Resolution on the behalf of all participating in the nation-wide memorial campaign for the 22nd anniversary of the June Democracy Resistance We, the multiplicity consisting of the civil society, political parties, the pulpit, the academic and the netizen, assembled with grief and hope together on the occasion of the 22nd anniversary of the June Democracy...
2009/06/12 14:46 2009/06/12 14:46
A campaign for freedom of assembly is launched on the name of 'Return Agora to People, Return Democracy to People'. The campaign is for returning the Seoul Square to people by ourselves since the Seoul Square, which is the very symbol of democracy and freedom of assembly, has been frequently blocked by the police force arbitrarily. The Seoul Square, th...
2009/06/08 19:52 2009/06/08 19:52
78 Civil Society Organizations Launch ‘Yellow Ribbon’ hanging campaignToday (August 7) 78 civil society organizations focusing on peace, gender, environment, religion and culture gathered to pray for the safe return of the Korean hostages in Afghanistan by releasing a statement urging civil participation in the ‘yellow ribbon’ hanging event...
2007/08/07 19:39 2007/08/07 19:39
Introduction The year 2004 is another important year in Korean politics. Through the General Election to be held on April 15, Korean voters will select number of their representatives. Much similar to the last General Election of 2000, civil society in Korea is gathering its efforts to eliminate non-eligible, and often corrupt, politicians in...
2004/01/19 00:00 2004/01/19 00:00
From ‘liberator,’ ‘ally,’ and ‘blood brother’ to ‘occupying force’ and ‘source of all evil’―could Korean public opinion be split so differently on the issue of the United States? This inevitably means that there must be a concealed and distorted history. A History of Crimes by U.S. Troops in Korea When the U.S. troops landed on K...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00
Part-time youth workers are speaking up for their rights. Young people who are doing Arbeit (part-time job, popularly called Alba) are speaking out against discrimination and unfair treatment. Go Alba! The youth volunteer club of PSPD, 'Dynamic Youth WA' (WA) has chosen the issue ofyoung part-time workers and their problemsas a basis for action. T...
2002/11/20 00:00 2002/11/20 00:00
Twenty activists from labor unions and civic groups, including the PSPD, groups for advocating the rights of the unemployed, and the Center for the handicapped, initiated on Oct. 24 a joint campaign with citizens in Myung-dong, Seoul to make a secure social assistance policy and welfare infrastructure. Major labor unions and civic groups have suppo...
2001/11/07 00:00 2001/11/07 00:00
The Seoul District Court has given 'the Blacklist campaign' from the last year's General Election the verdict of guilty. 'The Blacklist campaign' was established on January 12, 2001 by the Civil Action for the 2000 General Election (CAGE), and was designed to release the list of politicians who were not qualified to run in that election. CAGE consists of...
2001/10/24 00:00 2001/10/24 00:00