A demonstration to support President Chen Shui-bian's (
The national association supporting Chen's campaign, which has not yet decided on an English name for itself, said it wanted to encourage the public to contribute their own photos and videos of the Feb. 28 demonstration to the Web site.
The march, convened by former president Lee Teng-hui (
The rally will gather people to link hands along 500km of north-south provincial highways between Keelung County to Pingtung County. The rally will climax with Chen and Lee flying in helicopters from the north of the country to the south to greet supporters.
The organizers said more than 1,000 volunteers armed with digital cameras would record the event, which will incorporate a wide range of creative ideas from the fields of local history and geography, industry, social groups and arts.
"Through the online platform, we want to share this historic event with the world through a whole new idea of decorative art," the organizers said in a statement yesterday.
DPP Deputy Secretary-General Lee Ying-yuan (
Lee said the only place where support for the march was lackluster was Miaoli County. He said the Hakka-dominated county traditionally supported Chen's opponents in the pan-blue alliance of the Chinese Nationalist Party and People First Party.
The Web site where the users can upload their files, including videos, photos and cell phone short messages, can be found at http://www.iTaiwan.org.
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