IUCN leadership refuses to criticize Korea’s destructive naval base that is killing numerous endangered species, and destroying indigenous communities. This stance from IUCN defies its traditional mission, conserving nature and a “just world.” The International Union for Conservation of Nature’s (IUCN) World Conservation Congress is the world’s largest environmental event. Held every four years, the 2012 World Conservation Congress  (WCC) will be held from […]

Appeals & Statements

OPEN LETTER #1: REQUESTING POSTPONEMENT OF IUCN CONVENTION ON JEJU ISLAND, UNLESS MILITARY DESTRUCTION IS ENDED The following statement with 131 signatories, is the 1st of 3 open letters mailed to the leadership of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature. It was originally posted here. OPEN MEMO TO:  All Leadership, the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) FROM: Undersigned Environmental/NGO/Academic Leaders THE IUCN […]

Gangjeong Style

A parody of the worldwide hit song, Gangnam Style. Gangjeong Style features Gangjeong activists and villagers singing and dancing while facing many of the typical situations of Gangjeong. A fun video with dancing priests and mayors, police violence, fart jokes, romance, typhoons, and everything else you might expect from a typical day in Gangjeong. In Korean with Korean Subtitles. Update! […]

In this month’s issue: The villagers fight illegal dredging, base pollution destroys crops, and activists point out the irony of IUCN’s choice of Samsung as one of its leading sponsors. Download PDF  

Press

English and other non-Korean language Media coverage of Gangjeong Village’s anti-base struggle, from 2007-Present (If you know of links that are not here let us know!): 2019 Dec. 19 [Hankyoreh] Scholars, activists worldwide opposed to construction of 2nd airport on Jeju Dec. 19 [Korea Times] 507 international scholars, activists oppose Jeju’s 2nd airport  2018 Oct. 28 [Hankyoreh] An elderly woman’s […]

In this month’s issue: The navy pushes to steal more land, water issues, London Samsung Boycott, Construction Mocks Environmental Standards, Prison Letter from Dr. Song Kang-Ho and more! Download PDF

Below is the translation of the Gangjeong Village Association’s statement on May 22, 2012. (Sorry for any mistakes for hurried translation in advance). You can see the original Korean script here. ………………………………………………….. Title: The Jeju Island government should take stern legal action on illegal and unreliable construction (destruction) of the Jeju naval base project! The caissons that would be thrown […]

March 19 Victims’ Press Conference

Right after the villagers’ press conference on March 22, the victims of police hammer violence on March 19 had a press conference in front of Island government hall. The victims holding the signs with the photos of injuries on them strongly demanded the punishment of police personnel in charge of the accident and claimed an introduction of Special Prosecution System […]

[ Video on April 20, 2012] The navy guarantees its own fraud of the Jeju naval base project Go Gwon-Il, Chairman of the Villagers’ Committee to Stop the Naval Base explains how the navy has distorted the base layout to enforce the project, by showing maps in the navy’s investigation and test report (Jan 2010) on the matters of ship […]

The Gangjeong villagers’ statement on March 27, 2012 shows the connection between the central and Island governments and Samsung C & T, One of the main contracted companies for the Jeju naval base project (So-called Beautiful Tourism port for mixed civilian-military use). Different from the original MOU by the ex-Island government and ex-ministers of the Ministry of National Defense, Ministry […]