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Women's groups to hold `Naked Kiddie Butt' rally

Two children and a pregnant woman expose their buttocks and belly respectively with stickers that read ``peace'' and ``anti-war'' as part of the nation's women's groups' activity to call on parents to bring their kids to join a ``Naked Kiddie Butts'' rally on Friday to oppose China's ``Anti-Secession'' Law. PHOTO: SUNG CHIH-HSUING, TAIPEI TIMES

In a creative "soft power" approach to opposing China's "Anti-Secession" Law, women's groups yesterday called on parents to bring their children to join a "Naked Kiddie Butt" rally on Friday.

The Democratic Progressive Party's (DPP) Women's Development and Action Committee, the Taipei Association for the Promotion of Women's Rights (TAPWR) and the 21st Century Association for Women in Taiwan held a press conference yesterday to announce the "Mommy and Kiddie Love and Defend Taiwan" rally on Friday.

The organizations hope to attract at least 706 children from ages three to six to put "anti-missile" stickers on their naked buttocks as a way to protest against China's missile threat. According to the government, China has 706 missiles deployed within striking range of Taiwan.

"Children's innocent bodies represent our gentle but resolute voice to mock China's ridiculous law, and declare our determination to protect both Taiwan and the safety of the next generation," said DPP Legislator Shu Chia-chin (徐佳青), director of the DPP's women's committee.

President of the 21st Century Association for Women in Taiwan Tu Huang Fang-fen (杜黃芳粉) said that the legislation is a threat to world peace and fuels independence sentiments in Taiwan. She urged all women in Taiwan to stand up and join the demonstration.

"Let's not be absent from the opportunity to express our strong opposition to the legislation. I call on every Taiwanese woman to bring not only her child, but her whole family to join us," Tu said.

In addition, Hsu plans to gather at least 100 pregnant women to participate in the March 26 demonstration against China's Anti-Secession Law organized by the "Democracy, Peace and Defend Taiwan Alliance" (民主和平護台灣大聯盟) to show the resolution of these mothers-to-be to protect a safe and peaceful Taiwan on behalf of their unborn children.

"We also welcome housewives, professional women, grandmothers and all the women in Taiwan to wear aprons and bring their baby carriages or grocery bags and pour onto the street to march together," she added.

The "Mommy & Kiddie Love Taiwan and Defend Taiwan" rally will start at 10:10am Friday morning in front of the east square of the Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall.

The march set for Saturday will start from different 10 places in Taipei City, with each route dubbed a different name, to symbolize opposition to the 10 clauses in China's Anti-Secession Law.

The final part of the procession will bring the various routes together at Ketagalan Boulevard in front of the Presidential Office.

For more information on Friday's rally, call at 02-2392-9989 ext. 520.
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