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Religious and Ethnic Groups from China Issue Historic Declaration

November 17th, 2008 · No Comments

11-17-2008
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On November 9, the Fourth Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference held at Harvard University concluded on a note of unity and renewed commitment to advancing human rights, democracy, and the rule of law for all the peoples of China. Unanimous declaration pledging unity and mutual respect in a common struggle [...]

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Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference Concludes with Joint Declaration of Unity and a Letter to President-Elect Obama

November 10th, 2008 · No Comments

11-10-2008
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On November 9, the Fourth Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference held at Harvard University concluded on a note of unity and renewed commitment to advancing human rights, democracy, and the rule of law for all the peoples of China. The conference, funded in part, by the National Endowment for [...]

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Conference Participants Detail Systematic Destruction of Cultures and Religious Repression by the Chinese Government

November 9th, 2008 · No Comments

11-09-2008
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November 8  The second day of the Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference held at Harvard University, documented a chilling pattern of cultural repression in many of the lands under the Chinese government’s control. In a panel moderated by Michael A. Grodin, Professor of Bioethics and Human Rights at [...]

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Interethnic/Interfaith Conference Opens at Harvard University

November 8th, 2008 · No Comments

11-08-2008 Issued by Initiatives for China
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The Fourth Interethnic/InterfaithLeadership Conference held its opening session at Harvard University yesterday with praise and encouragement from world leaders with backgrounds as diverse as the conference itself.
In a statement read by Secretary Thekchen Choeling, the Dalai Lama stated the importance of this conference to furthering the [...]

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Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference Convenes in Boston

November 7th, 2008 · No Comments

11-07-2008 Issued by Initiatives for China
Contact: Jim Geheran Tel: 202-290-1423
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Under the theme of Respecting Differences, Embracing Universal Values, United for a Democratic Future for All, over 50 representatives from the diverse ethnic and religious groups of China convened on the evening of the November 6 in Boston for the Fourth Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference. [...]

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Inter-ethnic Conference to Focus on Mutual Understanding in China

November 1st, 2008 · No Comments

Friday, October 31, 2008
Contact: Linda Mancini   Conference Coordinator of Initiatives for China/Boston Office
Phone: (617) 501-3724   E-Mail: mancinciart@mac.com
Or Contact: Jim Geheran   DC Office Director of Initiatives for China
Tel: 202-290-1423  Email: iinitiatives4china@gmail.com
Boston, MA- On November 6 through November 9, the Fourth Interethnic/Interfaith Leadership Conference held by Initiatives for China will take place at Harvard University. Dr. Yang [...]

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Daughter Of Jailed Chinese Democracy Advocate Enlists Help from U.S. Congress

October 15th, 2008 · No Comments

10-15-2008 Issued by Initiatives for China
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Congressman Smith of New Jersey and Congressman Wolf of Virginia join effort on behalf of ailing founder of overseas Chinese Democracy Movement
With growing concern for the health of Dr. Yang Bingzhang, his 19 year old daughter is urgently asking  the U.S. Congress [...]

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Introduction to the Founder

Dr. Yang Jianli

Founder and President of Initiatives for China, Dr. Yang Jianli was born in Shandong Province in northern China. A graduate of Beijing Normal University, Dr. Yang holds a PhD. in Mathematics from the University of California, Berkeley, and a PhD in Political Economy from the Harvard University Kennedy School of Government. In 1989, at the age of 26, his fellow graduate students at Berkeley selected him to go to Beijing in support of their counterparts in China who were demonstrating for democracy in Tiananmen Square. He arrived in Tiananmen Square in time to witness the massacre of thousands of peaceful demonstrators by the guns and tanks of the Chinese government. This event fundamentally changed young Jianli's future. He narrowly escaped capture and returned to the United States where he committed himself to studying democracy. Read more...