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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Rising tension in Gangjeong, Jeju island
Sign the petition to Save Jeju – No Naval Base! The Jeju Weekly published a good update on the Jeju anti-base protests and recent crackdown by authorities: Rising tension in Gangjeong Conflict continues surrounding naval base construction on the south of the island Tuesday, July 19, 2011, 13:25:27 Nicole Erwin contributor@jejuweekly.com On the proposed site… Read more »
Making Waves: Defending Ka’ena
Making Waves: Defending Ka’ena, Episode 55 Length: 0:27 Social issues & cultural programming dedicated to peace and social justice. 7/19/2011 Tue 9:30 am, Channel NATV Channel 53 Or streaming online: http://olelo.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=30&clip_id=21987 I speak with Summer Mullins and Uncle Fred Mullins about their efforts to protect Ka’ena from the scourge of off-roaders destroying the sand dunes… Read more »
U.S. base realignment in Japan threatens endangered deer
The recent “2 plu2 2” talks between the U.S. and Japan included discussions about moving aircraft carrier flight training from Iwo Jima to Mageshima. House of Japan reports: Japan has suggested the Iwo Jima flight training be conducted on Mageshima, an island in Japan’s southwest, where Tokyo plans to build a military base to bolster… Read more »
Neighbor islands iced out of Senatorial seat
The Reapportionment Commission which is dominated by O’ahu (8 O’ahu representatives versus 1 neighbor island representative) voted to count non-resident military and students in the redistricting formula. As a result Hawai’i County will not get a 4th Senatorial Seat. Senator Malama Solomon wrote the following appeal urging neighbor island residents to testify for only counting… Read more »
Korean Civil Society: “We appeal to save Gangjeong!”
Statement of appeal “We appeal to save Gangjeong!” The Joongduk coast of Gangjeong Village in Jeju Island is now suffering. In 2006, Jeju Island was designated as an Island of Peace for the purpose of consoling the deep sorrow of the April 3rd Massacre. And the Joongduk coast was appointed as a Biosphere Reserve, World… Read more »
ALERT: South Korean government cracks down on peaceful protesters
Please read and act on this urgent update and appeal from Christine Ahn: Dear friends, I have very tragic news to report from Jeju Island, South Korea. At the crack of dawn on Friday, undercover police officers came to Gangjeong village and arrested three major leaders of the peaceful resistance: Village Chief Kang Dong-Kyun, renowned… Read more »
Neighbor isles might challenge reapportionment vote
The Honolulu Star Advertiser reports: Neighbor island reapportionment advisory councils meet today to consider challenging a vote last month by the state Reapportionment Commission to include nonresident military members and their families along with nonresident students and incarcerated felons in Hawaii’s population count for purposes of redrawing state political boundaries to reflect population shifts in… Read more »
The struggle for ex-military lands from Puerto Rico to Hawai’i
In her article “Struggles for Ex-Base Lands in Puerto Rico” published in the Peace Review, Mills College professor and Puerto Rican activist/scholar Deborah Berman Santana writes: Community struggles against militarism do not end once they succeed in ending military occupation and closing down bases. In fact, such victories often signal the beginning of a potentially… Read more »
More on Jeju: Solidarity message from Gloria Steinem and a new article on the history of the Jeju anti-base struggle and
Gloria Steinem wrote a passionate solidarity appeal for the Jeju anti-base struggle: My dear friends, There are many reasons I thank you for signing the petition to stop the naval base on Jeju Island – and any one would be enough. First, nine years ago when I saw this island at the tip of South… Read more »
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