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11 Dec 1996 22:56:57 -0700 (MST)
Date: Thu, 12 Dec 1996 00:56:55 -0500
From: Ishtaritu@asu.edu
Subject: Women's Rights Day: In memory of Peng Wan-ru (fwd)
To: chriscd@jhu.edu
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Date: Wed, 11 Dec 1996 22:43:30 -0700 (MST)
From: ide4bubu@imap1.asu.edu
To: WSN@csf.colorado.edu
Subject: Women's Rights Day: In memory of Peng Wan-ru (fwd)
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Date: Mon, 9 Dec 1996 22:50:34 -0800 (PST)
From: Taiwanese Student Association <taiwan@off.ugcs.caltech.edu>
To: tsa@off.ugcs.caltech.edu
Subject: Women's Rights Day: In memory of Peng Wan-ru
Dear Friends:
Peng Wan-Ru, a long-time activist in Taiwan's feminist movement and the
director of the Department of Women's Development of the Democratic
Progressive Party, was raped then killed on November 30th. This killing
was not only a despicable crime but also a cruel reminder that violence
against women is very much a living issue in Taiwan.
Peng's death is a heartbreaking loss; the pain, sorrows, and anger of
losing her to such a ruthless crime are widely shared. As fellow believers
in gender equality and social justice, we feel compelled not to let her
death become a mere addition to Taiwan's crime statistics. We cannot let
her die in vain. Her belief in gender equality and social justice must be
carried forward.
Peng was known to be a fighter. In memory of her untimely death and her
efforts in advancing women's rights in Taiwan, we propose the establishment
of the Women's Rights Day on the last Sunday of every November. It was on
the last Sunday of this past November she was last seen alive, and she
spent the whole day making a better future for women in Taiwan. The
Women's Rights Day will be a day not only for remembering her and all the
female victims of violence, but a day to show solidarity in the fight for
social, political, and legal reforms to achieve gender equality in Taiwan.
The memorial service for Peng Wan-Ru will be held in late December. We
plan to present this proposal and the name list of the supporters to her
family and various organizations in the women's movement on December 20th.
If you support our proposal, please sign in the following web sites:
http://www.taiwanese.com/peng. If you cannot get access to the Web, you
can e-mail your name to any of us. If you have friends who want to sign
but do not have access to the internet, please sign for him or her. We
urge you to sign by 11:30PM, December 19th, Taiwan Time, so we can have
the final count of the signatures.
Huang Chang-Ling
University of Chicago
hua8@midway.uchicago.edu
Chang Sheng-Lin
UC-Berkeley
schang1@ced.berkeley.edu
Po Lan-Chih
UC-Berkeley
pol@ced.berkeley.edu
Sun Jui-Sui
UCLA
sssun@ucla.edu