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大家好，首先非常感谢大家的支持，目前请愿签名人数已经接近3万！谢谢每一位团结、参与和关注的朋友。

1) 李逸仙议员（MP Jason Yat-Sen Li）公开发声支持华人社区
5月29日，新州Strathfield议员**李逸仙（MP Jason Yat-Sen Li）**在州议会正式发言，重点关注Eastgardens及悉尼多区近期青少年犯罪事件，表达了对华人及其他社区的关心和支持。

李逸仙议员（MP Jason Yat-Sen Li）做了什么？
李逸仙议员本周参加了由司法部长、警察部长、地方议员及多部门高层（警局、公屋、司法、教育等）共同召开的多方会议，并在议会正式发言，将华人社区的担忧带到官方决策层。

他说了什么？
他承认Eastgardens及周边多起袭击案件，正视了华人社区真实的恐惧和经历，呼吁政府和警方采取紧急行动。他强调每个人都应有安全感，任何人都不该因身份、语言、肤色成为目标，也高度肯定了社区展现的团结力量。
李逸仙议员还确认，政府后续会与华人社区代表再次举行专场会议，推进具体应对措施。

🙏 感谢李逸仙议员（MP Jason Yat-Sen Li）关键时刻为社区发声！

📹 The Guardian新闻已发布了李逸仙议员在议会的完整发言视频片段，感兴趣的朋友可前往查看。(Link)

• 同时，李逸仙议员的微信 Channel 也已同步发布了完整视频，并附有官方中文翻译，大家可以在微信搜索 “Jason Li 李逸仙” 进入 Channel 查看原声与翻译版内容。

📝 本次发言的英文全文已附在本次更新最后，欢迎查阅。

2) 免费线上法律讲座：澳洲自卫权利知识讲解
微信群有热心朋友邀请了专业刑事辩护律师 Ahmad Faraj，为大家免费举办一场线上澳洲自卫法律讲座。欢迎想要了解在遭遇群体袭击或紧急情况时自我保护法律权利的朋友参加！

讲座信息：

• 主题： 刑事律师讲解澳洲正当防卫法律及自卫权利
• 主讲人： Faraj Defence 首席刑事辩护律师 Ahmad Faraj
• 时间： 2025年6月4日（星期三）下午3点（悉尼/堪培拉/墨尔本时间）
• 时长： 约1小时（30分钟讲解+30分钟答疑）
• Zoom会议链接：https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74779212359?pwd=6Ck3PpTdStnIB7slzTChzvqF1a6LDe.1
• 会议ID： 747 7921 2359
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如有任何建议和需求欢迎留言，我们会持续为大家带来最新进展和实用信息。

Dear all,

First of all, we are excited to announce that the petition has now reached nearly 30,000 signatures. Thank you to everyone for your overwhelming support and unity!

1) MP Jason Yat-Sen Li Raises Our Concerns in Parliament
We are pleased to share that MP Jason Yat-Sen Li, the NSW Member for Strathfield, spoke in the NSW Parliament on May 29 to highlight the recent youth crime incidents affecting Chinese-Australian and other communities.

What did MP Jason Yat-Sen Li do?
MP Jason Yat-Sen Li joined a multi-agency meeting this week with the Attorney-General, Police Minister, local MPs, and department leaders (including police, housing, justice, and education). He then formally addressed the Parliament, focusing on community safety and the concerns of the Chinese community.

What did he say?
He acknowledged the recent attacks in Eastgardens and surrounding areas, recognized the real fears and experiences of Chinese-Australians, and called for urgent action from the government and police.
He emphasized that everyone deserves to feel safe, no one should be targeted for their background, and highlighted the strength and unity shown by our community.
MP Jason Yat-Sen Li also confirmed that the government is taking this issue seriously, and a follow-up meeting with Chinese community representatives will take place next week.

🙏 Thank you, MP Jason Yat-Sen Li, for speaking up and standing with our community!

📹 If you want to see the full speech, The Guardian has published a video clip of MP Jason Yat-Sen Li’s Parliament address. Feel free to check it out for more details. (Link)

📝 Full transcript is attached at the end of this update for anyone interested.

2) Free Legal Seminar: Know Your Rights in Self-Defence under Australian Law
One of the members in our WeChat group has invited a professional criminal defence lawyer to give a free online seminar on Australian self-defence laws. If you want to understand your legal rights when facing group attacks or emergencies, you’re welcome to join!

Seminar Details:

• Topic: Know Your Rights: Self-Defence Laws Explained by a Criminal Lawyer
• Speaker: Ahmad Faraj (Faraj Defence, lead criminal defence lawyer)
• Time: June 4, 2025 (Wednesday) at 3:00 PM (Sydney/Canberra/Melbourne time)
• Duration: About 1 hour (first 30 min for talk, then Q&A)
• Zoom Link: https://us04web.zoom.us/j/74779212359?pwd=6Ck3PpTdStnIB7slzTChzvqF1a6LDe.1
• Meeting ID: 747 7921 2359
• Passcode: 0PfRTF
• Anyone interested is welcome to join. Let’s learn the law and protect our community together!

Parliament Speech by MP Jason Yat-Sen Li - Transcript
Two weeks ago, a Chinese couple was assaulted outside their home in East Gardens. The woman, a recent migrant, suffered facial injuries and broken fingers.
There have also been other attacks—physical and verbal—reported in Maroubra, Zetland, Waterloo, Randwick, Mascot, Redfern, and Haymarket, involving individuals and businesses.

My office has seen reports of some of the victims—many battered and bruised. They are all shaken and fearful.

Chinese-Australians, permanent residents, and international students make up large proportions of communities all across Sydney.
They're hard-working, law-abiding, and have made, over the past 200-plus years, massive contributions to Australia.

No one should be made to feel unsafe in their own neighbourhood and community. No one should ever feel like their identity, their language, their culture, their skin, makes them more of a target.

At this stage, police believe the attacks were carried out by a single group of teenagers and their associates. And those attacks were not limited to Chinese-Australians—there are reports of victims from a range of backgrounds. Police have advised that they were opportunistic, random attacks.

And yet, we also have to understand why so many Chinese-Australians believe that racism is a factor.
There is a perception that Chinese people are seen as soft targets—unlikely to fight back, unlikely to report a crime.

This belief is not paranoia.
It’s a response shaped by experience, by past abuse, by years of being taught to keep your head down and to stay quiet.

That perception—that Chinese people are less likely to be protected, less likely to be believed—is a threat to our social fabric.
And it has to be addressed.

Racism does not have to be proven in court. It really lives in people’s minds.
And we must treat those fears with the seriousness they deserve.

This afternoon, a meeting was convened with the Attorney-General and the Minister for Police, myself and the member for Heffron, together with senior police commanders, to address this issue.
Representatives from Multicultural New South Wales, Youth Justice, Housing, Education and Health also attended.

It was a multi-agency engagement.
The government and the police are taking this issue very, very seriously.

There will be a follow-up meeting with Chinese community representatives next week.
This also reflects a real and urgent concern for community safety.

Community safety must always be a priority.
And so must be addressing complex issues of youth justice.

The goal must be to prevent violence before it happens. That means tackling the root causes: poverty, disengagement, and trauma to young people and their families.

These attacks have tested our community—but they’ve also shown its strength.
In the face of fear, we’ve seen people organising, helping neighbours walk home, supporting victims, and demanding action.

We must meet that strength of leadership with compassion, with policies that are firm but fair, but above all, with a shared commitment to making every person from every background feel safe and respected.