Commemorating Tiananmen Square crackdown

The identity of 'Tank Man' - the subject of a documentary to be shown this week - remains unknown

The Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission has issued a useful schedule of events marking the 20^th anniversary of the Tiananmen Square crackdown.

Wednesday, June 3:

4 – 6 p.m., Capitol Visitor Center (Room H-215), Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Briefing and press conference sponsored by the Wei Jingsheng Foundation

6:30 p.m., Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY: Preview screening of “Portraits of Lives Lost and the Quest for Justice.” This screening is sponsored by Human Rights in China.

Thursday, June 4

All Day, Rayburn HOB Foyer, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Turnley Photo Exhibit sponsored by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission and the Laogai Research Foundation

8:45 am to 9:45 am, 4^th Estate Restaurant, National Press Club: 1989 Tiananmen Massacre Survivors’ Reunion. Press conference held by survivors from all over the world to commemorate the movement and victims of Tiananmen Square.

9:30 a.m. – 12:45 p.m., Dirksen SD-124: Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. Undermining Democracy- 21^st Century Authoritarians.  Sponsored by Radio Free Asia. 

10 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., West Lawn, Capitol, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. “Remembrance and Reconciliation” rally. A Gathering at replica of the Goddess of Democracy to commemorate the events of June 4^th and call for reconciliation. Sponsored by Initiatives for China.

10:30 a.m., Rayburn HOB Foyer, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC.: Press conference with former Tiananmen protestors Lu Decheng, Yu Dongyue, and Yu Zhijian, with statements from members of Congress. Sponsored by the Laogai Research Foundation.

2:15 – 4:00 p.m., Dirksen Room 628, Capitol Hill, Washington, DC. The 20^th Anniversary of Tiananmen: the Significance of the 1989 Demonstrations in China. Sponsored by the Congressional Executive Commission on China.

5 – 6:45 p.m., Capitol Visitor Center Orientation Theater North: Screening of the Frontline documentary “The Tank Man.” Sponsored by the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission.

7 – 9 p.m., National Presbyterian Church 4101 Nebraska Ave NW: Repentance, Reconciliation, and Re-Formation: Re-commissioned after 20 Years. Sponsored by ChinaAid, God Bless China Foundation and Washington International Church

Sunday, June 7:

2:30 p.m., Newseum, Knight TV Studio, Level 3:  Inside Media: Twenty Years After Tiananmen with special guests Bob Deans (Cox Newspapers) and Bernard Shaw (former CNN Anchor), who reported live from Tiananmen Square.  Sponsored by the Newseum.