August 30, the International Day of the Disappeared, slipped by, and Peng Shuai remains disappeared. What follows are a few musings on the plight of the Chinese tennis star, offered in furtherance of the necessity of memory, and the importance of saying her name, in order to prevent her total erasure. We must continue asking: … Continue reading Missing Peng Shuai, No. 3 (9/2/24)
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Holding Court with Patrick McEnroe: The Ongoing Peng Shuai Situation (Nov. 1, 2022)
The Best 5th Grade Essay Ever
ANDREA WORDEN SCORES HIGH MARKS WITH THIS 1975 ESSAY ON SKIING. This article originally appeared on the "independentskiermag.herokuapp" website, and can be read on the Internet Archive here: https://web.archive.org/web/20211106200543/https:/independentskiermag.herokuapp.com/issues/23/articles/269: Washington, DC resident Andrea Worden still can't understand why she lives in the District of Columbia. A hardcore skier, she's fetched up in places like Vail, Portillo and … Continue reading The Best 5th Grade Essay Ever
The Gaslit Games: Xi Jinping, Thomas Bach, and António Guterres are Driving the Olympic Movement Toward a Shared Authoritarian Future
By Andréa Worden Originally published on China Change, February 2, 2022 “The Olympics and Paralympics send a fantastic message of ‘peace and of mutual respect between people of all cultures, all civilizations and all ethnicities,’ said Guterres, days before his trip to China to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics... It is … Continue reading The Gaslit Games: Xi Jinping, Thomas Bach, and António Guterres are Driving the Olympic Movement Toward a Shared Authoritarian Future
Where is Peng Shuai, and Where Will the Hologic WTA Tour Go in October in Place of China?
By Andréa Worden, March 29, 2022 Originally published on the China Change website In sharp contrast with the beginning of the 2022 tennis season, we haven’t heard much from players or fans with respect to Peng Shuai’s plight. The “Where is Peng Shuai?” t-shirt campaign at the Australian Open in January, which drew global attention … Continue reading Where is Peng Shuai, and Where Will the Hologic WTA Tour Go in October in Place of China?
Holding Court with Patrick McEnroe (Jan. 21, 2022)
Human rights activist Andréa Worden joins Patrick McEnroe to discuss Peng Shuai and the upcoming Olympic Games (1/21/2022) https://www.buzzsprout.com/989119/9929091
Holding Court with Patrick McEnroe (Dec. 16, 2021)
Human rights advocate Andréa Worden talks about the Peng Shuai situation with Patrick on Holding Court (12/16/2021) https://www.buzzsprout.com/989119/9736445
Xi’s China dream versus the Olympic dream: Beijing 2022 and the CCP’s ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship with the IOC president
This article originally appeared on the website of Sinopsis (7/7/2021), and is available at "https://sinopsis.cz/en/ioc/". A panel discussion on ‘Promoting human rights through sport and the Olympic ideal’ at the UN Human Rights Committee will further the win-win cooperation between the CCP and the International Olympic Council and undermine the principles and values of Olympism. On July … Continue reading Xi’s China dream versus the Olympic dream: Beijing 2022 and the CCP’s ‘mutually beneficial’ relationship with the IOC president
The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Will Be a Glorification of Xi Jinping and the CCP’s Global Agenda; We Must Counter With a Diplomatic Boycott
By Andréa Worden Originally published on China Change, April 21, 2021 https://chinachange.org/2021/04/21/the-beijing-2022-winter-olympics-will-be-a-glorification-of-xi-jinping-and-the-ccps-global-agenda-we-must-counter-with-a-diplomatic-boycott/ A screenshot from Xinhua’s 8-minute promotion video The Story of President Xi and Winter Olympics. There are many reasons why rights-respecting governments should stay far away from Xi Jinping’s Winter Olympics. To name just a few: the Uyghur genocide, the crushing of political and civil … Continue reading The Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics Will Be a Glorification of Xi Jinping and the CCP’s Global Agenda; We Must Counter With a Diplomatic Boycott
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