Re-blogged from here By Bruce Gagnon I was invited to come to Jeju City today to appear on live radio show for 20 minutes at 6:00 pm. As we were preparing to leave Gangjeong village we looked into the sky as a formation of Navy Blue Angel war planes came screaming over the village. For the next 15 or so […]
In this June Edition: Gangjeong and Shannon our common struggle, cruise terminal briefing session, Cross-oceanic solidarity, Farewell sermon, We want no military, international solidarity, WCD members threatened for deportation, What virus is more dangerous to the people than the MERS? And Gangjeong Grand March for Life and Peace etc. Download PDF
The writer Frank Cordaro and his companion Jessica Reznicek have lately stayed in Gangjeong for two months, joining every day’s 100 bows and mass in front of gate. Their reports on Gangjeong can be much found here. by Frank Cordaro – Mass at Jeju Navy Base entrance, June 27, 2015 Dear friends, I wish to thank Father Kim for allowing […]
(English translation is thanks to People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy) Let’s Walk Together Again! 2015 Gangjeong Grand March for Life and Peace! A Cultural Event to commemorate 3,000 days of struggle against Jeju Naval Base! The Grand March starts from Jeju City Hall on 27 July. The group will be divided into two groups, one marches towards east coast of Jeju […]
Re-blogged from here and here South Korea constructs new Naval Base on Jeju Island, U.S. Plans to Expand Military Base on Okinawa and China Builds on South China Sea Atolls By Ann Wright The international community is extraordinarily concerned about the Chinese construction on small islands and atolls in disputed waters off China, Vietnam, Taiwan and Japan. Over the past […]
In this May Edition: Women Cross DMZ delegates visit Gangjeong, Two ancestor-memorial sites against base, Jeju dolphins returned home, Peace March in Okinawa, Scenes of daily protests in front of base, Forum on the anti-military draft, interview with a peace activist, trial update, 2nd anniversary of the Book village, A poem by David, and In Remembrance of Nepal Eathquakes etc. Download PDF […]
Re-blogged from here. Other posts related to the WCD women’s visit to the village will be put into this website in time. Pave Paradise, Put Up a Naval Base: South Korean Activists’ Extraordinary Struggle to Save Jeju Island By Medea Benjamin, May 29, 2015 South Korea’s Jeju Island is a popular tourist destination full of spas, resorts, golf courses, sandy […]
In this April Edition: The Shifting Laws of Causality: Connecting Gangjeong, April 3rd, and Sewol Tragedy, Gangjeong Solidarity with Sewol struggle, Gangjeong US tour, Korean Screenings of ‘Jeju’s Aching Heart,’ Gangjeong Easter Week report, Interview with a villager, Sail on the Sea of Peace and much more!, Free Dungree and much more! Download PDF
In this March Edition: Gureombi Remembrance Day, Permanent War, “Gureombi, The Wind is Blowing” travels the world, Women Crossing the DMZ Borders, Protecting Democracy or an Occupying Army? Choosing Arrest Rather than Paying Fines, Human Rights: Forever a Fugitive, Crosscurrents, Interview with Gangjeong Women’s Association leader Jeong Young-sim, Welcoming Grandma Youngdeung, Visit to the US Congress for Jeju 4·3 Solution, Remembering Fukushima and much more! Download PDF
In this February Edition: Gangjeong will not Give up, In remembrance of Father Bix, Okinawa, Jeju, Taiwanthe Peace Triangle, Keep THAAD out of South Korea, Hotpinkdolphins meets Taiwan pink dolphins, International Solidarity, Choosing jail to resist unfair fines, Deported for Loving Korea, Interview with a Jeju Activist, Seeking justice from the chimney top, “To Exist is to Resist” Gangjeong Peace School, trial updates and much more! Download PDF
