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April 2007 - Posts
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Young Liberals from the South Shore to Cape Breton and everywhere in between gathered to elect their next executive in a whirlwind weekend at the Nova Scotia Liberal Party’s Annual General Meeting and Leadership Convention. Read More...
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Fragmento del discurso de D.Bernardo Rabassa, Presidente del Club Liberal Español, en la entrega de los Premios Libertad 2007. ...Una vez mas ante una situación política preocupante, por la escisión entre izquierda derecha y con un intervencionismo estatal, Read More...
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Ce dimanche 29 avril a vu se dérouler d’immenses manifestations en faveur de la laïcité à Istanbul. Cette réaction du peuple turc et des organisations laïques est réjouissante, autant que les centaines de milliers de manifestants présents. Elle est d’ailleurs nécessaire face au risque d’une présidence
d’Abdullah GUL, issu de la mouvance islamiste. Celle-ci serait un risque sérieux pour l’héritage laic de ce pays.
Les Jeunes Radicaux de Gauche soutiennent les Manifestations en faveur de la défense de la laïcité face au risque d’instauration de la Loi de la Charia. Ces différentes affirmations républicaines doivent absolument interpeller les pays membres de l’Union Européenne. Il convient plus que jamais de sensibiliser notre pays à la nécessité d’accélerer le processus d’intégration de la Turquie au sein de l’Union Européenne. Même si un certain nombre de conditions devront préalablement être respectées, parmi lesquelles celles portant sur le respect des minorités et sur l’indépendance totale de Chypre, cette perspective doit absolument être priorisée dans l’agenda communautaire.
This Sunday April 29th saw proceeding huge demonstrations in favour of secularity in Istanbul. This reaction of the Turkish people and the secularist organizations is a good piece of news, as much as the hundreds of thousands of demonstrators present. It is besides necessary facing the risk of a presidency of Abdullah Gul, resulting from the islamist branch. This one would be a severe risk for the secularist heritage in this country.
The French Left Young Radicals support the demonstrations in favour of defense of secularity vis-à-vis the risk of introduction of the Law of Charia. These various republican assertions must absolutely challenge EU member countries. It is appropriate more than ever to sensitize our country with the need for accelerating the process of integration of Turkey within the European Union. Even if a certain number of condition have to be respected beforehand, among which those bearing on the respect of minorities and on the total independence of Cyprus, this issue must absolutely be priorised in the EU agenda.
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La falsificación histórica es imprescindible para que los nacionalistas puedan realizar su ideal totalitario. El lehendakari Ibarretxe ha llegado a hacer el rídiculo exigiendo que España pida perdón por el bombardeo de Guernica. La Guerra Civil enfrentó Read More...
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Support the Susan G. Komen *** Cancer coalition by rallying for quality health care for all! What: The Komen Community Challenge - Rally in DC! When: 9:00 – 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 26 Where: The West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol Read More...
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Strasbourg 25/04/2007: Joint declaration of LYMEC- Young European Liberals, FYEG- Young European Greens, ECOSY-Young European Socialists and JEF-Young European Federalists on Homophobia in Europe Increasing levels of homophobic violence, abusive towards Read More...
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Join YDA TONIGHT for our happy hour at Gazuza, 1692 Connecticut Ave NW (red line metro, Dupont north) from 5:00-8:00pm! RSVP NOW! Read More...
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Roma, 27 de marzo – La iniciativa transnacional de los Radicales continúa a ritmo acelerado, incluso respecto al régimen ruso y cubano, de donde han llegado señales, en los últimos días, que hacen pensar en la posibilidad de abrir un espacio de polémica Read More...
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Europes young liberals, almost 150 of them, gathered in Berlin this past weekend at their annual congress. The congress theme "The World is Changing: What about Europe?" was addressed in three separate policy papers adopted by the congress and covering Read More...
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As you, the reader of our blog, might have read in the blog post from yesterday, RU has a small delegation in Berlin at the moment. A few hours ago we concluded the seminar on the internal market. Bastian and Mark participated in this event and in the Read More...
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People, capital, goods and services. These are the four freedoms of movement established in the Rome Treaty, which we are celebrating the 50th anniversary of this very year. Most people have heard about the four freedoms and many people have heard about Read More...
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El mayor problema al que se enfrenta nuestra sociedad es el control político de la educación, que está degradando el sistema escolar hasta unos límites inimaginables. Ahora el Ministerio de Educación pretende dar un paso más, será posible pasar de curso Read More...
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No sabemos si José María Aznar viajó a Rusia para pedir a Putin que respete los derechos humanos y la democracia. Nos tememos que no. Tampoco parece que ese sea el propósito de los habituales viajes del Jefe del Estado. El caso es que unos y otros hacen Read More...
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European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) will meet from 20 to 22 April 2007 in Berlin, Germany for the annual congress. In the symbolic place of Europes reunification, young liberals from all over Europe will discuss Europes role and challenges in a fast changing Read More...
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More than 100 Liberal Democrats from all over Europe gathered in Zagreb, Croatia on 13-14 April 2007 to attend the Council of the European Liberal Democrat and Reform (ELDR) Party, hosted by Croatia People's party- liberal democrats (HNS). The meeting Read More...
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Todavía hay quienes ven en el Partido Popular la forma más eficaz para defender la libertad individual y los principios liberales. Basta con repasar su actuación en Baleares para darse cuenta de que se enfrentan a una tarea titánica. En esta comunidad Read More...
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List of votes selected for Taiwanese Youth Day
The Youth Department has been proposing the idea of a Taiwanese Youth Day since March 16th, and the vote has attracted the recognition and participation of many young people. The Department has collected, via the internet, the following suggestions for dates:
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February 20th |
Kevin Lin ran across the Sahara desert
Ultra-endurance marathon runner, Kevin Lin (???), has an international reputation for completing established desert ultra-marathons, including crossings of the Gobi. On Feb. 20th he ran across the Sahara desert in a world record-breaking 111 days, to raise global awareness on water shortage in Africa. |
2007 |
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February 28 |
Young elite of Taiwan prosecuted
On this date, many aspiring young people were slaughtered by KMT troops when they tried to organize peace-keeping teams during the 228 Massacre. Many students were executed in groups. |
1947 |
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March 7th |
Kao Yi-sheng fought the KMT troops
After the outbreak of the 228 Massacre, the county magistrate of Mount A-li, Kao Yi-sheng, led the Tsou youths (??) in retaliation against the KMT military. |
1947 |
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4 |
March 15th |
Birthday of Taiwan’s top female athlete
Popular in the U.S., Chi Cheng was famous for her track and field sprinting, women’s hurdles and pentathlon. Between 1969 and 1970, she dominated the sporting world, breaking six world records in track and field in 1970. In total, she broke nine world records, equalized four world records and re-broke many Asian, U.S., national and personal records in the two years. An all-rounder, she has won competitions in high jump, sprint, hurdle, long jump and pentathlon. |
1969
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March 16th |
March Student Movement
The number of students from all over Taiwan participating in this movement reached 6000. They gathered at the CKS memorial square for a sit-in protest, demanding: 1. Dissolution of the National Assembly. 2. Abolition of temporary provisions 3. A new forum on national issues. 4. A timetable for political and economic reform.
This was not only the first large-scale student protest since the nationalist government moved to Taiwan, but also an influential event in the democratic politics of Taiwan.
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6 |
March 22nd |
Chou Chun-hsun represented Taiwan and became the World Chess Champion
The 27-year-old, Chou Chun-hsun, won the 11th World Chess Championship. He was the first Taiwanese to win the contest.
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7 |
May 4th |
Yang Chuan-kwang represented Taiwan and won the first gold medal in the Asian Olympic Games
Yang Chuan-kwang, from the Malan Amis tribe in Taitung City, Taitung County, represented the Republic of China in the Decathlon, and is the record holder of over 9000 points in the discipline. He has thus won himself the nickname of “Asia’s Iron Man.”
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May 10th |
Wang Chien-Ming defeated an opponent of the American League, Seattle Mariners
Wang Chien-Ming, a Taiwanese baseball star in the U.S., has performed exceedingly well in Major League Baseball. He was the first Taiwanese to enter the Yankee stadium in New York.
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May 20th |
President Chen’s inauguration ceremony
In 2000, there was a peaceful transition of power between parties, ending the KMT’s 50-year monopoly on power and leading Taiwan on to the next stage of democratic development.
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2000 |
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10 |
August 26th |
Mr. Zhu MuYan and Miss Chen ShihHsin both won Olympic gold medals
Taiwanese taekwondo contestants, Mr. Zhu MuYan and Miss Chen ShihHsin, both won the Olympic gold medal in their discipline, making them the first gold medal winners in the history of Taiwan’s participation in the Olympic games.
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2004 |
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August 28th |
Yi-Wei Battle, the last armed resistance against Japanese aggression
The Yi-Wei Battle was recognized as the last armed resistance against Japanese aggression in 1895, and refers to the Year of Yi-Wei in the Chinese Lunar Calendar. Two young Hakka men, Mr. Wu TangXiang and Jiang ShaoZu, led Taiwanese people in a bitter fight against the Japanese aggression, and died. This was also the largest battle in the history of Taiwan. |
1895 |
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12 |
October 17th |
The establishment of the Taiwan Cultural Association
The Taiwan Cultural Association emerged through the work of a group of students led by Mr. Jiang WeiShui in the Japanese colonial period, and gained a high level of student membership. The cultural forums, movies and plays organized by the association were strongly supported and well-attended, having an important influence on the lives of numerous students.
The Taiwan Cultural Association was considered the cradle and formative impulse of many national and social movements. The association not only enlightened young students and their movements, but also ushered in an era of peasant and labor movements, as it had a policy of supporting rural communities and grassroots initiatives. |
1921 |
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The Youth Department of the Democratic Progressive Party has initiated an internet vote in order to select a date for Taiwanese Youth Day. On March 29th, You Si-kun (???), the Chairman of the DPP; Lin Chia-Lung (???), Secretary General; Chou Yung-Hong (???), Director of the Youth Department; Chou Yi-hsiu (???), Chairman of the Taiwan Youth Democratic Union; Lee Yong-Chih (???), National Policy Advisor; and Chin Heng-wei ( ??? ), editor in chief of the magazine Contemporary Monthly, held a press release in the company of young people. They listed all the possible dates for Taiwanese Youth Day that had been collected on the internet, and announced the next step: a referendum on the internet, encouraging young people to be their own masters and cast their online votes for Taiwanese Youth Day.
Chairman You was a special guest at the press release. He expressed his support for the vote, saying, “Taiwan is great. And so are the young Taiwanese! Young people have repeatedly played an important role throughout Taiwanese history. Events such as these set an example for future generations. Society should recognize the importance of the young people of Taiwan.”
Lee Yong-Chih, National Policy Advisor, and Chin Heng-wei, editor in chief of the magazine Contemporary Monthly, made time to attend the even in support of the voters. Advisor Lee cited the example of the Meiji Restoration in Japan, saying that in each new era young people are invariably the ones who create the new trends, and provide the necessary step towards improvement. The Taiwan of today is facing such a historical situation. The youth of Taiwan carry the impulses that will direct social trends and create a new future for our society. Mr. Chin said that Taiwanese Youth Day can only be meaningful if Taiwan’s past is combined with its future.
Secretary General Lin stated that the vote is a creative event that emphasizes the individualities of the young people concerned. He pointed out that although some media organizations have discredited, misunderstood and stigmatized the event, young people’s ideals and motivations are indomitable. The youth know that they only need to persevere, and soon they will be walking on the wide road of freedom. Mr. Lin also spoke of how meaningful it is to allow young people to share a common imagination and memory of our nation and people. If he were to vote for it, he said he would choose the 3rd, the memorial day of Kao Yi-sheng (???), who lost his life fighting with the KMT army in defense of his own people during the 228 Massacre.
Chou Yung-Hong (???), Director of the Youth Department, said that voting for Youth Day is a bottom up process. Young people are allowed to decide on their day in accordance with the spirit of democracy. And the vote itself is an example of the deepening of democracy in Taiwan. The process will begin on March 16th, the memorial day of the March Student Movement, with the collection of proposals for the date. The second step of voting on the internet would commence on March 29. The website through which people will vote is www.y-stage.org.tw. Meanwhile, we are still welcoming proposals from young people. The Youth Department would like to encourage young people of Taiwan to express their opinions, as they will thus be actively participating in public affairs. (Please see the agenda for the dates that have been proposed so far.)
With regards to the Executive Yuan’s coming discussion on Taiwanese Youth Day in the Youth National Issues Forums, Director Chou said he is looking forward to seeing the results of the forums. He said that the vote for Youth Day is an asset to all Taiwanese youth and represents their consensus. However, he also said that Youth Day needs the assistance of the government. The Youth Department of the DPP does not have enough resources and has struggled to push the event forward. It will be of benefit to the movement that the National Youth Commission is now willing to talk about the issue in its Youth National Issues Forums. The Youth Department has expressed its willingness to provide the National Youth Commission with the information it has collected. It will also attend the Youth National Issues Forums and explain the significance behind the vote for Youth Day.
The current ‘Youth Day’ of March 29th was established in the era of the KMT’s authoritarian reign. That day was to commemorate the many young Chinese who were killed whilst trying to overthrow the Ching government a hundred years ago. Director Chou recognized the spirit of these young Chinese in pursuing the establishment of a democratic country; however, that day is wholly unrelated to the land of Taiwan and its democracy, which is why there is such a need for a Taiwanese Youth Day.
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From the Virginia Young Democrats : The Virginia Young Democrats asks all Virginians to keep the students, faculty and staff of Virginia Tech in their thoughts and prayers today. On behalf of VAYD and all our member clubs, we send our heartfelt condolences Read More...
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In a meeting of the Industry Committee of the European Parliament last week, deputies massively backed a proposal to cut mobile phone roaming charges within the European Union. LYMEC has observed the discussion with great interest as we regard the costs Read More...
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En la víspera de la misión en Laos llevada a cabo por la delegación del Parlamento europeo para las relaciones con los países del Sudeste asiático y la ASEAN*, Vanida Thepsouvanh, miembro del Consejo General del Partido Radical No Violento y presidente Read More...
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Reseña de prensa / Hispalibertas Cataluña | Los detenidos son menores de edad y alumnos del amenazado La policía autonómica de Cataluña detuvo este jueves a tres menores de edad por amenazar con pintadas y mediante el envío de cartas anónimas a un profesor Read More...
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Zaplana ha hecho unas confusas declaraciones en el congreso del partido del extremista y “radical” Buttiglione. Más allá del sentido que él y nosotros queramos dar al término radical –obviamente distinto- parece evidente que hablar de extremistas en un Read More...
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Presentan un partido pro cannábico en navarra Trabajará por la despenalización del cannabis para mayores de edad Pamplona. La Representación Cannábica de Navarra/Nafarroako ordezkaritza kannabikoa (RCN/NOK), fue presentada ayer en Otsagabia como nuevo Read More...
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Actually it was filmmaker Woody Allen, but how many people actually believe that? Well, a young Democrat from Alaska does now. Read how a student who just wanted to register voters at her high school became one of the youngest delegates at the 2004 Democratic Read More...
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El Gobierno promueve la censura en Internet Los prestadores de servicios estarán obligados a bloquear o deshabilitar los contenidos presuntamente ilícitos a petición de la SGAE. Ante la reforma de la Ley de Servicios de la Sociedad de la Información (LSSI) Read More...
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Online auction to win tickets to see six-time Grammy winner Norah Jones in a SOLD OUT concert (and raise some money for YDA). The person with who commits the largest donation amount to YDA wins the tickets! Read more to learn how to participate.... Read More...
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European Liberal Youth (LYMEC) will meet from 20 to 22 April 2007 in Berlin, Germany for the annual congress. In the symbolic place of Europes reunification, young liberals from all over Europe will discuss Europes role and challenges in a fast changing Read More...
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Today at 00.00 the electoral campaign in France has officially begun. Europe has been carefully following the pre-electoral campaign since the presidential vote that will take place on its first round in less than two weeks from now will considerably Read More...
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A happy hour with the Young Dems! Happy hour prices and free appetizers! Be sure to ask for the "Blue Donkey" and celebrate your Democratic identity!! Read More...
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A happy hour with the Young Dems! Happy hour prices and free appetizers! Be sure to ask for the "Blue Donkey" and celebrate your Democratic identity!! Read More...
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