【本报伦敦讯】 2026年2月7日，正值中国农历年腊月二十，英伦大地春寒料峭。在伦敦著名的地标性广场——莱斯特广场（Leicester Square），一场由中国民主党英国总部组织的特殊募捐活动正顶着连绵不断的冬雨庄重进行。
此次活动是为积极响应中国民主党全国联合总部的号召，旨在春节期间为国内因捍卫人权、追求民主而遭受迫害的民运前辈及其家属筹集紧急援助资金。在这万家团圆的时刻，伦敦街头的这一抹身影，为冰冷的雨幕增添了一份沉甸甸的道义温情。
细雨中的坚持：让被遗忘者重回视野
当天的伦敦天空阴云密布，细密的雨丝伴随着刺骨的寒风。尽管天气恶劣，英国总部的多名党员依然准时集结。他们撑起雨伞，在广场一角拉开了印有募捐诉求的横幅。雨水打湿了衣襟，也模糊了传单上的字迹，但党员们传递真相的声音却在广场上回荡。
正如联合总部在公告中所言：“民主不会自行到来，它来自一代又一代人的承担。”活动现场，党员们耐心地向过往行人讲述那些因坚持政治主张而身陷囹圄、甚至献出生命的先驱故事。这不仅是一场经济上的驰援，更是一场对抗遗忘的战斗。他们要让世界知道，在东方那片土地上，仍有许多家庭因为对自由的向往而承受着常人难以想象的经济压力与生活困境。
众生相：雨幕下的冷暖与共鸣
莱斯特广场周边游人如织。在湿滑的街道上，路人的反应勾勒出一幅复杂的社会图景。
一些行色匆匆的本地民众被党员们的执着所打动，停下脚步询问细节。当得知募捐是为了援助那些因言获罪者的家属时，不少人报以敬意，并慷慨解囊，将湿润的英镑纸币投入募捐箱。
而在过往的华人面孔中，情感则更为复杂：有的人在看到横幅后神色匆匆离去，似乎在刻意回避；但更多的人选择了注目与倾听。一位带着孩子路过的华人家长，在听完讲解后，特意让孩子亲手投下捐款，并轻声解释道：“我们要记得那些为了大家说话的人。”这份跨越地域的同情心，在阴冷的雨天里显得尤为珍贵。
慷慨解囊：党内成员的家国情怀
此次募捐活动不仅吸引了社会各界的目光，更在党内掀起了一股感人的捐款热潮。英国总部的党员们以身作则，纷纷伸出援手，用实际行动诠释了“同袍之谊”。
在此次党内捐款名单中，米斯宙先生表现出极高的人道主义精神，带头捐款。
此外，王魏晋、温作团、熊志兵、杨云、李泽生、谢琳、黄华、吕建启、王蕴溥、赵武，杨体和、钟淑琴、卢灵飞、张学美等党员纷纷捐款。
Conscience in the London Rain: China Democracy Party UK Headquarters’ Spring Festival Fundraiser in Leicester Square
[London] On 7 February 2026, the twentieth day of the twelfth month in the Chinese lunar calendar, a chill still lingered over the UK. In Leicester Square, one of London’s most iconic public spaces, a special fundraising event organised by the China Democracy Party UK Headquarters was taking place with solemn resolve in the midst of relentless winter rain.
This initiative was launched in active response to the call of the China Democracy Party National United Headquarters. Its purpose was to raise emergency relief funds over the Spring Festival period for veteran democracy activists and their families in China who have been persecuted for defending human rights and pursuing democracy. At a time when families are gathering in celebration, these figures on a London street added a heavy yet humane warmth to the cold curtain of rain.
Perseverance in the drizzle: bringing the forgotten back into view
The sky over London that day was thick with clouds, fine rain carried on a biting wind. Despite the harsh weather, several members of the UK Headquarters assembled on time. Under their umbrellas, they unfolded banners setting out the aims of the fundraising in one corner of the square. Rain soaked their clothes and blurred the text on the leaflets, but the voices of the party members, sharing the truth, continued to echo around the square.
As the United Headquarters had stated in its announcement: “Democracy does not arrive of its own accord; it is borne by generation after generation.” At the scene, party members patiently explained to passers-by the stories of those pioneers who ended up behind bars – or even paid with their lives – because they stood by their political convictions. This was not only financial assistance, but also a struggle against forgetting. They wanted the world to know that, in that land to the east, there are still many families who, because of their yearning for freedom, are enduring economic pressure and hardship that most people can scarcely imagine.
Faces in the crowd: coldness, warmth and resonance beneath the rain
The area around Leicester Square was crowded with visitors. On the slick pavements, the reactions of passers-by sketched out a complex social picture.
Some local residents, hurrying along, were moved by the persistence of the party members and stopped to ask questions. When they learned that the fundraising was to support the families of those imprisoned for their words, many responded with respect and gave generously, placing damp banknotes into the collection box.
Among the Chinese faces passing by, emotions were more complex. Some, on seeing the banner, left quickly, seemingly keen to avoid engagement; but many more chose to look and to listen. One Chinese parent passing with a child, after hearing the explanation, deliberately asked the child to place the donation into the box personally, quietly adding: “We must remember those who speak up for everyone.” This cross-border empathy was particularly precious on such a cold and rainy day.
Giving generously: party members’ sense of duty towards country and compatriots
This fundraising event not only drew the attention of wider society, but also stirred a moving wave of donations within the Party itself. Members of the UK Headquarters led by example, each extending a helping hand and demonstrating through concrete action their sense of solidarity.
Among the internal donors, Mr Mi Sizhou showed an exceptional humanitarian spirit by taking the lead in making a contribution. In addition, party members including Wang Weijin, Wen Zuotuan, Xiong Zhibing, Yang Yun, Li Zesheng, Xie Lin, Huang Hua, Lü Jianqi, Wang Yunpu, Zhao Wu, Yang Tihe, Zhong Shuqin, Lu Lingfei and Zhang Xuemei also donated.
