《在野党》特约记者： 缪青（旧金山报道）
美西时间2026年6月3日19时，由中国民主教育基金会、中国民主党旧金山党部、人道中国、北加州香港会、美国香港人会馆、旧金山致公总堂、擦星星事务所、中国民主人权联盟等多个民主团体联合举办的“勿忘六四，砥砺前行——纪念六四三十七周年暨抗议中共天安门大屠杀”活动，在美国旧金山中国领事馆门前举行。
纪念活动现场（摄影缪青）
来自中国大陆、香港、西藏及美国社会各界的民主人士、人权活动家和社区代表齐聚一堂，以公开集会、演讲、献花、点燃烛光等方式，悼念1989年天安门民主运动中的死难者，呼吁国际社会继续关注中国的人权状况和民主转型进程。
作为本次活动的重要协办单位，中国民主党旧金山党部积极参与组织和筹备工作，与社会各界共同表达对六四英灵的追思，以及对中国民主未来的坚定信念。
活动开始前，全体与会者共同合唱《历史的伤口》。熟悉的旋律将人们带回那个改变中国历史进程的年代。主持人周云龙与Jeny随后宣布活动正式开始。
现场主持旧金山党部组织部部长周云龙和美国香港人会馆施臻营(Jeny)（摄影缪青）
主持人在开场致辞中指出，三十七年前，无数中国青年为了争取民主、自由和反腐败走上街头，却遭到中共政权的血腥镇压。时至今日，中共仍在掩盖历史真相，压制言论自由。然而，历史记忆不会因封锁而消失，民主追求不会因镇压而终结。
六四幸存者方政先生发表了开场演讲，作为天安门事件的直接受害者，方政在三十七年前因抢救学生而被坦克碾压失去双腿。如今的他依然活跃在民主运动第一线。他表示，中共持续封锁六四历史，不仅是对死难者的不尊重，也是对整个民族记忆的伤害。
方政强调，中共最害怕的是真相，因为真相能够唤醒民众的独立思考能力。只要越来越多的人了解历史真相、说出真话，改变就终将发生。
六四幸存者、天安门屠杀受害者方政（摄影缪青）
方政的讲话赢得现场热烈掌声。随后，全体与会者肃立默哀一分钟悼念所有六四死难者。
活动期间，多位来自国际社会及不同族群的人权代表发表讲话。
国际特赦组织代表加芙丽拉·威尔兹指出，中国大陆及香港的人权状况近年来持续恶化，大量异议人士、维权律师及民主活动人士遭受打压。她呼吁国际社会继续关注中国人权问题，并支持所有坚持民主自由价值的人们。
湾区西藏之友组织主席乔瓦尼·瓦萨洛表示，中国的民主化进程不仅关系汉族民众的未来，也关系包括藏族、维吾尔族等各民族的人权与自由。
西藏之友组织的乔瓦尼·瓦萨洛（摄影缪青）
旧金山致公总堂盟长赵炳贤则表示，自由与民主是全人类共同追求的价值，任何依靠暴力维持统治的政权都无法长期违背历史发展规律。
旧金山致公总堂盟长赵炳贤（摄影缪青）
来自北加州香港会的Ken Chan回顾了香港维园烛光晚会的历史。他表示，过去三十多年间，香港是全球华人纪念六四的重要阵地。然而在《香港国安法》实施之后，大规模公开纪念活动被迫停止，香港民主人士遭到前所未有的政治打压。
北加州香港会的Ken Chan（摄影缪青）
活动中还宣读了香港民主人士邹幸彤的狱中来信。
这位因坚持纪念六四而身陷囹圄的民主活动家，在信中写道：“守护六四的记忆，其实也就是在守护同一条人性的底线。”她呼吁人们继续记录历史、传播真相、拒绝遗忘。
现场许多与会者听后深受感动。
值得关注的是，本次活动出现了许多年轻人的身影。
擦星星事务所代表包卓轩以及华语青年挺藏会代表段姜（Ginger Duan）分别发表演讲。他们表示，虽然六四发生时自己尚未出生，但了解历史真相后，深感自己有责任将记忆继续传承下去。
擦星星事务所代表包卓轩（摄影缪青）
华语青年挺藏会代表段姜（Ginger Duan）（摄影缪青）
青年世代的积极参与，成为当天活动的重要亮点，也让许多老一辈民主人士看到了希望。
记者现场采访了中国民主党旧金山党部多位干部。
党部活动部副部长李小林表示，三十七年前的学生和市民曾经真诚地相信，中国可以变得更加自由、公正和开放。他们以和平理性的方式表达诉求，却遭到军队和坦克的镇压。
旧金山党部活动部副部长李小林（摄影缪青）
民主党湾区党部副秘书长张小驹则从香港问题切入。他指出，香港支联会数十年来坚持举办维园烛光晚会，使香港成为全球华人纪念六四的重要象征。然而随着香港国安法实施，支联会被迫解散，李卓人、邹幸彤等民主人士被关押，自由与法治受到严重侵蚀。
旧金山党部副秘书长张小驹悼念现场（摄影缪青）
中国民主党旧金山党部网络技术部副部长庄帆则从信息自由的角度发表讲话。他表示，互联网技术的发展正在突破信息封锁，使越来越多中国民众能够接触被掩盖的历史真相。
作为技术工作者，他认为维护历史记忆、促进信息自由流通，是推动公民社会成长的重要途径。
旧金山党部网络技术部副部长庄帆（摄影缪青）
中国民主党旧金山党部文宣部部长缪青表示，纪念六四不仅是追思历史，更是守护真相与良知。
他说：“一个民族如果失去记忆，就无法拥有未来。纪念六四，不是为了延续仇恨，而是为了让后人知道，曾经有人为了自由与民主付出生命代价。历史可以被掩盖一时，却无法被永远抹去。”
中国民主党旧金山党部文宣部部长缪青（摄影庄帆）
随着夜幕降临，活动进入最后阶段。
主办方播放了“天安门母亲”录音。录音中饱含失去亲人的悲痛与对真相的坚持。
随后，与会者依次向民主女神像献花并点燃蜡烛。
一支支烛光在夜色中缓缓亮起，汇聚成温暖而坚定的光芒。
人们高呼：“勿忘六四！”“血债血偿！”“推翻暴政！”“中共必亡！”
这些口号在旧金山中国领事馆的上空久久回荡。
三十七年过去了，中共依然试图抹去那段历史；然而三十七年过去了，仍然有人在世界各地坚持讲述六四的故事。
对于中国民主党以及所有追求自由民主的人士而言，六四不仅是一段历史记忆，更是一份尚未完成的责任。
当真相仍被掩盖，当良知仍遭压制，纪念便不会停止。
正如活动主题所表达的那样：
勿忘六四，砥砺前行。
因为唯有记住历史，才能走向未来；唯有坚持真相，才能迎来自由中国的曙光。
编辑：冯仍 校对：冯仍 翻译：周敏
Do Not Forget June 4th, Forge Ahead with Determination: A Documentary of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters Participating in the Activity Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of June 4th
Special Correspondent of “The Opposition Party”: Miao Qing (Report from San Francisco)
At 19:00 on June 3, 2026, West American Time, the activity of “Do Not Forget June 4th, Forge Ahead with Determination—Commemorating the 37th Anniversary of June 4th and Protesting against the CCP’s Tiananmen Massacre,” jointly organized by multiple democracy groups including the Chinese Democracy Education Foundation, the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, Humanitarian China, the Northern California Hong Kong Club, the US Hong Kongers Club, the San Francisco Zhi Gong Grand Hall, the Star-Wiping Office, and the Chinese Democracy and Human Rights Alliance, was held in front of the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco, USA.
The Commemoration Activity Scene (Photography by Miao Qing)
Democracy activists, human rights advocates, and community representatives from mainland China, Hong Kong, Tibet, and all sectors of American society gathered together, through ways of public assembly, speeches, presenting flowers, and lighting candles, to mourn the victims in the 1989 Tiananmen Democracy Movement, and to appeal to the international society to continue to pay attention to China’s human rights situation and democratic transition process. As an important co-organizer of this activity, the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters actively participated in the organization and preparation work, jointly expressing with all sectors of society the remembrance of the June 4th heroic spirits, as well as the firm belief in the future of China’s democracy. Before the activity started, all participants sang together “The Wound of History.” The familiar melody brought people back to that era that changed China’s historical process. The hosts Zhou Yunlong and Jeny then announced the official start of the activity.
On-site Hosts: San Francisco Headquarters Organization Department Director Zhou Yunlong and US Hong Kongers Club Shi Zhenying (Jeny) (Photography by Miao Qing)
The hosts pointed out in the opening speech that thirty-seven years ago, countless Chinese youths walked onto the streets to strive for democracy, freedom, and anti-corruption, but suffered blood suppression by the CCP regime. To this day, the CCP is still covering up the historical truth and suppressing freedom of speech. However, historical memory will not disappear because of blockades, and the pursuit of democracy will not terminate because of suppression. June 4th survivor Mr. Fang Zheng delivered the opening speech. As a direct victim of the Tiananmen Incident, Fang Zheng lost his legs thirty-seven years ago due to being crushed by a tank while rescuing students. Today, he is still active on the front line of the democracy movement. He expressed that the CCP’s continuous blockade of June 4th history is not only disrespect to the victims, but also harm to the entire nation’s memory. Fang Zheng emphasized that what the CCP fears most is the truth, because the truth can awaken the public’s independent thinking ability. As long as more and more people understand the historical truth and speak the truth, change will eventually happen.
June 4th Survivor and Tiananmen Massacre Victim Fang Zheng (Photography by Miao Qing)
Fang Zheng’s speech won warm applause from the scene. Subsequently, all participants stood solemnly in silence for one minute to mourn all June 4th victims. During the activity, multiple human rights representatives from the international society and different ethnic groups delivered speeches. Amnesty International representative Gavriila Wilz pointed out that the human rights situations in mainland China and Hong Kong have continued to deteriorate in recent years, and a large number of dissidents, rights-defense lawyers, and democracy activists have suffered crackdowns. She appealed to the international society to continue to pay attention to China’s human rights issues and support all people who adhere to the values of democracy and freedom. Giovanni Vassallo, Chairman of the Bay Area Friends of Tibet organization, expressed that China’s democratization process not only relates to the future of the Han masses, but also relates to the human rights and freedoms of all ethnic groups including Tibetans and Uyghurs.
Giovanni Vassallo of the Friends of Tibet Organization (Photography by Miao Qing)
Zhao Bingxian, Leader of the San Francisco Zhi Gong Grand Hall, expressed that freedom and democracy are values commonly pursued by all mankind, and any regime that relies on violence to maintain rule cannot violate the laws of historical development for a long time.
Zhao Bingxian, Leader of the San Francisco Zhi Gong Grand Hall (Photography by Miao Qing)
Ken Chan from the Northern California Hong Kong Club reviewed the history of Hong Kong’s Victoria Park candlelight vigils. He expressed that during the past thirty-plus years, Hong Kong was an important front for global Chinese to commemorate June 4th. However, after the implementation of the “Hong Kong National Security Law,” large-scale public commemoration activities were forced to stop, and Hong Kong democracy activists suffered unprecedented political crackdowns.
Ken Chan of the Northern California Hong Kong Club (Photography by Miao Qing)
During the activity, a letter from prison by Hong Kong democracy activist Chow Hang-tung was also read out. This democracy activist, who is jailed due to adhering to commemorating June 4th, wrote in the letter: “Guarding the memory of June 4th is actually exactly guarding the same bottom line of humanity.” She appealed to people to continue to record history, spread the truth, and refuse to forget. Many participants at the scene were deeply moved after hearing it. What is worth paying attention to is that this activity saw the figures of many young people. Bao Zhuoxuan, representative of the Star-Wiping Office, and Ginger Duan, representative of the Chinese Youth Supporting Tibet Association, delivered speeches respectively. They expressed that although when June 4th happened they were not yet born, after understanding the historical truth, they deeply feel they have the responsibility to continue to pass the memory down.
Bao Zhuoxuan, Representative of the Star-Wiping Office (Photography by Miao Qing)
Duan Jiang, Representative of the Chinese Youth Supporting Tibet Association (Photography by Miao Qing)
The active participation of the youth generation became an important highlight of the day’s activity, and also let many older-generation democracy activists see hope. The reporter interviewed multiple cadres of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters on the scene. Li Xiaolin, Deputy Director of the Headquarters Activity Department, expressed that thirty-seven years ago, students and citizens once sincerely believed that China could become more free, just, and open. They expressed appeals in a peaceful and rational way, but suffered suppression by the army and tanks.
Li Xiaolin, Deputy Director of the San Francisco Headquarters Activity Department (Photography by Miao Qing)
Zhang Xiaoju, Deputy Secretary-General of the Democracy Party Bay Area Headquarters, cut in from the Hong Kong issue. He pointed out that the Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements of China adhered to holding Victoria Park candlelight vigils for decades, making Hong Kong an important symbol for global Chinese to commemorate June 4th. However, along with the implementation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, the Alliance was forced to disband, and democracy activists like Lee Cheuk-yan and Chow Hang-tung were imprisoned, with freedom and the rule of law suffering severe erosion.
Mourning Scene of Zhang Xiaoju, Deputy Secretary-General of the San Francisco Headquarters (Photography by Miao Qing)
Zhuang Fan, Deputy Director of the Cyber Technology Department of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, delivered a speech from the perspective of information freedom. He expressed that the development of internet technology is breaking through information blockades, making more and more Chinese masses able to touch the covered-up historical truth. As a technology worker, he believes that maintaining historical memory and promoting the free circulation of information are important ways to promote the growth of civil society.
Zhuang Fan, Deputy Director of the San Francisco Headquarters Cyber Technology Department (Photography by Miao Qing)
Miao Qing, Director of the Publicity Department of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters, expressed that commemorating June 4th is not only remembering history, but is even more guarding truth and conscience. He said: “If a nation loses memory, it cannot possess a future. Commemorating June 4th is not for extending hatred, but for letting posterity know that once there were people who paid the price of life for freedom and democracy. History can be covered up for a time, but cannot be wiped out forever.”
Miao Qing, Director of the Publicity Department of the China Democracy Party San Francisco Headquarters (Photography by Zhuang Fan)
As night fell, the activity entered the final stage. The organizers played the recording of “Tiananmen Mothers.” The recording was filled with the grief of losing loved ones and the adherence to the truth. Subsequently, participants sequentially presented flowers to the Goddess of Democracy statue and lit candles. One by one, candlelights slowly lit up in the night, gathering into a warm and firm light. People shouted loudly: “Do Not Forget June 4th!” “Blood Debt Paid in Blood!” “Overthrow Tyranny!” “The CCP Must Perish!” These slogans resonated above the Chinese Consulate in San Francisco for a long time. Thirty-seven years have passed, the CCP still tries to wipe out that period of history; however, thirty-seven years have passed, there are still people in all places of the world adhering to telling the story of June 4th. To the China Democracy Party as well as all individuals pursuing freedom and democracy, June 4th is not only a period of historical memory, but is even more an uncompleted responsibility. When the truth is still covered up, when conscience is still suppressed, commemoration will not stop. Exactly as the theme of the activity expressed: Do not forget June 4th, forge ahead with determination. Because only by remembering history can we move towards the future; only by adhering to the truth can we usher in the dawn of a free China.
Editor: Feng Reng Proofreader: Feng Reng Translator: Zhou Min
