[Our Actions]

ACTIONS TAKEN SO FAR:

--Shark Fin Soup:

a) Feb 2010: Signed EAST petition sent to convenience stores urging them to not sell shark fin soup products during Chinese New Year; Lynn passed petition around her workplace and got 40 signatures--members helped her send it to 7-11

b) Jan 2011: Sent email to BBC One Planet program updating them re: Taiwanese attitudes towards shark fin soup

--Migrant Laborers in Taiwan:

Jan 2010: wrote an email to the Taiwan International Laborers' Assn about foreign caregivers in Taiwan, in support of that NGO's work in advocating for better and fair treatment of local migrant laborers

--Book Translation/Launch:

Nov-Dec 2010: Some members helped fellow member JiaLi translate her book Travels with the Ukelele into English, and attended her book launch. Proceeds from the book are going to support JiaLi's NGO in Cambodia.

--Overtime Work:

May-June 2011: Wrote a Letter to the Editor in Chinese and English entitled Overtime and Overweight and sent it to The Taipei Times, The Liberty Times and The China Times newspapers

--Monkey:

May 2011: Emailed EAST about a chained monkey at a Hualian cafe

--Talk to Teens about Jobs:

13 June 2010: 6 of us went to one of Lynn's British Council Teens English class to talk to them about our work, and answer their questions about career options.