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May 2015 31

By Nicole Powers

It’s frightening how little the West understands The People’s Republic of China. And what we don’t know is hurting us — and them. Inside China’s borders resides the largest population on the planet (1.357 billion compared to the United States’ paltry 318 million), which is guarded by the largest army in terms of active personnel and a formidable nuclear arsenal. China also hosts one of the fastest growing economies, and as a result, the planet’s largest middle class. The Republic is therefore revered by more open capitalist cultures as much as it is feared.

Those within China who have benefited from its unprecedented prosperity have paid a high price, however, in terms of freedom of expression and oppression. Meanwhile the foreign corporations that do business there, in order to continue to reap the rewards of China’s burgeoning markets, choose to turn a blind eye to these human rights abuses — they have to, since it’s the only way the state allows them to function. Thus, the Chinese government and the overseas corporations doing business within the Republic’s borders are essentially in cahoots in maintaining the status quo; The Great Wall of China is no longer a physical one protecting the insular nation, but one built on silence.

Chinese lawyer and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng.

Chinese lawyer and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng.

Enter documentarian Vanessa Hope, whose previous credits include William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe and China in Three Words. Through the language of film, Vanessa — who has dedicated her personal and professional life to exploring China’s culture — hopes to foster greater understanding and break the state imposed and business endorsed wall of silence.

Her latest project All Eyes And Ears is remarkable, both in terms of scope and access. Through Vanessa’s lens, we follow the former Mormon Governor of Utah, Jon Huntsman, as he moves to China with his glamorous wife Mary Kaye and their adopted Chinese daughter Gracie to take up office as the Obama-appointed U.S. Ambassador. Vanessa took a longitudinal approach, filming over the course of five years from the end of 2009 through the beginning of 2014. Consequently, Huntsman’s term in office and Vanessa’s film bears witness not ony to the rise of authoritarian leader Xi Jinping, but also the rise of the proletariat in the Occupy-inspired Jasmine Spring. The arc of Huntsman’s story also converges with that of the blind, self-taught Chinese human rights lawyer Chen Guangcheng, who escaped from house arrest in 2012 to claim asylum at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing. This unexpected turn of events, which occurred during a key international diplomatic summit, sparked one of the greatest crisis in U.S. / China relations in recent times.

We caught up with Vanessa by phone to talk about the project. Read our exclusive interview with Vanessa on SuicideGirls.

For more information visit alleyesandears.org, and follow @VHopeful and @alleyesearsdoc on Twitter. If you’d like to support All Eyes And Ears, visit the Indiegogo page.

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May 2015 18

By Blogbot

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This Wednesday, May 20th on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be joined by music legend Gerald V. Casale of Devo. The ladies will be sampling his latest hits — the “2013 Sonoma Coast Pinot Noir” and the “2014 Sonoma Coast Rosé of Pinot Noir” — from his rockin’ The 50 By 50 wine label.

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May 2015 13

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This Wednesday, May 13th on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be joined by Alexis and LP from the all-female electronic synth fantasy band LEX.

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**UPDATE**

ICYMI: Last week’s pineapple-free show with the ladies of LEX.

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May 2015 06

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This Wednesday, May 6th on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be joined by 50 Carrot, Coffi and Soloman of Gentlemen’s Club.

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ICYMI: Watch last week’s show feat. @50CarrotDubstep, @Coffi_GC and @danielpavarotti of Gentleman’s Club — plus a whole bunch of #pineapples!!! — here or in the player below.

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Apr 2015 28

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This Wednesday, April 29th on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be joined by distinctive contemporary rock & rollers the Others.

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**UPDATE**

ICYMI: Watch our show feat. Others here and in the player below.

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Apr 2015 21

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This Wednesday, April 22nd on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be going to hell with Lords Of The Damned!

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Apr 2015 14

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This Wednesday, April 15th on SuicideGirls Radio, hosts Moxi Suicide and Nicole Powers will be joined by your parents’ worst nightmares — These White Kids!

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**UPDATE**
ICYMI: View last week’s show feat. These White Kids here or via the player below.

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