Month: April 2010

North Korea Freedom Week to Be Held in Seoul April 25-May 1

Press Release from North Korea Freedom Coalition

North Korea Freedom Week to Be Held in Seoul April 25-May 1

— see also Human Rights Group Launches “North Korea: 50,000 for 50,000” Campaign

(Apr 14 2010) Seoul…North Korea Freedom Week will kick off on April 25 as a week to promote the freedom, human rights, and dignity of the North Korean people.  The event, which has been organized by the North Korea Freedom Coalition annually since 2004 in Washington, D.C., will be held for the first time in Seoul, South Korea.  North Korean defectors and South Korean leaders and activists are organizing exhibits, a major rally, seminars, press conferences, prayer vigils and other events all focused on highlighting the misery the Kim Jong-il regime has inflicted on the people of North Korea, as well as citizens of South Korea, Japan and other countries.

NKFW 2010 will begin with a prayer service hosted by the North Korean defector churches and the opening of the North Korea Genocide Exhibit and will conclude with a balloon launch from the DMZ which will include radios, money, and a special message about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  The message will point out that the same year the United Nations adopted this declaration in 1948 was the same year that Kim Il Sung came to power to ensure that North Koreans were denied every single one of these universally accepted rights.

“With the increasing ability for North Koreans to learn about the outside world, it is fitting that North Korea Freedom Week will be held in South Korea for the first time,” said Kim Seung Min of Free North Korea Radio.  “North Koreans are increasingly finding out that their misery is a direct result of the Kim Jong-il regime, not South Korea and America as we were brainwashed from birth to believe.”

Special events during the week will focus on the North Korean gulag, the trafficking of North Korean women, the abduction by the regime of South Korean and Japanese citizens, and other topics.

Dr. Hyunuk Kim, who is chairing the Rally for North Korea Freedom Week, added, “Our songs and prayers for freedom and human rights in North Korea from Seoul will be heard around the world and in North Korea, leading to a dramatic change in North Korean society.”  Describing North Korea as the world’s coldest land and the world’s largest gulag, Dr. Kim said, “We must keep moving forward and strong until we meet the day when the spring sunshine finally finds itself in North Korea.”

Warning that it was a crime to remain apathetic in the face of one of the world’s worst human rights violations in history, Professor Yon Hee Lee, who is organizing the NKFW prayer vigil, warned, “We cannot remain silent as this tragedy continues or we will face God’s judgment.”

“Our hope is that North Korea Freedom Week will empower the 17,000 strong North Korean defectors in South Korea, awaken the consciousness of the world that the human rights conditions in North Korea must be addressed, and inform all who are suffering north of the DMZ that we will work together until the day their freedom, human rights and dignity are realized,” said Seoul Peace Prize Laureate, Suzanne Scholte, who is Co-Chairing NKFW with Professor Hwang Jang-yop.

“We are very proud that so many defectors, who have been part of the North Korea Freedom Week delegations each year, are now taking the lead in sponsoring events throughout the week, and we are deeply grateful to the South Korean NGOs and leaders who are also organizing events,” she added.

Simultaneously with events being held in Seoul, Open Doors-USA, will be organizing prayer events for North Korea throughout the USA.

A complete list of events follows below.

NORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK 2010 SEOUL, KOREA

Sunday, April 25 – Saturday, May 1

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS

[Week-long event] Sunday, April 24th to Saturday, May 1st

ALL DAY EVENT – North Korea Human Rights Exhibit

Every Day — 10 AM – 5 PM  North Korea  “Ah, the Warm Country in the South!” (The North Korea Genocide Exhibit)

Host: North Korea Genocide Exhibit, Moon Gook Han (sgf2002@hanmail.net)

Location: Seoul Gallery, Seoul Press Center 1st Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5

[Week-long event] Sunday, April 25th to Saturday, May 1st

ALL DAY EVENT – North Korea Human Rights Photo Exhibit

Host:  NKHR Young Adult’s Coalition, Han Nam Soo/Strategy Center Youth Group, Choi Young Jin

Location:  Various colleges/universities in Seoul

[Throughout the week during NKFW2010]

Sunday, April 25th

2PM – 4PM Prayer Service led by North Korean Defector churches

Hosts:  North Korean Church Coalition, Pastor Kang Cheol Ho of Saetu Church (kangch214@hanmail.net); Pastor Lim Chang Ho of Jangdaehyun Church (limchangho@gmail.com); New Pyongyang Full Gospel Church

Location:  Saeteo Church, Shinjung-Dong 337 Mokdong 2Cha Woosung APT B-sangga 4th Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 5, Mok Dong Station Exit 5; Line 2, Yangcheon-Gu Office Station and then Bus – no. 6617 Last Stop

3 PM – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for North Korea Human Rights Exhibit

“Ah, the Warm Country in the South!” (The North Korea Genocide Exhibit)

Host: North Korea Geneocide Exhibit, Moon Gook Han

Location: Seoul Gallery, Seoul Press Center 1st Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5

Monday, April 26th

10AM – NK Gulag Inmate List Press Release & Witness Testimony

Host:  NK Gulag, Kim Tae Jin, Jung Gwang Il, Jee Hae Lee (jhlee.nkgulag@gmail.com)

Location:  Seoul Press Center, 19th Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station

2PM – North Korean Human Rights Digital Screening

Host: Abductee & Defectors Human Rights Coalition, ICCNK, Do Hee Yoon

Location:  Seoul Metro Art Gallery, Hyehwa Metro Station

Transportation: Subway – Line 4, Hyehwa Station

Tuesday, April 27th

ALL DAY 10AM – POW/Abductee, Abduction-related Conference

Host:  POW/Abductee Int’l Coalition, Lee Mi Il (milee625@hanmail.net), Professor Nishioka

Location:  NK Democracy Committee Office, Gang-Nam-Gu Nonhyeon-Dong 216-2 Harim B/D 4TH Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 7, Hakdong station

Time TBD –  Open Invitation Forum:

“Kim Jong Il Regime’s Inhumane & Savage Rule:  Elite North Korean Defectors’ Testimonies”

Host:  ICCNK, NK Intellectuals Solidarity, Do Hee Yoon (dhy21c@hanmail.net), Kim Heung Gwang

Location:  Seoul Press Center, 20th Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5

5PM – Suzanne Scholte’s Special Lecture at Sejong University

Host:  Sejong University (w3@sejong.ac.kr)

Location:  Sejong University, Seoul

Transportation:  Subway – Line 7, Children’s Grand Park Station

Wednesday, April 28th

1:30PM – North Korean Women Defectors Human Rights Seminar

Host:  CNKWR Coalition for North Korean Women’s Rights, Kang Su Jin (frogreen79@naver.com)

Location:  National Assembly Building, Yoido

Transportation:  Subway – Line 9, National Assembly Station

2:30PM – National Rally for North Korea Freedom Week 2010

Host:  International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, Dr. Kim Hyunwook (khubosco@hanmail.net)

Location:  Seoul Station

Transportation:  Subway – Lines 1 & 4, Seoul Station

Wednesday, April 28th to Saturday May 1st

2PM – Reading the Names of 8,400 Abductee & POWs (Pep-Rally & Name Reading)

Host:  Abductee & Defectors Human Rights Coalition, ICCNK, Do Hee Yoon (dhy21c@hanmail.net), Bae Jae Hyun (mission2china@hanmail.net)

Location:  Pagoda Park, Jongno-Gu

Transportation:  Subway – Lines 1,3,5, Jongno-3-ga Station

Thursday, April 29th

7:30AM – North Korean Human Rights Forum (Guest Speaker: Suzanne)

Host: International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, Dr. Kim Hyunwook  (khubosco@hanmail.net)

Location:  Karak Hotel, 2nd Floor

Transportation:  Subway – Lines 8, Karak Market Station

1PM – Debate for Human Rights of North Korean Defectors:  How Much Has Improved?

Host:  Democracy Strategy Center, Kang Cheol Hwan

Location:  Community Chest of Korea, Jung-Gu

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 3, 12; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 6

8PM – North Korean Human Rights Prayer Vigil

Host: International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, ICCNK  (khubosco@hanmail.net)

Location: Balsandong Catholic Church

Transportation: Subway – Line 5, Ujangsan Station Exit 3

Friday, April 30th

10AM – Protest at the Embassy of China in Seoul

Host:  NKFW2010 Planning Committee

Location:  Chinese Embassy, 54, Hyoja-Dong, Jongno-gu, Seoul

Transportation:  Subway – Line 3, Gyeonbokgung Station

1PM – North Korea Human Rights Act-related International Conference

Host:  PSCORE People for Successful COrean REunification , Kim Young Il (youngilkim78@naver.com)

Location:  Seoul Press Center, 20th Floor

Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station

4PM – Crossing Screening & Lecture of NK Defector

Host:  Student Group of Yonsei University  (yeahys@hanmail.net)

Location: Yonsei University

Transportation:  Subway, Line 2, Sinchon Station

6:30PM – Meeting with Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Byung-Chul HYUN

Participators: Suzanne and other 6 people

8PM – North Korea Freedom Week 2010 Prayer Vigil

Host:  Esther Prayer Movement for North Korea, Professor Lee Yong Hee  (yhlee@kyungwon.ac.kr)

Location:  Shinil Church, Joong-Gu Shin-Dang 4-Dong, 347-298, Seoul

Transportation:  Subway – Line 3, 6, Yaksu Station; Line 5, Cheonggu Station

Saturday, May 1st

Afternoon [Exact Time TBD] – Balloon Launch into North Korea

Host:  Fighters for Free North Korea FFNK, Park Sang Hak  (berojapark@hanmail.net)

Location:  Freedom Bridge, Imjingak, Paju City, Kyonggi Province

Transportation:  Gyeongui Rail Line, Imjingak Station

FOR USA – OPEN DOORS NKFW RELATED EVENTS, VISIT http://members.opendoorsusa.org/images/content/pagebuilder/NK2010/

FOR NKFW UPDATES VISIT WWW.NKFREEDOM.ORG AND HTTP://CAFE.NAVER.COM/NKFW

UK: “Students” of Anti-Democracy Extremist Leader Attack UK Legislator George Galloway

Media reports state that “students” of the anti-democracy extremist organization “Islam4UK”  leader Anjem Choudary attacked MP George Galloway’s entourage at a public event.  BBC is reporting that Anjem Choudary claims the report is “fabricated.”  Anjem Choudary has repeatedly called for the end of secular democracy and human rights in the United Kingdom.

— BBC reports: George Galloway entourage ‘attacked by Islamic pupils’
— “Mr Galloway’s spokesman said: “There were three characters who were shouting abuse.”
— “‘They were shouting ‘kafir’ [a derogatory word for non-believer], which is very insulting, and that Mr Galloway deserved to die.'”
— “‘They were very aggressive and then they lunged forward towards Mr Galloway. I would certainly consider it an attack.'”
— “The spokesman said that the men barged and pushed other members of the entourage and, had they not been in the way, he believes Mr Galloway would have been assaulted.”
— “He said: ‘It was their intention to have physical contact. Their ire is directed at us because we have Muslims involved in the campaign, and they don’t think Muslims should play a part in democracy.'”
— “Anjem Choudary, ex-leader of Islam4UK, said the claim was ‘fabricated’.”
— “He said the men were his former students who had studied the Islamic religion with him, but refused to say if they were former members of the now-banned Islam4UK group.”

East London Advertiser reports:
— “MP GEORGE Galloway has been attacked by a group he claims were Muslim extremists while election campaigning in East London.”
— “He was with supporters in Shadwell’s Watney Market around 3pm on Saturday when he says he and his Respect party colleagues were abused, then attacked by the group.”
— “‘They called me a filthy Kaffir,’ said Galloway. ‘They shouted that no-one should shake the ‘filthy Kaffir’s hand.'”
— “‘They hate me because I encourage Muslims to vote and take a full part in our society.'”
East London Advertiser also reports:
— “THREE men have been bailed on suspicion of hurling abuse at Respect politician George Galloway as he hit the campaign trail in Shadwell.”
— “The men aged 22, 25 and 27 are all from the Bethnal Green and Shoreditch area and were arrested on Saturday afternoon on suspicion of using threatening words and behaviour and attempting to lunge at Mr Galloway at Watney Market. They have been bailed until May.”
— “Trio bailed after ‘abuse attack’ on Galloway”
— “He believed the men the men were shouting insults to deter people from voting because they are opposed to the political process.”

Anjem Choudary of "Islam4UK"
Anjem Choudary of Anti-Democracy Group "Islam4UK"

See also previous R.E.A.L. Postings on Anjem Choudary’s Group in the United Kingdom

UK: British Muslims for Secular Democracy (BMSD) to Counter Anti-Democracy Group Islam4UK Protest

UK: Anti-Democracy, Supremacist “Islam4UK” Group Plans March

UK: Extremist Group Launches “Jesus4Shariah” Campaign

UK: Anti-Democracy Group Plans March Calling for End to Democracy and Freedom in UK, Replace with Sharia Law

Nigeria: New Violence in Jos – Christian Homes Burned, Explosion Injures Others

Multiple reports on new attacks on a village near Jos where “suspected Muslim gangs” burned down homes of Christians, and also a report of a bomb injuring three in Jos.

Nigeria: Fresh Crisis Erupts Near Jos
— This Day reports:
— “Plateau State is once again in the news following an attack on a village near Jos by suspected Fulani herdsmen in the early hours of Sunday.”
— “The attackers targeted the homes of some officials in Kura Jenta, a Berom village some 30 kilometers south of Jos.”
— “The officials were said to be former government workers and a brother to a local government chairman of Jos South Local Government Area (LGA).”
— “No life was lost because of the timely intervention of a police patrol. But three houses and six vehicles were torched.”
— “The military authorities said no arrest had been made. It was also gathered that efforts are being made to track down those behind the incident.”
— “One group of attackers was said to have fired indiscriminately from one section while the other group set fire on the two affected compounds. They were, however, overpowered by the Special Task Force (STF) troops.”

Nigeria: New Attacks in Jos on Christians
— New attacks in troubled Nigerian ethnic hotspot
— AFP reports: “Suspected Muslim gangs burned homes in a Christian village near the Nigerian city of Jos, which has been at the centre of tit-for-tat attacks this year which have left hundreds dead, officials said.”
— “The suspected ethnic Fulani attackers targeted homes belonging to three top officials in the ethnic Berom village of Kura Jenta, about 30 kilometres (18 miles) south of Jos, residents said.”
— “‘Apparently the attackers were on a murder mission, they wanted to use the same tactics used in Dogo Nahawa, setting homes ablaze and then waiting for people to come out to be killed,’ a local cleric Raymond Gboum told AFP.”

Nigeria: Explosion Injures 3 in Jos

DC: Tibet and Falun Gong Activists Protest Outside Nuclear Summit for China Freedom

As security barricades are erected around parts of Washington and streets near the DC Convention Center are closed down protesters for freedom in China continue to raise their voice to Communist China leader Hu Jintao, who is attending a nuclear summit there.

The Washington Post reports:
— In fact, the morning’s heaviest traffic might have been the well before dawn when the thousands of police, federal agents and uniformed military personnel arrived to man the barricades. Scores of them stared across 11th Street at a dozen supporters of Falun Gong, a spiritual sect banned in China, who stood behind barricades holding banners in Chinese.”

DC protests also reported by AFP:
— “More than 100 Tibetans chanted angry slogans in a square and a park on the edge of Washington’s Chinatown, both a stone’s throw from the Washington Convention Center where President Barack Obama is hosting the leaders from 46 nations, including China’s President Hu Jintao.”

Earlier AFP report also stated:
— “In two corners of the park, Falun Gong practitioners went through the gentle motions of their meditative art, which has gained a following of 100 million in China.”
— “‘The Chinese government persecutes anything that is outside its control. If they feel threatened, they go after you, and with more than 100 million people practicing Falun Gong, they’ve become paranoid and have been doing things to practitioners, like harvesting their organs when they are still alive,’ said Dr Wenyi Wang.”
— “‘The international community has to realize that everyone has a responsibility to stop the persecution of the Falun Gong by the Chinese,’ she said.”
— “‘But a lot of people, especially in the United States and Europe, only engage China economically and turn a blind eye to the human rights abuses,’ Wang said, adding that even the Chinese have an expression that says ‘what goes around, comes around.'”
— “Lisa Tao told AFP in heavily accented English that she had come to join the protesters because ‘thousands of Falun Gong have been tortured to death and we want to send a message to Hu Jintao to stop persecuting people.”
— “‘We don’t know if he will change but we have to keep up the pressure. So we keep protesting, wherever he goes,’ she said.”

FOX News also reports on
— Quiet Protests at Nuclear Security Summit
— “Spiritual group Falun Gong, outlawed in China, protests Chinese crackdowns on the group while outside the Nuclear Security Summit. ”

April 12, 2010 Protests Against PRC Leader Hu Jintao Calling for China Freedom
April 12, 2010 Protests Against PRC Leader Hu Jintao Calling for China Freedom
April 12, 2010 Demonstration with Tibet and China Freedom Activists (Photo: AFP)
April 12, 2010 Demonstration with Tibet and China Freedom Activists (Photo: AFP)
Security checkpoint near the Washington DC Convention Center (WTOP Photo/Neal Augenstein)
Security checkpoint near the Washington DC Convention Center (WTOP Photo/Neal Augenstein)

Washington DC: 150 Chinese Americans and Supporters Rally for Chinese Freedom

On Sunday, April 11, 2010, in Washington DC’s Freedom Plaza (named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’ s struggle for human freedom in America), an estimated 150 Chinese Americans and their supporters rallied to show their solidarity and support for those Chinese citizens who have left the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) as a stand for freedom in the People’s Republic of China (PRC).

Activists held large banners in English and in Chinese languages with messages such as “Support 71 Million People Resigning from Chinese Communist Party,”  “Nine Commentaries Motivated 71 Million Chines to Resign from the CCP (Chinese Communist Party,” “U.S. House Passes Resolution 605: Supports Falun Gong, Condemns Prosecution,” and “Help Stop the Persecution Against Falun Gong,” and other had smaller placards and signs with messages calling for freedom in the PRC.

April 11, 2010 - Washington DC - China Freedom Activists Banners Recognizing Chinese People Leaving Chinese Communist Party
April 11, 2010 - Washington DC - China Freedom Activists Banners Recognizing Chinese People Leaving Chinese Communist Party

The event coincided with the arrival of PRC leader Hu Jiantao to the United States of America for a nuclear security summit, beginning on April 12, 2010, which was also protested by China freedom activists, Falun Gong activists, and the Tibetan activists (see separate reports).

At the April 11, 2010 Freedom Plaza rally, China freedom supporters, Falun Gong practitioners, and other freedom activists joined in solidarity to applaud the efforts of the Taidung (“Quit the Party”) movement in leading the way for 71 million Chinese citizens who have voluntarily left the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) (see earlier report on the Taidung movement).   China freedom activists sang songs on the Taidung movement, the oppression of the Falun Gong, and also provided traditional Chinese dance and drum routines at the Freedom Plaza rally.

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Among those speaking at the Freedom Plaza rally was a former official of the CCP, who renounced the CCP upon coming to the United States of America.  In addition to China freedom activists and Falun Gong supporters, freedom activists in Asia from Vietnam, Laos, Tibet, and Japan also spoke at the Freedom Plaza rally for freedom in China and supporting those who left the CCP.  Multiple speakers remarked on the March 16, 2010 passing of House Resolution 605, which acknowledges the oppression and suffering of the Falun Gong in Communist China and advises the U.S. President to meet with Falun Gong leaders.

Freedom Plaza Rally Speakers for China Freedom (Photo: AFP)
Freedom Plaza Rally Speakers for China Freedom (Photo: AFP)

China freedom activist and leader of the China Support Network John Kusumi called upon U.S. President Barack Obama to make freedom in the PRC a priority as part of American foreign policy objectives on issues such trade, currency, and security. John Kusumi also urges the world community to take a stand on the Communist Laogai forced labor camps.  John Kusumi also manages the China Support Network blog on China human rights and freedom issues.

Freedom Activist and Musician Sings "Taidung" Song at Rally
Freedom Activist and Musician Sings "Taidung" Song at Rally

Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.)‘s Jeffrey Imm recognized that the Freedom Plaza rally was taking place on Holocaust Remembrance Day, and that while much of the world was saying “never again” to the history of the Holocaust, “never again is now” in the PRC for those suffering in Communist Laogai forced labor camps, for men, women and children in China that seek to live in freedom, and for the Chinese people whose culture has been systematically been undermined and destroyed by the Chinese Communist Party.  Jeffrey Imm noted that near the Freedom Plaza where the event was being held, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked on his historic speech “I Have a Dream.”   Jeffrey Imm stated that “I have a dream that all of the Chinese people will someday be free… but we all have a responsibility to make that dream a reality.”  Jeffrey Imm noted that those struggling for freedom in the PRC must use their passion to educate the world on the abuses against the Chinese people, with a single message to the world “Free China Now,” which Imm and the other participants chanted together “Free China Now!”

The event was covered by Asian media sources as well as the AFP News.  An earlier AFP News report  included photographs of the April 11, 2010 Freedom Plaza rally in their subsequent report on the Tibetan and Falun Gong protesters outside of the DC Convention Center where Hu Jinato was meeting with other world leaders.   The updated AFP News report only showed photos of the April 12 protest.

See also:

April 12, 2010: DC: Tibet and Falun Gong Activists Protest Outside Nuclear Summit for China Freedom

Washington DC: Chinese Rally on April 11 to Support 71 Million Leaving Chinese Communist Party


Additional Photographs of April 11, 2010 Event:

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Tibet Freedom Activist Speaks on Behalf of Freedom in PRC
Tibet Freedom Activist Speaks on Behalf of Freedom in PRC

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Vietnam Freedom Activist Speaks on Need for Freedom in PRC
Vietnam Freedom Activist Speaks on Need for Freedom in PRC

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April 11, 2009 – Tuidang Rally, “Freedom Plaza,” Washington DC, USA – Jeffrey Imm

MP3 Audio Version Link

Good afternoon.  My name is Jeffrey Imm, and our group’s name is Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.).

I appreciate all of you here today fighting for freedom.

We share your fight for freedom around the world.

Today is “Holocaust Remembrance Day.”  Around the world, people say “Never Again.”

But “Never Again” is not just history.  In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), “Never Again” is now.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, people talk about concentration camps.

But that’s not just history, in the PRC that’s now.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, people talk about cultures being destroyed.

But in the PRC, “Never Again” is now.

So when we stand in solidarity with those that remember the Holocaust today, we say to them that in the PRC, “Never Again” is now.

Compassion is passion.  We share your passion for freedom.

This is “Freedom Plaza.”  It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Near here, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked on a speech called “I Have a Dream.”

I have a dream – that the people in China will be free.

I have a dream – that the Tuidang – will be remembered as heroes.

I have a dream – that the 71 million who have left the Chinese Communist Party – are just the start of waves of freedom – that will Free China Now!

Share with me: Free China Now, Free China Now, Free China Now!  (crowd chants in unison).

We have a dream, but we also have a responsibility.

President Obama, you have a responsibility, under House Resolution 605, to meet with the people fighting for freedom and the Falun Gong.

President Obama, you have a responsibility, to have a foreign policy where human rights are our first priority, not our last.

(Holding up poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

These represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  They were signed by the Republic of China on December 10, 1948.

Less than a year later, the People’s Republic of China broke these (speaker tosses sign of Declaration of Human Rights to the ground, indicating the PRC’s rejection of them).

We must pick this Declaration of Universal Human Rights up.  We fight for these human rights.

We fight for universal human rights for China.

With its original signature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, China has signed a promissory note, a promise guaranteeing human rights.

We tell the PRC government today – Free China Now!

Chant with me: Free China Now, Free China Now, Free China Now!  (crowd chants in unison).

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Resources:

Tuidang Web Site – Chinese Language

Tuidang Facebook Page – English Language

Quit CCP Web Site – English Language

Nine Commentaries on CCP – English Language

January 5, 2010 – NDTV: Former Chinese Official Renounces Communist Party Membership

January 4, 2010 – R.E.A.L. Report on Philadelphia Chinese Cultural Event and Quit CCP Movement

October 21, 2009: An underground challenge to China’s status quo – by Caylan Ford

July 20, 2009 – Tuidang campaign is most successful civil rights movement in China

February 24, 2009 – Epoch Times:  The Dawn of a New China – 50 million Chinese withdraw from the Chinese Communist Party

Communist China: Newspaper Suspended for Showing Anti-Communist Party Slogan on Front Page

R.E.A.L. Postings on Totalitarianism

January 15, 2010 – R.E.A.L. Report on Shen Yun: Performing for Human Rights and Freedom in China

January 28, 2010 – R.E.A.L. Report – Chinese Cultural Performing Arts Urges Americans to “Take a Stand” on Human Rights

April 11, 2010 – Tuidang Rally, “Freedom Plaza,” Washington DC, USA – Jeffrey Imm

April 11, 2010 – Tuidang Rally, “Freedom Plaza,” Washington DC, USA – Jeffrey Imm

MP3 Audio Version Link

Good afternoon.  My name is Jeffrey Imm, and our group’s name is Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.).

I appreciate all of you here today fighting for freedom.

We share your fight for freedom around the world.

Today is “Holocaust Remembrance Day.”  Around the world, people say “Never Again.”

But “Never Again” is not just history.  In the People’s Republic of China (PRC), “Never Again” is now.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, people talk about concentration camps.

But that’s not just history, in the PRC that’s now.

On Holocaust Remembrance Day, people talk about cultures being destroyed.

But in the PRC, “Never Again” is now.

So when we stand in solidarity with those that remember the Holocaust today, we say to them that in the PRC, “Never Again” is now.

Compassion is passion.  We share your passion for freedom.

This is “Freedom Plaza.”  It was named after Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Near here, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. worked on a speech called “I Have a Dream.”

I have a dream – that the people in China will be free.

I have a dream – that the Tuidang – will be remembered as heroes.

I have a dream – that the 71 million who have left the Chinese Communist Party – are just the start of waves of freedom – that will Free China Now!

Share with me: Free China Now, Free China Now, Free China Now!  (crowd chants in unison).

We have a dream, but we also have a responsibility.

President Obama, you have a responsibility, under House Resolution 605, to meet with the people fighting for freedom and the Falun Gong.

President Obama, you have a responsibility, to have a foreign policy where human rights are our first priority, not our last.

(Holding up poster of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights)

These represent the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.  They were signed by the Republic of China on December 10, 1948.

Less than a year later, the People’s Republic of China broke these (speaker tosses sign of Declaration of Human Rights to the ground, indicating the PRC’s rejection of them).

We must pick this Declaration of Universal Human Rights up.  We fight for these human rights.

We fight for universal human rights for China.

With its original signature of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, China has signed a promissory note, a promise guaranteeing human rights.

We tell the PRC government today – Free China Now!

Chant with me: Free China Now, Free China Now, Free China Now!  (crowd chants in unison).