Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A777-W495

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A777-W495

Release Date: August 28, 2013

发布日：2013年8月28日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng's Commentary and Reading of Marin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Extract on BBC World News, in Observing the 50th Anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" Speech

标题：魏京生在BBC世界新闻里朗读马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”的演讲片断并作评论，以纪念马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”演讲50周年

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Wei Jingsheng's Commentary and Reading of Marin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Extract on BBC World News, in Observing the 50th Anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" Speech

On August 28, 2013, in observing the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech, BBC news invited global figures to read extracts from Dr. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. Wei Jingsheng read the following: "We have also come to this hallowed spot to remind America of the fierce urgency of now. This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off or to take the tranquilizing drug of gradualism. Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy."

Wei Jingsheng further commented at BBC news: "I think the remarks by Martin Luther King, Jr. so many years ago are very important. It is the thoughts of many who pushed the history forward. Not only at the time of Dr. King, but also in the present time as a new movement and new changes are taking place. Many people may wish to act and do something immediately. They will say: 'We can not just wait, drink coffee relaxed and make useless talk.' So I think this remark by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. is what many of us who want to push history forward want to say in our hearts."

In this unique tribute program by BBC World News, global figures celebrate the legacy of Martin Luther King by reading the words of "I have a Dream." Introduced by Professor Clayborne Carson, editor of the Martin Luther King papers, readers included:

Congressman John Lewis, who spoke at the 1963 March.

Dr Maya Angelou, American author and Civil Rights activist.

Prof Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Peace Laureate and economist.

Doreen Lawrence, mother of murdered British teenager Stephen Lawrence.

Wei Jingsheng, Chinese democracy campaigner.

Mary Robinson, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, first female President of Ireland.

John Hume, jointly awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his contribution to the peace process in Northern Ireland.

His Holiness the Dalai Lama.

Albie Sachs, anti-apartheid campaigner, judge on South Africa's Constitutional Court.

President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf of Liberia, first female Head of State in Africa.

Raja Shedadeh, Palestinian lawyer, author and human rights activist.

Ndileka Mandela, granddaughter of Nelson Mandela.

Ariel Dorfman, Chilean-American author and human rights activist.

David Grossman, Israeli author and peace campaigner.

Dr Shirin Ebadi, Iran's first female judge, Nobel Peace Laureate.

Malala Yousafzai, sixteen-year-old student from Swat in Pakistan, shot by the Taliban.

Satish Kumar, Indian peace campaigner and environmentalist.

Maestro José Antonio Abreu, Venezuelan educator and musician.

Joan Baez, American musician and activist, performer at the 1963 March on Washington.

Stevie Wonder, American musician, singer and songwriter. Campaigner for Martin Luther King's birthday to become a national holiday in the United States.

Related links of the BBC programs:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p01fmn31

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b0395qvq

Audio of Wei Jingsheng's reading of MLK's "I Have a Dream" Speech Extract:

http://www.weijingsheng.org/interviews/interviews2013/WeiJSreading1308MLKdream-f.mp3

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Wei Jingsheng Foundation News and Article Release Issue: A777-W495

魏京生基金会新闻与文章发布号：A777-W495

Release Date: August 28, 2013

发布日：2013年8月28日

Topic: Wei Jingsheng's Commentary and Reading of Marin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" Speech Extract on BBC World News, in Observing the 50th Anniversary of the "I Have a Dream" Speech

标题：魏京生在BBC世界新闻里读马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”的演讲片断并作评论，以纪念马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”演讲50周年

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魏京生在BBC世界新闻里朗读马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”的演讲片断并作评论，以纪念马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”演讲50周年

2013年8月28日，BBC新闻邀请全球性人物朗读马丁·路德·金的“我有一个梦想”的演讲摘录、以纪念马丁·路德·金的“我有一个梦想”演讲50周年。BBC世界新闻邀请魏京生先生阅读了以下内容：“我们也来到这个圣地是为了提醒美国：现在正是万分紧急的时刻。我们没有时间来侈谈冷静或采取渐进主义的镇静剂。现在正是实现民主诺言的时刻。“

魏京生先生在BBC世界新闻上进一步地评论说：“我觉得马丁·路德·金在很多年前说的话，是非常重要的，是所有想推动历史前进的人的想法。不仅是他那个时候，而且是现在，当一个新的运动和新的改变开始的时候，人们都迫切希望马上行动起来，马上做些事情。我们不能等待，像喝咖啡一样慢慢腾腾地讲些没用的话。所以我觉得马丁·路德·金的这句话是我们所有想推动历史前进的人心里的话。”

在BBC世界新闻这个独特的致敬节目里，还有其他全球性人物阅读了马丁·路德·金“我有一个梦想”的片断，以庆祝马丁·路德·金的事迹。这个节目由主编马丁·路德·金的文集的克莱伯恩·卡森教授介绍。读者包括：

在1963年3月集会时发言的众议员约翰·刘易斯。

美国作家和民权活动家玛雅·安吉罗博士。

诺贝尔和平奖得主和经济学家穆罕默德·尤努斯教授。

被谋杀的英国孩子斯蒂芬·劳伦斯的母亲多琳·劳伦斯。

中国民主活动家魏京生。

前联合国人权高级专员及爱尔兰首位女总统玛丽·罗宾逊。

因其在北爱尔兰和平进程中的贡献而共享诺贝尔和平奖的约翰·休姆。

尊者喇嘛喇嘛。

南非宪法法院的法官及种族隔离活动家Albie Sach。

非洲第一位女性国家元首、利比里亚总统埃伦·约翰逊·瑟利夫。

巴勒斯坦律师，作家和人权活动家Raja Shedadeh。

曼德拉的孙女Ndileka Mandela。

智利裔美国作家和人权活动家Ariel Dorfman。

以色列作家与和平活动家大卫·格罗斯曼。

伊朗的第一位女法官及诺贝尔和平奖得主希林·伊巴迪博士。

被塔利班枪击的16岁的巴基斯坦学生Malala Yousafzai。

印度和平和环保活动家Satish Kumar。

委内瑞拉教育家及音乐家Maestro José Antonio Abreu。

在1963年3月华盛顿游行中表演的美国音乐家和社会活动家Joan Baez。

推动马丁·路德·金的生日为美国全国性节日的美国音乐家、歌手及词曲作者Stevie Wonder。