Orange Action during

the Lightning of the Olympic Torch

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Press release 24 March 2008

Orange Action during

the Lightning of the Olympic Torch

Danish activists will set China in chessmate, by using the Color Orange during the Olympics in Beijing 2008

Monday, 24 March 2008: 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 Larissa (28/3) and spread the idea about using the color orange as criticism against China during the Olympics in Beijing 2008.

It is the Danish artist Jens Galschiot who has, in co-operation with the Chinese Democracy Movement, started the global project “The Color Orange”. The idea is to redefine “The Color Orange”, so that it in a symbolic way can be used as criticism against China’s violations of the human rights. The appeal to participation is translated into 18 languages, and is spreading all over the internet, via the website: www.TheColorOrange.net. Thousands of people all over the world have already supported the idea and many are working on orange activities.

Not even China can forbid “The Color Orange”, and many who know about China have estimated that this action will set China in chessmate.

Both during the ceremony and at the last part of the route (from Larissa), the Color Orange Team will make a series of actions to put focus on the campaign and spread the word, by handing out 30,000 orange handbills, bracelets, clothing and so on.

Temporary the plan is to follow the torch by car, perhaps to wait for its arrival at the goal every one of the last 3 days, with orange flags. How much help the activists are getting from Greece is unknown, but Galschiot has sent out appeals to many thousands of Greeks to support the Danish Orange activists.

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Information and photo about the project and torch lightning at the website: www.TheColorOrange.net,

Or by calling Jens Galschiot at: phone: +45 6618 4058 or +45 4044 7058, or write to him: aidoh@aidoh.dk

The Danish activists can be contacted at: 

Michael +45 2544 3991 or Benner +45 2544 3990

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