"Human Flow": World-Renowned Artist & Activist Ai Weiwei on His Epic New Documentary on Refugees | Daily Digest 10/09/2017

World-Renowned Artist Ai Weiwei on His Childhood in a Labor Camp, Art, Activism, Prison & Freedom Democracy Now! Daily Digest A Daily Independent Global News Hour with Amy Goodman & Juan González Monday, October 9, 2017 democracynow.org Stories Human Flow: World-Renowned Artist & Activist Ai Weiwei on His Epic New Documentary on Refugees   The United Nations says there are now more refugees worldwide than at any time since World War II. The journey and struggle of these 65 million refugees is the subject of Chinese artist and dissident Ai Weiwei's epic new documentary. It's called Human Flow. For the ... Read More → World-Renowned Artist Ai Weiwei on His Childhood in a Labor Camp, Art, Activism, Prison & Freedom Ai Weiwei has been called the most powerful artist in the world—and the most dangerous man in China. Born in 1957 in Beijing, he spent his childhood and youth in a hard labor camp in the Gobi Desert in remote northwest China. As a student at Beijing Film Academy, he first ... Read More → Headlines → Republican Sen. Bob Corker Warns Trump Taking U.S. Toward "World War III" Trump Threatens War on North Korea, Saying, "Only One Thing Will Work!" Trump Demands Wall Funds, Migrant Crackdown in Exchange for Action on DREAMers Hurricane Nate Brings Power Outages and Flooding to Gulf Coast Canadian Government Settles Suit by Indigenous Children Forced into Adoption Hundreds of Thousands Rally in Barcelona Against Catalan Independence Russian Police Arrest Hundreds at Banned Rallies Demanding Democracy Thousands of Israeli and Palestinian Women March for Peace Mexico: Edgar Daniel Esqueda Assassinated, 11th Journalist Killed in 2017 Ghana: Gas Explosion in Accra Kills Seven, Injures Over 100 Weinstein Company Fires Harvey Weinstein over Sexual Harassment Reports Protesters Outside White House Loop Footage of Trump's Sex Assault Boasts Charlottesville, VA: White Nationalists Return 8 Weeks After Violent Protests Leaked FBI Report Cites "Black Identity Extremists" as Terror Threat Utah: No Murder Charge for SLC Cop Who Shot Black Cyclist in the Back Vice President Mike Pence Stages Walkout Amid NFL Player Protests Forward this email → Donate today → Follow WEB EXCLUSIVE In 1898, White Supremacists Killed 60+ African Americans in One of Deadliest Mass Shootings in U.S. BOOK RELEASE Get Your Signed Copy of Reclaiming Gotham, the newest book by Juan González, and find a speaking event near you!  WEB EXCLUSIVE Muhammad Yunus on Microfinance, Grameen Bank & How 5 Men Own More Wealth Than Half the World COLUMN The Time for a Debate on Gun Control Is Now SPEAKING EVENTS 10/12 Washington, DC 10/13 Charlottesville, VA 10/13 Albany, NY 10/14 Albany, NY 10/14 Rhinebeck, NY 10/17 Teaneck, NJ More events DN! IN THE NEWS Amy Goodman Addresses UNESCO in Paris on "Access To Information Day" for Annual IPDC Talks 207 W 25th St — 11th Floor — New York, NY — 10001 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License