She waved a banner and now is in jail: Please help
Dear friends,
If you speak out against corruption in China, you can get thrown into prison for years.
That's what happened to Liu Ping, an activist and mother.
Chinese authorities put her behind bars for six and half years. Her crime? She displayed a banner calling on government officials to reveal their assets publicly. That's it.
Liu Ping's activism began in 2009, when she won compensation for herself and other laid-off factory workers. Then she turned to one of the most politically volatile issues in China today: corruption.
The theme of the Membership Drive is "My Moment. Our Movement." Liu Ping's moment began when she was laid off - and realized that she had to speak out against injustice.