TO: Calvin McDonald, CEO of Lululemon Athletica, Canada

We are writing this letter on behalf of Canadians in Support of Refugees in Dire Need (CSRDN) and Uyghur Rights Advocacy Project (URAP) as well as 25 other Canadian and Humanitarian organizations to express concern around Lululemon’s presence at the 2022 Beijing Winter Games.

We the undersigned, human rights and civil society organizations around the world, respectfully ask the Mayer Brown law firm to rescind their agreement to represent the University of Hong Kong in their attempt to remove the famous “Pillar of Shame’ sculpture from the university’s campus. The sculpture was created by Danish artist Jens Galschiøt in 1997 to commemorate the 1989 Tiananmen massacre.

Today, July 13 marks the 4th anniversary of Mr. Liu Xiaobo’s passing. The Liu Xiaobo Empty Chair statue in the front lawn of Amnesty International Canadian office reminds us of the powerful legacy that this giant of human rights, the 2010 Nobel Peace Laureate  had left behind.
今天是劉曉波逝世四周年紀念日。多倫多支持中國民運會的代表專程前往位於渥太華國際特赦總部的《劉曉波空座椅紀念碑》前獻花，悼念這位至死為推動中國民主而奮鬥的諾貝爾和平獎得主，更藉此宣布本周日舉行「7.21 唔見人」快閃集會。