On the 62th anniversary of the 2-28-incidence of Taiwan, the Taiwanese Professor Association 台教会 staged a 1000-people sit-in demonstration-and-ceremony at the Freedom Square 自由廣埸 in front of the Taiwanese Democratic Freedom Memorial Hall 台湾民主紀念館. These 1000-people fit into a word pattern, "勿忘 228" (Literally translates as Do not forget 2-28.) (See the attached photo). I sat on the slot, #506 with a red Taiwanese straw-hat 斗笠. I sat there for 2 hours--so were the other 999 persons on the square.
It was not easy for anyone to sit there for two hours. (If you don't believe me, try it yourself at home.) Fortunately, the organizers had thought about that problem and had this problem solved by hiring one meditation teacher to teach us how to breath and how to focus so that we can endure the body pain.
Amazingly, I almost did it. I sat there for 1 and 1/2 hour then changed the sitting posture to a kneeling posture for the rest of the time. So, did with most of the other 999 people on the square.
What had motivated us to stage such a rally? There are several reasons: First, the justice for the 2-28 killing and massacring had not been done. The war criminals of this killing such as Chiang Kai-Sheik 蔣介石, Peng Mun-Chi 彭孟剘 are still worshiped like heroes under Ma's administration. Ma even schedules to change the name of Taiwan Democratic Freedom Memorial Hall into Chiang Kai-Sheik Memorial Hall 中正紀念堂. What's an insult to the family members of the 2-28 victims. Second, Taiwan is under the threat of being annexed by China. With the current Ma's pro-China policy, the threat is very REAL. We all feel that if one day Taiwan is annexed by China, there will be incidences more severe than the 2-28 incidence happened 62 years ago.
If you love Taiwan, don't feel the same way?
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