Jul 6, 2020
A note from Talking Taiwan host Felicia Lin:
Stefanie Davis and Patrick Springer are the founders of the Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative, which organized a rally in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement on June 13th in Taipei’s 228 Peace Park. I spoke to Stefanie and Patrick about their experiences living as people of color in Taiwan and the U.S., the activities planned for the rally and their personal views of Black Lives Matter.
Here’s a description of the Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative rally from their Facebook event page:
We cannot sit around as the stories of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, Iyanna Dior, Sandra Bland, Philando Castile, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown Jr., Pamela Turner, Atatiana Jefferson, and countless others become common occurrences- background noise to the daily news, their lives summarized as sound bites between the weather and sports updates.
We cannot sit idly by and watch as police brutality against innocent black and brown bodies continues to go unchecked around the world.
It is time for us to take a stand and make our voices known that we demand action against racism both abroad and at home. That injustice against one of us, is an injustice to all.
Join us in a legal and peaceful rally Saturday, June 13th, at 228 Peace Memorial Park in Taipei as we come together to lend our support and our voices to those around the world fighting for equality and for others right to simply breathe.
Here’s a little preview of what we talked about in this podcast episode:
Related Links:
Black Lives Solidarity Global Initiative Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/BLSGlobal/
Brothas & Sistas of Taiwan Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/1728788584038273/
Taipei Is Listening Forum: https://www.facebook.com/events/2570056726428424/
An article about the Taipei Is Listening Forum: https://ketagalanmedia.com/2020/06/11/is-taipei-listening-black-lives-matter-taiwan-gears-up-for-weekend-rally/
Patrick’s bar Arts & Crafts’ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/ArtsAndCraftsBar/
To follow Patrick's bartending recipes, videos, photos and his Virtual Happy Hour booking information visit: https://www.inhousebartender.com/