Photos from the 12/4 Yoon Must Resign Rallies (NY, SF, LA)
Yoon Must Resign Rally in New York, NY 150 people rally at the South Korean Consulate and march to Koreatown Yoon Must Resign Rally in New York, NY In front of the South Korean [...]
KEEP 2023: Fundraiser Announcement
Donate to KEEP 2023 Nodutdol is restarting our Korea Education and Exposure Program (KEEP) after being on hiatus since 2017! In light of our recent growth as an organization, a delegation of [...]
Kimchi Bowl 2022: Nodutdol’s Annual Fundraiser!
Come support our work and celebrate our 23rd year with us! When: Saturday, December 3, 5:00PM-8:00PM EST Where: The People's Forum: 320 W 37th St, New York, NY 10018 (between 8th and 9th Avenues) [...]
제국의 제재 | Sanctions of Empire
제국의 제재, or Sanctions of Empire is Nodutdol's third official zine. From North Korea to Cuba to Iran to Venezuela, sanctions kill. This zine explores the geopolitical and human impact of sanctions. We argue [...]
From Quarantine, With Love
From Quarantine, With Love A Nodutdol zine Nodutdol has released a second zine! NDD members Jeong Eun and Christine have put together a zine for the membership to share with each other during this [...]
Interview with Ko Youngdae on the Moon administration and the North Korean nuclear issue
On April 27, 2020, the second anniversary of the 4.27 Panmunjom Declaration, Mr. Ko Youngdae, a representative of Solidarity for Peace and Reunification in Korea (SPARK) appeared on “Open World Today! This is [...]
Black & Asian Solidarity in NYC: What We’ve Learned
Co-Sponsors Asian American Federation Asian American Feminist Collective Atlantic Pacific Theatre The Audre Lorde Project The Black School Brooklyn Movement Center BUFU The Center for Anti-Violence Education Center for Empowered Politics Changing Frequencies [...]
The Jeju Uprising and the 2018 Peace Tour
April 1, 2020 NDD member Jeong Eun Annabel We participated in a 2018 peace tour to commemorate Jeju's history, including addressing the Jeju massacre that happened on April 3, 1948. She wrote an article [...]
Reaching: Breaking Down the Hanoi Summit
In response to our disappointment at the failed Hanoi summit in 2019, NDD members created our very first zine. In this zine, our members write about the history of US-DPRK relations, who is impacted by [...]
KEEP-DPRK 2015 APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE!
Attention friends and allies! The application process for KEEP-DPRK 2015 has started. With the increasing attention as of late on human rights in the DPRK, this trip will seek to understand human rights and economic [...]
Jeju Gangjeong related events - NY/NJ
Sunday, March 22, 2015, 2-5 pm Location: Dorothy Hirshon Suite, Arnhold Hall, the New School, 55 West 13th Street, Room I205, New York, NY 10011 “If You Don’t Give Up, You Can’t Lose.” Hee Eun [...]
Film Screening - The Targeted Village
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Spy Nation, Documentary
Nodutdol expresses deep condolence and regret that no truth has been revealed of the Sewol Ferry Sinking. January 10, 2017 is the 1000th day from the Sewol Ferry Sinking. In commemoration, New York Sesamo is [...]
PINKS Documentaries In NYC 2017 (연분홍치마 뉴욕 상영회)
PINKS (from Korea) Documentaries In NYC 2017 (연분홍치마 뉴욕 상영회) - April 1 (Saturday) - April 4 (Tuesday) - Four days of New films from Korea - and Talks with Directors For the first time [...]
STOP THAAD: Koreans Struggle for Peace
Stop THAAD: Koreans Struggle for Peace WHEN: Thursday, April 13, 2017, 6:30-9:30 PM WHERE: King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center (KJCC) 53 Washington Square South New York, NY 10012 In the midst of political [...]
Applications open for KEEP 2017!
The 2017 Korean Education and Exposure Program (KEEP) will bring experienced grassroots organizers from the Korean diaspora to meet with activists and organizers in South Korea. KEEP sets out to build a vision for a [...]
Love and Korean Democracy— with Jimin Han, Yoojin Grace Wuertz, & E. Tammy Kim (AAWW EVENT)
Nodutdol is proud to co-sponsor AAWW’s June 22 event below: Asian American Writer’s Workshop presents: Love and Korean Democracy— with Jimin Han, Yoojin Grace Wuertz, & E. Tammy Kim AAWW is celebrating two Korean American [...]
It’s time to stop all wars!
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Send your submission for REAL KARAOKE PEOPLE!
시낭송과 노래에의 초대: 진정한 가라오케 사람들을 초대합니다! 마감: (연장됨) 2012년 2월 17일 오후 5시 시와 노래방 – 이 두 분야의 장점을 모아 2012년 2월 다채로운 공연을 이 주최로 한인 커뮤니티 단체인 과 함께 준비하고 있습니다. [...]
Save Gurumbi Rocks, Save Jeju Island!
(from http://www.headlinejeju.co.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=144080) This is very time-sensitive and urgent! National Campaign to End the Korean War asks its members and allies to: Call/ email to stop the Jeju Base Construction and the police action against Gangjeong [...]
Nodutdol is Joining End Stop & Frisk Silent March on June 17, 2012!
On June 17, 2012 (Sunday & the Father’s Day), Nodutdol is joining the people of the New York City, in the Silent March against Racial Profiling. Please spread the words and come! For more detailed [...]
KEEP Fundraising Night - this Saturday, June 30, 2012
Please distribute widely! KEEP 2012 delegation in New York cordially invites you to our important Community Fundraising Event! When: June 30, 2012 Saturday, 6:00pm Where: Project Reach, 39 Eldridge Street, 4th floor, New York, NY [...]
Take a pix and tweet it for peace in Korea and to save Jeju Island!
Take a pix and tweet it for peace in Korea and to save Jeju Island! July 27th 2012 will be the 59th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice – the temporary halt to the fighting [...]
Save the Date in September!! Come and Join us, and invite your friends, too!
1. GATHERING THE GRASSROOTS: THE FRONTLINE OF ASIAN AMERICAN MOBILIZATION Saturday, September 15th, 12:00 pm to 8:00 pm Gathering the Grassroots: The Frontline of Asian American Mobilization Sat, Sep 15 from 12 noon – 8pm, [...]
2012 KEEP REPORTBACK!
The Korea Education and Exposure Program of Nodutdol will hold a NY report back on their trip this summer to the southern half of Korea - where they met with a range of progressive organizations [...]
2012 Kimchee Bowl
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KEEP-DPRK 2013 Now Accepting Applications
For Koreans in the U.S. and Canada APPLICATIONS NOW AVAILABLE FOR KEEP-DPRK 2013 (Korea Education and Exposure Program-DPRK) Application Deadline: February 2, 2013. Please send an email to deep.coordinator@gmail.com requesting an application, if you wish [...]
Stop War Games, Start Peace Talks
Statement Opposing U.S.–South Korea Joint Military Exercises Key Resolve Foal Eagle March 4, 2013 The Korean War, known in the United States as “The Forgotten War,” has never ended. Every year, the United States stages [...]
Stand Up For Peace in Jeju Island and in NYC!
Stand Up For Peace! Stories of Struggles to Stop Naval Base Construction in Jeju Island Please join Nodutdol in welcoming Ms. Jeong Young-Hee to New York. Ms. Jeong Young-Hee, a grandmother and tangerine farmer living [...]
SAVE THE DATE
Medical Fundraiser for North Korea 2013 KOREA EDUCATION AND EXPOSURE PROGRAM - DPRK is going this summer and is raising $$$ to purchase medicine (antibiotics, children’s vitamins) to take with us. WHEN: June 15, 2013, [...]
2013 Four Important Upcoming Events
Four Important Upcoming Events Hope to see you at these great events! 1. Flim Screening of “Approved for Adoption” When: November 8, 2013, Saturday, 7:15pm Where: Angelika Film Center Add to Favorite Theaters, 18 W. [...]
Memory of Forgotten War @ City College
Important Upcoming Events KOREA DAY EVENT - MEMORY OF FORGOTTEN WAR” & PANEL DISCUSSION When: November 21, 2013, Thursday 5:30 PM Reception in Room 558, Shepard Hall 6:30 PM Room 291 Shepard Hall – SCREENING [...]
Happy Holidays!
This is to remind ourselves to live present, here and now, and do not postpone important things in life! Nodutdol wishes all its family and supporters happy, warm and healthy holidays! Best wishes! {extended}
2014 Happy New Year!
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NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS FOR KEEP-R 2014
UPDATE: The program will take place either in August or September. There is a spot in the application to indicate your preference. Nodutdol is now accepting applications for the KEEP-R 2014 Program. Required items: Application [...]
Crimes Against Humanity? Understanding the UN Commission of Inquiry Report on North Korea
Please join us on SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2014 at 7 PM for a critical analysis and discussion of the UNHRC report and implications for the progressive movement. 112 West 27th St Suite 600 New York, [...]
US OUT OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION! NO TO THE US “PIVOT” TO ASIA!
US OUT OF THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION! NO TO THE US “PIVOT” TO ASIA! Statement of US-based Asian-Pacific Islanders and Supporters of Peace BAYAN USA, Nodutdol, CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities April 7, 2014 We, Asian Pacific [...]
KEEP 2014 FUNDRAISER
Please join us on Saturday, July 19 to support this year’s Korea Education and Exposure Program. This year’s participants come from LA, the Bay area, Seattle, and Ohio. The trip this year is centered around [...]
Saturday, February 5th: A New Cold War? Crisis in Asia Education Series
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March with Nodutdol in the February 6th Lunar New Year Parade!
Please mark your calendars for 11am on Sunday, February 6, 2011. The Lunar New Year is coming up and Nodutdol plans on marching again this year in Chinatown’s parade with the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender [...]
Congressional Letter Opposing Korean U.S. Free Trade Agreement
Click here to download the letter in PDF format. Letter from KAFT to U.S. Congress on Korea-U.S. FTA Contact: Alexandra Suh (213) 210-5586 Dear Representative: Korean Americans for Fair Trade (KAFT) is a national network [...]
Nodutdol Decries “Key Reserve-Foal Eagle” Military Exercises As Destabilizing Korean Peninsula
Click here to download the letter in PDF format. Stop Provocative U.S. War Games in Korea Prioritize Jobs and Services at Home At a time when state and local governments are cutting essential social services, [...]
MARCH 6th: Dinner and Discussion with South Korean New Progressive Party Member Sim Sang Jeung
Event Information Dinner and drinks will begin at 5:30pm Discussion will begin at 6:30pm Location Nodutdol for Korean Community Development 53-22 Roosevelt Avenue, 2nd Floor Woodside, New York *Street parking is available *The Nodutdol office [...]
Join us at the Opening Reception for Still Present Pasts Exhibit
STILL PRESENT PASTS: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War” Opening Reception You and a guest are cordially invited to attend the Still Present Pastsopening reception and gallery talk. The exhibit will also be on view [...]
Cowritten Nodutdol Op-Ed in Eurasia Review: Bring War Dollars Home By Closing Down Bases
You can access this story here. Bring War Dollars Home By Closing Down Bases – OpEd By Christine Ahn and Sukjong Hong On the eighth anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, U.S. fighter planes [...]
Support the April 12th Global Day of Action on Military Spending
The Global Day of Action on Military Spending, April 12 The National Campaign to End the Korean War strongly encourages its members and member organizations to participate in the first-ever Global Day of Action on [...]
Register for The (Unending) Korean War Conference!
Click here to download the conference flyer. Sponsored by Third World Newsreel, NYU Asian/Pacific/American Institute, NYU East Asian Studies, NYU History Department, NYU Humanities Grants-in-Aid, NYU Office of International Students and Scholars, NYU Center for [...]
A Special Discussion About Advocacy for Adoption Justice & Unwed Mothers
In 2010, Nodutdol visited with TRACK and a host of other advocacy organizations for unwed mothers. You can view these photos and others here: here The Republic of Korea maintains one of the oldest international [...]
JUNE 4: Join us for the KEEP 2011 Send Off + Fundraiser!
2011 Korea Exposure & Education Program Send Off & Fundraiser Saturday, June 4 from 5:30 to 9:00pm LOCATION International Action Center Solidarity Center 55 West 17th Street, Suite 5C New York, NY 10011 DIRECTIONS The [...]
Radio Interview on Asia Pacific Forum
Four members of this year’s Korea Education and Exposure Program--DPRK spoke to WBAI’s Asia Pacific Forum about their recent experiences in the DPRK. Please click through to listen to the interview. Asia Pacific Forum website [...]
2011 Bojagi
The 2011 KEEP-DPRK delegation wrote a series of reflections on this year’s trip. The reflections are called bojagi. Bojagi is a traditional cloth used to wrap and carry items. In wartime, people would wrap their [...]
2011 KEEP-D REPORT BACK
Please join Nodutdol for our 2011 KEEP-DPRK Reportback. This year, a group of 7 people went to the DPRK for about two weeks, and 4 people in New York will share their experiences, photos, and [...]
Join us in Washington for the Peace in Asian and Pacific Conference
Conference Location Kay Spiritual Life Center, American University 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20016 See the map here. Conference Contact Joseph Gerson (617) 661-6130 jgerson@afsc.org Register today! Conference registration is open and can be [...]
Sat, Sept 24: The Art of Resistance on Jeju, Island of Peace
THE ART OF RESISTANCE ON JEJU, ISLAND OF PEACE WITH ARTIST KOH GILCHUN AND GLORIA STEINEM Date and time Saturday, September 24, 2011 5:30 to 7:00 pm Reception to follow Location New York University 19 [...]
URGENT ACTION ALERT! National Call-in Day against 3 Free Trade Agreements (10/12 & 10/13/2011)
Dear community members, friends, and comrades: President Obama has just introduced the Korea, Colombia, and Panama Free Trade Agreements to Congress for an approval vote, last Monday and these FTA agreements are to be voted [...]
November 19: Join us for KImchee Bowl 7!
Click here to download our flyer PRE-ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW AT BROWN PAPER TICKETS. CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT DETAILS ARE COMING SOON! WHEN Saturday, November 19, 2011 5:30 to 9:30pm WHERE [...]
Nodutdol’s Korean Language Program is Now Accepting Students for Spring Session II
Click Here to Enroll and Make an Online Tuition Payment. 우리 같이 한국어를 배웁시다! Let’s all learn Korean together! Nodutdol takes an informal approach that emphasizes the language and vocabulary of daily life. In an [...]
Nodutdol is Now Accepting Applications for our 2010 Summer Internship Program
Nodutdol’s Summer Internship Program APPLICATION DEADLINE: All applications are due no later than April 25, 2010 Nodutdol for Korean Community Development is currently seeking summer interns to assist with the organizing of local and national [...]
Nodutdol Film Screening of 하녀 ("The Housemaid")
Click here to download the invitation. Please join us on April 24th at 4:00pm for an afternoon screening of the Korean film classic 하녀 ("The Housemaid"), directed by Kim Ki-young. The intense cinematic tale follows [...]
Nodutdol will be at Bluestockings Bookstore This Friday, April 23!
Click here to download the invitation. June 25, 2010 marks the 60th anniversary since the outbreak of the Korean War, and Nodutdol is refusing to let the Forgotten War indeed be forgotten. Join our members, [...]
Open Letter to Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Conference
Click here to download the open letter. On May 1, the 2010 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review International Planning Committee, comprised of NGO’s from the United States, Europe and Asia will hold a day and a [...]
CALL TO ACTION! March with Nodutdol on May 1 to Demand Full Rights for All Immigrants!
Click here to visit the New York May 1st Coalition website. Click here to visit the New York May 1st Coalition Facebook page. At the heels of the passage of the racist and anti-immigrant bill [...]
North Korea’s Bomb and the Road to Peace
Click here to download the flyer. DATE & TIME Wednesday, May 12 7:30 to 9:00pm LOCATION The Brecht Forum 451 West Street (between Bank and Bethune Streets) In January 2010, North Korea made an unprecedented [...]
Nodutdol in the news!
Nodutdol spent the past several weeks organizing activities around the United Nations Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. We also hosted our Seoul-based sister organization, Solidarity for Peace and Reunification of Korea (SPARK) who traveled from [...]
PLEASE JOIN US! KEEP 2010 Send-Off and Fundraiser
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NATIONAL ACTION! 100 Bojagis For Peace
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NATIONAL ACTION: DMZ TO DC July 25-27
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Nodutdol and Allies Raise Concerns About Upcoming G-20 Summit
Click here for a PDF version of the letter. October 1, 2010 To the Honorable Ambassador of the Republic of Korea, As people living in the United States and as members of the undersigned organizations, [...]
PLEASE JOIN US! KEEP 2010 Report Back
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Nodutdol and SPARK Issue Open Letter About Returning Wartime Command to South Korea
Click here for a PDF version of the letter. October 8, 2010 A Letter to U.S. President Barack Obama on the Occasion of the Forty-second Annual Korea-U.S. Security Consultative Meeting Honorable U.S. President Barack Obama: [...]
Saturday, December 11: 6th Annual Kimchee Bowl
Click here to download our flyer PRE-ORDER YOUR TICKETS NOW AT BROWN PAPER TICKETS. CLICK HERE TO BUY YOUR TICKETS ONLINE Saturday, December 11, 2010 7:00 to 11:00pm International Action Center 55 West 17 Street, [...]
CALL TO ACTION: Online Demonstration for Peace in Korea - Wednesday, December 1st
President Obama is sending the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS George Washington (carrying 75 warplanes and a crew of over 6000) and other warships for additional war-games with the South Korean military beginning this Sunday, November [...]
WBAI 99.5 FM Asia Pacific Forum Eyes on the Koreas: A Look At Last Week’s Exchange of Artillery Fire
Hyun Lee hosts WBAI’s Asia Pacific Forum on November 29, 2010 Click here to listen to the segment. Early last week, 70,000 South Korean and U.S. troops engaged in an annual military drill, involving 50 [...]
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2: The Korea Crisis & The Need For A Peace Treaty
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UPDATED FACTSHEET: West Sea Crisis in Korea
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The Only Way Out: Negotiate With North Korea
An Interview with Leon Sigal on Recent Events and U.S.-D.P.R.K. Relations Interviewed by Paul Liem* on June 8, 2009 | published June 16, 2009 Leon V. Sigal is the Director of the Northeast Asia Cooperative [...]
Contextualizing the Race for City Council
by B. Yoon With John Liu running for City Comptroller, two Korean Americans are running for his vacant seat, along with three other non-Korean Americans. One of the Korean American candidates, John Choe, is a [...]
Nodutdol Members Dig DEEP to Raise Funds
by Andy Marra Despite the rainy weather, Nodutdol members and supporters came together on Saturday, June 20th to raise funds for the 2009 delegation traveling to the DPRK in July. Ten dollars was the suggested [...]
Nodutdol’s Summer Interns & Peace Treaty Campaign
by Grace Park This summer, Nodutdol is proud to have three young women in an 8-week internship program led by four Nodutdol members. As part of the National Coalition to End the Korean War, the [...]
Come to the Armistice Commemorative Event, “UNLEARN WAR – PROLIFERATE PEACE”
July 25, 2009 at 4pm at International Action Center, 55 West 17th Street, 5th Floor (Between 5th & 6th Avenue). This event is mainly organized by our summer interns. To commemorate July 27, the date [...]
UNLEARN WAR: PROLIFERATE PEACE
Seminar and Concert for Peace in Korea! [FREE Food + Concert + Candlelight Vigil] WHEN: Saturday, July 25, 2009, 4 pm WHERE: International Action Center 55 West 17th Street, 5th floor (bet 5th &6th Aves) [...]
PB&J 31: SEOUL FUNDRAISER FOR NODUTDOL
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Internship Announcement
Application Deadline: September 16, 2009 Through grassroots organizing, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development seeks to bridge divisions created by war, nation, gender, sexual orientation, language, class, and generation among Koreans and to empower our community [...]
Kimchee Bowl V - New Flyer is out!
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National Campaign to End the Korean War - Recent Activities
Coalition members from across the country came together for a national strategy meeting from September 17 through 18 in Washington D.C. We met with policy experts and legislators to discuss U.S. policy in Korea. We [...]
Urgent Call for Action - Flood the White House with the following message-
Dear President Obama, Congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize! It is certainly a call to action for real change. Receiving the award, you said, “We must all do our part to resolve those conflicts [...]
‘Korea’s Berlin Wall’
KOREA POLICY INSTITUTE I Paul L. Liem (Originally published December 2, 2009 in the KoreAm Journal) http://www.kpolicy.org/documents/policy/091230paulliemkoreasberlinwall.html As we watched the Berlin Wall tumble down, “we wept from the heartbreak of sorrow mixed with joy,” [...]
N Korean Collective Farm
HANKYOREH http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_northkorea/402830.html Venerable Jaseung, secretary-general of the Jogye Order of South Korea, listens to a plan to construct a collective farm as explained by an official of the Deokdong Collective Farm located in Pyongyang during [...]
ECHOES OF THE “FORGOTTEN WAR” IN AFGHANISTAN
By Hyun Lee and Sukjong Hong When President Obama announced his decision in December 2009 to send additional troops to Afghanistan, arguing that more troops would end the war faster, he must have forgotten about [...]
APPLICATIONS FOR KEEP 2010
Nodutdol is now accepting applications for Korea Education and Exposure Program 2010! The mission of this annual summer program is to increase awareness of and strengthen the global movement for peace and justice on the [...]
NODUTDOL ANNOUNCES ANDY MARRA AS NEW CO-DIRECTOR
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Thursday, March 18, 2010 CONTACT: Yunhee Proffit, Co-Director (718) 335-0419 nodutdol@nodutdol.org NODUTDOL ANNOUNCES ANDY MARRA AS NEW CO-DIRECTOR NATIONAL LEADER IN ASIAN PACIFIC ISLANDER AND LESBIAN, GAY, BISEXUAL AND TRANSGENDER COMMUNITIES TO [...]
Please join us as we celebrate the 100th International Workers Women’s Day
Click here to download the event flyer. Filipinas for Rights and Empowerment-Gabriela USA in collaboration with Nodutdol for Korean Community Development, Al-Awda, The Palestine Right to Return Coalition, Jornaleros Unidos de Woodside, Malcolm X Grassroots [...]
April 17, 2010—Nodutdol Open House to Meet New Co-Director Andy Marra
Click here to download the invitation. ATTENTION members, supporters and allies! Please join us on April 17th at 7:30pm for an Open House to meet our new Co-Director Andy Marra. Click here to learn more [...]
KPI Presents Critical Event on April 1st @ UC BERKELEY
The Korea Policy Institute is pleased to present the following critical event: “UNCOVERING THE HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE KOREAN WAR: THE WORK OF SOUTH KOREA’S TRUTH AND RECONCILIATION COMMISSION” featuring Kim Dong-Choon, Standing Commissioner of [...]
REMINDER: TWO EVENTS THIS WEEK South Korea Truth & Reconciliation Commission
Truth & Reconciliation: Remembering War Crimes on the Korean Peninsula, 1948-1953 South Korea’s Truth & Reconciliation Commission is the first of its kind in Northeast Asia. Established by South Korea’s National Assembly in 2005, the [...]
Bail Out People, Not the Banks!
COME RALLY AND MARCH WITH NODUTDOL! Friday, April 3rd Rally at 1pm Wall St. and Broadway (March at 4pm but Nodutdol will not be present) & Saturday, April 4th 12pm Meet at Wall St. and [...]
Updated: Google Says It Is Still Examining Korea’s Real-Name Verification Law
By Tom Foremski - April 2, 2009 http://www.siliconvalleywatcher.com/mt/archives/2009/04/no_backbone_as.php [Updated April 5: Maybe Google has a backbone after all. Korean newspapers had reported that Google had imposed the real-name law but Google Korea tells me that’s [...]
KPI Interview with Selig Harrison ‘ NK Satellite Launch & U.S.-D.P.R.K. Relations’
Interviewed by Paul Liem | Published April 6, 2009 Selig S. Harrison is director of the Asia Program at the Center for International Policy and a senior scholar of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for [...]
Register for Intermediate Korean Class!!! Start Date Postponed to April 15
Nodutdol for Korean Community Development is offering Korean language classes. There is still time to register! If you are interested, please contact us at nodutdolkoreanclass@yahoogroups.com or 718-335-0419 . INTERMEDIATE: 4/15/09 to 6/17/09 (10 weeks) Wednesdays [...]
[Column] Was the North Korean launch a “provocation”? on the HanKyoReh, April 14, 2009
Far from being a provocation to the United States and Japan, the launch demonstrated that Pyongyang has reached the limits of what it can expect to achieve by adapting the Scud technology it acquired from [...]
An Interview with Grace M. Cho, Author ‘ Haunting the Korean Diaspora’
by Uni Park GRACE M. CHO joined Nodutdol in the summer of 2008 and was a participant on Korea Exposure & Education Program in 2007. She is an associate professor of sociology, anthropology, and women’s [...]
1ST ANNIVERSARY OF THE CANDLELIGHT VIGILS
May 2nd was the first anniversary of the candlelight vigils against beef import in SK. On April 6 last year, “Andante”, an online group organized a campaign for impeachment of President Lee Myungbak. By June [...]
CPJ Criticizes S. Korea’s Step Backward in Press Freedom
The Hankyoreh http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_international/354444.html » Members of the MBC labor union, left, block detectives and prosecutors from conducting a search and seizure of ‘PD Notebook’ original documents and recordings at MBC headquarters in Yeouido, April 22. [...]
A profile of one May 18 Gwangju Democratic Uprising suicide victim and his family
Monday marks the 29th anniversary of the Gwangju Democratization Movement. What have become of the vegetable sellers, truck drivers, high school students and tea room employees who stood up against the guns of the military [...]
Nodutdol Commemorates Gwangju Massacre with Art and Poetry
Hong Sung Dam, Leaflets of Warriors 1, 1985 Woodcut The Gwangju Massacre of May 1980 was an important moment in Korea’s history, a turning point for Koreans on the peninsula and in the U.S. It [...]
A Highlight on the Film- A Song For Ourselves
It’s Asian Pacific Heritage month, and a new documentary film, “A Song for Ourselves” by Tadashi Nakamura is a timely reminder of the beginnings of the Asian Pacific American movement. The film profiles the life [...]
An Embarrassed GNP & An Enraged DP Anticipate a Controversy of Political Retaliation
THE HANKYOREH http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/356610.html GNP members express concern for possibilities of “public opinion turning against the current government,” while DP members say, “everyone knows what caused this tragedy” » Police cordon off the incense burning place [...]
Petition To Release Six Reunification and Peace Movement Activists
PLEASE GO TO THE LINK BELOW TO SEE THE FULL LETTER AND SIGN PETITION http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/releaseSKprisoners/ We, the undersigned, express deep concern over the arrest of six reunification and peace movement activists, who were members of [...]
The Time is Now for Real Negotiations with North Korea, Not More Sanctions and War Danger
The recent nuclear test and launches by North Korea and the resulting international condemnation showed how quickly tensions in Northeast Asia can escalate. Once again, the U.S. is seeking more sanctions, North Korea threatens to [...]
TUESDAY, JUNE 23 - The Korea Policy Institute is pleased to present the following critical event:
“ENGAGING NORTH KOREA: HUMAN RIGHTS, NUCLEAR WEAPONS, AND A PLAN FOR PEACE IN THE OBAMA ERA” DATE: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 6:30-8:30 p.m. LOCATION: Chapel of Grace, Grace Cathedral 1100 California St. San Francisco, CA [...]
Who Killed Roh Moo Hyun?
by YC Can a black person be the president of the United States of America? Can America be really comfortable with a man who has “Hussein” as a middle name? Though president Obama isn’t, can [...]
SAVE THE DATE! DEEP FUNDRAISER SATURDAY, JUNE 20
2009 DEEP participants and Nodutdol will be hosting a fundraising event on Saturday, June 20th at the Nodutdol office to raise funds to bring medical suplies to maternity hospitals in North Korea. The door opens [...]
Hankyoreh, February 10, 2009: Police and protesters clash at Yongsan memorial events, 6 arrested
Police and protesters clash at Yongsan memorial events, 6 arrested Police and civilians clashed on Saturday during a memorial event for the victims of last month’s police raid on anti-urban development protesters in Seoul’s Yongsan [...]
Korea Times, February 10, 2009: Police Chief-Nominee Quits Over Yongsan Fire
South Korea’s national police chief-designate resigned and withdrew from nomination Tuesday amid mounting pressure for him to step down over a police raid on protesters last month that left six people dead. “Holding myself morally [...]
Yonhap News, February 10, 2009: Gov’t to enhance rights of tenants to prevent recurrence of Yongsan
SEOUL, Feb. 10 (Yonhap)—The government said Tuesday that it will take steps to enhance the rights of tenants and small business owners facing eviction to prevent a recurrence of the tragic Yongsan fire that claimed [...]
Washington Post, February 16, 2009: Clinton Criticizes Bush on N. Korea
ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, Alaska, Feb. 15—Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton cast doubt Sunday on a claim by the Bush administration that North Korea had a clandestine program to enrich uranium, and she said [...]
The Guardian, February 16, 2009: Clinton issues warning on North Korea
Hillary Clinton arrived in Asia on her first overseas trip as US secretary of state today as North Korea prepared to test a ballistic missile which is believed to have sufficient range to reach US [...]
Washington Post, February 17, 2009: Living With a Nuclear North Korea
Living With A Nuclear North Korea By Selig S. Harrison Tuesday, February 17, 2009; A13 Will North Korea ever give up its nuclear weapons? To test its intentions, I submitted a detailed proposal to Foreign [...]
Stephen Kim Sou-hwan, Cardinal, Dies at 86, reported by CHOE SANG-HUN of the NY Times
From the pulpit of Myeongdong Cathedral in central Seoul, Cardinal Kim boldly criticized the military dictators who governed South Korea for three decades. He dismissed what he described as their “despotic” rule, and he advocated [...]
Op-Ed Column “The Uncertain Trumpet “ by David Brooks of the New York Times
Obama perpetuates base-line gimmickry. He claims to save hundreds of billions by drawing down forces in Iraq. But even the Bush administration was going to draw down. Obama is claiming bogus savings by not spending [...]
Nodutdol at ECAASU today 3:30-4:30 p.m. and KASCON next weekend!
Korea: From Armistice to Peace Axis of evil, human rights, nuclear missiles, terrorist state...these are what define Korea according to the mass media. Want to learn about Korea’s modern history beyond simple media caricatures? Come [...]
Survey says Lee is not faring well in his first year by the Hankyoreh
A whopping 57.6 percent of respondents said Lee is performing poorly as president, and only 34.1 percent approve of how he is running the government. Regarding the appointments Lee has made in his first year [...]
Nodutdol at KASCON 23 this weekend in Philadelphia March 6-8, 2009
Check out our table and workshop at KASCON this weekend if you are in Philadelphia at KASCON 23! We will be tabling Friday, March 6th, 2009. We’ll be at Houston Hall On Saturday, March 7th, [...]
US Forces Korea Official Website, March 2, 2009: U.N. Command, North Korea Hold Rare Talks
By Army Staff Sgt. Michael J. Carden American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, March 2, 2009 - Officials from the North Korean army and the United Nations Command held their first high-level talks in nearly seven [...]
KASCON 23: Saturday March 7, 2009
Check out our table and workshop at KASCON this weekend if you are in Philadelphia at KASCON 23! We will be tabling Friday, March 6th, 2009. We’ll be at Houston Hall On Saturday, March 7th, [...]
Hankyoreh, March 9, 2009: S. Korea’s diplomatic focus to shift to Asian nations
Hankyoreh, March 9, 2009: S. Korea’s diplomatic focus to shift to Asian nations President promises South Korea will play a bigger role in the financial crisis, climate change and other global issues President Lee Myung-bak [...]
‘THE BORDERS’ Opening Reception March 25, The Amelie A. Wallace Gallery at SUNY College
Open from March 25 – April 23, 2009 Artists: Nicole Awai, Erika Harrsch, Jane Jin Kaisen, Katia Kameli, Camilo Ontiveros, Richard Ross, Patricia Ruiz-Navarro, Riiko Sakkinen, Dae Seung Seo, Steve Staso, Eric Van Hove, O [...]
CONTESTED TERRAIN: THE PROMISE AND PERILS OF REUNIFICATION*
Special Feature Article By Martin Hart-Landsberg *This is a revised version of a paper presented at a Korea Policy Institute organized conference on “Reunification: Building Permanent Peace in Korea,” which was held at the University [...]
Hankyoreh, March 16, 2009: S. Korea’s insistence on KORUS FTA ratification could lead to conflict
Hankyoreh, March 16, 2009: S. Korea’s insistence on KORUS FTA ratification could lead to conflict with U.S. Renegotiation of the South Korea-United States free trade agreement is rising as a major issue between the two [...]
Over 100 journalists stand against media reform bills
The Hankyoreh February 17, 2009 http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/339260.html More than 100 journalists, including Lim Jae-gyeong, former vice president of The Hankyoreh, third from left, announce their opposition to the ruling Grand National Party’s plan to revise media-related [...]
Severe pollution levels detected at 13 U.S. bases scheduled for return to S. Korea
Severe pollution levels have been detected at 13 United States military bases nationwide scheduled to be returned to South Korea, with lead levels detected at more than 150 times the standard value at one U.S. [...]
‘NO WAR IN IRAQ’ PROTEST IN SEOUL
Members of 25 peaceful anti-war organizations hold a demonstration to urge the United States to end Iraq War in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on March 20. They wear hijab, the traditional Muslim [...]
DEEP 2008 Report Back in San Francisco, “TWO WEEKS IN NORTH KOREA” NOV 19 & 20
In preparation for their trip, the participants were required “to read a tremendous amount about modern Korean history, including Japanese colonization and the Korean War, as well as current issues facing North Korea, such as [...]
History textbook causes an uproar in South Korea By Choe Sang-Hun International Herald Tribune
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/11/17/asia/textbook.php Monday, November 17, 2008 To conservative critics, a popular textbook’s version of how U.S. and Soviet forces took control of Korea from Japanese colonialists in 1945 exemplifies all that’s wrong with how South Korean [...]
Korea Policy Institute “Censoring History: Interview with Bruce Cumings”
http://www.kpolicy.org/documents/interviews-opeds/interview081126bruce-cumings.html November 26, 2008 On Oct. 30, 2008, the South Korean Ministry of Education, Science and Technology demanded that the authors of six textbooks currently used in South Korean high schools delete or revise 55 [...]
우리같이 한국말을 배웁시다! Let’s all learn Korean together!
Spring Semester Schedules: BEGINNER II: 01/13/09 to 03/17/09 (10 weeks) Tuesdays 6:30-8:30pm Some basic knowledge of Korean language [Korean alphabet, basic greetings, numbers, etc.] required. INTERMEDIATE: 01/14/09 to 03/18/09 (10 weeks) Wednesdays 6:30-8:30pm Students with [...]
NKorea vows to exclude Japan from nuclear talks by Kwang-Tae Kim (AP)
SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea vowed Saturday to exclude Japan from talks aimed at ending the North’s nuclear programs, in apparent retaliation for Tokyo’s refusal to contribute to an economic aid package for the [...]
A President Forgotten but Not Gone by Frank Rich at Opinion Section in the New York Times (1-3-09)
The one indisputable talent of his White House was its ability to create and sell propaganda both to the public and the press. Now that bag of tricks is empty as well. Bush’s first and [...]
North Korea vows to bolster its military in 2009 by Hyung-Jin Kim of the Associated Press
“North Korea didn’t issue insults for the U.S. in this year’s editorial. That showed North Korea’s expectation for the Obama government,” said Paik Hak-soon, an analyst at the security think tank Sejong Institute in South [...]
Ex-Prostitutes Say South Korea and U.S. Enabled Sex Trade Near Bases by Choe Sang Hun of NY TIMES
The United States military, the scholars say, became involved in attempts to regulate the trade in so-called camp towns surrounding the bases because of worries about sexually transmitted diseases. In one of the most incendiary [...]
“잊을 수가 없어 나를 경멸하던 엄마의 눈빛을” by Park Soo-Jin of the Hangyoreh
은 1월4일부터 11일까지 햇살사회복지회와 함께 안정리에 살고 있는 기지촌 여성노인 실태조사를 했다. 59명 중 51명의 할머니가 설문에 응했다. 글을 읽지 못하는 이들이 대부분이어서, 일일이 문항을 읽어주고 답변을 들었다. 3명은 완강히 거부했고, 5명은 피하거나 연락이 되지 [...]
Obama Raises Estimate of Job Creation in Plan by By JEFF ZELENY et al. of the New York Times
In his weekly radio and Internet address, Mr. Obama sought to inject a positive note into the economic outlook by releasing a report from his advisers that estimated the number of jobs that could be [...]
A Video clip by Israel Social TV regarding Soldiers refusing to serve the Terror in Gaza
Come out to rallies and marches for Gaza. If you want to further help out, please help circulating the below petition: http://www.iacenter.org/gazapetition/. {extended}
US abstention stuns security council by Julian Borger and Ian Black of The Guardian
Hamas also dismissed the ceasefire proposal and said that whoever tried to enforce it on the ground would be forced to deal with the Islamist movement, underlining its determination to be recognised as a key [...]
A Call for Change, Rejecting Bush Era, Reclaiming Values by David E. Sanger of the New York Times
Mr. Obama spoke eloquently of the need to “restore science to its rightful place” and to “harness the sun and the winds and the soil to fuel our cars and run our factories.” But he [...]
Analysis: Obama foreign policy favors diplomacy by Robert Burns, AP writer on Yahoo! News
Biden didn’t say so, but it will be difficult to bulk up the State Department’s capacity for stronger diplomacy. The reality is that the Defense Department is vastly better equipped, with far bigger budgets, greater [...]
NODUTDOL SHOWS SOLIDARITY AT GAZA RALLY, NYC JANUARY 2009
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Radio Transmission Reveals Police Armed Security Guards for Yongsan Crackdown by The Hankyoreh
Security guards bearing sledgehammers stormed demonstration site with police before deadly fire broke out. » Members of the “Committee against the Brutal Suppression of the Yongsan Demolition Protest” urge the government to fire Seoul Police [...]
SUMMER INTERNSHIP ANNOUNCEMENT-APPLY NOW!!!
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New York Times, January 27, 2009: Clinton Raises Prospect of Direct Negotiations With North Korea
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton suggested on Tuesday that there could be high-level direct negotiations with North Korea, and offered the view that American relations with China had been overly dominated by [...]
Hankyoreh, February 6, 2009: Public Securities Warn of Stern Response to Demonstrations on Yongsan
Public security authorities warn of stern response to demonstrations on Yongsan tragedy Civic groups preparing large-scale demonstrations for the weekend object to the measures, calling them an attempt to quell public opinion Public security authorities, [...]
The Korea Herald, February 10, 2009: Seoul Picks U.S. lobbyist for FTA Passage
The Seoul government has signed a contract with a U.S. lobbying firm in efforts to facilitate the U.S. Congress`s ratification of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement, diplomatic sources said yesterday. The Korean embassy in Washington [...]
“The South Korean Massacre at Taejon: New Evidence on U.S. Responsibility and Coverup” by Cummings
The South Korean Massacre at Taejon: New Evidence on US Responsibility and Coverup Bruce Cumings In July 2008 the world media heralded the arrest of “the world’s most wanted war criminal,” Bosnian Serb leader Radovan [...]
NODUTDOL’S SOLIDARITY SPEECH @ ‘NO WAR ON IRAN’ AUG 2nd PROTEST
The similarities and differences between the lead up to the 2003 Iraq war and today’s increasingly loud drumbeat for an attack on Iran are striking. These key differences have not altered the rhetoric for war [...]
“Korean Mexicans learn more of their Asian roots on visit to Southern California” by Hector Becerra
The visitors are descendants of Koreans lured to the Yucatan Peninsula a century ago by false promises. In ensuing decades, they spread to other parts of Mexico and abandoned the Korean language. By Hector Becerra, [...]
Seoul Shelves KORUS FTA By Oh Young-jin at Korea Times
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2008/09/123_30387.html Seoul Shelves KORUS FTA By Oh Young-jin Staff Reporter Korea has given up hope of having its free trade agreement (FTA) with the United States ratified before the Nov. 4 U.S. presidential election, a [...]
NY Times ‘U.S. Declares North Korea Off Terror List’ by Helen Cooper
WASHINGTON — The Bush administration announced Saturday that it had removed North Korea from a list of state sponsors of terrorism in a bid to salvage a fragile nuclear deal that seemed on the verge [...]
SOLIDARITY ACTIONS Korean Metal Workers’ Union Delegation OCT 15-22
Rare is it that women electronic workers subcontracted in a foreign country bring their claims directly to the source, to the US firm that has contracted their employer and set the bottom line. But this [...]
Listen to WBAI Interview of a Kiryung Worker!
On behalf of 200 million contingent workers, 32 Kiryung Union members have been fighting against sudden and illegal firing of all 300 production workers and the harsh working conditions. Two of the union members, Suk-Soon [...]
The Heat during Friday Evening Rally in front of McGraw Hill Building
Detailed description of the event will follow soon. {extended}
Come Show Your Support for Kiryung Women Workers!
Come Show Your Support! Where: Sirius Headquarter Office at 49th St. btwn Ave. of the Americas and 7th Ave. (in front of the McGraw Hill Building entrance) When: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 Why: In order [...]
Kiryung workers’ Samboilbae - rally in front of Sirius Headquarter - JOIN US Thurs/Fri October 23-24
However, if you want more information and photos, visit a few sites: 1. mediafax foto 2. National Labor Committee 3. International Metalworkers’ Federation In Korean media: 1, Ohmynews 2. Surprise, surprise, chosun daily news 3. [...]
Kiryung Women Workers Continue to Struggle in New York City, October 27, 2008
Stay Tuned for more Action this week in front of the McGraw Hill Building at West 49th Street between 6th and 7th Avenues. Check back here for more action updates. Click on the flickr link [...]
OBAMA TO SUBMIT KOREAN FREE TRADE PACT FOR RATIFICATION IN 2009 (Yonhap News)
”That is not free trade,” said Obama. ”We’ve got to have a president who is going to be advocating on behalf of American businesses and American workers.” South Korea shipped about 700,000 automobiles to the [...]
Come to Kiryung Workers’ Rally on Wednesday October 29, 2008 at 5:00 pm
In this type of struggle, the most important thing is that workers are empowered to have their voices heard. They need us, as much as we need them. The flexibilization of labor market has already [...]
Kiryung Delegation to NYC October 2008 SLIDESHOW
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EXPERIENCES TO KEEP 2008 - TORONTO, ON on NOVEMBER 8TH!!!!
-A night of poetry and sharing of life-altering experiences- This past summer 8 women from across North America embarked on a journey to South Korea to explore the spirit of social justice movements on the [...]
KOREAN CLASS SPECIAL SESSION! ENROLL NOW!
WINTER INTERIM SESSION : 12/01 – 12/22 [4 weeks only] Mondays 6:30-8:30 pm *In response to high interest by current beginner level students, Nodutdol will be having this special winter interim session. The fee for [...]
youtube video - Japan’s Hidden Apartheid: Koreans in Japan [1/2]
[1/2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvxLHIXGFRA&feature=related [2/2] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwn6NK0tT9E&feature=related The majority of ethnic Koreans living in Japan who are currently coming, belong to the forth or fifth generation of immigrants. In other words, Koreans have been living in Japan for [...]
KEEP 2008 Reportback Seattle, WA November 22nd
This summer two members of Sahngnoksoo participated in a program called the Korea Education and Exposure Program (KEEP). Neither of us had experienced the social justice movement culture in Korea and were excited to have [...]
Nodutdol Launches New Website!
Nodutdol is excited to present the soft launch of our new website. Please take a look around and see what we’ve been up to. We apologize that the site is still under construction. Stay tuned [...]
Special Nodutdol Public Forum May 9th: “Within War / Without War”
WITHIN WAR / WITHOUT WAR: Art of Dongducheon & the Struggle Against Empire Friday, May 9th, 7:00-9:00 pm @ AiCenter: 243 Grand St, 2nd flr [near Bowery Ave] A PUBLIC FORUM BY NODUTDOL [NYC] FOR [...]
Event Update: “Within War/Without War” (Korea Times Article)
한인 청년 사회단체 노둣돌과 인사미술공간(이하 인미공),한울 문화패가 5월 9일 금요일 “ 전쟁 속의/ 전쟁없는 전쟁(Within War/Without War) - 동두천의 예술과 평화” 를 주제로 약 50여명이 참여한 공동 토론의 장을 가졌다. 이번행사는 New Museum의 “이웃” 프로젝트에 [...]
On June 7th, Join Domestic Workers Struggle in NYC
MARCH FOR RESPECT, RECOGNITION AND THE DOMESTIC WORKERS BILL OF RIGHTS SATURDAY JUNE 7, 2008 11:00 AM @ CITY HALL [TAKE THE R/W TO CITY HALL, OR THE 4/5/6 OR J/M/Z TO BROOKLYN BRIDGE] SINCE [...]
Sign the Petition @ stopmadcow.org
STATEMENT OF SOLIDARITY May 10, 2008 We the people of the United States fully support Koreans who are opposing their government’s decision to import U.S. beef that could be contaminated with Mad Cow Disease. We [...]
Thousands of South Koreans Protest US Beef Import
On May 02, 2008. approx. 20,000 people gathered with candles in the center of Seoul to protest the import of US beef. Via YouTube, uploaded by lamusee. {extended}
Police Brutality During Mass Protests in South Korea
Hundreds of heavy armed riot police assault unarmed citizens who are against South Korean president’s [Myung-bak Lee] policies. 2008. 5. 31 ~ 6. 1 (Seoul, Korea) Via Youtube, uploaded by htbldgentil. {extended}
NDD Participates in Candle Light Vigil in Solidarity with S Korea’s Protest of US Beef Imports
June 7, 2008 Koreatown, NYC {extended}
NY Times article ‘Questions on U.S. Beef Remain’ by Donald G. McNeil Jr.
June 11, 2008 About 50 countries, including Korea, Taiwan and Japan the last of which accounted for 36 percent of American beef exports closed their doors to American beef after the first confirmed case of [...]
Korea Times Article ‘Will North Korea Become U.S. Ally?’ by Bruce Cumings
June 12, 2008 The following is the gist of the keynote speech Bruce Cumings, professor of the University of Chicago, delivered Thursday in Seoul on the occasion of the 8th anniversary of the inter-Korean summit. [...]
‘Massive candlelight protests draw one million nationwide’ by The Hankyoreh
Citizens from diverse communities commemorate June Struggle and protest U.S. beef agreement » Citizens fill the streets of Seoul from Sejongno to City Hall on June 10 to urge the government to renegotiate the U.S. [...]
NY Times Article ‘Examining Obama’s Call for Scrutiny of Trade Deals’ by Larry Rohter
As he campaigns against what he describes as unfair foreign trade deals, Senator Barack Obama, the presumptive Democratic nominee, often singles out Japan and especially South Korea for criticism. Both countries, he complains, have erected [...]
Korea Times Article ‘Obama, McCain Differ on Korea Policy’ by Michael Ha
Conservative President Lee Myung-bak must be prepared to play different chess games with either liberal Barack Obama or conservative John McCain as the two nominees have very contrasting visions regarding their policies on Korea. Their [...]
NY Times Article ‘U.S. to Take North Korea Off Terror List’ by Onishi & Wong
TOKYO — North Korea took a step on Thursday toward reintegration into the world community and rapprochement with the United States by submitting for outside review a long-delayed declaration of its nuclear program. The Bush [...]
New York Times Article “North Korea Destroys (Cooling) Tower at Nuclear Site” by Choe Sang-Jun
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/06/28/world/asia/28korea.html?_r=1&ref=world&oref=slogin North Korea Destroys Tower at Nuclear Site Reuters/Kyodo The demolition on Friday of the cooling tower at the reactor complex in Yongbyon, North Korea. By CHOE SANG-HUN Published: June 28, 2008 SEOUL, South Korea—In [...]
KEEP FUNDRAISER THIS TUESDAY JULY 1st
Join KEEP in celebrating its 14th year for a night of readings and performances from guest readers, learn about previous KEEP trips, and meet with past and future KEEP participants! Readings by Lee Herrick, Jennifer [...]
NY Times Article ‘North Korea to Widen Access for Aid Workers; U.S. Ship Arrives’ by CHOE Sang Hun
SEOUL, South Korea — A United States freighter began unloading tons of American wheat in Pyongyang, the North Korean capital, on Monday, as the government agreed to give international aid workers unprecedented access to its [...]
KEEP 2008 will begin their journey soon!
KEEP 2008 is the 13th annual solidarity program to South Korea. The mission of the Korea Exposure & Education Program is to increase awareness of and strengthen the global movement for peace and justice on [...]
Nodutdol’s Summer BBQ Fundraiser THIS saturday, July 19!
We’re packing a picnic and hitting the park to say farewell to one of our members. Join us for delicious home-made Korean BBQ, drinks & lots of fun! $20 suggested donation WHEN: Saturday, July 19 [...]
Rice Meets Top N. Korean Diplomat by Jae-Soon Chang and Christopher Bodeen
SINGAPORE (AP)—Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is pushing North Korea hard to accept terms to verify the dismantling of its nuclear weapons program after breaking a four-year hiatus in Cabinet-level talks with the communist state. [...]