View from within the restricted area of the DMZ

E-Land Struggle Rally on 8.15 in Seoul

August 12-13, 2007: KEEPer's March Across the DMZ

KEEP'ers on a two-day march for our homeland, across the DMZ, accompanying Women Against US Imperialism.

KEEPer's Visit Pyeongtaek and meet with villagers

News received from the KEEPers!

Here is some news that we received via phone from the 2007 KEEPers:

it's been four days including the orientation...I'm only but a cat among eight...KEEP is going really well... We met a lot of people... KEEP ppl are experiencing a lot. Today is like the fourth day or fifth day.. already, the participants are seeing and feeling a lot of things... we finally had a session today where we got to talk about what they saw and experienced. it's only been a few days, but ppl felt a lot, and precious tears started flowing.. the group is tight and is taking care of each other... there is already a feeling that we're going to know each other for a long time, and that we'd be working together for a long time...

Appeal for Solidarity

[KCTU Call to Action] Appeal for Solidarity : E-Land irregular workers Crushed with the Police

The Police Break-up of the E-Land Workers will Legitimize the Abuse of the Irregular Workers' Bill
- The Irregular Workers Bill has now revealed its ineffectiveness and loopholes to the entire nation

On 20th of July, the Roh Moo-hyun government crushed with police shields the calls on the part of the women irregular workers that "they be allowed to work," and took all of them to police stations. The government, despite being responsible for a bill that expands irregular work instead of protecting the casual workers, used government force to repress the irregular workers' demands for their livelihood. The government has legitimized the incapacitation of what little protective measures existed in the bill by protecting E-Land's abuse of such provisions...


WHAT YOU CAN DO

We are calling for protest letters to the President Roh Moo Hyun at the Blue House, +82-2-770-1690(Fax) or e-mail at president@cwd.go.kr Copies should be sent to the Ministry of Labor, Minister Lee Sang-Soo +82-2-504-6708 or e-mail at m_molab@molab.go.kr

Please be sure to send a copy to KCTU by +82-2-2635-1134(fax) or e-mail at inter@kctu.org

Your solidarity would be enormously helpful not only for the E-land workers' struggle but protecting the entire irregular workers' rights.

E-Land Unionists' Strike for their Right to Live

Thousands of unionized workers at the E-Land Group, a major fashion and retail outlet, continued to walk off their jobs for more than a week, demanding that the company cancel its decision to lay off more than 900 irregular workers...

대추리, 그 기억속으로

Daechuri, Into the Past

이 영상에는 평택 팽성읍 대추리 주민의 오래된 사진들이 담겨 있다. 일제시대 부터 살았던 주민의 사진에는 대추리의 슬픈 역사가 담겨 있다.

그리고 대추분교.
수천명의 병력이 몰려와 산산조각 내버린, 이제는 폐허만 남은 대추분교를 배경으로 찍힌 3회 졸업생들의 사진은 주민들이 왜 대추분교를 지키기 위해 그토록 싸웠는지 느끼게 해 준다.

Pictures of Daechuri as old as when Korea was still under Japanese colonialism... to class pictures from the 3rd class reveal a very sad past... to thousands of police that tear down the history and dreams of Daechuri villagers and why those who defended the school to the end felt compelled to fight.

http://www.newscham.net/news/view.php?board=pic_story&id=9

Welcome to our site!

Welcome to the blogspot for the 2007 Korea Exposure and Education Program (KEEP). The mission of KEEP is to increase awareness of and strengthen the global movement for peace and justice on the Korean peninsula. Through building relationships and communities, KEEP seeks to broaden our understanding of and participation in the liberation struggles and unification of the Korean people. Please check back periodically for updates, photos and news about our trip to South Korea.