GongMin School Fund
Personal Letter from Dr. Yang Jianli
Dear Friend,
The innocent children of Sichuan Province have born a disproportionate burden of the recent earthquake tragedy. Thousands of school buildings collapsed on thousands of school children, while thousands of government building and the homes of party officials in the same area remained standing.
In a very real way, these innocents and their families are double victims. Victims of the natural disaster and victims of a corrupt system of government — bereft of free speech and a free press — that looked the other way as schools and homes were built to substandard specifications.
What are we to do? Experience tells us that a government that does not protect its citizens in the best of times will do no better in the worst of times.
I have therefore called upon Initiatives for China to lead a “Citizens Campaign” to raise and administer $300,000 for the construction of a GongMin Primary School in the earthquake stricken area of Sichuan Province. Initiatives for China will be directly involved with managing and overseeing all funds, as well as overseeing the construction of the school in partnership with Chinese citizens in Sichuan Province.
In this way, the GongMin School will be both a memorial to the fallen children and a living example of GongMin LiLiang — Citizen Power — the power of citizens to take control of their lives and their liberty for the greater good.
Please join me in this effort by making a donation to this fund or volunteering to help organize fundraising efforts. You can send donations by mail to the address below, or make an online donation by filling in the information and clicking the button at the bottom of this page. You can volunteer by emailing jgeheran@initiatives for china.org.
GongMin Liliang,
Jianli
CONTRIBUTIONS MAY BE SENT TO:
Initiatives for China
20 Park Plaza, Suite 1104
Boston, MA 02116
617-350-8677
