Overseas
Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A997-O285
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A997-O285
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Date: March 18, 2017
发布日：2017年3月18日
Topic:
The IFCSS Will Host the Commemoration of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the
Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on June 3, 2017 and Calls for the 2017
Nomination of the "Spirit of Freedom Award"
标题：全美学自联将于2017年6月3日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"六四"纪念会及征集2017年度"自由精神奖"候选人提名的公告
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The
IFCSS Will Host the Commemoration of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the
Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on June 3, 2017 and Calls for the 2017
Nomination of the "Spirit of Freedom Award"
Contact
IFCSS:
Phone:
(302) 312-6840 Dr. Wenhe LU
E-mail：ifcss64@AOL.com
and luwenhe99@gmail.com
Mailing
address：IFCSS c/o Ciping HUANG, P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003, USA
On
March 12, 2017, the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars
(IFCSS) council held a meeting with participation by all its 7 council
members. At the meeting it was
resolved and confirmed to hold the annual commemoration of the June 4 Massacre
in front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC, USA (address: 3505 International
Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008-3025, USA) on Saturday, June 3, 2017. This gathering will be the 28th
consecutive yearly commemoration lead by the IFCSS in memory of the heroes and
victims of the June 4 Massacre in the 1989 pro-democracy movement. During the same event, the IFCSS shall
reveal its 2017 annual "Spirit of Freedom Award" winner and give its
award dedication. Hereby, the
IFCSS is calling for nominations for this year's candidates from the whole
society.
The
IFCSS invites everyone in the community to participate in our commemoration that
will be held in the park in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington DC on
the evening of June 3, 2017 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm. We will express our grievance for the victims of the June 4
Massacre in 1989 and strive for the early realization of human rights and
democracy in China. (The address
of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC is: 3505 International Pl NW,
Washington, DC 20008, USA. There
is meter parking on the roadside of Van Ness by the embassy that is free during
the weekend. There is also a
parking garage across Van Ness on the north side of the road.) The IFCSS welcomes the public to
participate and organizations that support democracy and freedom in China to
co-sponsor our event.
The
"Spirit of Freedom Award" was established by an IFCSS Council
resolution in 2001. It aims to
recognize and celebrate Chinese citizens who are not afraid of authoritarian
terror and contemptuous of totalitarian violence, who have the spirit to call
for freedom with conscience, sacrificing even their lives. The "Spirit of Freedom Award"
has always been open to accept nominations from the whole community. The nominees and winners should be
residing in China.
Since
the "Spirit of Freedom Award" was awarded for the first time in 2001
to Mr. Song Zhongqiu, who was at the end of his life with terminal cancer yet
raised his voice and publicly announced quitting the Communist Party, the IFCSS
has been announcing the awardees during its June 4 commemoration every
year. Other awardees include:
In 2006 to the 3 Gentlemen who challenged
Mao Zedong without precedent, which was praised as "a magnificent feat of
the 1989 pro-democracy movement";
In 2010 to Dr. Wang Bingzhang who as a
pioneer had promoted the democracy movement from overseas for many years;
In 2011 to the famous artist Ai Weiwei who
speaks for "the vulnerable groups with fear";
In 2012 to Mr. Li Wangyang, who was the
chairman of the Shaoyang Independent Workers' Union of Hunan Province, and thus
received a 13-year prison sentence and long time persecution of the Communist
regime until his mysterious death;
And last year in 2016, it was
awarded to the outspoken writers and activists Mr. Guo Feixiong and Mr. Zhang
Haitao, both of whom are still serving long sentences in the Communist jails in
China.
Regarding
the nomination and details of the IFCSS "Spirit of Freedom Award",
please call Dr. Lu at 1(302) 312-6840.
The IFCSS welcomes the community to actively participate in the
nomination. Nominations may be
e-mailed to: ifcss64@AOL.com and luwenhe99@gmail.com; or snail mailed to:
Ciping Huang c/o IFCSS, PO Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003, USA. The deadline for nominations is May 12,
2017.
IFCSS
-- the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars, USA
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中文版
Overseas
Chinese Democracy Coalition News and Article Release Issue Number: A997-O285
中国民主运动海外联席会议新闻与文章发布号：A997-O285
Release
Date: March 18, 2017
发布日：2017年3月18日
Topic:
The IFCSS Will Host the Commemoration of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the
Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on June 3, 2017 and Calls for the 2017
Nomination of the "Spirit of Freedom Award"
标题：全美学自联将于2017年6月3日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"六四"纪念会及征集2017年度"自由精神奖"候选人提名的公告
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全美学自联将于2017年6月3日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"六四"纪念会及征集2017年度"自由精神奖"候选人提名的公告
全美学自联联络方式：
电话：(302) 312-6840 陆文禾博士
电子邮件：ifcss64@AOL.com及 luwenhe99@gmail.com陆文禾博士
地址：IFCSS c/o Ciping HUANG, P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003, USA
2017年3月12日，全美学自联理事会召开会议，全体7名理事参加。会议做出决议并确认，全美中国学生学者自治联合会将于2017年6月3日（星期六）在美国首都华盛顿中共驻美大使馆前(地址为:
3505 International Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008-3025)连续第28年主办"六四"纪念会，以悼念在1989年民主运动中牺牲的人们。同时，全美学自联还将在纪念会上颁布2017年度全美学自联"自由精神奖"(Spirit
of Freedom Award)，宣布获奖人并致颂辞。学自联特此公告并向社会各界征集有关候选人的提名。
全美学自联邀请社会各界人士参加2017年6月3日晚间19点半至21点半在美国首都华盛顿中共驻美大使馆前公园内举办的"六四"纪念会。以此表达我们的哀思，争取在中国早日实现人权和民主。(中共驻美大使馆地址为:
3505 International Pl NW, Washington, DC 20008-3025。大使馆边上Van Ness St NW 路边有周末免费停车处，其北付费停车场。)
全美学自联欢迎有志之士参加，及支持中国民主自由的组织协办这次活动。
"自由精神奖"由全美学自联理事会2001年通过决议设立，其目的是颂扬和表彰中国公民不畏专制恐怖、蔑视极权强暴的勇气，和以良知、
鲜血和生命呼唤自由的精神。"自由精神奖"一向开放接受社会各界提名。被提名者和获奖人应身居中国。
自2001年首次颁发"自由精神奖"给罹患癌症、处于生命的末期，却袒露心声、公开退出中共的宋中秋先生以来，全美学自联每年都在其"六四"纪念会上宣布"自由精神奖"的获奖者。其中包括:
2006年授予的史无前例地挑战毛泽东，被誉为1989民运中壮举的"天安门三君子"；
2010年授予的推动民运多年的中国海外民运先驱王炳章博士;
2011年授予的"为怀有恐惧的弱势群体代言"的著名艺术家艾未未；
2012年授予的1989年湖南邵阳工自联主席、后被当局重判13年徒刑的、长久受中共迫害最后导致离奇死亡的李旺阳；及
2016年授予的还在狱中的民主人权人士郭飞雄与张海涛。
有关全美学自联"自由精神奖"详情及具体提名细节，请致电1(302) 312-6840查询。欢迎社会各界积极参与提名。提名介绍请Email至：ifcss64@AOL.com及luwenhe99@gmail.com；或寄往：IFCSS,
P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003.。提名截至日期为2017年5月12日。
全美中国学生学者自治联合会
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