Past & Coming Activities in USA, Canada, NZ, and Finland
Aug 7 - Washington DC Demonstration
** Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
About four hundred Chinese students and scholars, representing a
collective colleges and universities in the East Coast, human rights
organizations, Amnesty International, Washington D.C. Chinese community
organizations picketed the Indonesian Embassy in Washington D.C. The
protesters carried placards saying "Respect Human Rights" " Habibie Has
No Shame" and walked around the Embassy with pickets.
Aug 7 - Los Angeles Demonstration
** Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
In one of the largest rallies of Chinese Americans since June 4
Tienanmen in Los Angeles, an estimated 3,000 demonstrators marched and
rallied before the Indonesian Consulate in Los Angeles. The protesters
emotionally chanted "Shame on You" " Shame on You" 'Shame on You"
obviously directing their indignation on the intemperate remarks of
President Habibie about somebody else filling the vacuum left by the
fleeing Chinese Indonesians. The Consulate, after much prodding, finally
allowed two representatives from the demonstration to enter the
Consulate to present their written letter to President Habibie.
Aug 7 - Chicago Demonstration
** Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
About 300 demonstrators marched in front of the Indonesian consulate
demanding justice for the Indonesian victims of racial violence and
brutalization. The protesters wore yellow ribbons and demanded that
justice be brought to bear against the racist perpetrators and
masterminds behind the riots.
Aug 7 – Houston Demonstration
** Source: Xingguo Li lxo@email.uc.edu **
About 300 people demonstrated in front of the Indonesia Consulate. The
event drew a dozen of reporters from TV and newspapers and half a dozen
police. It lasted two and half hours in a moderate rain showers, during
which three speeches were made, and two protesting letters were read.
The protesting letters, signed by more than 500 people, were presented
by Siliang Yang and Hua Xu to a
representative of the Consulate who promised to send it to the
Indonesian government.
Aug 7 - San Francisco Free Speech Rally
** Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
About 300 protesters massed in from of the Indonesian Consulate in San
Francisco's Fisherman's Wharf Area. Amongst them were members of the Bay
Area's Chinese Indonesian community, community leaders, and
representative from Congresswoman's Nancy Pelosi's office. The
protesters presented an
Open Letter to President Habibie, with a list of demands, including a
full, transparent inquiry to account and bring justice to bear upon the
masterminds and perpetrators of the heinous crimes against humanity
during the May Riots. They also demanded that Habibie and his government
end ethnic discrimination in Indonesia and accord full citizenship
rights to all Indonesians of Chinese descent, and implement a
harmonious, pluralistic, and diverse society where ethnic discrimination
and religious discrimination are banned.
Aug 7 - New York Demonstration
**Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
Over 3,000 protesters, with over 150 community organizations, wearing
yellow ribbons or yellow headbands marched en masse before the
Indonesian consulate in New York City, expressing their outrage and
denounced the racial violence in Indonesia.
Aug 7 - Toronto Demonstration
**Source: Huaren news editor@huaren.org **
Over 500 Chinese Canadians marched from the Eaton Shopping Mall in
downtown Toronto, carrying banners and placards protesting the
Indonesian atrocities and expressed their solidarity with the Chinese
Indonesians living in peril in Indonesia. The protesters wound their way
through downtown Toronto and marched for two hours ending up in the
Indonesian Consulate in Toronto. The protesters presented a protest
manifesto to the Indonesian consulate officials.
Aug 7 - Vancouver Demonstration
** Source: Chinese Benevolent Association (604) 688-1727**
The demonstration was scaled down because the police permit was not
approved in time. About 30 people marched from Chinatown to the
Indonesian Consulate. A protest letter was presented to an Indonesia
Consulate official.
Aug 8 - Washington DC Demonstration
** Source: Xingguo Li lxo@email.uc.edu ( xinhua news)**
Nearly 1,000 people from the Chinese community in metropolitan
Washington areas rallied Saturday at the Indonesian Embassy to protest
against the anti-Chinese violence in Indonesia in May. "Punish rapists!"
"Punish murderers!" the protesters shouted in front of the embassy. "We
want justice, we want it now!" "For the overseas Chinese all over the
world, it is extremely painful to learn about the crimes committed
against Chinese Indonesian women and children," said a protest letter
signed by hundreds of people.
Aug 8 - Boston Demonstration
** Source: Boston Chinese community unclewilson@hotmail.com **
The rally was planned for 500 people but it turned out to have 1300
people gathering at the Gateway Park in Chinatown to protest the
violence against ethnic Chinese in Indonesia. More activities are planed
in the coming weeks including a big banner with up to 10000 signatures
in Chinatown.
Aug 8 - Ottawa Demonstration
** Source: Ottawa Chinese community (613) 232-8403**
About 700 people demonstrated in front of the Indonesia Embassy. Two
representatives, one from pro-China group and the other from pro-Taiwan
group, were invited into the Embassy. Two protest letters (one from each
group) were presented to an Indonesian official.
Aug 8 – Helsinki, Finland Demonstration **no news received yet**
Place: Rautatientori
Time: 12.30pm-1.00pm: gather in front of Rautatientori.
1.00 pm- 3.00pm: march through Mikonkatu to Espoopuisto.
Organized by CSSA, Helsinki
Contact: Shuqin Li
Xingguo LI Aug 8 - Auckland, New Zealand Rally - Yellow Ribbon campaign
** Source: Jennie Law (011-64-9) 3032621 east-west@xtra.co.nz **
3000 people demonstrated at the Aoetea Square. Over 3000 signatures were
collected for the petition in a couple of hours. The petition (will be
over 4000 by next week) will be presented to the Indonesian Embassy and
the Member of Parliament (ethnic Chinese) in Wellington on Aug 18.
Aug 8/9 – Calgary Public Forum & Photo Exhibition
**Source: Paul Cheng (403) 274-9018 keypc@cadvision **
The public information forum and photo exhibition were very successful.
We have attracted thousands of people and collected over 1500 signatures
for our petition in the two-day events in Chinatown.
COMING EVENTS
Aug 14 –United Nations, NewYork Demonstration
Place: United Nations’ Square, E42 St, Manhattan
Time: 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Organized by Association of Chinese Students and Scholars, NewYork.
Contact: (718) 338-8649, (718) 951-4693, (212) 998-8228 Aug 15 -Atlanta Rally
Place: Atlanta Centennial Olympic Park
Time: 10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Organized by Indonesians of Chinese Heritage Foundation (ICHF)
Contact: Wei Siong Tan (770) 745-1775 ichf@yahoo.com Aug 15 - Toronto Memorial Service
Place: Metro Square (Metro Hall, 55 John St. Toronto)
Time: 3:00 pm
Organized by Canadian Concern about Ethnic Violence in Indonesia
(CCEVI)
Ontario Indonesian Chinese Association
(OICA)
Contact: Herman Tan" uuinc@sprint.ca
Andy ndsucipto@aol.com
Eric Li ericsli@ipoline.com Aug 15 - San Francisco Candle light vigil
Place: Union Square
Time: 7:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Organized by Indonesian, Chinese, & American Network (ICANet)
Contact: John Oei (415) 731-0405 admin@ICANet.org
FAX: (415) 753-8319
http://www.icanet.org Aug 16 - Vancouver Candle light vigil
Place: Vancouver Art Gallery, Robson St, Downtown
Time: 8:30 PM to 9:30 PM
Organized by The Coalition Against Human Rights Violation in
Indonesia
Contact: Iwan/Francis van.forum@usa.net
Thekla bcalpha@bigfoot.com Aug 18 –Wellington, New Zealand Demonstration
Place: Indonesian Embassy & Parliament House
Time: **will announce later**
Organized by Jennie Law and the Wellington Chinese community
Contact: Jennie Law (011-64-9) 3032621 east-west@xtra.co.nz
P.O.Box 90-382, Auckland Mail Centre, Auckland,
NewZealand.
Fax: (011-64-9) 3032192 Aug 22 - Dallas, Texas Rally
In Memory of May13 Atrocities. This is not a protest nor a
demonstration. Concerned citizens of Dallas Fort Worth will give
their solidarity support to the victims of riots May 13-15 in Indonesia
Place: City Hall Dallas
Time: 10.00am - 12.00pm
Organized by: Concerned Citizens for Indonesian Human Rights.
Contact: Kie-eng Go cessa@ibm.net
Srie Friestad srie@aol.com