Charter 08: A Manifesto for Reform in China
A Panel Discussion on the Call for Democracy
Free Public Meeting
Wednesday, February 11, 2009 – 7:30pm
Jackman Humanities Institute, University of Toronto,
170 St. George St. at Bloor, 1st Floor
Featuring:
SHENG Xue, Vice-President, Federation for a Democratic China
Writer-in-Residence at McMaster University
Professor Joseph Wong, Canada Research Chair, Political Science
Asian Institute, University of Toronto
Marian Botsford Fraser, Former President, PEN Canada
Charter 08, an extraordinary, 19-point blueprint for human rights and democratic reform,
published on December 10, 2008, states:
"The Chinese government's approach to 'modernization' has proven disastrous. It has stripped people of their rights, destroyed their dignity, and corrupted normal human intercourse." It asks: "Where is China headed in the twenty-first century? Will it continue with 'modernization' under authoritarian rule, or will
Charter 08, a non-violent call for reform, now
endorsed by over 8,000 Chinese citizens, has been
removed from the internet by the Chinese
it embrace universal human values, join the mainstream of civilized nations, and build a democratic system?"
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