Subject: NATION-WIDE 6.4. MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES (IFCSS HQ NR-4133)

From: IFCSS HQ <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 3 Jun 1993 12:32:23 -0400

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IFCSS Headquarters News Release No. 4133          June 3, 1993
         NATION-WIDE 6.4. MEMORIAL ACTIVITIES
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Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS)
   733 15th Street, N.W., Suite 440, Washington, D.C.20005
         Tel. (202)347-0017  Fax: (202)347-0018
                Email: [email-masked]

         Nation-wide 6.4. Memorial Activities
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Dear fellow Chinese students and scholars:

     The following is a report on the nation-wide June 4
memorial activities organized by local CSS organizations.
Please join those activities nearby you.

     Thank you.

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1.  California:
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>From [email-masked] Mon May 24 21:37:37 1993

        !!!                 FREEDOM'S LIGHT                 !!!
        !!!   Memorial Service for the June 4th Massacre    !!!
        !!!                                                 !!!

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:        Mimi Lin or Michelle Cheng  
Phone:          408-534-1868          
FAX:            408-725-8955

(Cupertino, CA) This June 4 will mark the fourth anniversary of the Tiananmen
Massacre. Support Democracy in China (SDC) invites you
to an evening of music, poetry and memorial services to commemorate those who
suffered and sacrificed in their struggle for freedom and democracy. Though
time passes and memories fade, let's show them that their sufferings are not
forgotten.

Ms. Carol Bridgewater, a folk singer and the author of the song 
"Freedom's Light", will join us in singing the songs of freedom. Carol wrote
"Freedom's Light" in memory of those who died in the massacre. This song has
since been translated into many languages and broadcast around the world.

Time            7:00 P.M. - 9:00 P.M.
                Thursday, June 3, 1993

Location        Chinese American Cultural Center
                1269 Forgewood Drive
                Sunnyvale, CA (near 101 Highway and Lawrence Exwy)
                408-747-0394

Admission       FREE

Program         Music, Reading, Speech

Organized by    Silicon Valley for Democracy in China (SVDC)
                Support Democracy in China (SDC)

Cosponsored by  Alliance for a Democratic China (ADC)
                Alliance of Hong Kong Chinese in the U.S. (AHKCUS)
                Chinese Democratic Education Foundation (CDEF)
                Foundation for Chinese Democracy (FCD)
                N California Association for Democracy in China (NCADC)
                Service Center for Chinese Democracy

Special Thanks  Carol Bridgewater

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2. Oregon:
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>From [email-masked] Thu Jun  3 00:19:23 1993
             <==========  CSSA News Letter   ============>
                            No. 135
                          June 2, 1993

     June 4th TianAnMen Square Massacre Commemoration Exhibition

                              at
                    Oregon State University

         Exhibition:
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           Sponsored By : Chinese Students & Scholars Association
                          Asian Culture Center
                   Time : 10:00am - 4:00pm
                          Friday, June 4, 1993
                   Place: Asia Culture Center
                          (near the Kinko Store,
                          at the cornor of Arnold Way and Jackson Ave.)
              Activities: 6.4 picture exhibition
                          6.4 video shows
                          6.4 Souvenir T-shirt for sale
                          Refreshments will be provided.

         Movie Shows:
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                   Time : 8:00 pm, Friday, June 4, 1993
                   Place: Room 102, ECE Building
                  Movies: <<We Will Never Forget>>
                          <<Gao1 Feng2 Man3 Zuo4>>

         ----------------  ALL ARE WELCOME ! -------------------

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3.  Wisconsin
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>From [email-masked]

The following is the tentative agenda for the June 4 Commemoration
activities. More ideas are welcome.  Volunteers would be greatly
appreciated.

     Date: June 4, 1993, Friday
     Time: 6:30 pm
 Location: Library Mall/End of State Street
   Agenda: As people gather, we will distribute candles and light them up.

           Tribute of Silence
           Speeches: some of us and guest speakers
                     (Chen Xun and Bi Xiaojian)
           Poem Reciting (Lu Zhengfeng and Zhong Menbai)
           Songs (the Human Race; Wounds of History, and any other ideas?)
           Concluding Remarks

           After the Candle Light Vigil, Video tapes about the '89 movement
           and reviews of it created in subsequent years will be shown
           in Union South(?), and an open disscussion session will be held
           concurrently.

     Date: June 5, 1993, Saturday
     Time: 8:30 am
 Location: Capitol Square
 Activity: Distributing Flyers to people in the Farms' Market---We have not
           forgot and we will never forget.
     Date: June 7, 1993, Monday
     Time: 7:30 pm
 Location: Union South
 Activity: Speech by Mr. Zhang, Weiguo.  Former Reporter of <World Economic
           Herald>, stationed in Beijing during the '89 democratic movement
           and arrested and recently released by the Chinese Government

     In the names of the TAM martyers! In the spirit of the '89 Democratic
     Movement!

                                        Chinese Independent Union
                                        University of Wisconsin-Madison

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4. Boston
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>From [email-masked] Tue Jun  1 23:04:16 1993

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          T I A N A N M E N    M A S S A C R E    M E M O R I A L
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                        Friday, June 4th, 1993, 8 p.m.

                                Paine Hall
                             Music Department
                            Harvard University

                Program Includes:
                                Candle Light Vigil
                                Slide Show
                                Speeches
                                Dance
                                Singing

        Organized by:
                Association of Overseas Hong Kong Chinese
                        for Democracy and Human Rights

        Co-sponsored by:
                Boston University Chinese Students and Scholars Association
                Brandeis University Chinese Association
                Harvard University Chinese Students and Scholars Union
                MIT Society for Hong Kong and China Affairs
                University of Connecticut Chinese Students
                                                and Scholars Association
                Wellesley College China Club

                Alliance for a Democratic China
                Alliance of Hong Kong Chinese in the United States
                China: Long March for Democracy
                Hong Kong Alliance in Support of the Patriotic
                                                Democracy Movement of China
                Independent Federation of Chinese Students
                                        and Scholars in the United States
                Kwong Kow Chinese School (Boston)
                Overseas Macau Chinese Association
                Party for Freedom and Democracy in China

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5. Buffalo
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From: JIEYUAN SONG <[email-masked]>

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* Fourth Annual  Commemoration For Tiananmen  *
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        The Fourth Annual Commemoration for Tiananmen will be
held at 3:00--5:00pm, June 6th. OPEN TO ALL!

Place:  Behind the Rose Garden
        Delaware Park
        Buffalo, New York

Main Speaker: Zhang Boli
        --President of "Democracy University" Tiananmen Square - Spring 1989
        --Member of China Spring
        --China Initiative, Princeton University

Music:
        --The Dooleys
        --12/8 Path Band
        --The Rosegardeners and Others

        Membership Picnic to Follow.

        Please spread the news!

June 4th Memorial Fund
Chinese Students and Scholars

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6. Indiana
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>From [email-masked] Wed Jun  2 19:45:40 1993

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                       COMMEMORATING 6/4: VIDEO SHOW
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        Dear Friends:

             It has been 4 years  since  the  bloody  crack-down  in
        Beijing.   Time passes away, but our memory will never fade.
        At the 4th anniversary of TAM massacre, let all  of  us  who
        feel  passionate about our country, our brothers and sisters 
        died  in  TAM, who  cherish life and appreciate freedom  and
        human  rights,  who still have the sense of justice, honesty
        and human decency, come  to  the  video  show  organized  by
        CSSU-Purdue  to  commemorate the 4th anniversary of 6/4. You
        don't have to say anything, just come and watch. A moment of
        silence is worth of thousands of words and is our way to say
        to the lost lives in heaven that we still remember them  and
        6/4.

             The other activity at the  same  time  is  the  T-shirt
        sale.   Come and pick up a nice T-shirt for you, your spouse
        or someone you love, your money will be well worth spending.
        The  proceeds  will  be  used  to fund CSSU and IFCSS future
        activities.

                    Date:           June 3, Thursday
                    When:           7:30 pm-
                    Where:          Lilly Hall 1-105
                    What:           Video Show to Commemorate 6/4.
                                    T-shirt sale
        
         Chinese Student and Scholar Solidarity Union (CSSU) at Purdue
            (Serving the Chinese community in Purdue independently)  

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7. Arizona
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From: Gu yeming <[email-masked]>
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                        June 3, 1993

                 -----  Third Posting -----

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           --------  REMEMBERING JUNE 4TH  ----------

             Professor Fang Lizi Will Be Joining Us

    Professor Fang will give a speech to the European Parliament
on June 3 for this 4th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square Event.
He will be back to Tucson and be able to give us a short speech.

    TIME:     7:30pm, Friday, June 4th, 1993
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

    PLACE:    PAS Auditaurium, RM 201
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
              NOTE: PAS stands for Physics & Atmospheric Science

    EVENTS:   a short speech by Professor Fang Lizi
              candle light vigil
              picture display
              video display on movie-screen (mostly in Chinese)

    WHO:      ALL are welcome

    It is the time of the year --- June 4th is just a few days
away.  It has been four years.  People say all bad memories will
fade away as time passes.  But it is not true for this one,
at least for now.

    Lots of things have happened during the last four years,
good and bad;  time is different, the world is different, China
is different;  but can we just forget what had happened four
years ago?  No!  Not even if we wanted to, since there are many
happenings keep reminding us.

    IT IS THE TIME FOR US TO REVISIT THE EVENT THAT SHOCKED THE
WORLD AND AFFECTED

8. Washington, D.C.
8. Washington D.C.

             1.    Candle-Light Vigil
             ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     On June 4th, 1993, IFCSS will co-sponsor, along with
other organizations in D.C., a candle-light vigil to
commemorate those who died in the Beijing Massacre of 1989.

     The Candle-light vigil will start at 8:00 pm in
front of the Chinese Embassy (2300 Connecticut Avenue)
and will end at 9:00 pm.

     Please join us in the event.

              2. IFCSS Joint Conference
              ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

     On June 4, IFCSS will start a joint conference. The
Conference has two parts: Conference on IFCSS White Paper
and IFCSS Joint Conference.

     The Conference on Student Movement will invite some
student leaders in the '89 Tiananmen Movement to reflect upon
the Movement. The participants will also evaluate and comment
on the IFCSS White Book compiled by IFCSS Theoretic Reseach
Committee chaired by Mr. Ling Changsheng.

     The second part is a joint conference of IFCSS Council, HQ,
SVC and working committee chairpersons. It will review the work
of all branches in this term and prepare for the 5th Congress.

     The conference is open to public. It is located in Comfort
Inn in D.C.'s Chinatown (H and 6th Street).

     Please join these two activities.

     Thanks.

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