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No. 10  Association of Human Right in China                             125
No. 11  Silicon Valley for Democracy in China                            75
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No. 10
                  Association of Human Right in China

                by  PC CHIEH <[email-masked]>
                         Thu, 30 Nov 1989

The Association for Human Rights in China consists of students and scholars
from Peoples Republic of China, as well as professionals who are well
established in this area. I would like to welcome members from all over the
world, but organizing an association like that will take a lot of time and
effort. In any case, you will be able to get some ideas as to what type of
organization we are from our activities in the past.

Currently, I am witting letters on behalf of some arrested people
in China. In my view, and the view of the Association, we need to talk
to all Communist Party members in China to make them aware of world trend.
Reform from within that party will lead to faster, and peaceful progress
of the Chinese Society. Members of this organization has no interest in
political power in China. We only want to reduce the suffering of those
suppressed.
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The following is our newsletter:
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Newsletter No. 1
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November 3, 1989
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Association for Human Rights in China
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The Association for Human Rights in China is a non-profit and non-political
organization with a sole purpose of promoting the welfare of humanity.
Our objectives are in line with those of the Amnesty International,
but the unique and serious Chinese situation due to its special language
and cultural background calls for the formation of this special Association.

The Founding General Meeting was called at 7:00 pm on July 9th, 1989 in
Davis Center Room 1351. With 147 participants, the meeting was well
received. Special events included eyewitness  account of the June 4
Beijing Massacre by Mr. S. Yam, a student from Hong Kong and a video
clip showing Mr. Wu'er Kaixi talking to Mr. Li Peng, and an interview
of Wu'er Kaixi.

Some of the works the Association did:
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July 12, 1989 - C. Chieh received a letter from the Department of External
Affairs to a letter he had written as an individual on June 7, asking
Mr. Clark to use diplomacy to elevate the serious Beijing situation.
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August 16, 1989 - A letter was written to the Honorable Mr. Joe Clark
in protest of the $100,000,000 loan to China by the Canadian Government.
We received a letter of response dated October 24, 1989, and sent another
letter to Director Dwayne Wright of East Asia Trade Division in the
Department of External Affairs to thank him for the letter and to
express appreciation for his continuing effort in elevating the
seriousness of Human Rights violation in China.  We enclosed copies
of the messages to Chinese authorities for him to be used when he
would be dealing with Chinese officers.
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August 23, 1989 - The Association participated a Black Ribbon Day parade
from Victoria Part to the Speakers Cornor in Kitchener. We made a speech
voicing support for human rights in China.
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September 12, 1989 - Organized a rally to commemorate the 100th day of
the Beijing Massacre. The Association wrote a message to Chinese
authorities to request all levels of its government to cherish human
rights, to acknowledge their wrong doing in the massacre, to release
all arrested peaceful demonstrators, and to recognize the student's
demonstration as a peaceful movement for freedom and democracy.
This message was translated into Chinese, and many copies were sent
to Mr. Deng Xiaoping, Mr. Li Peng, the Police Station, Peoples Court,
Security Department, in addition to copies to the embassy in Ottawa
and consulate general in Toronto.
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September 20, 1989 - Letters were sent to Mr. David Peterson, Mayor
Eggleton and other dignitaries who had received invitations to attend
the October 1 party given by the Chinese Consulate General in Toronto.
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October 1, 1989 - Another open letter declaring that "all Chinese are
born free and equal" to Chinese Authorities was distributed in a rally
in front of the Chinese Consulate in Toronto. The Association organized
and participated part of the rally, and Waterloo had the most number of
participants at that time (2-4 pm). The Vice President of the Association
was shown holding a sign in City TV, and the logo of the Association
was visible. We asked people to send the English and Chinese message
to Chinese authorities. The Association also sent copies of the letter
to Chinese authorities.
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October 1, 1989 -  A director and an executive went to Washington to
join a rally in front of the Chinese embassy. They went on their own
expenses, and they distributed the message mentioned above.
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October 10, 1989 - Chieh and Wang met with others to form a Local Action
Committee to discuss possible assistance to Chinese students who might be
in difficulty due to recent turmoil. Two cases came to the attention of
Wang and Chieh.
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October 10, 1989 - A letter was sent to the Democratic China Front for
future exchange of news to seek ways of stopping human rights violations
in China.
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October 28, 1989 - Amnesty Member Bev Nuttall and Chieh presented a review
of Beijing Movement to an Amnesty International Regional Meeting in Conrad
Grebel College.  This was a weekend-long conference with participants
from all regions in Ontario.
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November 7-9, 1989 - The Association will organize a photo exhibition -
"70 years of Student's Movements" to introduce the recent history of China.
Watch for posters announcing this exhibit.
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Due to fund shortage, we are unable to produce detailed newsletters
for public distribution. A more detailed newsletter is under preparation
for members. If you want to join the Association to show your support of
a world-wide human rights movement, please send $10 with name and
address to:
Association for Human Rights in China,
c/o The Chinese Students Association,
University of Waterloo, Waterloo,
Ontario, Canada, N2L 3G1
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or get in touch with any of the following:
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President:       Chung Chieh (746-5133)
Vice President:  Edward Wang (746-2792)
Secretary:       Joe Chan  (579-4457)
Treasurer:       Terence Kwan (725-0674, off. ext 3435)
Memberships and Promotion:  Ben Ho (885-5137), off. 884-1710 ext. 590)
Amnesty International Liaison Committee: Dewei Qi, Weiquo Liu, Lei Hong

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No. 11

                 Silicon Valley for Democracy in China

                           by Ignatius Ding

                    * * * *  S U M M A R Y  * * * *

Organization:      Silicon Valley for Democracy in China (SVDC)

Mailing address:   P.O. Box 160308, Cupertino, CA 95016-0308 U.S.A.

Phone:             (415) 956-8866

Fax:               (408) 447-0088, Attn. Ignatius Ding or
                   (415) 433-3032, Attn. Ed Lau

E-mail:            [email-masked] or [email-masked]

Contact Person(s): Ignatius Y. Ding, Communications Chairman
                   Edward C.Y. Lau, Board Chairman

Objective:         To best utilize the unique SVDC professional and business
                   membership's ability to support the pro-democracy
movement
                   in China with projects that address immigration,
legislative
                   and business issues

Membership:        ~1,000 people (see attached)

Past activities:   - Student support, including immigration/employment
                     assistance
                   - Providing Immigration Handbook and legal clinic
                   - Public education, including publication and
presentation
                     of educational materials on human rights issues and
                     pro-democracy movement in China
                   - Co-sponsoring rallies in memory and support of the
heroes
                     of Tienanmen Square
                   - Refuge relief support, including
                     . drafting proposals of legislative bills for U.S.
Congress
                       to protect Chinese nationals
                     . providing legal, financial and resettlement
assistance
                   - Communication, including publication of SVDC
newsletters
                     and support of "Press Freedom Herald" and "Voice of
                     America"
                   - Fund Raising for SVDC and other pro-democracy groups
                   - Drafting legislation
                   - Speaker's Bureau to provide speakers for conferences
                  and meetings

Future activities: Continuation of past activities (details see attached)

Comments:          (See attached)

                 Silicon Valley for Democracy in China

SVDC, Silicon Valley for Democracy in China, is a community based
pro-human rights organization with members who are mostly professionals
and business people from the San Francisco Bay Area.  It has a Board of
Directors elected by the general members to oversee the operations and
projects sponsored by SVDC.

Nine of the SVDC Board members hold monthly meetings to make policy
decisions and review progresses of various projects.

Each of the six working committees holds its meetings on weekly,
bi-weekly, or ad hoc basis to drive its own projects.

SVDC focuses its attention on -

* Student Support:

  - Consulting for immigration affairs, including research of legal means
    to handle typical and special cases of change of immigration status.  A
    do-it-yourself handbook is due for publication.

  - Employment assistance, including resume writing coaching, job bank,
    referral services and employment seminars.

  - Providing affidavits for students applying for change of visa status
    and refuges in Hong Kong and China seeking U.S. permission to enter the
    country.

* Communication:

  - Publishing information on on-going projects.  Inform the local and
    media organization about SVDC activities.

  - Providing assistance to Press Freedom Herald to establish
    american-style business structure and foundation to manage long-term
    financial affairs and to interact with other organizations.

  - Establishing relationship with China Branch of Voice of America in
    Washington, DC.

* Public Relation:

  - Developed a Speaker's Bureau Pack for giving presentation at local
    clubs, social functions and churches.

* Fund Raising:

  - Establishing methods to derive revenues on both short-term and
    long-term basis, including a SVDC Fund Raising Dinner/Dancing party at
    Holiday Inn of Foster City on November 11, 1989 and co-sponsoring a
    Fund Raising Dinner/Public Speech event while the Paris-based Chinese
    pro-democracy movement leaders visiting San Francisco Bay Area on
    August 8-10, 1989.

  - Incorporate SVDC and apply for non-profit organization status.

  - Sponsoring other fund raising and community awareness activities, such
    as a Run-A-Thon in December.

* Refuge Relief:

  - Providing support to refuges in U.S., Hong Kong and China on
    case-by-case basis.  Sponsoring the Chinese Swimmer, Yang Yang, to
    enter U.S. is an example in this area.

* Legal/Legislative

  - Drafting proposed legislation relating to immigration, trade sanctions,
    increase Hong Kong quotas for immigrations, cultural relations and etc..

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+Forthcoming Introductions:                                     Date       +
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+Forthcoming Introductions:                                     Date       +
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+No. 12  Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese for                     +
+                      Democracy and Human Rights             Jan. 8,  1998+
+No. 13  Introduction of June 4th Bicycle Team                Jan. 8,  1990+
+No. 14  An Introduction to << The Outcry>> (Na Han)          Jan. 11, 1990+
+No. 15  Introduction to China-Net                            Jan. 11, 1990+
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+ please send your comment about this program to:                          +
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+ Dong Ping Deng (Social Culture China)    e-mail: [email-masked]    +
+ Weihe Guan (China-Net)                   e-mail: [email-masked]          +
+ Hong Lin   (China Study Forum)           e-mail: [email-masked] +
+ Gang Xu    (China News Digest)           e-mail: [email-masked]       +
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