John P. Kusumi
\r\nTHE FIRST GENERATION X POLITICIAN
\r\n<\/b>The 18-year-old in 1984's race for U.S.\r\nPresident.
\r\nRight at home in cyberspace--
\r\nwww.kusumi.com
\r\nwww.chinasupport.net
\r\nwww.xdcsoftware.com
\r\nmailto:john@kusumi.com<\/p>\r\n
July 11, 2003<\/p>\r\n
Dear Friend,<\/p>\r\n
You may have heard of the miracle\r\nvictory for people power in Hong Kong. This week, leaders of Hong Kong withdrew\r\ntheir noxious bill, called Article 23, or in my pithy-but-accurate phrase \"Maoism for Hong\r\nKong.\" Passage of that bill had been slated to occur on Wednesday of this\r\nweek. It would have removed civil liberties, and installed\r\ntyranny and persecution in its place. The hand of Beijing was behind this bill,\r\nand yet people of Hong Kong bravely stood up against it.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
They stood up -- a half-million people\r\nmarched in the streets -- and in the result, we have a victory for the forces of\r\nfreedom and Chinese democracy. The butchers of Beijing are now in a bind; their\r\nman in Hong Kong could not deliver the tyranny they wanted, and now he (Chief\r\nExecutive Tung Chee Hwa of Hong Kong) has also lost face and credibility with\r\nthe people of Hong Kong, who are very angry about Article 23 and other aspects\r\nof his leadership.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Did I have something to do with this\r\nscene? Yes, in fact, my China Support Network was an early and vocal opponent of\r\nArticle 23. We can find that I interviewed, gave speeches, and did other things\r\nto roust and marshal opposition to Article 23. Further, my counterparts at the\r\nFree China Movement were also early, active, and vigorous opponents of this\r\nlegislation. These two organizations specialize in lobbying and pressuring for\r\nChinese democracy, including the issues of freedom for Hong Kong, Tibet, and\r\nTaiwan.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
At this time I am making this urgent\r\nappeal for your financial support. The scene in Hong Kong is a special occasion,\r\nthat may turn the tide of history. Right now, my cause should be building upon\r\nthat victory, to make it clear that \"people power\" includes an agenda\r\nto make China completely free and democratic. Last week, we worried about Maoism\r\ncoming into Hong Kong. This week, Beijing can worry about freedom coming the\r\nother way!<\/p>\r\n\r\n
I have issued a joint statement, along\r\nwith the Free China Movement, where together we expressed this new agenda. It\r\nsays specifically that we want to reverse the persecution or endangerment of\r\nFalun Gong, Tibet, Taiwan, and the students of 1989 -- the victims of Tiananmen\r\nSquare's massacre. (To read that statement in full, see our web site at www.chinasupport.net.)<\/p>\r\n\r\n
The statement is there, and a road to\r\nfreedom exists. Now, I ask that you join us on that road to freedom by backing\r\nthis cause with a generous financial gift. Did you know, that every time it\r\ncollects $400, the China Support Network can produce one miracle? That amount\r\nmight cover the costs of a rally, or a press conference, or travel for\r\nappearances. People who give us $40 fund 10% of a miracle, and people who give\r\nus $100 fund 25% of a miracle.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Trust me, we are very happy each time\r\nwe get $40, and happy to have .1 (10%) of a miracle. Even better is if you get\r\nnine friends to do likewise -- then, you are truly a miracle worker!<\/p>\r\n\r\n
This cause is turning into a hot issue\r\nright now. For a selection of what is said in the press, read any of the\r\nfollowing articles--<\/p>\r\n\r\n
BBC: Hong\r\nKong protests spread<\/span><\/strong> Because of the timeliness of this\r\nissue, it is increasingly appropriate that I bring you my concerns and ask for\r\nyour help. The China Support Network has made it easier than ever to give by\r\nallowing donations online. You can click around, with your credit card, and feel\r\nmiraculously involved immediately<\/i>. See our options to donate at this\r\nlink--<\/p>\r\n\r\n http:\/\/www.chinasupport.net\/topdonate.htm<\/p>\r\n\r\n Without your help, this\r\nmight be just a flash in the pan. With your help, the Chinese democracy movement\r\nwill guide this cause to further victories. Add your own power to widen the\r\n'people power' phenomenon! I thank you in advance for your support.<\/p>\r\n\r\n Best wishes,<\/p>\r\n\r\n \/s.\/ John P. Kusumi
\r\nBBC: China's\r\nconcern at HK protests<\/span><\/strong>
\r\nNY Times: Hong\r\nKong Bombshell for Beijing<\/span><\/strong>
\r\nNY Times: Hong\r\nKong Protesters Demand Free Elections<\/span><\/strong>
\r\nChristian Science Monitor: Hong\r\nKong's rallies test China's 'two systems' policy<\/span><\/strong>
\r\nEconomist: People\r\npower<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n
\r\nFounder \/ Executive Director,
\r\nThe China Support Network
\r\norganization: www.chinasupport.net
\r\npersonal site: www.kusumi.com<\/p>\n","contact":"","link":"www.chinasupport.net","address":"","phone":"","parent_id":0,"mime_type":"text\/html","summary":"The China Support Network can build upon the 'people power' victory in Hong Kong -- with your help.","numcomment":0,"fileurl":"\/uploads\/","filesize":null,"article_url":"\/news\/2003\/07\/71630.php"},"attachments":[],"comments":[]}