Adopted on 25 May 2007, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia We the civil society members working for conflict prevention in Northeast Asia gathered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, 24-25 May 2007. We the participants reaffirmed our commitments made in the 2005 Tokyo Agenda and the 2006 Mt. Kumgang Action Plan, and explored further common efforts. The meeting focused...
2007/05/25 00:00 2007/05/25 00:00
Our concerns that the establishment of a naval base in Jeju would lead to the complete militarization on Jeju Island are becoming realized. On May 8th when Hoichan Noh, congressman from Democratic Labor Party, visited to Jeju, he argued that fighter jets battalion would be deployed in Jeju and the Ministry of National Defense and the local government wer...
2007/05/22 00:00 2007/05/22 00:00
Military authorities should not destruct the vision for Peace Island, Jeju.Last week, Kim, Tae-Hwan, Jeju governor, announced the roadmap for the establishment of a naval base and Kim, Gang-Soo, Secretary of Defense followed by insisting on his stance for the plan. In related to these actions, the struggle arose between Jeju local government and its citiz...
2007/04/19 00:00 2007/04/19 00:00
- On the occasion of the 21st anniversary of the People Power Revolution in the Philippines - This coming February 25th is the 21st anniversary of ’the ‘People Power’ revolution, when the Philippine people brought down the regime of Dictator Marcos. We, however, regret that it is difficult to celebrate and congratulate this historical da...
2007/02/23 00:00 2007/02/23 00:00
Korea-Japan People's Statement against US requirement for sending troops to Iraq October 25, 2003 Peace lovers around the world fought against war in Iraq. However, the US government headed by Mr. Bush brought about this war of aggression in Iraq. Furthermore, it is now requesting nations worldwide, such as Korea and Japan, to dispatch force...
2003/10/25 00:00 2003/10/25 00:00
U.S Military Activities and Environmental Disaster Introduction and Background The presence of U.S. forces in South Korea has recently become a burning issue. Candlelight rallies have spread from Seoul to other major cities. Every week day there had been evening candlelight vigils in front of the American Embassy in Seoul. The first suc...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00
A Retrospective Look at the 2002 Presidential Election in Korea 1. What Happened? Surely, something astonishing occurred which all progressive-oriented Koreans have yearned for more than a half-century since the liberation of their country in 1945. At six o"clock p.m., when the ban on publication of exit polls expired, the three major TV n...
2003/01/31 00:00 2003/01/31 00:00