The weekly talkshow, produced and hosted by renowned TV personality Dong Qing, invitespeople from all walks of life to read aloud excerptsofpoems, essaysandbooksthey like orwrote.
The rallies began as a substitute for the weeklytalk show that the organiser, Sondhi Limthongkul, had hosted on a government-run television station until its cancellation in September.
Meetings or correspondence may be consistent (a weekly coffee meeting to talk shop) and frequent (an ongoing email dialogue about a variety of issues).