THE THIRD POLITICAL FORCE IN TAIWAN
INTERVIEW: FREDDY LIM (林昶佐)
On July 9th, in New York City, New Bloom interviewed Freddy Lim of the New Power Party and lead singer of the famed black metal band Chthonic. This is part of an upcoming series of interviews New Bloom is conducting with members of third parties in Taiwan.
採訪：FREDDY LIM (林昶佐)
破土的編輯之一楊進於七月九日採訪了時代力量立委候選人及閃靈樂團主唱林昶佐。
INTERVIEW: TSAY TING-KUEI (蔡丁貴)
On May 2nd, New Bloom sat down with Dr. Tsay Ting-Kuei in New York City, for an interview about the formation of the Free Taiwan Party. Hioe and Tsay then met up again in late July in Taipei, during the Ministry of Education occupation, for some follow-up questions. This was our second interview with Tsay, the first was conducted in December of last year, also in New York City.
INTERVIEW: JENNIFER LU (呂欣潔)
In early April, New Bloom interviewed the Social Democratic Party’s Jennifer Lu by Skype.This was our second interview with Jennifer Lu, we first interviewed her in August of 2014.
INTERVIEW: LEE HSING-CHANG (李幸長)
In late August, New Bloom interviewed social movement veteran Lee Hsing-Chang about his campaign for Taiwan’s Legislative Yuan. Lee is running as an independent candidate in New Taipei City District 9, a traditional stronghold for the KMT. Lee has fought for housing justice for over 25 years, and advocates for affordable housing as a basic human right.
INTERVIEW: WUER KAIXI (吾爾開希)
In early August in Taipei, New Bloom interviewed Wuer Kaixi, longtime democracy activist and Chinese dissident known for his leadership in the 1989 Tiananmen Square protests. After studying in America, Wuer Kaixi later moved to Taiwan, where he became known as a political commentator. Wuer Kaixi recently announced that he would be running for legislator in Taichung as an independent.
專訪：苗博雅
提起「苗博雅」這個名字你一定不陌生，無論是從太陽花運動、婚姻平權、廢除死刑等，他總是站在社會議題的浪頭上，不畏懼地在各種意見平台上表達自己的立場與論述。2015年，苗博雅決定代表社會民主黨參選台北市文山區的立委選舉，他期許自己能為台灣的國會帶來不同選擇。談起他自己走上政治一途的種種，即使年僅28歲，苗博雅卻有著過人的沈穩，以堅定的口吻說出自己相信的價值，以及能為台灣帶來改變的決心。