The anti-nuclear movement also worked parallel with the then-opposition Democratic Progressive Party. Under the leadership of Lin Yi-hsiung, the Association for Promotion of a Referendum on the Fourth Nuclear Power Plant began an island wide "1000-mile march." Beyond the question of the plant itself, they also called for the longer-term goal of a nuclear-free homeland.
反核並與當時在野的民進黨力量合流，在林義雄帶領下，「核四公投促進會」展開全島路走，同時力求更長遠的非核家園目標。