In her relentless effort for more than 40 years,
Taiwan has finally earned herself the opportunity to become a truly democratic
society. On March 23, 1996, Taiwanese people will elect their own president.
It is the first time ever in the entire four thousand years of Chinese history
(and Taiwanese history of 400 years) that people are able to choose their
own leader. Yet, facing such a remarkable achievement of the 21 million
Taiwanese people, the communist People's Republic of China is determined
to destroy the fruit of democracy. Since March 8, PRC has launched four
missiles and opened live fires over the Taiwan Straight, with the intention
to turn the pride of Taiwanese people-- freedom, peace and prosperity--
into humiliation, terror and poverty.
The communist PRC's hostile act towards Taiwan is a
terrorism toward the world as a whole. We, the overseas Taiwanese students,
have to make every effort to inform the world of the situation. A worldwide
24-hour vigil on the eve of the presidential election day, March 23, will
be held to pray for the smooth and successful voting process. The theme
of the vigil will be "For Peace, Love, and Democracy-- Guarding Taiwan's'
Democracy Against China's Military Threat." In the tri-state area,
the vigil will be held at Time Square, New York City, beginning at noon
of March 22. There will be candle lights (please bring a candle with you),
singling, live performance and praying for peace.
We urge you to join us in this peaceful event to protest
against China's military threats and to support the human rights and democracy
of Taiwanese people. We need your moral and financial support. Please contact
us.
PROGRAMS:
Sit-down protest, candlelight vigil, singing, signature
gathering, public speech, multimedia presentation,
installation and conceptual art performance.
PARTICIPANTS:
Students from over 10 schools in Tri-state area, including
Columbia U., Teacher's College, New School for Social Studies,
CUNY (Graduate Center, City College, Baruch College, Queens
College), New York U., Yale U., Pace U., NYIT
and people who care about Taiwan.
PROJECTED NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS: to
Political Figures, Advocates of Democracy: Help us get attention! Please contact our News Representitives at 212-678-6793
Chinese/English Text Editor: To help us deal with increasing amount of text material and numerous press releases. It will help tremendously if you have media experience.
Drivers Wanted: Not a car commercial. We need volunteers to transport T-shirts, flyers and equipment. If you can drive, you can help. It will be insanely wonderful, of course, if you have a car.
Volunteers: We need people to pass out flyers and put up posters. Many of us are students who are so busy with course works. But if you can spare just a few hours between now and March, 22, you will be helping us to make to a point against military threat to world peace.
Sound Control and Lighting Technician: How can we have a night at Times Square without you?! Please join us.
Performers: If you know Chinese musical instruments and want to donate a night of performance for a good cause in the exciting Times Square at New York City, talk to us.
Computer Technicians: Oh, yes! We can use some computer people here. If you know word processing, network, computer graphic, please contact us.
Outdoor Lighting and Sound Equipment: Amps, speakers, lighting, microphones. We need them on the night of the Vigil.
Cellular Phones: We need them for coordination. We greatly appreciate it if we can borrow it for a week. We'll pay the phone bill, of course.
Walky Talky: We need about 20 sets of them to coordinate an event of 2000 people at Times Square. If you can help, please call us.for coordination.
Drums and musical instruments
Candles: Although we ask people to bring a candle, many won't. We have to prepare about 1000 candles and they cost a LOT. Please get in touch with us if you can donate any candles, or provide a cheap resource.
Stage: We will have to build a stage at Times Square. If you can supply us with any hardware of lumber, or know how to build one at low cost, please let us know.
Three-tub Video Projector: Only in the evening of the Vigil.
