EXHIBITION TO MARK 30TH ANNIVERSARY OF 228 PEACE DAY MOVEMENT|228和平日運動30年 鄭南榕基金會規劃特展

The late Cheng Nan-jung, founder of the weekly magazine Freedom Era, first started the 228 Peace Day movement in 1987, seeking justice for the victims of the 228 incident. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the massacre, and the Cheng Nan-jung Foundation is planning a special exhibition, hoping to educate people more about that period in history and lead them to reflect on the incident. These old pictures tell the story of the 228 Peace Day Movement in 1987. This movement was spearheaded by Cheng Nan-jung, the late founder of Freedom Era magazine. ==LIN TSUNG-CHENG Pastor== We participated in the first event, which started with 20 or 30 people. You can look at the pictures. We must remember that Taiwan enjoys democracy today thanks to these martyrs, who paid the price in blood, sweat, tears and even broken families. Under martial law, 228 was a forbidden topic. No one knew if the movement would succeed. Starting February 14th that year all the way to March, the movement held 20 demonstrations and talks. This was the first full-scale remembrance of 228, 40 years after the massacre. ==YEH CHU-LAN Volunteer for life, Cheng Nan-jung Foundation== It was in 1987, on February 14th that year, that the first talk on redress for 228 victims was held in Rixing Elementary School. It was an event held by what we would now call a civic group, the Society for 228 Peace Day. The event was a key that opened the door for the movement to bring justice to 228 victims. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the 228 Incident and the 30th anniversary of the 228 Peace Day Movement. On the eve of the anniversary, the Cheng Nan-jung Foundation is holding a special exhibition that hopes to lead more people to view the historical documents of the traumatic event, and think about the era's significance and society's responsibility. Only through continued pursuit of the truth can transitional justice be achieved. TRANSLATED BY：JOHN CHEN 在1987年，已故的自由時代週刊創辦人、鄭南榕等人，發起了全台第一次的「二二八和平日運動」，希望能為事件平反。而今年二二八事件即將屆滿70年，鄭南榕基金會規劃相關特展，希望透過當時的歷史回顧，能讓更多人了解當代歷史、並進行反思。 幾張老照片，訴說著1987年「二二八和平日運動」的故事，當時發起這項運動的，就是已故的自由時代週刊創辦人、鄭南榕。 ==牧師 林宗正== 我們參與了第一場 原先開始的時候 二、三十個人 你去看看照片 如果我們想到台灣有今天 事實上 是每一位 民主的先賢先烈 他們用血 用汗 用淚 甚至他們整個破碎的家庭 所換來的 在當時「戒嚴」狀態、而且二二八還是禁忌話題的台灣，這樣的行動能否成功，並沒有人曉得。一行人就從當年的2月14號開始，一直到3月，總共舉行了20場遊行和演講，這是繼二二八事件，發生滿40年後，台灣第一次發起的全面性紀念活動。 ==鄭南榕基金會終身志工 葉菊蘭== 那個時候1987年的二二八 那個時候 在2月14號舉辦的第一場 日新國小的 談二二八運動平反的 這樣的一個事件 以現在來講 那就是由 二二八和平日促進會 民間辦的 它就是一把鑰匙 這把鑰匙開啟了 二二八平反運動的 一個重要的關鍵 今年是二二八事件，屆滿70年、同時也是「二二八和平日運動」將滿30年的前夕，鄭南榕基金會規劃相關特展，希望能讓更多人，從傷痛的歷史記錄開始，思考時代意義和歷史責任、並持續追求真相，才是真正落實到「轉型正義」。 記者 曹晏郡 邱福財 台北報導