12-15 May: Site with link to article about, The Dutch Olympic Committee fears that The Netherlands will be taken as Orange hostage in Beijing 2008.   |
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| Site with link to article about this case:Annemiek Van Der Meer , Communication chief at the National Olympic Committee (NOC) talks against the Orange idea.” The Dutch NOC is unhappy about the action and fears ‘politicisation’ of the Dutch sports colour in their promotion. “We’ll have a look at it and find out how to react”, says spokesperson Annemiek van der Meer in the weekend. |  |
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| 13 may: press release about the Letter to the Dutch NOC |
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| Jens Galschiot explains his view in a letter to the Olympic Comity:the Dutch should be proud. As the only ones, they have the opportunity to support the human rights in China without risking being expelled from the stadium. So the artist emphasizes that his campaign by no means is an attack against the Dutch athletes. |  |
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8 May: Press release about IOC retrictions from TheColorOrange   |
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| The International Olympic Committee (IOC) is trying to avoid political manifestations in Beijing. But IOC risks to be checkmated by the ColorOrange campaign. |  |
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| 7 May: Good advices about wearing the color orange during the Olympics 2008. |
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| If you’re going to the Olympics in Beijing 2008, and you want to use TheColorOrange as the color of criticism, we will encourage you to consider below points, unless you’re a high profiled politician or the like, who will be inviolable in those connections. | |
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| 6 May: THE WALL STREET JOURNAL |
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| TO OLYMPIC athletes contemplating wearing messages of support for
Tibet, Darfur or even the notion of a better world, the International Olympic
Committee is saying, "Don't." |  |
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| 5 May: GUIDELINES ON THE INTERPRETATION OF RULE 51.3 OF THE OLYMPIC CHARTER |
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| In relation to the various discussions held recently, in particular during the ANOC meetings in Beijing, this is to advise you that the IOC has received a number of queries from NOCs as to the conduct of participants, in particular athletes, at the Olympic Games. It is appropriate for the IOC to assist the NOCs – and the members of their delegations including the athletes – by offering the following advice: |  |
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| 30 April: Photos of The Pillar of Shame painted Orange |
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| Plenty of marvelous photos of the Chinese democracy movement and the students painting The Pillar of Shame Orange. |  |
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| 28. April: The government of Hong Kong is lying about the reason for expulsion |
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| The government has just declared to the press in Hong Kong, that our three activists were sent back home, because the insurance papers for erecting the Pillar of Shame some years ago, were not in order. This is a sheer lie! And the government should know that, as it appears in the papers here, it was exactly on this condition the sculpture was erected | |
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| 26 April Hong Kong Airport, Latest news: Orange group denied entrance to HK |
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| 26 April Hong Kong Airport, Jens Galschiot and the Orange group have been denied entrance to Hong Kong. They are returning to Denmark and will arrive at the airport of Copenhagen Sunday 27th 9.55 am, BA812 from Heathrow |  |
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25 April: The Chinese Democracy movement press releases  |
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| This evening the flight for thecolororange team will settle its way towards Hong Kong. The contact person for The Chinese Democracy movement will wait for their arrival in the airport tomorrow afternoon. The movement has just written these two press releases for the Chinese newspapers | |
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| Stafetløb for menneskerettigheder i Kina |
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| Amnesty International inviterer til et alternativt OL-stafetløb den 4. maj i København for at sætte fokus på de udbredte krænkelser af menneskerettighederne, der foregår i Kina |  |
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| Nynne Pedersen and her school have made and event to support the Color Orange |
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| In connection to the main event, the fotoclass made an exhibition with pictures that uses the colour orange as a theme. The exhibition and its purpose can be seen on this link | |
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| 17 April: The Olympic Torch will be met with orange actions when it comes to China |
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| The Chinese Democracy Movement in Hong Kong in cooperation with Danish artist Jens Galschiot are going to make sure that also on Chinese ground, orange actions will be made to put focus on human rights in China during the Torch relay and the following ceremonies in Hong Kong. |  |
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14 April. The pen is stronger than the sword     |
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| This is the time! You can make a difference about the human rights in China. Help us spreading the idea and the symbol TheColorOrange, involve in the debate in your country, region and town, write letters to newspapers, contact the press, show up wearing something orange at meetings, sports events, and suggest that those who are going to the Olympics 2008 make use of TheColorOrange |  |
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| 1 April. Help us making Orange actions when the Olympic Torch continues! |
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| After the planned route through Greece the Torch will continue hand-to-hand by torchbearers in different countries around the world. Perhaps you're exactly in the right place at the right time! Here yo'll find the route of the Torch. |  |
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| 28 March: Greek police bans orange clothes |
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| 10 orange activists have been forbidden to follow the Olympic Torch in Greece. They were stopped already 70 kilometres from the city of Larissa, where they had planned to be a peaceful part of the Torch Relay. |  |
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| Video: BBC television about activists from TheColorOrange |
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| Danish activists are being withheld in Greece, 28. March 2008, during the Olympic torch relay. |  |
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| 24 March: Lightning of the Olympic Torch |
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| 10 Danish orange activists left Denmark to join the ceremony, when the Olympic Torch is being handed over to Beijing’s Olympic Committee 30. March in Athens. The activists will wear orange clothing, and follow the torch the last 3 days from Larisa (28/3) and spread the idea about using the color orange as criticism against China during the Olympics in Beijing 2008. |  |
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| Demonstration in Poland - see the photos where the demonstrants are using the Color Orange |
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| 9th of March 2008, in front of Chinese Ambassy in Warsaw, Poland there was a peaceful demonstration against illegal occupation of Tibet. The demonstration was organised by activists from Tibetan Program of Inna Przestrzen Foundation to commemorate the 49th anniversary of national uprising in Tibet and to protest against using the Olympic Games in Beijing as political instrument justifying illegal occupation of Tibet and covering human rights violations in this country.
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| 6th March, The Color Orange is going to be art theme of a summer exibition in a gallery in Wien |
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| Hubert Thurnhofer and his colleagues at 'der Kunstraum' in Wien decided immediately to support the project and dedicate the group exibition this summer to Color Orange | |
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| Olympic Torch Relay |
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| 22th February, Athens: We are sending a team to Greece to join the ceremony when the Olympic Torch is handed over to the Olympic committee of Beijing in Athens March 30th | |
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| 8th February: The Chinese democracy movement endorses TheColorOrange |
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| The Chinese democracy movement endorses TheColorOrange. The Hong Kong Alliance, one of the cornerstones of the Chinese democracy movement has now decided to join the orange manifestations.
The Alliance will take an active role in the campaign and will issue orange wristbands, handkerchiefs, T-shirts and other accessories to be used in the manifestations connected to the Olympics in Beijing 2008.
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| 6th February :The Danish Radio programme P1 with Jens Galschiot |
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| Jens Galschiot tells about his project, The Color Orange and the lack of human rights in China. | |
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News mail about support sent out jan. 2008      |
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| This appeal of support for The Color Orange Project was first sent out in January 2008, to about 25,000 individuals and NGO's all over the world. If you have not received it, then sign up for the newsletter, and then you will receive e-mails about the project in the future. Support the project by copying the following request and send it to your own mailing list. |  |
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| My Space and The Color Orange |
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| Thune Kirk from Denmark has opened My Space profile for The Color Orange | |
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| Face Book and The Color Orange |
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| Lasse Markus from Denmark and others have opened a TheColorOrange Face Book group titled "The Color Orange". There's also another one titled "The Colour Orange" | |
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| Tv2 Fyn feature about The Color Orange 6th of January 2008 |
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| Tv2 Fyn feature about The Color Orange project(the program is in Danish) | |
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| The Danish newspaper 'Politiken' writes about The Color Orange 7th of January 2008 |
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| Debat TV2 blok januar 2008 |
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| Debat TV2 blok januar 2008 | |
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| MetroExpress about The Color Orange project the 9th of January 2008 |
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| A Danish article about the project | |
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| Danish article 6th of January 2008 |
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| 'Fyens Stiftstidende' writes about The Color Orange | |
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| The Tibet Post International 08 January 2008 |
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| The Tibet Post International 08 January 2008 | |
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| About 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China |
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| Debate about boycott the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China | |
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| Wikipedia and The Color Orange |
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| Neww polska Network of East West Women |
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| Blog UBH, union de bloggers hispanos |
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| Blokspot Responsables de hacer feliz |
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| Blog debate: meneame.net/story/puede-china-prohibir-color-naranja |
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