1,043 authors express support for recall campaigns against KMT
1,043 authors express support for recall campaigns against KMT
2025-04-02
More than 1,000 writers and literary figures have come out in support of recalls targeting KMT lawmakers. The campaign was started by Yang Shuang-zi, who recently won a National Book Award in the US. Among the writers joining the cause are prominent figures such as Li Ang and Akio Chen. On Wednesday, they gathered at the Legislative Yuan to urge support for the recall campaign.
Forty authors of different generations and styles have come together in a rare show of unity in support for a recall campaign initiated by the US National Book Award-winning author Yang Shuang-zi.
Yang Shuang-zi
Author
In many countries, the first lesson in civil defense is to learn about your country’s culture.
Yang Shuang-zi read out the text of the petition. She was joined by translator of Polish literature Lin Wei-yun and Amis writer Cidal, who spoke up in support of the initiative.
Cidal
Author
The Indigenous people of Taiwan have since time immemorial been the rightful owners of this land. We are not part of China.
Another writer, Li Ang returned to Taiwan from France just in time for the event. She shared how Taiwan’s situation is perceived abroad.
Li Ang
Author
Some people straight-up asked me “Why doesn’t Taiwan have a voice?” Taiwan’s dangerous situation is chilling to think about. Those people cutting our budget are intentionally trying to prevent us from going abroad to talk about Taiwan’s situation.
Li spoke about the challenges that Taiwan’s literary scene faces and urged everyone to speak out. In the first round of the recall petition, 201 writers threw themselves into the campaign. Now in the second phase, 1,043 literary figures have joined. They say there is a silent majority that far outnumbers them.
Akio Chen
Author
To pick up a pen and write, is to write the contents of your heart, to write about this land. How can we not speak out? I know at least 20 people who’ve picked up their pens to write.
Yang Shuang-zi
Author
If the award I won means anything, it is that it is OK to speak out when we see injustice, or when we realize that there is something that could hamper the development of Taiwan’s literature and culture. With the voice I have, it is important to stand up.
Jewel Tsai
Author
Using freedom to destroy freedom, and using democracy to destroy democracy. The consequences of such things are frightening. This is just the beginning, a tsunami could be on the horizon.
Earlier this year, the opposition-controlled legislature enacted cuts and freezes to the national budget that writers say will deal a blow to Taiwanese literature just as it was beginning to carve out a spot for itself on the international stage. Now, the authors are aiming to remove the relevant lawmakers from office.
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1043名作家表態挺罷免 楊双子.李昂.陳慕義赴立院聲援
2025-04-02
台灣文壇也掀起罷免浪潮，由美國國家書卷獎得主楊双子發起的"2025主張罷免不適任立委，是我們的義務"，第二波連署集結到1043位作家加入，包含知名作家李昂、陳列、陳慕義等人，今天都現身立院，聲援大罷免。
不同世代、風格的40位作家，罕見的齊聲高喊，力挺由美國國家書卷獎得主楊双子，所發起的罷免連署行動。
[[作家 楊若慈(楊双子)]]
“許多國家的民防第一課，就是認識自己國家的文化。”
楊双子念出連署主文，波蘭文學譯者林蔚昀、阿美族作家Cidal嚴毅昇，接力談相挺理念。
[[作家 Cidal嚴毅昇]]
“台灣原住民自古以來，是住在這塊土地上的主人，不是中國的一部分。”
剛從法國回台的李昂，趕在活動開始前一刻抵達，分享在國外所聞。
[[作家 李昂]]
“有的人甚至直接問我說，你們台灣為什麼都沒有聲音？徹底的那種手腳冰冷，感覺到台灣的處境的危險。刪我們預算的人，就是故意不讓我們出國去講台灣的現狀。”
用血淋淋的案例，道出台灣文壇處境，鼓勵大家勇敢表態，從第一波連署201位台派作家，到第二波共計1043位作家加入，但沈默者，仍佔多數。
[[作家 陳慕義]]
“拿筆寫字是寫心嘛，寫這塊土地，這種事情還不出來？至少我認識有20幾個拿筆寫字。”
[[作家 楊若慈(楊双子)]]
“如果得這個獎有任何意義的話，當我們看到不公義的事，或是當我們意識到這件事情，會危害台灣文學或台灣文化的發展，那我剛好有這個聲量，我覺得我適合站出來。”
[[作家 蔡珠兒]]
“利用自由反自由利用民主反民主，這個後續的效應我覺得很可怕，是其實這個才第一波，後面海嘯可能還有得來。”
藍白濫砍文化預算，讓正走上國際舞台的台灣文學，受到重挫，文壇筆桿接力，要把不適任立委，送出國會。
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