David on Formosa

On Friday I took a bus down to Chiayi along with my friend Ian who was visiting from Australia. I took my own bike down on the bus, while Ian hired a touring bike from the Giant store. The hire service offered by Giant is very good with quality bikes at a reasonable price (more [...]

I participated in a “Human Rights Camp” on Green Island from 19-22 July. The article that follows are my thoughts after returning. When the boat arrived at Green Island (綠島) my first impression was that the island was incredibly green, verdant, a rich tropical paradise. Most people come to the island for a holiday, but [...]

Formosa Betrayed has released its trailer and updated its website. Visit www.formosathemovie.com for more news and information. The movie will have its premiere at the Asian American International Film Festival in New York on 24 July. It will also show at the Montreal World Film Festival and San Diego Asian Film Festival in coming months. [...]

The TITV report* in the video embedded above is about a protest against nuclear waste in Taitung held at Ximending in Taipei on 28 June. The government of Taiwan is seeking to relocate the nuclear waste currently stored on Orchid Island to a new location. A report in the Taipei Times provides a good summary [...]

Thousands of people attended a Free Tibet Concert (西藏自由音樂會) held in the Xinyi District of Taipei yesterday. When the concert began at 1:30pm under blue skies and a scorching hot sun the crowd was quite small. However, by the late afternoon the crowd swelled. The line up of bands represented some of Taiwan’s finest indie [...]

Director and stars of A Place of One’s Own at the Taipei Film Festival L to R: Jack Kao (高捷), Lou Yi-an (樓一安), Lu Chia-hsin (路嘉欣), Mo Zi-yi (莫子儀) Seeing films at the Taipei Film Festival recaptures the excitement of going to the movies. The cinema is packed and there is a great sense of [...]