca 91744
Click here for Map
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The Future of Exodus8one.org and The Gadfly Project
Posted by exodus8one | Filed under Event, How To Help
Stay posted as the matters of the hotel damage will be addressed. We’re going to soon be freezing this website as it is now. It will be to serve as a historical record of these events that transpired in Beijing, China and around the world as thousands lifted their voice in support of the Gadfly Project’s message to ratiffy & release. There will be a few more posts before we do this. Also, we will have an email list that you can sign up for for future updates. As this leg of the project draws to a close, we invite you to take the time to explore some of the tough questions that have arisen during this time. To what lengths should Christians or Non-Christians go to in defense of the oppressed? What place does religion have in politics? Should the two be kept separate? What can be done about the injustices of the world around us and abroad? How can you play a part? Why go to the lengths of, as one journalist put it, “crossing the holy line of peaceful protest to civil disobediance?”
Soon, for the time being, the Gadfly Project will be closed. Join us in several months time as we take a deeper look into matters of human rights and revisit the Gadfly Project.
Tags: activism, Activist, Beijing, China, Christianity, communist china, Eddie Romero, exodus 8 one, Exodus8one, exodus8one.org, Gadfly, Gadfly Project, house church, Huigur Muslim, Human Rights, iamgadfly, ICCPR, IOC, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Olympics, pastor eddie romero, Persecution, Prisoners, Protest, Ratify, Religion, Summer Olympics, surrender, three-self church, Tiananmen Square, Tibetan Buddhists, Underground church
Footage of Eddie’s Arrival from Beijing, China into LAX Airport
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On Tuesday August 26, 2008 at 7:00PM PDT, Pastor Eddie “Gadfly” Romero returned home from Beijing, China. His homecoming at LAX in Los Angeles was met with over 80 supporters & 5 LA news stations. As he came down from the escalator into the terminal, people were heard shouting “Ratify & Release,” the 2 messages that his protest highlighted on Tuesday, August 5th. With much applaud, he was warmly received back home. When he arrived back at his church, he was greeted by many more people from his church & the Chinese community along with more TV news reporters. It was a sight to behold!
As soon as he is rested, he has a lot to go over. Soon, he will address the many questions & concerns people have had while he was away. How will he account for the controversial methods of his protest? Was his protest a success? Failure? What role do Christians or Non Christians play in the matters of human rights? With so many questions raised and people on both sides of the fence over this “Gadfly Project,” he will have a lot to process. He has also stated that both him and his church will consider new ways to continue to support the Chinese people & find different ways to meet them in their plight. Stay posted for more updates, messages and answers from Pastor Eddie & Exodus8one.org in the days to come.
Tags: activism, Activist, Beijing, China, Christianity, communist china, Eddie Romero, exodus 8 one, Exodus8one, exodus8one.org, Gadfly, Gadfly Project, house church, Huigur Muslim, Human Rights, iamgadfly, ICCPR, IOC, LAX, Los Angeles International Airport, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Olympics, pastor eddie romero, Persecution, Prisoners, Protest, Ratify, Religion, Summer Olympics, three-self church, Tibetan Buddhists, Underground church
The Gadfly Lands…
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(Photos appear courtesy of Israel Morales. © 2008. View
more photos of the event on the Gadfly Project Flickr page.)
On Tuesday August 26, 2008 at 7:00PM PDT, Pastor Eddie “Gadfly” Romero returned home from Beijing, China. His homecoming at LAX in Los Angeles was met with over 80 supporters & 5 LA news stations. As he came down from the escalator into the terminal, people were heard shouting “Ratify & Release,” the 2 messages that his protest highlighted on Tuesday, August 5th. With much applaud, he was warmly received back home. When he arrived back at his church, he was greeted by many more people from his church & the Chinese community along with more TV news reporters. It was a sight to behold!
As soon as he is rested, he has a lot to go over. Soon, he will address the many questions & concerns people have had while he was away. How will he account for the controversial methods of his protest? Was his protest a success? Failure? What role do Christians or Non Christians play in the matters of human rights? With so many questions raised and people on both sides of the fence over this “Gadfly Project,” he will have a lot to process. He has also stated that both him and his church will consider new ways to continue to support the Chinese people & find different ways to meet them in their plight. Stay posted for more updates, messages and answers from Pastor Eddie & Exodus8one.org in the days to come.
(Photos appear courtesy of Israel Morales. © 2008. View
more photos of the event on the Gadfly Project Flickr page.)
Fox News Clip:
We’d like to thank all of you who have made this project a success and for those who have raised their voices for the plight of persecuted Chinese people in China. We realize that even in the face of criticism & controversy, it was at times hard to take a stand. Even still, thousands of people from around the world still raised their voices along with Eddie in hopes of making a change in China. Thank you for coming along with us on this amazing journey. Stay posted!
Tags: activism, Activist, Beijing, China, Christianity, communist china, Eddie Romero, exodus 8 one, Exodus8one, exodus8one.org, Gadfly, Gadfly Project, house church, Huigur Muslim, Human Rights, iamgadfly, ICCPR, IOC, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Olympics, pastor eddie romero, Persecution, Prisoners, Protest, Ratify, Religion, Summer Olympics, three-self church, Tibetan Buddhists, Underground church
Pastor Eddie arriving from Beijing @LAX 7PM Tonight!
Posted by exodus8one | Filed under Event, Live, Press, Videos
Pastor Eddie Romero is in safety and is now on a plane back into the USA from Beijing. There will be groups of his supporters that will be going to LAX to greet him when he arrives. If you want to come out to greet him, he be arriving tonight at 7PM, flight# 1144 Southwest, Terminal 1 click the text to get flight updates. You will be able to watch his for his arrival live on the internet from below:
After pastor Eddie arrived at the airport
Arrival at HCF - Interview with 2 local news stations
More interviews & greeting with friends and church goers.
Tags: activism, Activist, arrival, Beijing, China, Christianity, communist china, documentary, Eddie Romero, exodus 8 one, Exodus8one, exodus8one.org, Gadfly, Gadfly Project, house church, Huigur Muslim, Human Rights, iamgadfly, ICCPR, internet, IOC, LAX, Live, Olympic Committee, Olympic Games, Olympics, pastor eddie romero, Persecution, Prisoners, Protest, qik, Ratify, Religion, Summer Olympics, three-self church, Tibetan Buddhists, Underground church
