Huaguang Community

Mourning and Melancholia in Daguan

陳黃金菊
With the Daguan Community in Banqiao, New Taipei, it appears that after negotiating with the Veterans’ Affairs Council, they are still unable to avoid the fate of having their homes demolished. The Daguan Self-Help Association and Daguan residents have decided to hold an exhibition which includes poetry, graffiti, and protest memorabilia—to share their recollections of the protest struggle...
EnglishEnvironmentalMay 2019Social Movements11 min read

Daguan Community Residents Demonstrate At Veterans’ Affairs Council, Hold Overnight Sit-in

Brian Hioe
Members of the Daguan Community—a military dependents’ village in New Taipei city currently facing eviction—and supportive youth activists demonstrated at the Veteran’s Affairs Office today, with one hospitalized after becoming ill during the protest. Following the arrest of twenty demonstrators, Daguan residents declared an overnight sit-in outside the Taipei District Prosecutor's Court until those detained were released...
EnglishEnvironmentalMarch 2019Social Movements7 min read