Perspectives
and UVoice, the bilingual student newspapers of UBC and SFU will be
co-organizing the second In
Light of the Truth Photo Exhibition in early spring 2000.
Last year's event aroused extensive attention across Canada, including
student organizations of Queen's University, McGill University and
Newfoundland-Labrador Human Rights Association.
The
mission of this exhibition is to "promote humanity, justice and racial
harmony." Through facilitating the public to learn and reflect on the
humanity aspects of WW II in Asia, we hope that atrocious chapters of history
will not be repeated, and that there will be no more
hatred and denial of war crime responsibility among mankind.
Two
sets of panels entitled "Unit 731 (Germ Warfare Squad)" and "Pacific
War In Stamps and Crimes Against Humanity" will be displayed at UBC (Jan
24-28) and SFU (Jan 17-28) respectively.
A
45-minutes documentary film, "The Rape of Nanking" prodeuced by Mr.
Lou Reda in 1999 for History Channel will be screened on Jan 15 followed by an
open forum. Mr. Lou Reda is an
American documentary producer who has made a number of award-winning
documentaries. Details of the event
are as follows:
Title: In
Light of the Truth - The Rape of
Naking
南 京 大 屠 殺 -- 以 史 為 鑑 邁 進 千 禧
Venue: Fletcher Challenge Theatre, SFU Harbour Center, Downtown
Date & Time: January 15, 2000 (Sat) 2:00 -
4:30 p.m.
I.
"The Rape of Nanking" Screening
2:00 � 3:00 p.m.
II.
Open Forum
3:00 � 4:30 p.m.
Speakers
( to be confirmed ) :
John
Price
- History Professor of the University of Victoria
Tatsuo
Kage
鹿毛達雄
-
Member of Human Rights Committee of Greater Vancouver Japanese Canadian
Citizens' Association
Thekla
Lit
列國遠 - Co-chair of Canada
Association for Learning & Preserving the History of WW II in Asia (ALPHA)
& President of B.C. ALPHA
Moderator:
Gabriel
Yiu
姚永安 -
current
affairs commentator and regular
contributor to Vancouver Sun
The documentary, " The Rape of Nanking" is in English with Chinese sub-titles. The Open Forum will be in English with Chinese / English interpretation during Question & Answer period. Admission is FREE to the film show, open forum and photo exhibition.
Exhibition materials in on loan from B.C. ALPHA which is the co-sponsor of this event. Other supporting organizations include the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP), Simon Fraser Student Society, Simon Fraser Public Interest Research Group, AIESEC and UBC Asian Studies Students Association.