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Los AngelesTiananmen Commem. Dinner |
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Sunday, 13 May 2012 |
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Your are cordially invited to
Visual Artists Guild
Annual Award Dinner
&
Commemoration
of the 23nd anniversary of Tiananmen Massacre
In the spring of
1989, Beijing erupted with the largest spontaneous
demonstrations the Peoples’ Republic of China had witnessed in
its 40-year history. The pro-democracy movement quickly
spread to over 30 cities around China before the world
witnessed the horrors of the government’s brutal crackdown.
As the Chinese people fled from the tanks and guns, they asked
the international press to let the world know the truth.
They asked the
world not to forget.
In Los Angeles
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Honoring
Chen Guangcheng
Activist against forced abortions and forced sterilizations in
China. Imprisoned for 4 years and 3 months; later put in house
arrest without charge. Escaped to US embassy which negotiated
with China for him to reunite with his family and stay in China
at first but with new negotiation to visit US. Currently in PRC
custody in hospital.
Reggie Littlejohn
Founder and president of Women's
Rights Without Frontiers, an organization that opposes
forced abortion, gendercide and sexual slavery in China.
Leader in the international movement to Free Chen Guangcheng
Lynn Chang
World
Renowned Violinist for the Nobel Peace Award
ceremony 2010 in Oslo
for Nobel Peace Laureate Liu Xiaobo
Lynn Chang will be performing the same pieces as he did during
the Oslo Nobel ceremony
Posthumous Honorees
Arnold Hung
Human Rights Activist and
Former president of Hong Kong Forum, Los Angeles, an
organization which promotes democratic development in Hong Kong
and China
Rudolph Pan
Human Rights Activist and
Former editor of magazine in Hong Kong against the Communist
regime in China after escaped from China.
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Date:
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Saturday, May
26, 2012
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Time:
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5:00 p.m.
Reception and Registration
6:00 p.m.
Dinner
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Place:
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Golden Dragon
Restaurant
960 N. Broadway, Los Angeles, Ca. 90012 phone
213-626-2039
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Cost:
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10 Course
Chinese Banquet Dinner
$30 Advanced
Purchase, $35 at the Door (click 'read more' for more options)
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For
information please call 310-539-0234, 310-433-0697
Or e-mail to vag@visual-artists-guild.org
Please mail check no later than May 21rd, payable
to:
Visual Artists Guild,
P.O. Box 861132, Los
Angeles, Ca. 90086-1132 ...
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New York Tiananmen Commem. Dinner |
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Sunday, 13 May 2012 |
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The
Visual Artists Guild
Cordially invites you to our
Annual Tiananmen Commemoration
&
Awards Dinner
In the spring of 1989, Beijing erupted
with the largest spontaneous demonstrations the Peoples’
Republic of China had witnessed in its 40-year history. The
pro-democracy movement quickly spread to over 30 cities
around China before the world witnessed the horrors of the
government’s brutal crackdown. As the Chinese people fled
from the tanks and guns, they asked the international press
to let the world know the truth
In
New York
Saturday June 9, 2012
6:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Chatham Square Restaurant - 6
Chatham Square, New York City (212) 587-8800
Honoring Chen Guangcheng
Blind Human Rights Activist-lawyer,
currently in custody in China
Honoring Tiananmen Foundation
Honoring Jing Zhang
Founder of Women's Rights in China
Honoring Gao Zhisheng
Human Rights Lawyer, currently imprisoned
in China
Ge Geng, daughter of Gao Zhisheng, will accept
on behalf of her father
Dinner Cost: $40.00 advanced purchase, $45
at the Door
Please send check no later than May 28, 2012
Payable to Visual Artist Guild to
353 W. 57th Street #2227, New
York, NY 10019 Attn: Peggy Chane
Contact Information: Peggy Chane 212-554-6447 or
310-539-0234
email to vag@visual-artists-guild.org
www.visual-artists-guild.org
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Open Letter to Sec.of State Hillary Clinton |
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Sunday, 29 April 2012 |
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April 29, 2012
Hon. Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Hon. Secretary of State Clinton,
As you embark on your trip to the Peoples Republic of
China, I ask that you review the case of Mr. Chen Guangcheng who has
just escaped from his illegal house arrest in his home town amid
unconfirmed report that he is now at the U.S. embassy in Beijing.
In a video made after his escape, Mr. Chen addresses the
PRC's Premier Wen Jiaboa directly and makes three requests.
First, he asks the Premier to investigate his case and
punish those who beat him and his family.
Second, he asks the Premier to ensure the safety of his
wife, his mother and his child. During one of the beatings, his
wife's left eye was injured as well as her back when the guards
covered her with a duvet while beating her. His elderly mother was
pushed to the ground and she fell back and her head hit the door.
His young child is guarded by three people while going to school and
the school bag is searched and each page of the books is checked
daily by those guards.
Third, he asks the Premier to find out how much money is
actually spent in illegally harming him and his family and how much
of those taxpayers' money have been siphoned off by corrupt
officials.
Please emphasize to the officials in the PRC that China
can show to the world that it is a nation that respects its own laws
by seriously consider Mr. Chen's requests and thus bring China
within the global village.
We also like for you to inquire about He Peirong, a
blogger and Guo Yushan, a Beijing legal scholar; both have helped
Mr. Chan and have now disappeared. Mr. Chen's brother, Chen Guangfu
and his nephew Chen Kegui have also been detained. Hu Jia, an
activist who met with Mr. Chen after his escape has been taken away
by authorities.
You have expressed support for Mr. Chen previously and we
deeply appreciate your support. We have faith that you will do
everything in your power to help Mr. Chen.
Sincerely,
Ann Lau
Chair, Visual Artists Guild
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Open Letter to US Amb. Gary Locke |
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Sunday, 29 April 2012 |
April 29, 2012
Honorable Ambassador Gary Locke
U.S. Ambassador
U.S. Department of State
2201 C Street NW
Washington, DC 20520
Dear Hon. Ambassador Locke,
We want to express our deep thanks to you for your support of Mr. Chen Guangcheng.
Mr. Chen has escaped his illegal house arrest amid unconfirmed report that he is now at the U.S. embassy in Beijing.
Since your arrival in Beijing in August last year as US
Ambassador to the Peoples Republic of China, you have obviously touched
the hearts of the ordinary people in China by their enthusiasm in
meeting you. Indeed, the media in China wrote about your American style
of friendliness and your lack of official airs. They wrote about your
lining up to buy coffee, carrying your own backpack and flying economy
class. You have shown the people in China what an official should be
like.
We also want to thank you for your statement last year
on International Human Rights Day. You said, "While China has
undoubtedly made great strides in developing its economy, the
imprisonment of Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo and restrictions
on the freedoms of his spouse Liu Xia, the illegal 'disappearing' of Gao
Zhisheng, the unlawful detention of Chinese citizens such as lawyer
Chen Guangcheng, and constraints on the religious freedom and practices
of Tibetan, Uighur and Christian communities do not bring China closer
to achieving its stated goals (growth, prosperity and long-term
stability)."
We ask for your continued support for Mr. Chen and to
help Mr. Chen to attain his wishes in his open video to China's Premier
Wen Jiaboa.
Sincerely,
Ann Lau
Chair, Visual Artists Guild
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