全美学自联将于2017年6月3日在中共驻美大使馆前主办"
2017年3月12日，全美学自联理事会召开会议，
全美学自联邀请社会各界人士参加这场"
"自由精神奖"由全美学自联理事会2001年通过决议设立，
自2001年首次颁发"自由精神奖"给罹患癌症、
2006年授予1989民运中勇敢地涂污毛泽东像的"天安门三君子"；
2010年授予中国海外民运先驱却被中共判处无期徒刑的王炳章博士；
2011年授予"为怀有恐惧的弱势群体代言"
2012年授予1989年湖南邵阳工自联主席、
2016年授予在狱中的民主人士郭飞雄、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(
欢迎社会各界积极参与提名。
提名截止日期为2017年5月12日。
全美中国学生学者自治联合会
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
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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"
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
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
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