So, I tried to see where I could help with raising awareness about the conditions of Uyghurs in China back when I did a series of paintings featuring cultures from the region in 2013. I held a several nights of music and storytelling around the gallery show with talks about travels and connecting around music. It was very difficult to connect to Uyghurs abroad as the Chinese government is watching and retaliating against their families. In the last few years, things have gotten even worse with so called re-education camps which are concentration camps with Uyghurs, Krygyz, Uzbeks and Kazak people from Xinjiang imprisoned, brainwashed, gang raped and murdered.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-china-55794071
https://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2020/10/chinas-war-on-uighur-culture/616513/
Now, there is no choice but to speak out and stop this. To start, here is a little effort I am working on: http://www.madguru.com/uyghur
Please join in. What one government does and gets away with today on one group will be emulated by others tomorrow. These innocent victims deserve human compassion that they have not been afforded over 70 years. It will take a huge and overwhelming public outcry to bolster the growing number of governments that have begun to call out this genocide and force real action and change. Please help.
