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Taipei, TaiwanThe Referendum March Begins
Yesterday saw the start of what is to be a seven week march around Taiwan. The purpose of the march is to emphasize to the government than any decisions of national importance, especially in relation to China should be made by the people via a referendum.
I went to the march with the very well known David, where we took in the beginning of the march, as well as walking as far as Ximending with the group.
By Taiwan’s standards, the gathering was quite small, though it should grow as time passes.
I have seen this guy at many rallies, carrying the same sign
and wearing the same clothes. Actually, he seemed quite out
of step with most of the other marchers, who were more sombre
and who were more neatly dressed and hygienic. Actually,
I kinda wondered if many of the marchers really wanted him there
as he is perhaps not the mug you want your cause associated with.
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The slogan for the event is “The people are the masters” (人民做主) was
clearly visible on the shirts the protesters wore. I was surprised at how almost
everyonebought the straw hats and long sleeved t-shirts.
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Before heading out, some speeches were made
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The Faces of 517
This blog post is brought to you by the letter S.
A few days ago, I posted my take on the May 17 protest in commemoration of President Ma, Ying-jeou being in office for one year. The photos I chose for that post, were chosen primarily to help me tell the story. The photos in this thread might not have the same narrative capacity, but the are representative of some of the people at the march. No further commentary offered, nor suggested.
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517
Sunday was the one year anniversary of Ma Ying-Jeou taking the presidency for Taiwan. Well, one year later, people are not so pleased and they showed up by the hundreds of thousands to show it. I met up with David and we headed over to NTU, one of four starting points for the marches that would end up near (actually not that near for most, due to numbers) the Presidential Building.
Here, David chats up a seven year old girl, whose father was proud
to explain that she handmade the sign she was wearing.
From the start, it was obvious that this was going to be a big rally. Considering we were three other meeting points, I was quite shocked to see how many were at NTU. Especially at the NTU starting point, there was quite a mix of people there.
Like most rallies in Taiwan, the average age was quite high.
However, many who are in black in this shot are supporters of Freddie Lim of Chtonic.
They did their best to draw down the average age.
Signs were, of course, everywhere.
One need not read Mandarin to understand this is not a sign in support of Ma.
Roughly, it says that when Chinese students come to Taiwan,
Taiwanese students jump in the ocean.
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