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English stream live from inside the occupied Parliament (Legislative Yuan) http://www.ustream.tv/channel/longsoneng. There are also more live videos (in Chinese), which we are translating from:

Live video feed from Apple Daily: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/水果ts現場直播 and http://www.appledaily.com.tw/live Live video feed from Qingdao E. Rd.: http://www.youtube.com/embed/tHCWsEwIFAo Live video feed from inside the Legislative Yuan (Congress): http://www.ustream.tv/channel/longson3000 Also:Japanese channel: http://live.nicovideo.jp/watch/lv173117558#_=_ Live video feed from Executive Yuan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0lZMsa54-Ws

Related Links (English)

The Night Before 319 (Website collecting recent information)

The Debrief, 3/18/14 (Same as above)

Article from The Diplomat

More information can be found at http://www.reddit.com/r/taiwan and Taipei Times.

Video "I’m a Taiwanese" <Young Generation @ Guarding Taiwan Democracy>

Another video from a former Prime Minister: Link

Marching protest in New York (FB): https://www.facebook.com/events/1480550038839916/?ref_newsfeed_story_type=regular

Some important websites (in Chinese):

Responses from the government:

Wang Jin-pyng’s announcement: Link Premier Chiang Yi-Hua had a public conversation with Lin Fei-Fan at 16:30 3/22. Premier Chiang refused to meet the demands of the protesters and to withdraw the agreement from the Legislative Yuan.

Please scroll down to 09:06 (Mar. 21st) to see the press release of what the demands are.

Reading Notes

Legislative Yuan: the Parliament of Taiwan, sometimes written as Congress. When you see "Conference Hall" or "Meeting Hall" below, it means the hall in the Parliament.

CSSTA: Cross-Strait Service and Trade Agreement

Taiwanese terms

"Friends" is often used to describe allies and implies a sense of community.

"Students": Student/classmate is a title, used like "mister" in english. It’s used for a sense of community between young (School aged) people and does not indicate being a student of a specific school.

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(All Time GMT+8 - Last entry at 13:26)

21:09 (Jinan) [Taiwan Association for Human Rights] This Sunday, Zhongshan S. Rd., Jinan Rd., Ketagalan Blvd. will be full of people. The setting of this Sunday activity is that it is not only a movement of students, but for all citizens. One of our demands is that our President holds a constitutional conference. There will be 20 citizen groups to express their thoughts. Tomorrow there will be a live broadcast along the way. At night there will be music performance and a movie of Library Wars.

20:56 (Jinan) [lawyer] (1) Starting from Jiang’s response, the law is able to prosecute anyone; it simply depends on whether or not the case can be won. Prosecutors usually do not prosecute bureaucrats. Litigations are in two parts, one being the civil liability and apology for the injured, and the other being criminal liability; for example, did the police abuse their power? The usage of police batons violated the principle of proportionality. The removal of people should not require the equipment of police batons, and the removal would be much more efficient without the weight of the batons. (2) Civil disobedience is an entitled right. The criminal code will examine whether the behaviors have caused any damages, judging the legality of the incident. One of my teachers has said that when the behaviors of the state convince the people that its executive actions cannot be altered, and mechanisms within the institution become so dysfunctional that the people have no choice but to seek alternatives outside the institution, the legality of the students’ actions must be discussed at the constitutional level. (3) Unconstitutional laws are null and void. International Covenant only reflects values, because conditions are different in every country, but the Covenant provides these differen countries the common values of human being, and that is what is most important in law. Assembly and Parade Act should be unconstitutional, but it could be used to provide grounds for separation and prevention of conflict; however, the government chose to implement the total prohibition. The choice of conceptual value is the main problem. Our executive branch is too powerful, so our representatives are unable to express their own opinions. The judiciary is weak, which needs the reinforcement of the citizens.

20:32 (Jinan) [lawyer] The prosecutors is controlled by the administrative power and need to consider the opinions from the higher hierarchy. When the prosecutor applied for the detention of Wei Yang, it raised many objections from the field of law. The Legislative Yuan is a place where the congress has autonomy. Its leader, Mr. Wang Jin-pyng has the power to disperse protesters, but he didn’t do that. We should discuss the occupy of Executive Yuan in 3 aspects. (1) It is illegal, depending on which law. (2) There is a grey area between the building of Executive Yuan and its front door. It is like the debate of whether someone’s front yard is part of his residence area. The sidewalk is for the pedestrians, however, the biggest conflict (between people and police) happened on the Beiping Rd. I think this is problematic. Spontaneous rallies and marches are the right for people, according to the justices of the Constitutional Court. So there is room for discussion. (3)The laws do not explain the meaning and concepts underneath. If the justices cannot tell us the underlying values or principles that laws should protect, their judgment is superficial. A country under the rule of law highly evaluates due processes. That is why it is so hard for us to accept that congress member Mr. Chang used 30 seconds to pass such important agreement. (The justices) did not explain this underlying value that we respect and try to protect.

20:12 (Jinan) [Professor from NTU] Contrary to the law, the function of media is to make complex stuff easier to understand. Social movement has three frames in the mainstream media. First, the mainstream media tends to ignore us. For example, the Dapu Incident was known through citizen journalism. When there was a stronger media channel that couldn’t be ignored anymore, the mainstream media joined in. Conflicts are typical frames of social movement. They are characterized by the action of blaming, which is called stigmatization. Stigmatizing the legitimacy of a movement or partisanize the movement cause the movement lose its legitimacy and purity. (Another characteristics is) using tabloid to entertain, just as the reports of sun cakes and bananas, and use highly entertaining way to report this movement. Media is influenced by their attitude toward the movement leaders, by the market, and by their information resources. For example, journalists that tend to receive information from political party members, or those that have follow social movement for a long time, have different understanding of social movements. We should compare the reports from different media to make a judgment close to the reality. The second frame of social movement in media is based on the structure of media. (We should identify) who their bosses are, and understand the structure of media. The third frame is the new media. The current media environment differs a lot from the past. Internet discussion through high technology makes everyone of you a type of media. (You should) use Facebook to broadcast what you see, to fight against the frame that media imposes on social movement.

19:49 (Jinan) [teacher Chen] In 1948 UN reached the consensus that “people own the right gather news. Every citizen can do newsgathering. The right to newsgathering is not only for the mainstream media, but for all citizens.” The power in the democracy countries comes from election and exams. We give freedom to the mainstream media by exempting their journalists from elections and exams. If media function fully to their responsibility, they will win our respect and money. For the past decades, only financial groups and political parties can create mainstream media. When the internet appear, mainstream media is in the process of breaking down. The founders of mainstream media are basically financial groups, the same in commercials. Political financial groups now control mainstream media. The CCSTA gives profitable opportunities for these financial groups, so that mainstream media becomes the media for these rich people. Mainstream media becomes farther and farther from people, they also go against their original obligation. It is the era for us to get our own media! For the past decade, citizen media plays an increasingly important role. I hope that citizen media can make the media environment and democracy more complete.

19:45 (Jinan) [Lecturer from Academia Sinica] Deconstructing the Continuous Myth: The two-to-three hundred of us gathered here to support the activities of the students. If our defiance fails, we will, for sure, start a civic university, inviting the best lecturers to teach classes on Qingdao E. Road. We teachers will continue to be here to support and to allow this place to be the landmark of the expansion of our horizons. To show our support, the Institue of History and Philology will collect relevant relics, including posters, literature, slogans, artistic creations, and most importantly, blood-stained shirts, which we hope people will retain them as evidence and donate to us afterwards. One day, we will have an exposition. This event is probably the most spectatular one in the digital era. We want to have a complete archive for the event, and we will soon announce the donation method of the movement’s materials. If you are willing to contact me, the number is 26523167. We understand that many students are conflicted at home; the elders accuse them of forgetting their roles as students, even accusing them of forgetting the teachings of their ancestors and the classics. Myths are mixes of real entities and virtual ones. It is hard to figure out which is which. Many things are fabricated. China says it is the country of our grandparents, so does that make us the country of their grandchildren? This land provides us with the most precious things. We must be grateful and cherish the land. Abandon the patriarchial and hiearachical values, look around you, and you can even use your hands and caress the earth, do you not feel a sense of comfort?

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13:26 (Conference Hall) [Message from the students of Hong Kong] We will protect the core values of Hong Kong with our last breath, so Taiwan must succeed. Stay strong, we support you.

13:23 (Conference Hall) [Announcer] To the arriving students, prepare yourself to settle in. We have not the strength to oversee the coming and going of people. Prepare yourself to stay here or at least half a day, thank you.

13:06 (Conference Hall)[Lin FeiFan] Please hold on everyone, students outside will support students inside as they retreat, Stay strong everyone!

12:46 (Conference Hall) [Chen Tsui-lian of NTU History Dept.] Hello all, I’m Zheng Tsui-lian of NTU’s History Dept. Thank you for your hard work. (applause) I was here in 1984, I was a reporter then, and this place was filled with old legislators. Today this is finally a hall that belongs to the people, so thank you all, thank you! (applause) Historically this is a key moment in Taiwan’s history. Over the past 100 years Taiwan’s history has been a ...(indistinguishable) history, and we want and need a society with freedom and dignity. We want self-determination, we want human rights. This desire continued for over 100 years but it was difficult, because our government has always been from the outside, colonial. It was until the 80-90s, especially the wild lily movement 24 years ago, the external form of a democracy was built. Martial law ended in 1991, but people received freedom of speech only in 97, and the "black list" ended. This means a democracy in form was only established between the 90s to... (indistinguishable). But there it remained, without progress. These past oligarchs put on the mask of democracy and now act as despots. So from a historical perspective we are now at the crux. If we submit, if we fail, we may lose even this democracy in form that we have, and we will go back to despotism. If we persevere and win Taiwan will be renewed and we will again move towards a real democracy, and the people will again be the rightful owners of this country. This key battle is happening today, here, among you. Of course there are other benefits as well. We can see that the occupation of Parliament has received broad support. You are not alone. Teachers and students are supporting you. Today we are here to tell you that you are not alone, and we will work with you to make Taiwan’s democracy more stable, and more advanced. Cheers for all of us! Thank you.

12:34 (Conference Hall) [Prof. Chang Jia-yuan] The constitutional crisis came from the cover-ups from those in power. We have our minds as a weapon. Law should not let be superceded by unlawful acts, rights should not be superceded by unlawful acts.

12:32 (Conference Hall) [Prof. Chen Chi-zong] We’re not idle outside. We make speeches, we write articles. We want you to preserve the core values of this protest. Defend this and Taiwan is defended.

12:32(Outside the Legislative Yuan)[Chen QiZhong, teacher] Teachers going out (to protest) are not idle, but give talks and fight the battle of words. The heart of it all is to help the student inside stay inside- As long as you protect it, Taiwan is protected.

12:32(Outside the Legislative Yuan)[Onstage speaker] After last night, I can no longer continue being proud of Taiwan’s democracy. We truly need to tell our parents, our grandparents and those by our side that out democracy must continue. Each and every one of us must fight to defend it.

12:28(Conference hall) [Tsai, teacher]: sitting here, a turning point in Taiwan’s democracy has been reached. Stay strong everyone!

12:20 (Conference hall) [Prof. Hsu Shi-rong of Nat’l Chengchi Uni.] I was here in the first evening with a few other porfessors. Many students in many schools are mobilizing to strike in support (continues to share on the concept of public benefits)...

12:07 (Conference Hall) [teachers]

Democracy must live again! Last night we had a meeting, but then the event at the Executive Yuan occurred, and we made an emergency announcement: expanding the occupation is justified, police suppression is not, and (premier) Jiang must step down. We protest the bloody suppression! Jiang step down! Yesterday’s occupation is in response to the pressure from those in power, and we have no choice. We are right. Today the issue isn’t only the CSSTA and its lack of transparency, it is an act in resistance against a government that is no longer working democratically. Without this awareness, opaque laws such as the CSSTA will recur. We hope the civic constitutional convention can address issues as diverse as party politics, electoral system, cross-strait relations, economic inequality, press and media, and the judiciary. The media cannot report truthfully, and the president has lost all legitimacy.

12:04 (Conference Hall) [Lin Fei-fan] I think we should arrange our time so that we can rest, sit, and absorb together. Please applaud our medical team, because thanks to them this is now more than a student activity. The attorney team also went to the Executive Yuan yesterday to help, let’s applaud them as well. There is great news. A group of teachers have arrived in support, let’s have them say a few words.

12:04 (Conference hall) [Prof. Chen Yiao-hua of Soochow Uni.] Do we know what a constitutional crisis is? Can we express our opinions on a meeting like this? We are fighting for the basic rights of a human being. Kant said, "when we say what we should do, we are expressing a possibility. When you say ’you should not’ you are expressing ’you can’."The constitution comes from the people, who placed their powers with the government. In the past 38 years we have not realized the spirit of democracy. We should give our constitution a reasonable procedure.

11:43 (Conference Hall) [host] We urged a strike in the morning and many students and teachers are coming to participate. This afternoon at 2pm there will be a press conference in support of it at Taichung City Congress Hall. Please support Wei Yang. Wei Yang is not guilty! Wei Yang is not guilty!

11:40 (Conference Hall) [NTU Law Professor Yan] the people. We wish to move towards a people-created constitution. We are against the belief that the constitution is not amendable, based on the Chinese experience. We should tie down the president with laws. Yesterday president Ma responded to us a bit, but the Act Governing Relations between the People of the Taiwan Area and the Mainland Area also needs some work. We feel it is really important to express this through the people. This is the awakening of the political consciousness in this generation, don’t give up, and your professors won’t give up either. We will continue to recruit people to join in this youth movement.

11:29 (Conference Hall) [NTU Law Professor Yan] Taiwan Democratic Defend Platform supports citizen constitutional convention, at first our members are young academics, now academics from all age are joining our movements. Why do we need to convoke citizen constitutional convention? Because Chang’s action have started a constitution crisis, our occupancy is legitimate defense. Our appeal is simple and humble, revoke CCSTA, against violence, restart negotiation. We feel regret that Jiang and Ma are approaching with this in an arrogant way, instead of approaching the real problem. CCSTA, Democracy, Constitutional are not addressed. Now is the time for democracy to reborn. Ma and Jiang has lost the legitimacy of their rule. To my surprise all of my students are involved in the movement the society has started to reflect on the situation. This is the movement of the whole generation. When a huge power has assemble all system will waver, this is a crucial time, it is no longer only about CCSTA. If constitution government does not reform, no matter who is the president, there will be another president with low support rate to grasp all the power.

11:23 (Conference Hall) [attorney] I am here to report to you on what’s been happening at the Parliament. This morning the committee at Parliament made the following resolution: 1. The decision made by Legislator Chang Ching-zhong Last week is invalid. 2. The CSSTA should be returned to the Executive Yuan and negotiations be re-started. We are not yet successful, please hang on, and we will be. Why are we not yet successful? Because the CSSTA was negotiated by the Strait Exchange Foundation, sent to Parliament, and Parliament sent it to committee for review. This meeting today only overturned Chang’s decision, this is only a committee review. Parliament still needs to pass it. We need a quorum of 1/3 to pass or fail it, but today KMT legislators are all absent. We ask the majority party legislators to come and help us rescind the CSSTA and renegotiate. 2nd, UDN reports that we asked for a civic constitution convention, and Legislator Fei Peng-tsai (KMT) expressed support. We welcome people from both parties to support us in this. 3. We have expressed our 4 great demands, including the passage of the law for the supervision of cross-strait agreements. Without the proper law there can be no supervision, and the lack of transparency will persist. We need to have this law. We urge legislators to not stand with President Ma, and stand with the people and support this law through its readings.

11:08 (Conference Hall) [announcer] Are there poli-sci students here?

11:05 (Conference Hall) [announcer] Are there students majoring in journalism here? Not reporters. Jiang wants to hold a press conference, and we’d like to analyze it with people who have journalism expertise.

10:45 (Jinan) [Soochow University Philosophy department Professor Chen] We are strange. We easily forgive and trust those in power, and place severe limits on the disadvantaged. We need to understand that in Taiwan those in power are not restrained, and only with such restraints can human rights be protected.

10:38 (Conference Hall) [announcer] Door guard team leaders 1 through 8 please come see me again.

10:34 (Jinan) [prof. Chen of Philosophy Dept. at Soochow Uni.] "If we do not judge and let the ambitious judge for us, we are giving up our freedom to those who seek to sow chaos" We must use our minds, rationality, and emotions to make decisions for us. If someone says students are acting violently against the public power, we want to know who said it, when, and why. Did Jing, Jiang, or Tsai say it? They are those with legislative and judicial power and they call us violent hooligans, but they dare not come arrest us? (audience: they are despots) They cannot do it because we are orderly citizens. Procedural justice is the most important thing in a democratic society. Taiwan is a transitioning state, and today we found out that they are still robbing the students of their rights. If Taiwan does not think on the mistakes of the past, we will remain ignorant of the true values of democracy. "If we do not judge and let the ambitious judge for us, we are giving up our freedom to those who seek to sow chaos" We must use our minds, rationality, and emotions to make decisions for us. If someone says students are acting violently against the public power, we want to know who said it, when, and why. Did Jing, Jiang, or Tsai say it? They are those with legislative and judicial power and they call us violent hooligans, but they dare not come arrest us? (audience: they are despots) They cannot do it because we are orderly citizens. Procedural justice is the most important thing in a democratic society. Taiwan is a transitioning state, and today we found out that they are still robbing the students of their rights. If Taiwan does not think on the mistakes of the past, we will remain ignorant of the true values of democracy.

10:24 (Conference Hall) [announcer] door guard team leaders please come see me. There is something important for you.

10:03 (Conference Hall) We need four people to come help us set up a few things to allow everyone to come write down their thoughts on things. Lost item announcement: A cell phone and a white backpack with an aboriginal design. And available student security volunteer team members please come find me at door 8.

10:03 (Conference hall) [announcer] Please disconnect from the WiFi inside the Conference Hall so that volunteers can send information. Please go to the hallway if you want to call your parents to tell them you’re alright. If you are not using your 3G signal please switch it off.

10:02 (Jinan) [Attorney Team] Ma says that rule of law is above democracy, but this cannot deceive those of us who have been educated about democracy. A national system that the citizens can trust is the only good national system. Why would everyone be so angry? Because nobody trusts the system. I hope that Wang Jin-ping will come out and lead the legislature to properly solve this problem.

09:56 (Jinan) [attorney team] Without you guarding Taiwan’s laws, our laws will be destroyed. The students inside are restrained and did not destroy public property, because we are moral and rational citizens. President Ma says we will be isolated if we don’t sign, but China is blocking us from signing FTAs with other countries, why should we trust our fate to China? We the attorney team will fight with all of you to the end, and please be careful of your personal safety.

09:53 (Conference Hall) [announcer] Any expatriate student or holders of foreign passports should come to the attorney team immediately, thank you.

09:50 (Jinan) [attorney team] This morning President Ma’s response is that we should swallow it whole. Can you accept that? a review forced through in 30 seconds will enter its 2nd reading, and Ma says they’re happy to review item-by-item during this 2nd reading. I am telling you this is a lie. Legislators know that after the 1st reading they have no power to change the contents of the CSSTA, so the KMT wants to vote on them item by item, and pass them item by item, using the force of the majority. I am saying to you all that we cannot be lied to. Please tell everyone that item-by-item review is only a farce. We ask the government to respond concretely to student demands, (Parliament Speaker) Wang should stop hiding and respond to us as the head of the Legislature.

09:50 (Conference Hall) [Lin Fei-fan]

Today we’re making the formal call. Yesterday NTU staff started discussing this. I don’t think there’s a lot to evaluate. It’s coming out here, standing with us.

09:47 (Conference Hall) [Chen Wei-ting] We are practicing civil disobedience. When the government is not properly functional the people have a right to put it back on the right track.

09:45 (Conference Hall) [Lin Fei-fan] What’s really clear now is that we respect all kinds of suggestions. But we occupy the Legislature because the Legislature had malfunctioned. The purpose was clear, we wanted to let it start to function again. What we’re doing here is simple, we have no plan to represent all the different viewpoints. A legislature that doesn’t function, this is a waste of our public funding. I think we’re really clear, the friends and citizens that took over the Executive Yuan last night, among them are many kinds of people. Maybe there really was stealing and eating someone’s cake, and these kinds of actions we all do not condone. If something like this really happened, Hsu Jia-chi (Ministry of Interior Head) himself can sign the warrants.

09:43 (Conference Hall) [Chen Wei-ting] Sign the Law on the Supervision of Cross-Strait Agreements. Only through this law can we have review procedures that the people can participate in and supervise, only then can transparency be achieved. This is our position. General strikes will affect economic activity, won’t the CSSTA affect economic activity? We do not coerce, but we know that only when we stand up for ourselves can our goals be achieved. If workers don’t understand the CSSTA, and not strike, we don’t know what would happen.

09:43 (Jinan Road) [Announcer] When the tear gas grenades come, use a towel to completely wet and cover your mouth and nose, when necessary, close your eyes, but try as hard as possible not to, but when your mouth and nose internalize the tear gas, it is difficult to regain movement, and tear gas moves with the air, right now the air flow in the parliament is strong, which is good, it is possible to evade the effects of tear gas by evading the air flow.

09:40 (Conference Hall) [Lin Fei-fan] I think discussing whether these acts are premeditated is meaningless. Where did the dissatisfaction and emotions come from, they come from President Ma’s press conference yesterday. The important thing is to know how the government will respond to the dissatisfaction. Our current stance is that until we achieve our demands, or until the government is willing to enter talks, we will not leave here. I urge my fellow students to not be discouraged, be steadfast, and not cooperate with the police, therein lies our hope.

09:35 (Jinan) [announcer] When the water hits you you must turn your head away, lie back, keep yourself close to the ground, keep your legs closed, and shield the back of your head with your hands. Lie down when there’s space to do so. Please secure your personal belongings and do not fall on other people. (practicing)

09:32

09:30 (Conference Hall) [Chen Wei-ting] Someone mentioned Wei Yang. He’s the leader over at the Executive Yuan, and is now at Special Police Dept. 6 HQ, and may be prosecuted later. Yesterday these students are exercising their civil right to disobey, they are not hooligans and should not be criminals. Wei Yang was only maintaining order at the location. Please shout with me: Wei Yang is not guilty! Wei Yang is not guilty!

09:24

09:22 (Jinan) [speaker] Things that may cause injury, like bracelets, should be secured in your bag. When you face the police link arms with the people around you and protect each other. Hold your hands tightly together and leave no gaps. When the police tries to carry you out just go limp. (practice)

09:21 (Conference Hall) [doctor] I am the head medic at the Parliament medical station. We go where injuries are. If the government continues, the world will see the ugliness of this government.

09:19 (Conference Hall) [doctor] There are doctors outside (although not our team) who were attacked by the police and injured. I want to say that we are very angry. We are all volunteers. With our white robe we have no politics, only service and sacrifice.

09:19 (Conference Hall) [Lin Fei-Fan] I think everybody is feeling bad. I just talked over phone with Wei Yang. He is now at the 6th team of mobile division of the police. He is accused for six cases. Everyone of us know that there could would be some price to pay for our action. But we know it’s Ma who deserves it, and he is not talking with us. Many people might wonder if we should retreat after what had happened. But we’ll say we never retreat. We won’t be violent, but we’ll protect (democracy) here peacefully. I want to ask you to do you best, hold on to the last minute. Thank you!

09:17 (Conference Hall) [Fellow Student] Does everyone see this picture? This what we all hope for, but right now nothing is like it at all. These past few days we have been living fear, it doesn’t matter if we’re inside or outside. (sobs) We know the police have been working hard, but we’re really afraid. But police are the ones who should be protecting us, yet everyone here in truth doesn’t even dare sleep. Those of us here, if we’re not skipping classes, then we’re absent from work, and don’t have the ability to keep this up for a long time. We really hope the big names come out to talk. Do you not hear our sounds? I hope that my friends did not bleed in vain. We demand that you come out and talk to us, we plead with you. Thanks.

09:07 (Conference Hall) [Chen Wei-ting] Hello, friends from media and around. The action last night occupying the Executive Yuan, is a non-violent protest just like us. However, Jiang (president of Executive Yuan) decided to suppress them. We feel really sad and in disbelief. Even though it wasn’t us who raised the action, we understand very well how they thought. Ma’s government still didn’t know what we are asking for, and trying to distract them. So we can understand very well how students in Executive Yuan felt. Ma’s government didn’t still know what we were asking for even yesterday, and trying to avoid them. So we can understand very well how students in Executive Yuan felt. They are having sit-in inside the Executive Yuan. It’s obvious an abuse of police power. We’ll continue staying in the Parliament, to wait for the government to respond to us. We urge the government to stop angering the citizens and cause larger protest. Later we’ll invite students who were in Executive Yuan and doctors to talk to us, then state our announcement about labor and student strike. Water cannons and riot police entered yesterday. We know there can be confrontation at any place. We’ll continue our non-violent sit-in, and we invite everyone in the society to join us.

09:07 (Conference hall) [Broadcast] In five minutes we will start our press conference.

08:56 (Conference hall) At about 9am we will announce the plan for labor and student strikes and circulate a sign up list.

08:19 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] (Morning newspaper reading time)

08:17 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] We need more fellow students to join the student security team. Please come to the service area to wait a moment. Everyone else, please rest, there are not a lot of demands on us right now, but we’re worried that later we might not have enough manpower.

08:12 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] We really don’t have that many resources. Members of the resource team will do their best to support everyone, but please don’t waste anything.

08:12 (Conference Hall) [Doctor] If later things develop into a fight, we will not get involved. Not getting involved means we will not join hands, grapple, or oppose police. If someone is hurt, please yell out loudly "I am hurt!" and we will go over. But before any action, we will not participate, but we will be with you to the very end.

08:12 (Jinan Rd. ) [Mr. Shih] Hello everybody. At lunch break on Thursday at work, I couldn’t manage to nap, so on Friday I came up here, saw that the situation wasn’t too difficult, and then came here with my co-workers. I’ve been working for three years now and have been to China a number of times, so I know how they have eaten our chip making and LED producing industries. The trade pact will really have a huge profit.

08:12 (Jinan Rd.) [Host] We thank this man for sharing his thoughts. Now let’s call out our slogan: Revoke CCSTA! Defend Democracy! Revoke CCSTA! Defend Democracy! Did that bring up everyone’s spirits?

08:10 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] (Introduces the arrangements of the conference hall to newly arrived friends) We hope that fellow students with experience can manage the important doors.

08:07 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] Even though last night was was full of conflict, we really hope that today, here, we can maintain our rationality. Even though last night was was full of conflict, we really hope that today, here, we can maintain our rationality.

08:06 (Jinan Road) [Host] Thank you, fellow student. Just now while they were reading the newspaper, my heart was struggling, because I knew that a lot of what was being said was wrong, and they can use all kinds of methods to split us up - and then what will we all do? I just want to tell my friends, tell them it’s not like this. After this, I want to introduce my friend and fellow student. [Si-wei] Hello everybody! I come from the Taiwan Rural Front and my name is Siwei!

08:00 (Jinan Road) [Host] A hand-held speaker with black carrying strip and coated with piano-like finishing was lost, please help look for it if possible.

07:55 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] Please move to the center and to the front so that we can pack more people in to the room. Also, please take good care of your belongings.

07:51 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] If you need vitamin pill and other health supplement please head for the supply station.

07:50

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07:42 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] The Resources Service Team is having a very tough day. Please bear with the lower efficiency and treasure the support from different sectors of the society.

07:40 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] The supply of resources is reducing because there’re only limited access to the hall. Volunteers from the outside are trying their very best to bring our stuff in. The resources will be given to the doctors and the volunteers first. The supply of hot drinks is more sufficient. You can take your cup first.

07:33 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] People looking over gate number 8, be warned that there is a group of polices wearing regular clothing. If any of you guys feels very tired and knows friends who would like to take over, please tell "Little Fish" standing right next to me.

07:32 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] Please clean up your surroundings.

07:28 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] All of you who have just joined us, please head to the front.

07:21 (Jinan Road) [Mr. Zeng, Lawyer] Everyone give all you can to defend until tonight. Even though there no doubt that tonight is going to be a harsh night, Lets all be here, okay? Out lawyers are currently backing us up with judicial support, so let us hold our ground until our goal has been accomplished.

07:20 (Jinan Road) [Mr. Zeng, Lawyer] The best counteraction to Mr. Jiang’s useless speech is to occupy and take over Executive Yuan right?

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07:11 (Jinan Road) [Mr. Zeng, Lawyer] I understand that the police force on scene has been working shift by shift, and I understand that is very tough. But just think for one second, if you started to clear the protesters out, hurting some of them, would your commanding officer bear the responsibility for you? Let me tell you, they will abandon you, leaving you to your liabilities, therefore there’s no need for you to take their orders. In short, whatever your order is, don’t hurt our students.

07:07 (Conference Hall) [Speaker] Please be prepared, both mentally and physically. Water supply is at the back. Please take care and have some rest.

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07:02 (Qingdao E. Road) [Host] We are legal residents of Taiwan and we have the right to protest. [Protesters] Protect democracy! Revoke CSSTA!

06:58 (Conference Hall) [Speaker] Students who was originally assigned to guard the second floor please head to the second floor now.

06:56 (Qingdao E. Road) People decided to slow down and take a rest. However, they are still surrounded by police.

06:54 (Qingdao E. Road) Host asks students to pass down the bottled drinking water. Police forces stopped moving.

06:52 (Qingdao E. Road) Even though that protesters has the right-of-way at Qingdao East Rd. polices still pushes forward.

06.50 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) [Host] Do not make body contact with the police. Retreat back to Qingdao E. Road.

06.49 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police push forward. People protesting at Qingdao E. Road moves to the sides allowing protesters from Legislative Yuan to pass through.

06.47 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police request that roads leading all the way to Qingdao East Rd. to be evacuated so they can push the crowd over there.

06.46 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Atmosphere remains tense.

06.43 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) [Crowd] Peace! Peace! Let’s document everything with our cameras and cellphones.

06.41 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police plan to push the crowd all the way back to Qingdao East Rd.

06.38 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) [Crowd] Let’s retreat back to Qingdao Rd.

06.37 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Water cannon were used against mass civilian and protesters.

06.35 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Protesters are startled, police forces pushes toward South.

06.34 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Water cannon stopped, but the police forces did not stop progressing.

06.33 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police forces kept moving forward along with the water cannon truck.

06.32 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Water cannon has been restarted, they start counting down again.

06.31 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Host warned that they are restarting the water cannon. Polices said that they are not held responsible for any damage dealt.

06.30 (Jinan Rd.) [A citizen] Hello, everybody. I just got back from the Executive Yuan. I was not among those protesters who occupied the Executive Yuan. When they started, I was in Pingdong. I hopped on the train to here upon seeing the news. When I arrived, it was already 3 am, all cleared. What I saw then, was only a bunch of people sitting on the street, all soaking wet with devastated looks. I am not here to condemn the police, or to question the police power or the government. I am to ask everyone here, "Were you incited to do something strange or extreme?" What I am holding in my hand is a firebomb! 100% real gasoline. Some man handed it to me. He said, "Bro, you must tell those people at the Executive Yuan to be alert, alert about whether some people are purposefully provoking the public." It’d be unfair if our peaceful protest for six days and seven nights is sabotaged by some vandals. If your family and friends don’t know what kind of people are joining in this movement, (The police is gathering towards Qingdao E. Rd. and Chungshan S. Rd. Our folks there need helmets. Please contact the Supply Team if you can provide some.) and they ask you why you are doing something like this to harm your own country. Isn’t it unfair! If your friend is vandalizing, please stop him/her. It’s uncalled for. Citizen movement won’t go anywhere if there’s only aroused heat. The police doesn’t want to follow the order for this government.

06.28 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Really noisy, someone is trying to make a speech but it could not be heard.

06.26 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) [People] Protect democracy! Revoke CSSTA!

06.23 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police ask the crowd to go back home and take a rest. They are still pushing forward.

06.20 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Voices are now about preventing bloodshed. Police are still planning to push the crowd back to Legislative Yuan. People are yelling "Police, put down your shield"

06.19 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Police are now pushing the crowd back to Legislative Yuan.

06.16 (Outside of Legislative Yuan) Medical team asks us to stop pushing against each other since they have seen too many casualties today. People want to go back to Legislative Yuan while police forces kept pushing forward.

06.14 (Jinan Road) The host started to read a newspaper article.

06:14 (Outside Executive Yuan) Third wave of riot police is now moving in. The crowds are demanding peace.

06:13 (Jinan Road) [Host] The volunteers of the resources services have been working overnight. If you are willing to help them out please go to tents here. Thank you.

06:13 (Outside Executive Yuan) Second wave of riot police is now moving in. There’s a lot of pushing.

06:11 (Outside Executive Yuan) The police is counting down to their action. There’s a major conflict going on out there.

06.10 (Jinan) [Hostx2] Dear my fellow friends, we will be leading the crowd starting now, [Jou]: We just swung by Executive Yuan. Although more of the students have left, there are still people sitting on the ground. They will need someone to lend them a raincoat and helmet. Please contact the supply manager if you have one available. We promise to give it back afterwards. We are purchasing newspapers so that we can read it to everyone later. Please take the time to recharge before sunrise.

06:07 (Outside Executive Yuan) The police are forcing the crowd to disperse with riot shields. The situation is messy and developing. Some protesters are now sitting down on the floor. Wei Yang is coordinating and handling the situation.

06:04 (Jinan Road) [Some individual lawyer] I bet a lot of you have read about the legality of protesting near executive government building under Taiwan’s current law. The gathering and protesting law of our nation is simply flawed. Lets take an example. If you are an individual who wants to protest against the government officials under current law, you are prohibited from going near all government buildings. Which means that all roads and boulevards near any government buildings are considered illegal ground to protest on. One would then be forced to protest at places no where to be seen by the public and media. In particular, all protesting activities on the Kai Boulevard (The one in front of president Ma’s office) is illegal. Even though, a lot of lawyers have asked the grand jury (explains the constitution of Taiwan) about this particular law. They waited for 5 years before telling the public that the gathering and protesting law is actually against our constitution. However, if one examines closely, one will notice that they purposely skipped the lines where the prohibited locations are defined and where the consequences are listed in the constitution. The grand jury chose the most irrelevant passage for the explanation (#318) Now, if the police are arresting every single people who have participated this event over the last few days, that would halt our judicial system for a extended period of time. The grand jury immediately realized that the statement they made was bizarre. So they made another statement about the constitution on the following day. Not only have they addressed the flaw in the previous statement, they also eliminated the gray area in that particular portion of the constitution by stating that all other statements made comply with the constitution. Someone then asked if we occupied the Legislative Yuan, police can use brute force against unarmed citizens. I have to say to my fellow policeman, your action is considered illegal at this point.

We are ready to fight for the protesters. To the people who stand their ground at the Legislative Yuan today, I have to say, well done. We will punish this unlawful country through judicial means and support you guys in the future. Only if we address the weakness of the country, then we can foresee our future. Lets do this.

06:00 (Qingdao E. Road) [Student from NTUST] I know that all of us loathe President Ma for moving a considerable amount of police forces from the all around the country to here. When the police came, we were all scared. But look it this way, we have different people from all walks of life in this protest...

05:58 (Qingdao E. Road) [Speaker] Starting tomorrow, we can have all kinds of discussion regarding all sorts of topics so that everyone can share their thoughts and have a deeper conversation. Since Taiwan is a democratic country, there will be no limit on any specific type of issue to be discussed. Also, we should not reprieve the ability for anyone to join the conversation because of his/her descriptive skills and position. This concept was also mentioned by Ms. Yang. Our goal is to let everyone have a chance to speak up, so we will not scrutinize every comments being made. Everyone should have an equal priority to participate since the discussion belongs to all of us.

05:25 (Jinan Road) [Student Chiu] We have practiced so many times on how to not get dragged away when the police are evacuating the area. We are prepared to [face off with the police]. We wanted to see if we can hold our ground until midnight when president Ma is supposed to address this issue publicly. Unfortunately, there are fewer and fewer people left, besides, I was sitting in the very front row. Police yelled at us fiercely and smashed their shield against the ground. [The police] asked us nicely to step back and we followed accordingly. Not to mention that I was sprayed by the water jet moment ago. I came from Taichung, and my goal today is to let even more people participate in this movement. On 3/19/2014, how many people actually have heard this agreement? There wasn’t too many until the issue went viral on Facebook. We need to let Nationalist’s party know that they cannot do whatever they want. We will let everyone see how our government treated us. We must protect our nation, Taiwan, with all our might.

05:15 (Jinan Road) [Student] We were at the Executive Yuan until police started to pull/drag people. We interlocked our arms to prevent from being pulled away. However, the use of high-pressure water jet make it so hard for us to stay together. Then. I was dragged into a crowd of policemen in no time. They pointed their stick at me saying nothing. I took it as a warning that if I don’t stand up and leave, they would have beaten me up. Also, One of the police has a strong scent of menthol on his hand. I have no idea what’s going on within this country.

05:11 (Outside Executive Yuan) [Announcer] We have blankets at the resource station. People who were sprayed by the water cannons can go to the resource station for blankets.

05:07 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Commander] Please, fellows students, move forward and leave.

05:07 (Jinan Road) [Speaker] Report of the situation at the Executive Yuan. Doctors and lawyers were unable to access the area from the back entrance, so formed a medical station at the left edge. Saw many lacerations and concussions from police batons, but the medical team treated them appropriately. After the police has forced the students towards the plaza, they used water cannons on them. Some students were unable to avoid the water cannons and were injured. The police then used shields to force together and expel students at the flanks. Despite earlier assurances from a female officer earlier, a new male officer is insisting that the medical team withdraw (announcer: protesters coming back from the Executive Yuan please go get warm clothes from the medical station) and despite our protests the officer stated that we will be cuffed or targeted by water cannons if we do not withdraw. Considering that we should not risk our volunteer medics, we withdrew. We could hear the police celebrating behind us. There has been no answer on how the 2nd wave of the injured should be treated. This is the medical team’s report.

05:07 (Executive Yuan) [Police?] Everyone, please head back to Legislative Yuan.

04:59 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] To avoid further conflict, there’s a constant flow of people leaving the Executive Yuan. The inside may will empty soon.

04:57 (Executive Yuan) [Apple Daily News] As of now, the area around the Executive Yuan has been cleared.

04:51 (Jinan Road) [Public] Everyone is tired right now. I just want to share my idea with others. Starting from the first day since I arrived here till now, I realized that even though we. the people are being split into two different forces, we are actually working towards the same goal. Please remember the people sitting next to every one of you, even, even though they might have been fighting for something that is drastically different from yours. Remember, you are the brave ones who willing to stand up for what you believe in. Information are being passed out from the Executive Yuan constantly, all I pray is peace inside the building. Please give the people who come out of the building a warm, encouraging hug. I am not sure if this [extent of protest] is something that we will see again in the near future, but this one will definitely be engraved in history. People are complicated, so there will always be multiple opinion toward any subject given. After the protest, I supposed that all of [the protesters] will have deep feelings towards ....(sobbing). By the way, There are police actions near the Executive Yuan, please pray for all of the people there. okay, everyone stay calm, since we cannot do any help by going [to the Executive Yuan], please do not panic. Just keep in touch with people you know.

04:48 (Executive Yuan) The tires of the approaching water cannon have been pierced. It is still approaching, though.

04:53 (Executive Yuan) There is a smell of tear gas. It is not confirmed whether the tear gas was deployed by the police or a protestor.

04:38 (Executive Yuan) Endless arguments arose, people have been calling for medical team.

04:38 (Executive Yuan) As of now, protesters are being dragged away from the building one by one.

04:33 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] For the moment, no one has come out from the medical treatment passageway.

04:32 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] There are only about 600 people left inside, police may force everyone out. Water cannon trucks have also arrived. (Crowd): Police retreat! Police retreat!

04:30 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] The water trucks have arrived.

04:29 (Executive Yuan) Police action continues. [Commander] Police, please do not use force. Face the water truck with your back.

04:29 (Executive Yuan) The police keep beating the protesters. A few minutes ago the water cannons started firing.

04:27 (Executive Yuan) [Announcer] Water trucks are being mobilised.

04:27 (Jinan Rd.) [Prof. Dong] Basically... (signal interrupted) ... he admitted something, which is that no one knows the consequences of signing the CSSTA. Shi Wei-chuan pulled out the CSSTA and said, you go read it yourself. I said, this is not a problem of law, it’s a problem of politics and responsibility, you have failed in your duty to explain policy to the people, but are telling the people to go read it yourself, this is unacceptable. I also want to share with you something. In Holland... sea level rising from climate change... (signal interrupted) ...Holland need to revise their land policy. He didn’t answer me. So I think we are legal. They should revise it, because it concerns our national policy. After more than 4k hours of deliberations Holland decided to return to the ocean what belonged to the ocean. Things like flood control, rezoning and many complex policy issues, they plan to gradually change national policy over the next 100 years in response to climate change. As for the ECFA, we should actively participate. That day at Lugang there were many cross-industry experts and I thought the meeting was meaningful. This change in basic national policy should be considered with the level of care they took in Holland. Right now the government doesn’t feel it is obligated to communicate with its citizens, for example regarding the risks of industries covered in the CSSTA being overwhelmed by Chinese capital in the boardroom, or whether we might be surrounded by Chinese internet hackers, but I don’t see them discussing that. Right now our problem is a lack of trust; even though parts of a policy might need to be kept confidential the policy as a whole must be publicly debatable. Our current crop of legislators feel that debate is unnecessary, but if the policy fails, it is the people that will pay the price. (signal outage)

04:26(Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] Currently, there’s an old man holding a flag who seems to be handcuffed. Don’t know what his demands are and there don’t seem to be any police beside him.

04:24 (Jinan Road) [Host] Actually, I should tell everyone, over here we’re all very safe, because this protest has been approved as legal, but because the Executive Yuan was forbidden territory, and so it was it is a hazy area. Now, there are some students outside the main gate giving support to the students inside. Now, let’s invite Head of Department Dong from Tainan Arts University ___ Department.

04:24 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Announcer] Now, there’s a woman who’s told us that the side entrance to the Executive Yuan (Beimen E. Rd.) is under riot control, she hopes that people could come help. Now people are holding hands trying to keep a path open for medical personnel, and we hope we can keep that pathway unblocked.

04:23 (Executive Yuan) [Commander] people have been expelled to Chungshao E. Rd., the outside cordon around the entrance to the Executive Yuan. Probably thousands are here.

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04:12 (Executive Yuan) [Announcer] The police has formed a wall at the entrance. People have pushed the police barricade aside earlier. There is violent conflict here, and many people seem to be rushing forward. We ask people to stay calm, rushing forward will only result in injuries.

04:10 (Executive Yuan) [Anchor] Police is entering via Chungshan S. Rd.

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04:08 (In front of the Executive Yuan) [Apple Daily Live] On the NTU news forum, users point out that police at the gate threaten people and refuse to the the media record, but those at the Executive Yuan shout loudly to let the media through, let the media record.

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04:07 (Jinan) [Mr. Lin] I was born in the 70s. I am ashamed. When I graduated I easily found a good job with a good salary. I feel that you are doing what people in the past couldn’t do: planning and self-control. You have managed to get tens of thousands together to protest. I believe even if the CSSTA passes we will still be competitive. I hope you will not be inflamed and remember why you came here in the first place. Nothing important is easily accomplished. I hope you will continue to support your student leaders. They have good strategies and clear minds. I have many friends who used to support this but backed off because of the occupation of Executive Yuan. I hope you will think about what you are doing here. You represent Taiwan. Think about what attracted you here. Supporting is hard, democracy is majority rule, and we only have a maybe a few tens of thousands here. We need to think about how to attract more people. First is time: how long should this movement continue? Second is how to attract uncaring people. Third is marketing. If we run a company the incapable people should be fired, but we can’t do that for our elected officials. Please be considerate of dissenting voices and continue to insist on yur core principles. I also hope salary earners in society allow these students the leeway for error; they are doing what you can’t do. Don’t just offer suggestions from the sidelines when they’ve done something, don’t try to supplant them but rather support them. Finally, I’d like to say that A GDP-leading country may not be a happy country, economy is not the most important thing here. Finally, I’d like to try to convince the police here to join us (applause) Please remember your family, they are also victims of oppression. I hope to see police officers take off their uniforms and join us. Thank you.

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04:04 (Outside of Executive Yuan) [Commander] Police has not agree to any accommodations; therefore no media reporters could be seen in the building. Police have been using forces against the protesters despite that their actions have already been identified. Hope there will not be any bloodshed. It’s being heard that all student all student protesters left are located in the main entrance.

04:04 (Executive Yuan) [Commander and Public] Revoke CSSTA！Protect Democracy！Let the media reporters go in！ Let the media reporters go in！ Let the media reporters go in！ Let the media reporters go in！

04:04 (Executive Yuan) [Commander] Incited the people again to think of their patriotic conscience

04:03 (Executive Yuan) [Apple TS] Police actions have started at every entrance.

04:00 (Executive Yuan) [Commander] Please send backup to the small door located on the left side of the building. There are a few people still sitting there. Even though there aren’t a lot of people, we still need support. Also, please encourage the police to let press and media reporters get through.

03:57 (Executive Yuan) [Commander] Police retreat! x4 Those at Beiping E. Rd., please don’t rush over headlong, it’ll weaken the defense. Everyone please guard your own gate, thank you. Police, please don’t push and shove.

03:56 (Conference Hall) [Lawyer] Standing here is a kind of a siege. Some are wondering if your morale will collapse because of this, and may retreat or charge. When you collapse the movement will dissipate, and they need not deal with the problem. Do you want them to succeed? (No!) Maintain your morale, and I will stay here with you.

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03:54 (Conference Hall) [Lawyer] Please don’t be afraid. We are still strong. Although some have attacked the Executive Yuan, as long as we are here, in this center of citizen sovereignty, as long as the Parliament Speaker not issue the command... without (speaker) Wang’s orders, riot police cannot enter. The one issuing the command to the police is the one acting against the constitution, but it is good to be prepared.

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03:47 (Conference Hall) [Student] The lawyer and medical group are still with us, please thank them with applause.

03:45 (Jinan Road) [Teacher] (This is a part of 03:34 (Jinan Road) [Director Lee Hui-ren])

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03:37 (Executive Yuan) [Student] Please be careful of your head when the police drags you away, because when the police has you surrounded the media won’t be able to see or record you.

03:36 (Outside the Executive Yuan) [Host] From tomorrow on, we’ll not let the Ma administration slide. So let’s not do anything that’ll give them an excuse to silence us!

03:34 (Jinan Road) [Director Lee Hui-ren] (supplemented by entry at 03:45 (Jinan Road) [Announcer]) In a quest for freedom on the street, should we, based on the views of the unseen multitude... (signal interrupted) ... let us slowly not think about other possibilities. You can oppose me or talk to me once I step off this stage, isn’t this the precious freedom we’ve been looking for? Finally, we have been calling to "rescind the CSSTA, against the lack of transparency" etc., but we have not been trying to analyze the small details and explain them, explain what we are really looking for. "Against the lack of transparency" is to be against the serious procedural flaws; "anti-CSSTA" is to be against those already benefiting ... (signal interrupted) we are for Taiwan and against romantic delusions. We have never thought about what kind of economic success we should be fighting for? If we are only seeking GDP growth, the money is only flowing into coffers of large conglomerates. We should think together about the limitations and the demands of this movement. I do not make inflammatory speeches, because I want you to think about what you really want. I just came back from the Executive Yuan, and I am heartbroken. Police batons and water cannons are a part of the activism of old that I have never been a part of. This is a backward step for democracy. In this painful night, let us lower our heads and pray, even if you are hard at work as a materials or security volunteer... (signal interrupted) we need to stay sitting silently and work hard together. Thank you. If you are against me please dialogue with me, this is what democracy is all about.

03:33 (Jinan) Director: Thanks to 心儀, at the begging, we do have people dragged away by the police. Now we invite the police. Now we invite director Lee Hui-ren to share why she got dragged away.

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03:30[In front of the Executive Yuan](Students) Right now police are dragging away people in the atrium. I’m the plaza of the Executive Yuan. There are a lot of people crowded here. The main defence now is the path at the front entrance of the Executive Yuan.

So far there are no water trucks, they’re dragging people away by hand.

03:29[In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Defend for democracy! Defend for democracy!

03:28 (Jinan) [Ms. Lin] I’d like to say that the danger of injury exists also in a peaceful protest. Any protest may be met with violence. If you are afraid of being hurt, please go home. If you choose to stay here you risk violence. We have only one enemy, and our request is the same, don’t be divided. If you choose to go on, we are united. Please write the phone numbers of lawyers on your hand, and remember the safety SOP that we talked about earlier. Let us safely defend our principles. We are all on the same team! Thank you.

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03:24 (Jinan) [student] The situation at the Executive Yuan is becoming more serious... (speaker change) ... but we don’t need to panic, they will probably not do the same here. Please respond with the tactics previously discussed. (speaker change) Hello all, I’m from Taipei. I ask that people don’t get mad at the junior officers, we should get mad at the government. (speaker change) Let me summarize: If you are asked why you came here, say "go ask the government." We are the answer, and the answer is democracy!

03:24 [In front of the Executive Yuan] (turmoil begins)(Students): Calm down, sit down, calm down, sit down!

03:19 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Reject Service Pact & defend for democracy!

03:17 [In front of the Executive Yuan] Security volunteer: My police friends, I know you’re here just because it’s your job. But the people here are students, salarymen, please don’t hurt them.

03:15 (Jinan) [student] Security volunteers have been targeted to be dragged away by the police, so be careful. Please listen to the announcer and not make strange noises. Women may ask to have female police officers evict them. I was there yelling. The will push you on your chin, which is very dangerous because you will bite your tongue. Also, they will chase away the media, so those of you in rows 5 and 6 can make your own recordings. We seem well-dressed now because we cleaned up before coming here. Our anger is not from being cursed at, it’s because our democracy has sunk to this low point.

03:14 (Executive Yuan) [security volunteer] When the police try to remove you, do not resist. If you resist they will become aggressive. They are armed with batons. Just be limp so that removal will be harder.

03:14[In front of the Executive Yuan](students) Call the police, call the police to arrest the police!

03:12 [Jinan] Student: I was wearing a pair of glasses, but now it’s gone. They just drag me on the ground, it’s hurt. I want to warn our female friends, this might hurt you a lot. I think these are not the police’s fault. It’s Ma Ying Jeou’s fault! But beware that some police might kick you if they had a chance.

03:12 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Let go! Let go! Let go! Let go!

03:11 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Please sit down, let the people from the rear could see what is happening.

03:10 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Reject Service Pact & defend for democracy! Police stay back!

03:08 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Please do not block the medical path!

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03:05[In front of the Executive Yuan](students) You can’t catch this many people! Take a shower and go to bed!

03:05 [In front of the Executive Yuan] (security volunteers) Police are starting to drag people off row by row. Please sit down and link hands to make it harder.

03:03 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students): Police stay back! Police stay back! Police stay back!

03:01 [Jinan] Lawyer: Please don’t forget to collect evidence, use your phone-camera to take a picture of your wound. The more of this kind of evidence the better. Any bruise and blood trace could be an evidence. Police will have the record of this whole event, so please write down these: who, what, when and where in detail before you forgot. How to define "in detail"? Like names, nicknames, road name...etc. You could tell someone about your depiction, It will be great if you can let those who is not involved understand the whole story. There is another tricky part: it is hard to identify policemen, please look for their serial number, their badge, but this is surely a difficult task. If you encounter a policemen and you cannot resist, please relax and lay on the ground, let the policemen to take you away. Do not stand up to give him a chance to attack you, do not curse or wave your arms and legs, this might be taken as you are attempting to attack policemen. If you have a phone-camera or any other device, do not forget to record these whole event. And if you’re expelled, they might let you go at somewhere else, or you might be taken to the police station. If you’re in the police station, please tell them: 1. You want a lawyer 2. You want to exercise your right to silence.

03:01 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students) Let go the people! Let go the people! Let go the people!

03:00 [Jinan][speaker: Thanks to 佳樺, we must not let this happen again (not complete yet), now let lawyers give a talk.

02:59 [In front of the Executive Yuan](Students) Leave a path for medical aid

02:59 [In front of the Executive Yuan] Altercation taking place.

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02:55[In front of the Executive Yuan] (Students): Police retreat, police retreat!

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02:54 (Jinan) [speaker] Are we hooligans? I think so, because when Ma was elected the definition of hooliganism has been changed. We are the people who resist tyranny! (applause) In the movie Seediq Bale there was a quote... (missed) ... if you want us to accept the CSSTA, we will let you see the honour of "hooligans"! (applause) Thank you for staying inside Parliament. Today you should call your legislator and let them know how you feel... (missed)... we are brothers to our fellow police. I hopewe keep our anger hot but stay calm. We do not want violence to recur. We want president Ma to know that the events inside the Executive Yuan cannot recur! (missing...)

02:52(In front of the Executive Yuan)[host] Volunteers on-site and of the supply team, we need food and rations!

02:51 (Jinan) [speaker] (translator’s note: this is still director Lee, so is being added to his speech at 02:38) (suggest just putting director Lee’s name to avoid confusion?)

02:50[Executive Yuan](host) Requesting helmets for our friends at the front lines on Beiping E. Rd. If you’re willing to lend yours, please leave you name with our supply team.

02:49 [Executive Yuan] What I want to tell you all is this: We have parents waiting for us to come home. We have partners waiting for us to come home. Perhaps not today, perhaps not tomorrow, but one day we will return and tell them that we saved Taiwan, isn’t that right? (Note: "isn’t that right/yes or no" is often used as a rallying cry, followed by a chorus of "Right!")

02:47 (Executive Yuan) Earlier, around 23:30, a protester observed a cameraman from TVBS knock over a garbage can to be able to film "chaos". http://imgur.com/ACCH8vk

Later, TVBS official site has claimed that the staff in picture was putting back the garbage can cause they accidentally knocked it over when setting up the wire. http://news.tvbs.com.tw/entry/525466

02:43 (Executive Yuan) A protester published on his facebook page: F**k, I just had to send an evacuated protester who was beaten unconscious, suffered bilateral wheezing and stridor as well as a focal seizure to NTU hospital. https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=813893505291506&id=100000125932159&stream_ref=10

02:41 (Executive Yuan) [Announcer] Friends on Beiping E. Rd., if the police there is out of control, we should retreat slowly towards the plaza, and don’t charge forward. Please take a break, if we have new information we will announce it.

02:39 (Executive Yuan) [Host] I want to say something to people in the front who intend to incite others: Thinking about your conscience of being Taiwanese!

02:38 (Executive Yuan) [Announcer] Do not try to move the police barricades, you will get hurt. We ask volunteers to watch the barricades and not let provocateurs do what they like.

02:38 (Jinan Road) [Director Lee] (combined with his speech at 02:51) When you see images of the police striking students you may get mad, but please remember the police is a citizen too. I want to use my anger to ask people two things. 1) We need to keep our anger hot, and turn it into a will to protect the students at the Parliament. 2) We need to be firm on the target of our anger, it is not the police but [Premier] Jiang and [President] Ma. [dissenting noises from offstage] I hope the police here not lose control like the police at the Executive Yuan. Please stay calm. Can we give our police officers here a round of applause to thank them for their hard work? (applause) I am still really angry, so would like to talk about President Ma as a person. He loves to say "act according to law" and we feel that’s right, because we’ve been educated that way. Ma believes in the law. Do you know that he opposed the removal of art. 100 of the Criminal Code? But we elected him president anyway. This is why I’m angry. He froze 1/2 the budget of national public television, because there are pan-green staffers there. We protested and they forced the budget cut through the legislature.

(translator’s note: "article 100 of the criminal code: "Those attempted and acted to destroy our political unity, occupy our sovereign territory, and overturn the government, shall be sentenced to no less than 7 years in prison; leaders shall be sentenced to life in prison. Those preparing to violate this code shall be sentenced between 6 months and 5 years in prison." This article was often used to suppress dissident speech, including but not limited to speech advocating Taiwan independence and pro-communism. This article was eventually amended to "Those attempting to violently or coercively act ..." thus dissident speech became free from art. 100 prosecution)

02:37 (Executive Yuan) [Male voice] In addition, there were two DPP legislators standing in front with us, but they were also dragged off. It’s obvious that legislators are useless now. Don’t feel safe just because you see a legislator in front-right now, they are unarmed civilians just like us.

02:35 (Executive Yuan) [Male voice] The girl who was inside with me was already sent to the emergency room bleeding from head wounds, so the rumor that they don’t beat girls is not true. Please protect ourselves and hold out till morning.

02:33 (Executive Yuan) [Announcer] The situation is getting more stable on Beiping E. Rd. If the police force us back, keep your steps steady, and do not push forward. Let’s have a round of applause for our friends on Beiping E. Rd. (applause and cheering).

02:29 (Executive Yuan) [announcer] Friends, we should try to hold till morning, but if the situation turns more serious, we will not force people to remain. People need to prioritize their own personal safety.

02:29 (Conference Hall) [anchor] From the police eviction action at the Executive Yuan you can see that it is the riot police and the government that is losing control, not the people, not the students. We must persist!

02:27 (Executive Yuan) [announcer] Back away slowly, do not charge forward. link arms and back off slowly, do not push. Go back to the plaza and sit down. Do not attack the police.

02:25 (Executive Yuan) [students] Police back off! Police back off! Police back off! Police back off!

02:24 (Conference Hall) [Anchor] If people at Executive Yuan have been driven out, you can go back to Parliament.

02:24 (Executive Yuan) [host] To our friends in the back, please don’t push forward. Stay where you are and hold hands. If you push forward, those in the front will get hurt.

02:23 (Executive Yuan) Students: Stand back! Stand back!

02:19 (Executive Yuan) [Anchor] The commander asks everyone to rest for our physical strength. We don’t have any activities now.

02:11 (Conference Hall) [host] Though you guys might be scared, and something unpleasant might have happened, I hope everyone can sleep well. We provide eye shades and ear plugs for everyone.

02:08 (Executive Yuan) The water which you got from the supply team is not for drinking, but for washing your eyes in case of tear gas. Please don’t throw the water bottles at the police.

02:07 (Executive Yuan) Describing the SOP for being evacuated.

02:05(Executive Yuan)[commander] Their method of dispersing us is to put us on police cars, use water cannon trucks, and smoke bombs (followed by teaching how to combat the SOP) Please don’t throw the water bottle at the police! Do not attack the police!

02:05 (Executive Yuan) Can the friends from supply team distribute the materials? Water and and towelettes.

02:02 (Executive Yuan) [female voice] Medical crews have arrived. Please leave a passage for the medical crews to enter.

02:02 (Executive Yuan) [female voice] Anyone needs goods? Water or premoistened towelette? Please raise your hand when in need.

02:01 (Executive Yuan) Please keep a passage for medical services, thank you.

02:01 (Executive Yuan) A helicopter is filming from some distance.

01:56 (Executive Yuan) Legislators approach the front line (Everyone cheers in support)

01:56 (Executive Yuan) Please do not assault the police! (Someone threw a firecracker at the police)

01:55 (Executive Yuan) [Leader] (Speaking to the students sitting at the middle) If they start carrying off people from the front, and start moving towards the plaza, I will call out a slogan, "Front, stand up! Advance to the main door!"

01:50 (Executive Yuan) [Students singing] "Turn around and stand with the people, turn around and stand with the people, turn around and stand with the people!"

01:46 (Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] Our principle is to not continue pushing forward, nor to retreat and sit at the plaza. If there are still friends from outside who’d like to come in, we heartily welcome you, and everyone can together defend this place.

01:45 (Jinan) [Lin Fei-fan] ....on Qingdao E. Rd, there were thirty-some young people, who with a single slogan set off for the Executive Yuan. At the entrance of the Executive Yuan on Qingdao E. Rd, they started pushing, and many members of the student security team were caught in between and totally unable to even breathe. But when I asked them, why do you want to charge them, why do you want to rush them, what is your purpose? Who are you resisting? They didn’t have an answer. So I think a responsible movement must, before making its move, explain itself to the people, and explain itself to itself. We must be integrated, and explain the real hazards of this movement to the friends around you. Only then is it a responsible move. So I hope that all of us students - I know I’ve heard news about this for days now, all of us in the conference hall, we all keep hearing that outside the conference hall everyone is restless, they want to storm this door or that door. But when I came out, I discovered that our allies out here on Jinan road, you’re actually lovable, you’ve waited persistently all these days, so calmly, so maturely, let’s everyone give themselves a hearty round of applause! Please, let’s also give a shout of "Go!" to our classmates at the Beiping E. Rd. side of the Executive Yuan. Only through steady support do we have the chance of winning. If we continue to support each other, then we will continue to persevere. We will defend the legislature. The longer we defend it, then this government’s legislative control center will be paralyzed by us for more days. We will see how long Ma Ying-jeou and Ma’s government can endure this. Let’s all together persist onwards. Thank you everyone, you are are working so hard!

01:42(Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] If we were broken through, just maintain our principle: sit-in with peace. [Commander] Please lead people to the back door, the police have started bursting into from that.

01:41 (Jinan Rd.) [Lin Fei-fan] I dont know if everyone knows, maybe many people already know this news, but some of the students occupying the Executive Yuan by Beiping E. Rd, over there, many students have been beaten and are bleeding, this is something that just happened. Perhaps in a bit, there will be a few friends who evacuate the Executive Yuan and go to the Legislative Yuan. When they arrive and you see them, please give them a hug, and give them some support. What I must say is this: During this entire movement, we’ve always hoped to maintain our principle of a peaceful, nonviolent protest. But our friends, at this moment are facing undisguised government violence. But our friends, at this moment are facing undisguised government violence. At the time, when many of them prepared to occupy the Executive Yuan, my heart was very hesitant, but they still went and did it. Why was I hesitant? Because I knew the kind of petty person that Jiang Yihwa is, he’s not a particularly enlightened person. Our classmates there, the situation they face now, with water cannons and police batons - people are already lying on the ground and the batons are still aimed at their heads! In the conference room when all of us saw the news report, every single person cried. When I was just at the corner of Qingdao E. Rd., I heard many people saying that we all together went to occupy the Executive Yuan, that every person was really erratic. People, let me tell you, no matter where we walk from here, what we go to from here, we will continue to press inwards. Me, I beg of everyone, you MUST be calm. This afternoon, when...

1:40 (Executive Yuan) Police gave protesters the possibility to leave. They did not. Students said some one got hurt.

Police keep evicting the protesters.

01:38 (Executive Yuan) Commanding officer, come out! Commanding officer, come out! We want to speak to the highest ranking officer. Could you please not use armed force to drive out us students? Let’s cry it out loud, ok? Sit down! Sit down! Sit down! [Leader]Please, those of you who are just taking photographs, hurry up and leave. (Announced where the first aid station near the Executive Yuan is)

01:35 (Executive Yuan) [Leader] We invite the commanding officer of the police to come out and converse with us.

01:33 (Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] The supporters of Su Cheng-Chang, we ask them to come down here and support us too! (cheering) Let’s call out our demands: Revoke CCSTA, Defend Democracy! Persist in occupying the Legislature! Let’s thank Su Cheng-Chang for coming here today to support us. (Applause)

01:33 (executive Yuan) [Student] You didn’t answer my question at all!

01:32 (Executive Yuan) [Su Cheng-Chang] Please, everyone exercise self restraint, only then will we win the support of society. I hope that everybody does not have any irrational ideas, and do not break public property, using rushing in to.... (cut off by student)

01:30(Executive Yuan)[Student] How can the DPP protect us?

01:29(Executive Yuan)[Su Cheng-Chang] I come representing the DPP to express care and to call on you not to resort to using force.

01:30 (Executive Yuan) [Su Chen-Chang] We hope this can stay peaceful and rational so we achieve our goal and care for the students. We’ve heard that some were beaten, some were bleeding. We hope we can help the injured students, help them leaving here and receive medical treatment. We demand that no armed force be used, we should control ourselves. To all the friends here, please care for our country, express your demands. Only non-violent demands will garner support You are supported only when without armed force. I am here representing the care of the DPP.

01:21 (Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] announcement: Ke Jien-Ming and Frank Hsieh (Hsieh Chang-Ting) have arrived here. (reporters come up and push each other). Why? What I want is just a direct reply from the Ma government. Why can he send riot police to drive us away?

Su Chen-Chang: Today we especially said, president Ma... (chaos, some people shouted ’sit down!’)

Student: Reporters here, excuse me, could you please step back a bit? We want to give the microphone to Wei Yang. The signal is too weak now, and we won’t be able to hear it.

Su Chen-Chang?): Friends, the country is ours! Today... (chaos) Don’t attack the students! (crowd yelling ’Police step back!’)

01:20 (Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] Reporter friends, please don’t push each other. Yell with me ’don’t push each other!’.

01:20 (Executive Yuan) Conflict between reporters.

01:16 (Executive Yuan) Ke Jien-Ming and Su Tseng-chang have arrived here. Please let us through.

01:16 (Executive Yuan) [Students] Riot police stay back! Riot police stay back!

01:08(Executive Yuan) Wei Yang: Please sit to the front. Do not use violence. Do not fight back. We just want to stop police rushing out. Thanks! (Videographer: Block the building and occupy the aisle.)

01:03(Executive Yuan) Videographer: There is a water canon at back door. The eviction might occurd here might occurd from this place. It’s full of people between the front door and back door.

Speaker: I didn’t be with guys in first day. I was at Yunlin. But now I stand together with you!

01:02(Executive Yuan) Second speaker: Do not be alone. Do not have the conflict with police. It’s their responsible to use violence. Don’t be panic if we are drove away. The police in this day is pretty violence. This country is insane.

00:59(Executive Yuan) Speaker: We know that people here are nervous cause we are all facing this situation first time. Today, police forces are not going to attack us but to have eviction. So don’t be afraid. Because we still own our fortress -- Parliament.

Videographer: This might be the first place conflict occurs. I can see the water cannon.

Teacher is telling the SOP.

00:54(Executive Yuan) [Videographer is still moving] Speaker: Today, we have occupied Parliament and Executive Yuan!... [Videographer has moved to the back door] Videographer: People here are all worried, holding towels and waiting. It seems that people in Parliament has evacuate and occupy the plaza.

00:50 (Jinan Rd.) Advice to protesters from a lawyer on Jinan Road:

This time, no one is exempt from their democratic rights. If the police seize you, please call a lawyer. If you don’t understand Mandarin too well, you can ask for someone who speaks your language to translate for you. Also, interrogations at night are prohibited, at night you can say you want to rest and not be interrogated at night.

Before your case is handled, you have three rights: 1) To remain silent. 2) To select counsel. 3) To tell the police evidence that may benefit your case. And to understand their questions clearly before answering. They might use abstruse language to ask you questions, but they must make their questions clear to you. If you don’t understand the questions asked of you, you can say you don’t understand, this is your right. Finally, make sure of the transcript before you sign it, you must always remember to be clear of all the words on the transcript. If there’s a single line that wasn’t your intended meaning, you can ask the police to fix it for you.

Finally, preserve evidence. Supposing during a struggle you were accidentally hit, the injury from being pushed by someone else is the evidence, and immediately examine the injury and keep evidence of it - if someone saw it, then they are a witness, or take a picture. We all must together keep going! (contact number 02-25231178 or 02-25231126)

00:46 (Executive Yuan) Police are removing journalists journalists that are trying to document their actions towards captivated students.

00:37 (Executive Yuan) The crowd: Police stay back, calm down!!

00:37 (Executive Yuan) Everyone calm down!

00:36 (Executive Yuan) Protesters were telling a cameraman to film the police’s actions and not the protesters. When the protesters turned the camera around themselves, the TV station immediately switched to another camera. The news station refused to film the police.

00:31 (Executive Yuan) While the students sitting on the ground, shouting "Peace! Peace!", the police started beating the crowd with their bats. People started running around, and policemen were chasing them, swinging their bats at everything within their reach. Now the protesters are sitting on the street again, raising their hands, shouting "Peace! Peace!"

00:29 (Executive Yuan) The crowd: Police stay back.

00:28 (Executive Yuan) Police started cracking down on students, with over a dozen being taken to hospitals so far.

http://www.ustream.tv/channel/ptstv/theater

00:16 (Executive Yuan Main Door) [Speaker] Tell yourself, "What I’m doing today is right, because I’m standing on the land of my nation, we are all proud to be Taiwanese!"

12:15 (Executive Yuan) 江宜樺 will have compress-conference

March 23, 2014

22:50 Apparently a group of protesters are trying to get into the Executive Yuan.

22:40 (Executive Yuan) The police are asking protesters to sit down. The people shout "Go away! Go away!".

22:15 (Executive Yuan) We will have a press conference on 22:30 for the justification

and to deal with the occupation

22:14 (Executive Yuan) [Host] This is a revolution. This is a protest. Please protect yourselves when police are coming. Hook arms with your neighbour, so that they can not carry you away.

There will be a press conference at 23:00pm

22:07 (Executive Yuan) Two attorneys are talking to the crowd. Once the government has crossed the line, the constitution is invalid! We have a citizenry that is more advanced than our laws. I ask everybody to keep the flame going.

2nd lawyer: I am Taiwanese, but last year I moved to Hong Kong. Hong Kong is at a very crucial point now, in 2017 they are going to have (couldn’t hear what). Everybody knows that it is political in nature. Many of the news networks in Hong Kong have been victims of aggressive threatening.

If you look at Ukraine, Egypt, the same thing is happening here now. We have realized that our representative system has too many problems, democracy has been distorted. Let the politicians know that their pride and callousness will no longer be tolerated.

The Executive Yuan’s live stream can be seen here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTxGjgRu3Xs

21:57 (Executive Yuan) [Broadcaster] Please, friends on the second and third floors, come down to the first floor!

21:45 (Executive Yuan) [Broadcaster] The people upstairs, please tell us who is responsible. Everyone calm down, the situation is to our advantage! The police won’t attack because they can’t give responsibility if anyone is injured! If you have a phone, please call anyone you can to come support us at the Executive Yuan.

21:43 (Executive Yuan) [Protesters] Pass it on! Protect your eyes, or else you’re get blind!

21:42 (Executive Yuan) [Protesters] Protect your eyes! The anti-riot water truck is waiting on the street!

21:41 (Executive Yuan)

21:41 (Executive Yuan) Some protesters are holding a upside-down national flag out the window.

21:36 (Executive Yuan) [Host] We’re hearing the sound of generators starting, it looks like they’re setting up the speakers.

21:35 (Conference Hall) [Host] We are attributing work. We need people who have various specialties and hope everyone don’t leave (Everyone applauds)

21:34 (Executive Yuan) Somebody collapsed at the main door.

21:33 (Executive Yuan) Protesters shout "Police Retreat!"

21:33 (Jinan Road) [Satish Kumar] We have many many great examples in History. We used to have a very big empire, British empire and Sun never set under the British empire. But with the power of non-violence and power of people, Mahatma" Gandhi and many many great leaders, ... the non-violence and the British empire came down. In the same way, power of non-violence and power of the people brought down the racial discrimination led by Martin Luther King

21:32 (Executive Yuan) [Protester] If you see a yellow or red truck, it’s an anti-riot water truck. The anti-riot water truck’s effective range starts after 30 meters. So we have to surround it closely to render it useless, and please protect your eyes!

21:30 (Jinan Road) [Satish Kumar] Thank you TJ for giving me this opoptunity to speak to you. This is my first visit to your beautiful island Taiwan. My friend in England wrote a book called "Small is Beautiful". And keep it that way. Sometime people think that super power is America or China or Russia, but real super power is people power. Sometime people think that power come from the power of the gun or the nuclear weapons. But the real power is the power of the people and the power of non-violence

21:28 (Executive Yuan) [Host] The chaos is not caused by protesters, but by journalists!

21:25 (Executive Yuan) [Host]: Repeat after me! Everyone sit down! Give a way to the ambulance!

21:21 (Executive Yuan) Lawyers arrived on site.

21:20 (Executive Yuan) Protesters shout "Reporters back!"

21:17 (Executive yuan) Five people have been arrested. The atmosphere is slowly relaxing.

21:16(Executive Yuan) People on the second floor don’t worry. Lawyers are on the spot.

21:15 (Executive Yuan) Apparently anti-riot water trucks arrived on scene. The water truck starts firing. Protesters shout "Police retreat!".

21:14 (Conference Hall) [Lawyer] teaching when you face the violence action from police how can you do reaction. Say

If you face any law situation on the site call (02)2523-1118 (Taiwan phone) to contact a lawyer

21:14 (Executive Yuan) An ambulance has arrived on scene. [People] Don’t climb up anymore!

21:10 (Executive Yuan) A group of about eight paramedics carrying medical supplies just entered the building.

21:04 (Executive Yuan) The main door was opened and people started entering. The media also entered the building. An injured person left the building and the people call for a doctor.

21:02(Executive Yuan) It reported that the injured are police officers. Some people stop others from climbing up to second floor.

21:01 (Executive Yuan) Some people are stopping others from climbing up.

20:57 (Executive Yuan) Some people start shouting "Sit down!", while slowly more and more are entering the building.

20:54 (Executive Yuan) More windows are being opened. Some people shout "don’t break the windows", others call for support to keep the police away.

20:50 (Executive yuan) A window was broken.

20:50 [Executive Yuan] Do not public property! Sit Down! Don’t let the police come here! Sit Down! Be careful!

20:44 (Executive Yuan) People are climbing into the building using a ladder. The mood has heated up, people are shouting "Enter! Enter!"

20:43 (Executive Yuan) Someone entered the building, causing excited applause. [People] Police pull back! Police pull back!

20:30(Conference)[Lin Fei Fan]: Because of government and President Ma’s not concerns people response so let people kind of panic and out of control. that’s why the protesters wanted to held more aggressive actions. However, from now on, all students and others protesters we hope all of us can keep the not-violence and peaceful protest way.

Because President Ma not take people’s voice seriously and keep reject them,

He need to face the all responsibilities of what happen now and latter.

Tomorrow om 9:00 we will held a press conference about the strike’s information

20:26 (Executive Yuan) [Guide 3 - brown jacket] If the police doesn’t act, we don’t act, please do not take any actions ok? (ok!) Please listen to directions from the volunteer team. (Applause)

20:26 (Executive Yuan) [Guide 2 - blue jacket] People! We are - blue jacket] People! We are too many for the police to carry away, is that right? (YES!) Thus, do we need to provoke the police? (NO!) So let us sit here until the whole place is full, what do you think? (YES!) Please listen to commands. (Applause)

20:25 (Executive Yuan) [Wei Yang] Hello everyone, I am Wei-Yang. All of you, pick up your phones. We want to start a Taiwan-wide student strike. Thus pick up your phones, and contact your classmates, teachers and professors. Taiwan-wide student strike! This is not just a student movement. We don’t only control the Legislative Yuan, but also the Executive Yuan!

20:20(Conference)[Host] Lin Fei Fan will announce about the explaination of the Executive Yuan

20:06 (Qingdao E.) [Host] The Executive Yuan’s main gate was broken!

The action was be held by students from many places not by黑色島國青年聯盟

19:37 (Qingdao E.) [Host] The Executive Yuan was successfully occupied! Everybody please move in and fill the space in the yard.

19:36 (Conference Hall) [Host] We will hold a press conference after 6 minutes. If you have any questions, we will explain to you later.

19:33 (Qingdao E.) We are dispatching people to the Executive Yuan now. [Host] We just got another news. Our friends decided to expand the protest!! Occupy the Executive Yuan !!! If you are willing to, please go to the executive Yuan to support us !! Please proceed to ZhongShan North Road. If you want to stay it’s also ok. Right now the first rank already entered the gates. Now please call out with me: Occupy the Executive Yuan !! We cannot lose this time !! This is a confirmed information. Those who sit inside do not move. Students at Qingdao East Road support you, and those who want to stay can move towards. Those who on those who on the sides please move in the center, we need to keep the strategical position and extend the manifestation. Please sit closer, we need to fill out the Executive Yuan and maintain the strategical position. 7-11 in the intersection of Qingdao E.Rd. and Zhenjiang St needs more supports. Everybody please sit closer and maintain the strategical position. Thanks to you.

19:28 (Qingdao E.) [Student Li] I think we have to step up now!

19:27 (Qingdao E.) [Host]

19:06 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow Univ., Dept. of Politics]

19:02 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow Univ., Dept. of Politics] Now let’s rehearse in case we have to confront the police. They will be holding batons, but do not be afraid.

19:00 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow Univ., Dept. of Politics] Now we are going to demonstrate the police hitting people. We need 12 people to take the batons and hit people, this group of people can resist, we’ll demonstrate first. The police start to disperse the crowd, but people can resist! Hit them down the whole line. First instance: people can resist and take their weapons. Second instance: we can just look at them, we’ll demonstrate now. Pretend you are friends with the police. What do you think about these two ways? The first way, the more you resist the more you get hit. The second way, they won’t keep hitting. Thanks for these folks who role played the police. What we want to say is, violence needs to be sensible. If you only resist violently, they will think violence is needed, and they are the ones with weapons. But we can hit them back with our eyes only, let them know that we are ready to make the sacrifice. When the riot police use the human wall with their shields, we need to use our eyes to show them our energy. We go arm-in-arm, make a human wall, and chant our slogans, we don’t want even a few people to be affected. If we show any violence, we will be smeared by the media.

18:49 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow Univ., Dept. of Politics] The one lifted will be more and more at risk, when the 5 others leave one by one. This explains the action of civil disobedience. The one who’s lifted represents president Ma, finally he’ll step down as long as he loses all supports from the citizens.

18:45 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow Univ., Dept. of Politics] Later we will do a non-violence training, with practical demonstration, everybody needs to practice it. We ask for 6 volunteers, five of them lifting another one.

18:41 (Conference Hall) [Host] We do not plan on moving to other places. The protest will continue right here. If you are available, please come join us.

18:40 (Qingdao E.) [Soochow University Department of Politics] I just watched KANO, it teaches us that don’t think to win, but think we cannot fail. Taiwan cannot fail, this time we have to fight to win! We do not fight with our force, but with willpower. Today there was some conflict, please do not be affected.

18:37(Qingdao E.) [51 years old Entrepreneur] I have 300 retail channels in Taiwan, why don’t I go to China? Because it’s only beneficial to the financial groups. If there is really no problem about the act, Ma and Jiang come out and give us an answer. Make it clear to us, tell us what are you hiding.We all know that children that are born in America, can be American. Will this happen to the children that are born in here as will. Please tell your family to help us. If we continue to be here, more people will come. My Children told me that there are people protesting in UK as well. Kids are coming out, where are the adults? Let’s safe together, safe Taiwan one by ourselves.

18:25 (Conference Hall) [Broadcast] Students who want to take a shower please come to the information center. We will not set off before the we have a full group.

18:21 (Qingdao E.) [Academia Sinica Teacher] There are aboriginal people standing here together with us, they are our support. There are aboriginal people inside the parliament, and outside watching over everything. Let’s please really consider what the CSSTA says. Is it really j