<html><body><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:times new roman, new york, times, serif;font-size:10pt"><div><span>Very interesting. Thanks for the information, Gail.</span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span><br></span></div><div style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-size: 13px; font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; background-color: transparent; font-style: normal;"><span>Artur</span></div><div class="yahoo_quoted" style="display: block;"> <br> <br> <div style="font-family: 'times new roman', 'new york', times, serif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style="font-family: HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', Helvetica, Arial, 'Lucida Grande', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir="ltr"> <font size="2" face="Arial"> On Wednesday, March 26, 2014 4:47 AM, Gail West <icataiw@gmail.com>
wrote:<br> </font> </div> <div class="y_msg_container"><div id="yiv8107780908"><div dir="ltr"><div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color:rgb(55,64,78);font-size:13px;line-height:18px;">It's been quite a week. Last night's Open space forum (hopefully the first of many) on day 9 of the take-over of the Legislature chambers initiated by university students, was joined by thousands of other citizens outside the building. The following is from one of the many facebook comments:</span></div>
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<div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default" style="font-family: georgia, serif; font-size: small;"><span style="color:rgb(55,64,78);font-size:13px;line-height:18px;">The issue focus: "lack of representative democracy crisis" ～ After the crackdown (by police) yesterday, people are still sieging the Taiwan legislature, protesting against the passing of a trade deal with China (which was not allowed due deliberance, by the ruling political party). Professors are giving lectures in the streets, citizens are hosting and participating in "open space" mini forums on various issues (with discussion notes on large posters), and students are printing slogans on protestors' headbands.</span><span style="color:rgb(55,64,78);font-size:13px;line-height:18px;"> </span><br clear="all">
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</span></div><div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default"><font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px;">What you see is deliberative democratic process conducted by them. Would like to see a variety of off-farm participation conducted discussions. Discuss and exchange established habits, increased tolerance and ability to listen to each other.</span></font><br>
</div><div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default"><font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px;"><br></span></font></div><div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default"><font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px;">Lots of pictures and articles in English just a google away.</span></font></div>
<div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default"><font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px;"><br></span></font></div><div class="yiv8107780908gmail_default"><font color="#37404e" face="lucida grande, tahoma, verdana, arial, sans-serif"><span style="line-height:18px;">Gail</span></font></div>
<div><br></div>-- <br><i>Gail West, ICA</i><br><i>3F, No. 12, Lane 5, Tien Mou W Rd<br>Taipei, Taiwan 111<br>Ph) 8862) 2871-3150</i><br>email) <a rel="nofollow" ymailto="mailto:icataiw@gmail.com" target="_blank" href="mailto:icataiw@gmail.com">icataiw@gmail.com</a><br>
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