DC: Tiananmen Square Candlelight Vigil May 30 and Other June 2, 3, 4 Events

Activities remembering the 20th year since the 1989  Tiananmen Square massacre that we will attending and promoting include:

— Saturday night, May 30, 7-9 PM: a candlelight vigil at the Washington Monument in Washington DC sponsored by the Remember64.org group (see also event program).  The Washington Monument is nearby the Smithsonian Metro subway stop (Blue/Orange) line, just a short walk away.  The following are walking directions to the Washington Monument from the Smithsonian Metro subway stop:

SMITHSONIAN METRO STATION to WASHINGTON MONUMENT:

1. Exit station through 12TH & JEFFERSON (THE MALL) entrance.
2. Walk approx. 2 blocks W on Jefferson Dr SW.
3. Turn right on 14th St NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block N on 14th St NW.

— Tuesday June 2 and Thursday June 4 events sponsored by the Laogai Foundation:
— On June 2  (9 AM-2 PM), the Laogai Foundation has a panel discussion at the National Endowment for Democracy, Suite 800, 1025 F Street NW, Washington DC 20004. For the Tuesday June 2 event, the Laogai Foundation asks you to RSVP by email to laogai@laogai.org or by calling 202-408-8300 by May 29.   It is about two blocks away from the Metro Center subway stop.
— On June 4 (10:30 AM), Laogai Foundation has press conference on Capitol Hill at the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer, 50 Independence Avenue SW, Washington DC 2004.  No RSVP is necessary.  See this link for Capitol Complex map, streets, and metro stops near Rayburn “HOB.”

— Wednesday night, June 3 – there is a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night June 3 at the Victims of Communism memorial starting at 7 PM. The Victims of Communism memorial is in Washington DC – at the intersection of Massachusetts Ave., NW, and New Jersey Ave., NW.    See the following web link for directions to the Victims of Communism memorial.  Per the web site, “It is just a couple of blocks from Union Station. You can take the Metro (Red line) to Union Station. Or if you drive, you can park at Union Station and walk easily to the statue. It is a couple blocks northwest from Union Station and on the left side of Massachusetts. Ave.”  See also this web link with map of the area

— Thursday, June 4th, 2009, 10 AM – 2 PM, Initiatives for China, 20th Tiananmen Commemoration on the Capitol Hill West Lawn – Information and Media Contact: Jim Geheran, Initiatives for China Director, Washington Office, 202-290-1423. Nearby subway stop: Federal Center SW.

— Thursday afternoon, June 4 – Responsible for Equality And Liberty (R.E.A.L.) rally from 1-5 PM at the China Embassy at 3505 International Place, NW, Washington, DC 20008.  The rally will take place in a “park” walkway across the street for the embassy.  The R.E.A.L. website has details on driving, subway, and walking logistics to this event.  The subway is recommended, and after exiting the Van Ness-UDC metro stop (Red Line), follow these walking directions:

VAN NESS-UDC METRO STATION to INTERNATIONAL PL NW:

1. Exit station through WEST SIDE OF CONNETICUT AVE NW & VEAZY ST entrance.
2. Walk approx. 1 block SE on Connecticut Ave NW.
3. Turn right on Van Ness St NW.
4. Walk approx. 1 block W on Van Ness St NW.
5. Turn left on International Dr NW.
6. Walk a short distance S on International Dr NW.
7. Turn right on International Pl NW.
8. Walk a short distance W on International Pl NW.

June 4, 2009 – 7-9 PM – Tiananmen Leaders Invite International Community to Join in a Solemn Assembly
— China Aid reports: “The solemn assembly will be held in Washington, DC on June 4, 2009 at the National Presbyterian Church from 7-9 p.m.”
— “Media Contact: Katherine Cason (267) 210-8278 or Katherine@ChinaAid.org, Washington, D.C. Contact: Jenny McCloy (202) 213-0506 or Jenny@ChinaAid.org, Website: www.ChinaAid.org and www.MonitorChina.org, Fax: (432) 686-8355″

— For the National Presbyterian Church event, locations and directions are as follows:
— N 38° 56.541′   W 077° 04.875′   Elevation 440
— Printable Metro and Driving Directions
— Online Map
— ADC Map Coordinates 4-C-6
— Metro Red Line Tenleytown-AU Station
— Metro Bus M4 and N2 Routes (no bus service on Saturday or Sunday)
— Free parking on the Church grounds at Nebraska Avenue and Van Ness Street.
— Via subway:
—- From the Tenleytown-AU Station on the Red Line.
—- Exit to the west side of Wisconsin Avenue.
—- Turn right down Wisconsin to Tenley Circle.
—- Turn right on Nebraska Avenue for ¼ mile.
—- See the Tower of Faith ahead on the left.
—- Cross Nebraska at Van Ness Street.
—- (walking time from rail platform to NPC: 15 minutes

(Communist China) Kidnappers swoop on China’s girls

(Communist China) Kidnappers swoop on China’s girls
— “The state’s one-baby policy has led to a shortage of females that gangs are ruthlessly exploiting”
— “Small boys have long been abducted for sale in China, but in recent years the country’s strict birth control policy, which has led to abortions of girls in families intent on having a boy, has left the countryside short of female babies.”

North Korea: Leaders live in luxury while North Koreans starve to pay for nuclear bomb

(North Korea) Leaders live in luxury while North Koreans starve to pay for nuclear bomb
— “Satellite images of North Korea have revealed the luxury lifestyle of dictator Kim Jong Il and his inner circle, replete with palaces, golf courses and swimming pools with giant waterslides”
— “The privileges of Pyongyang’s select few are unheard of for most ordinary citizens in North Korea, whose government’s disastrous economic polices have left millions reliant on foreign food aid handouts”

US journalists’ trial begins in North Korea this week

US journalists’ trial begins in North Korea this week
— trial for U.S. journalist Laura Ling and Euna Lee to begin this week in North Korea.
— AP: “North Korean guards detained Laura Ling and Euna Lee, reporters for former Vice President Al Gore’s Current TV media venture, at the northeastern border with China on March 17. Activists who helped organize their trip say they had been reporting on North Korean women and children who fled to China for an uncertain life as refugees.”
— “two American journalists seized nearly three months ago face a trial this week in Pyongyang on charges that could land them in one of the country’s notorious labor camps.”

(U.S.) ‘National Anarchism’ – California Racists Claim They’re Anarchists

(U.S.) ‘National Anarchism’ – California Racists Claim They’re Anarchists
— “Bay Area National Anarchists (BANA), they envision a future race war
leading to neo-tribal, whites-only enclaves to be called ‘National Autonomous Zones'”
http://www.splcenter.org/intel/intelreport/article.jsp?aid=1058
—- Comment: what is not understood is that many anarchists embrace nihilism,
which reject values, therefore racial supremacism could readily be adopted by such nihilists
—- Comment: the erroneous assumption by some is that both anarchism and
nihilism is “left” wing, and racial supremacism is somehow “right” wing
– clearly some don’t fully understand either
—- See also:
—– Nihilism and the Assassination of the Soul – by Jeffrey Imm
http://www.unitedstatesaction.com/blog/imm-articles/122.html