Event Sidelights & Records
2022
Sidelights | From "Comfort Women" to #MeToo Pioneers: The Journey of Women's Rights
In the river of history, there is a group of forgotten people. They are just like our grandmothers, yet in their…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Voices of Campus Dissent-How Young People View the March 24 Executive Yuan Violent Eviction
Three young organizers reflect on how the March 18 Movement, the March 24 Executive Yuan eviction, student dress-code…
2021
Post-Conference Press Release | International Conference: "Civil Society under Authoritarian Rule: Activism, Dialogues, and Strategies"
The conference was organized around two related observations: the growing challenges civil society faces as…
2021
Book Talk | Attack on Citizens: Why Does State Violence Become Excessive-or Fail to Act?
Author Wang Ting-Yu uses the Sunflower Movement to discuss state violence, the role of internet-enabled mobilization,…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Ongoing Bloody Repression-What Is Happening with the Protests in Myanmar?
Speakers Chao Chung-Chi and Chang Ju-Ming discuss Myanmar's 2021 military coup, the constitutional arguments used by…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: How Is Taiwan-Hong Kong Solidarity Possible? Protest Movements in Taiwan and Hong Kong
Drawing on the Sunflower Movement, Hong Kong's Umbrella Movement and 2019 anti-extradition movement, and years of…
2021
Post-Screening Discussion | Dear Future Children - Youth Activism, Fear, Memory, and Agency
Following a screening of Dear Future Children, activist and writer Hsu En-En reflects on the Sunflower Movement,…
2021
Seminar Report | Systemic Judicial and Human Rights Issues in Dummy-Account Fraud Cases
The symposium examines the growing number of fraud and money-laundering prosecutions involving people who provide dummy…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Police Enforcement on the Streets-Starting from the Scene of Assemblies and Demonstrations
The relationship between protesters and police during the March 18 Movement ranged from cooperation and mutual…
2021
Seminar Transcript | Unidentifiable: Us Seven Years Later-How Hard Is It to Hold State Violence Accountable?
Seven years after the March 24 violent dispersal at the Executive Yuan, lawyers and a participant reflect on litigation…
2021
Sidelights | The Public Sphere in Trials-How Citizen Judges and the Public "Talk About" Justice Through the Lens of Constitutional Theory
Attorney Lin first introduced the history of public participation in trials in Europe and Taiwan. The evolution of…
2021
From the Street to the Courtroom | Occupation Movements and Freedom of Expression: Seminar Record on Civil Disobedience and the Right of Resistance
Following the Supreme Court's judgment in the March 23 Executive Yuan occupation case, scholars and practitioners…
