Washington March for Chinese Democracy
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The Washington March for Democracy in China was sponsored by the Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars
on Oct 1 of 1989, as a response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
. About 6000 people participated. The event's organizers and advisors include Arthur Miller
, Wuer Kaixi, Liu Yongchuan, and many students leaders. Father Dryner, president of Georgetown University Law School, Senator Slade Gorton
, Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy
and many other leaders spoke and participated in the March.
Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars
The Independent Federation of Chinese Students and Scholars was founded on August 1, 1989, when over 1000 Chinese student representatives from more than 200 major U.S. universities held their First Congress of Chinese Students and Scholars in USA at the University of Illinois at Chicago and...
on Oct 1 of 1989, as a response to the Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
Tiananmen Square protests of 1989
The Tiananmen Square protests of 1989, also known as the June Fourth Incident in Chinese , were a series of demonstrations in and near Tiananmen Square in Beijing in the People's Republic of China beginning on 15 April 1989...
. About 6000 people participated. The event's organizers and advisors include Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller
Arthur Asher Miller was an American playwright and essayist. He was a prominent figure in American theatre, writing dramas that include plays such as All My Sons , Death of a Salesman , The Crucible , and A View from the Bridge .Miller was often in the public eye,...
, Wuer Kaixi, Liu Yongchuan, and many students leaders. Father Dryner, president of Georgetown University Law School, Senator Slade Gorton
Slade Gorton
Thomas Slade Gorton III is an American politician. A Republican, he was a U.S. senator from Washington state from 1981 to 1987, and from 1989 to 2001. He held both of the state's Senate seats in his career and was narrowly defeated for reelection twice as an incumbent: in 1986 by Brock Adams, and...
, Congressman Walter E. Fauntroy
Walter E. Fauntroy
Walter Edward Fauntroy is the former pastor of the New Bethel Baptist Church in Washington, D.C., and a civil rights activist. He is also a former member of the United States Congress and was a candidate for the 1972 Democratic presidential nomination, as well as a human rights activist...
and many other leaders spoke and participated in the March.