News Release
For Immediate Release
25 October 2007
Runners, Poets, Colouring and Blogs.
Young and old across the city and region are proudly supporting Human Rights Torch Relay in there own style.
As well the many runners to run the torch through the city, high school students are busy writing there entries for the Human Rights Poetry Competition. The winners will receive book vouchers donated by Clive Berghofer and will have there entries published and also displayed at the Toowoomba City Library along with a colouring display by primary school students.
Toowoomba organisers are also happy to announce a blog site to keep residents informed in the lead up to the event next Thursday. The blog site can be found at hrtorchtoowoomba.blogspot.com .
The torch is in London today (Thursday 25 October) and is set to arrive in Sydney on Saturday 27 October. The torches first Queensland stop will be in Toowoomba on Thursday 1 November.
The Global relay aims to raise awareness of China's continued human rights violations that breach the Olympic charter even though Beijing will host the 2008 Games and is stopping in 25 countries and more than 100 cities in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.
Spokesperson for the Global Human Rights Torch – Toowoomba Network, Emmy Pfister says Toowoomba is a vital stop on this World tour.
“Together we can help raise enough awareness that everyday Falun Gong followers, members of the underground Christian Church, Chinese defectors and pro-democracy activists face persecution, imprisonment and torture,” Ms Pfister said.
“The Olympic charter actually states that any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement,” Ms Pfister said.
The visit will take place on Thursday 1st November starting at 4.00 p.m. With a welcome ceremony at Gallery Park, Corner of Ruthven and Little Streets, followed by Toowoomba City relay around the CBD area, finishing at Alford Place, Corner of Margaret and Victoria Streets. There will be a candlelight vigil and concert from 6.00 p.m at Alford Place.
Anyone interested in running a leg of the torch relay, the poetry competition or colouring in should call Yan on 0433 430 830.
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For Immediate Release
25 October 2007
Runners, Poets, Colouring and Blogs.
Young and old across the city and region are proudly supporting Human Rights Torch Relay in there own style.
As well the many runners to run the torch through the city, high school students are busy writing there entries for the Human Rights Poetry Competition. The winners will receive book vouchers donated by Clive Berghofer and will have there entries published and also displayed at the Toowoomba City Library along with a colouring display by primary school students.
Toowoomba organisers are also happy to announce a blog site to keep residents informed in the lead up to the event next Thursday. The blog site can be found at hrtorchtoowoomba.blogspot.com .
The torch is in London today (Thursday 25 October) and is set to arrive in Sydney on Saturday 27 October. The torches first Queensland stop will be in Toowoomba on Thursday 1 November.
The Global relay aims to raise awareness of China's continued human rights violations that breach the Olympic charter even though Beijing will host the 2008 Games and is stopping in 25 countries and more than 100 cities in Europe, Asia, North America and Australia.
Spokesperson for the Global Human Rights Torch – Toowoomba Network, Emmy Pfister says Toowoomba is a vital stop on this World tour.
“Together we can help raise enough awareness that everyday Falun Gong followers, members of the underground Christian Church, Chinese defectors and pro-democracy activists face persecution, imprisonment and torture,” Ms Pfister said.
“The Olympic charter actually states that any form of discrimination with regard to a country or a person on grounds of race, religion, politics, gender or otherwise is incompatible with belonging to the Olympic Movement,” Ms Pfister said.
The visit will take place on Thursday 1st November starting at 4.00 p.m. With a welcome ceremony at Gallery Park, Corner of Ruthven and Little Streets, followed by Toowoomba City relay around the CBD area, finishing at Alford Place, Corner of Margaret and Victoria Streets. There will be a candlelight vigil and concert from 6.00 p.m at Alford Place.
Anyone interested in running a leg of the torch relay, the poetry competition or colouring in should call Yan on 0433 430 830.
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