Monday, March 14, 2016

全美学自联于2016年6月4日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"六四"烛光纪念会及征集2016年度"自由精神奖"候选人提名的公告


全美学自联于2016年6月4日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"六四"烛光纪念会及征集2016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(706)-255-8445古懿
电子邮件:ifcss64@AOL.com黄慈萍pingwang88@hotmail.com 王平博士,slmngy@uga.edu古懿

地址:IFCSS c/o Ciping HUANG, P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003, USA
2016年2月28日,全美学自联理事会召开会议,6名理事和3名候补理事参加。会议做出决议并确认,全美中国学生学者自治联合会将于2016年6月4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27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2016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。

全美学自联理事会也通过决议支持美国国会对华盛顿的中国大使馆前道路命名为刘晓波广场的决议并愿意积极促进此事的最后完成。
  
全美学自联邀请社会各界人士参加2016年6月4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2016年"六四"烛光纪念会。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。) 全美学自联欢迎一切谴责六四屠杀的有志之士参加,也欢迎所有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。全美学自联自由精神奖的奖金是每年一千美元。
2001年首次颁发"自由精神奖"给罹患癌症生命的末期,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:
       2002年授予胡石根;

       2003年授予江棋生;
       2004年授予赵常青;
       2005年授予喻华峰
       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"余志坚、喻东岳、鲁德成以及杨天水
2007年授予陈光诚、杨建利;
2008年授予吕耿松、胡佳;
2009年授予刘晓波、孙文广;
2010年授予海外中国民运先驱王炳章博士;
2011年授予艾未未;
2012年授予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;
2013年授予朱承志;
2014年授予作家李承鹏、刘贤斌;
2015年授予高瑜女士;
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, (706)-255-8445查询。欢迎社会各界积极参与提名。

提名介绍请Email至:
ifcss64@AOL.com
pingwang88@hotmail.com或寄往:
IFCSS, P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003.。

提名截至日期为2016年5月15日。
全美中国学生学者自治联合会



The IFCSS Announces It Will Host the Commemoration of the June 4 Massacre in Front of the Chinese Embassy in Washington DC on June 4, 2016 and Calls for the 2016 Nomination of the "Spirit of Freedom Award"

Contact IFCSS:
Phone: (302) 312-6840 Dr. Wenhe LU (706)-255-8445 Gu Yi
E-mail:ifcss64@AOL.com, slmngy@uga.edu, and pingwang88@hotmail.com
Mailing address:IFCSS c/o Ciping HUANG, P.O. Box 15449, Washington, DC 20003, USA

On February 28, 2016, the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars (IFCSS) council held a meeting participated in by its 6 council members and 3 alternative 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 4, 2016. This gathering will be the 27th consequent 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 announce its 2016 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 all those in the community who condemns the Tiananmen Square Massacre to participate in our commemoration to be held in the park in front of the Chinese embassy in Washington DC on the evening of June 4, 2016 from 7:30pm to 9:30pm.

We will express our grievance for the victims of the June 4 Massacre in 1989 and to 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 which 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 as well.

IFCSS Council also passed a resolution to support the bill passed by the US congress of naming the street in front of Chinese Embassy as "Liu Xioabo Plaza"  and to make efforts to help realize such an end.

The "IFCSS 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. The Award amount is $1,000 annually.

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 2002 to Mr. Hu Shigen.
In 2003 to Mr. Jiang Qisheng.
In 2004 to Mr. Zhao Changqing.
In 2005 to Mr. Yu Huafeng;
In 2006 to the 3 Gentlemen who unprecedentedly challenged Mao Zedong, which was praised as "a magnificent feat of the 1989 pro-democracy movement", and Mr. Yang Tianshui;
In 2007 to Dr. Yang Jianli and Mr. Chen Guangcheng;
In 2008 to Mr. Lu Gengsong and Mr. Hu Jia.
In 2009 to Dr. Liu Xiaobo and Mr. Sun Wenguang;
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 was under long time persecution of the Communist regime until his mysterious death.
In 2013 to Mr. Zhu Chengzhi;
In 2014 to Li Chengpeng and Liu Xianbin;
In 2015, it was awarded to the outspoken writer Gao Yu, who was in jail at the time of announcement.

Regarding the nominations and details of the IFCSS "Spirit of Freedom Award", please call Dr. Lu at 1-(302) 312-6840 or Gu Yi at 1-(706)-255-8445 .

The IFCSS welcomes the community to actively participate in the nomination. Nominations may be e-mailed to: ifcss64@AOL.com ;pingwang88@hotmail.com; slmngy@uga.edu, or 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 15, 2016.

IFCSS -- the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars, USA

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