｜ the Taiwan Comparative Law Foundation; Rev. C. S. Yang, Director General of the Taiwan Presbyterian Church; and Chai Trong-rong, director of the Referendum Promotion Association. Within the coalition, Chen Shih-meng served as convener while Lin Ferng-Ching, a professor of NTU’s Department of Computer Science & Information Engineering, served as the director-general. Chen Cheng-jan, Luo Wen-chia, and Chung Chia-pin were in charge of the press and event planning. Nonviolent demonstrations were led by Chien Hsi-chieh and Pastor Lin Tsung-cheng. Chapter 3 ｜ Protest: The Crucial 20 Days The Swift Assembly of the 100 Action Alliance On September 21, the 100 Action Alliance held its inaugural meeting at the National Taiwan University Alumni Hall. October 10th was a mere 20 days away. Their founding declaration stated that the 100 Action Alliance is an organization jointly established by the academic circle, cultural field, doctors, lawyers, religious personnel, social activist groups, and minority groups. The declaration stated, “we have come together to Family members of those persecuted based on Article 100 of the Criminal Code took to the streets. Photographer: Hsu Po-hsin September 1991: Chien Hsi-chieh leading a practice of non-violent protest in front of the Legislative Yuan. Photographer: Liu Chen-hsiang 96 demand the abolishment of Article 100 of the Criminal Code. We also oppose the military parade. Both Article 100 of the Criminal Code and the military parade are antithetical to democracy and current trends. If the two are not abolished, Taiwan will never be able to walk the path towards becoming a modernized country.” The declaration also emphasized, “our primary demand is the abolishment of Article 100 of the Criminal Code. If this demand is not clearly met by the Kuomintang, we will enact concrete countermeasures against the military parade.” In a press conference, the alliance announced its two-phase strategy against the military parade and Article 100 of the Criminal Code: Stage 1 consisted of “peaceful pressure”. Stage 2 was “active attack”. Respectively, the actions they would take included lobbying, making complaints, holding speeches, holding public hearings, holding debates, mobilizing activists, “non-violent” demonstrations, and protest against the military parade. The plan was to take incremental measures. As long as the authoritarian regime promised to abolish Article 100 of the Criminal Code, the coalition would 97