From: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Subject:      Re:   should we fail
Reply-To: "UCLA K.Y." <EDT2LRF@UCLAMVS.BITNET>
Organization: Indiana University
Date: Tue, 6 Oct 1992 07:15:00 GMT
Comments: To: ccnl <ccnl@UTARLVM1.BITNET>, china-nt <china-nt@UGA.BITNET>

Yes, I agree with you on the points you expressed in the posting.

Many people will leave after the S1216 job is done. And I am afraid that
would be majority, with their "bright eyes" pictured by a recent comment
on the china-nt.

Just watch the two nets, currently CCNL and China-nt have enjoyed their
highest readership while subscription is still increasing. Once the bill
is signed into law and everyone expressd their great gratefulness to the
leadership of the succesful campaign/lobby, you can expect "sign off"
messages would replace the "sign on"s we've seen during the recent weeks
in our e-mail box.

But fortunately there will be many staying. They will continue to care
about human rights in China, read news about Wei Jingsen, Wang Juntao, Liu
Gang, ... and, even though with controversy, Shen Tong. They will watch
the activities IFCSS carries out for CSS here and people back in China.
And hopefully they will continue to support IFCSS in means of donation as
well as monitoring its accounting book....

For those current only on the CCNL net, you may want to keep in touch with
YOUR IFCSS by subscribing china-nt, for the former is a temporary net borrowed
for the lobby coordination only. Following is some info might be useful for
your reference (quoted from the china-nt welcome message):

         China-Net serves as the IFCSS communication/coordination
     network. It distributes the following information:

     (1) All IFCSS working bodies' announcements, reports, news
         releases, calls, and other related documents;

     (2) IFCSS member schools' activity reports, suggestions and
         comments to IFCSS;

     (3) Important information of/from other organizations which has
         working relationship with IFCSS, such as the Global Chinese
         Student Union (GCSU), the Federation of Chinese Students and
         Scholars in Canada (FCSSC), or the US National Association of
         Graduate and Professional Students (NAGPS).

     (4) Discussions on IFCSS related matters.

Kevin at UCLA

P.S. If China-nt want to retain some of the readership currently on both net,
     I suggest HQ or some other body of IFCSS prepare a series of Q&A
     column and put advertisements on the nets as soon as possible: "We wiil
     have knowledgeable lawyers posting practical articles about how to file
     the green card application under the S1216 and related detail regulations
     by INS. -- Please stay tuned"
     And the editor of that column may learn from the TV commercials -- break
     the Q&A and mix them with news about IFCSS council conference reports and
     most importantly, with appeals of donation.

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Date:         Mon, 5 Oct 1992 16:33:59 -0500
From:         5546YUJ@VMS.CSD.MU.EDU
Subject:      should we fail
To:           Multiple recipients of list CCNL <CCNL@UTARLVM1.BITNET>

 Read Mr. Li Chengjian's comments, I agree.

   Should our bill fail to become law, we have no body to blame.
   We can only pick up and carry on. Not only in this issue but many others.

   Many people will leave after this job is done. The rest will have to be
   more united under IFCSS. This is the only organization we've got.
   Through which we can and have shown our strength.

   Let me cite some words by Zhao Haiqin:

   "IFCSS is our baby..."

   "Ask NOT what IFCSS can do for you! Ask YOU what you can do for IFCSS!"
    .... from Zhao Haiqin's ifcss president inauguration speech.

    We'll have strength if we unite.


JY, marquette u
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