CURRENT CAMPAIGN

Anti-War, Anti-Militarization
As Koreans living in the U.S., our history is intimately tied to war, occupation, and division, and feel it is our responsibility to protest against the unjust U.S.-led wars and occupations throughout the world, from Iraq to Afghanistan to our homeland Korea.
This campaign also encompasses the domestic impact on our own communities of the so-called “War on Terror,” and we join with our allies in calling for an end to the raiding and scapegoating of immigrants, the targeted military recruiting of working-class youth of color, and the state and police violence against people of color. 
As progressive Koreans, we seek to contribute to the broader campaign to end the U.S. war and occupation in Iraq and the expansion of U.S. war and military bases in the Middle East.  Nodutdol also seeks to target the U.S. government to end the Korean War by signing a Peace Treaty and withdrawing its troops from our homeland.  Lastly, as people of color in the U.S., we want to stop the militarization of our communities – specifically, we want to mobilize young people to oppose military recruiters in their schools, and make connections between the “War on Terror” abroad and xenophobic attacks on immigrants at home. 

This campaign is organized around three demands:

1. U.S. out of Middle East – End the war on Iraq and Afghanistan, No war on Iran, Stop funding Israel’s occupation of Palestine, Stop military base expansions in the Middle East
2. U.S. Troops out of Korea; Sign Peace Treaty to end Korean War; Peaceful national unification
3. Demilitarization of our communities – Military recruiters out of schools, No more ICE raids and scape-goating of immigrants, End police violence in our communities, No to Homeland Security’s infringement on civil liberties

Since January 2008, Nodutdol has been working on this anti-war, anti-militarization campaign through demonstrations and vigils, workshops, and outreach efforts. 

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PAST CAMPAIGNS

No FTA
From early 2006 through the end of 2007, Nodutdol led a campaign to educate and mobilize Americans against the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement which threatens the livelihoods of Koreans and Americans alike. Nodutdol was instrumental in the creation of Korean Americans Against War and Neoliberalism [KAWAN], a national coalition of progressive U.S.-based Korean organizations [from Seattle, Montana, Los Angeles, and DC]. For each of the eight rounds of negotiations between the U.S. and Korea, KAWAN organized protests, forums, direct actions, and civil disobedience with ally organizations from Korea as well as engaged in lobbying and advocacy efforts.  Nodutdol also worked in coalition with grassroots organizations in New York opposing other bilateral FTAs.  Collaborating with Colombian, Peruvian and other Latin American community groups, as well as the AFL-CIO and Change to Win, Nodutdol has become a potent voice in the grassroots struggle against neoliberal globalization. KorUS FTA negotiations were completed in 2007, but the fight against the FTA’s ratification continues. 
For more information about KAWAN’s activities, see http://kawanlist.blogspot.com.