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July 18, 2014: Live updates from Dapu, Miaoli

On July 18th, 2014, Daily Bloom covered the one year anniversary of the demolition of the Chang Pharmacy in Dapu, Miaoli.

5:13 PM in front of the former site of Chang Pharmacy.  At this point, volunteers were still setting up.

The start of the concert at 6:04. The crowd outside the former site of the Chang Pharmacy was a little over one hundred at that point in time.

6:33 PM.

Performance at 6:51 PM.

7:10 PM. Crowd appeared to be a little over 200 then.

Speech by film director Ko I-Chen at 7:22 PM. Ko is lead organizer of the Five-Six Movement, an anti-nuclear protest held in Taipei at the CKS Memorial weekly. At present, the Five-Six Movement is holding a demonstration regarding the Chang Pharmacy demolition at the CKS Memorial simultaneous with this one, featuring performances by bands including 2HRS.

Screening of short documentary on the human cost of forced demolitions in Miaoli at 7:48 PM.

8:33 PM during the screening of an interpretive dance film about housing evictions in Miaoli by Hsiao Tzu-han.

Cast of the film at 8:52 PM.

Performance at 9:03 PM.

Performance at 9:33 PM.

The end of the protest as the crowd gradually begins to disperse around 9:47 PM.

The mural at the former site of the Chang Pharmacy.