What: Protest the Beijing Olympic Rose Float of Shame
Tournament of Roses - Help China keep her promise of improving human rights.
Don't Reward Beijing

When: Tuesday, October 16, 2007
8:30 a.m.
(Note: The Tournament of Roses Association will have a press
conference at 9:30 a.m. to announce the Rose Queen)

Where: Tournament of Roses,
391 South Orange Grove Blvd.
Pasadena, CA 91105

Information: John Li 626-568-8889,
Ann Lau 310-539-0234

Background Information:
Asking the Tournament of Roses to consider the recommendations of the Pasadena Commission on Human Relations. The Commission referred to the suggestions by human rights groups of "naming of a human rights advocate such as the Dalai Lama as a co-grand marshal for the parade, a float entry representing human rights activists, or changes to the controversial float."

The Following organizations have expressed support for urging the Tournament of Roses to help China keep her Olympic Promises.
Amnesty International, Group 22 Pasadena, Americans Against the Darfur Genocide, Burma Forum, China Information Center, China Ministries International, Caltech Falun Gong Club, Conscience Foundation, Hong Kong Alliance for Democracy in China, Honorable David Kilgour (former Secretary of State from Canada), Free Church for China, Future China Forum, Jews Against Genocide , Justice for American Victims in China, Laogai Foundation, Los Angeles Friends of Tibet , New York Coalition for Darfur, Reporters Without Borders, Visual Artists Guild , West America Chinese Political Refugees

* China, Darfur, Burma, All human rights disasters *
DON'T REWARD BEIJING