Participants gather in the soccer field near the construction gate.
Participants gather in the soccer field near the construction gate.
Participants gather in the soccer field near the construction gate.
Writing messages of solidarity, hope and peace, and putting hand prints on a banner.
Writing messages of solidarity, hope and peace, and putting hand prints on a banner.
Marching near the construction gates.
Marching near the construction gates.
Throwing paper planes with messages of peace over the walls of the base site.
Throwing paper planes with messages of peace over the walls of the base site.
Marching near the construction gates.
Marching near the construction gates.
Gangjeong's tiny port. What will you look like in the future?
Setting up tents for the party in the port after the march.
Marchers near the port.
Gangjeong Port.
At the party in the port, there were free rice balls and kimbap, as well as cheap korean pancakes, rice wine, and other goodies.
Samples of handmade tangerine jam sold by the activists to pay off their massive fines.
Sign ups for "Gangjeong Friends", a group raising funds to support Gangjeong's activists.
Brother Song enjoys a simple meal with village uncles.
Music by the Ddureom Brothers.
On March 2, 2013, People from across Korea and Jeju gathered in remembrance of March 6, 2012, the first day of the blasting of Gureombi Rock. It’s hard to believe that it was one year ago. It seems so recent and also so long ago.
The gathered people held a concert in the soccer field next to the construction site gate, and then marched from there to the Gangjeong Port. At the gate they paused to thrown paper planes with messages of peace written on them over the wall of the site.
In the port there was a party, with food and drinks, and more music, and a one year memorial video.
Here is Dungree’s video on March 2 event.
Mr. Go Gwon-Il, chairman of the Gangjeong village, Lee Tae-Ho, Co-convenor of the National Network of Korean Civil Society for Opposing to the Naval Base in Jeju Island, and Ms. Hong Ri-Ri, Chairwoman of the Jeju Women’s association made speeches in the ceremony. Ms. Hong Ri-Ri reminded people of March 8 Women’s Day event which was the next day of March 7.
In the candle vigil, many people including Mr. Lee Choong-Yeon, son of one of the five victims in the Yongsan tragedy and who was recently released from the prison, Fr. Mun Jeong-Hyeon, Lee Jin-Hee who has a painful experience of her mother victimized during 4.3 incident etc made speeches.
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