공지사항
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- '노란봉투'캠페인/국제연대..
- no chr.!
Right now, but one year ago, we - dozens of migrant worker activists, our Korean supporters and MWTV staff(..me^^) - were sitting in a restaurant near Kyobo B/D, in the center of Seoul, after we finished two rallies/demonstrations.
The first event was, in the early afternoon, the MTU(Migrant Workers Trade Union) rally in Myeong-dong where hundreds of migrants, Korean workers and students protested against the ongoing policy of manhunt and mass-deportation by the S. Korean govt against migrant workers in general and against the kidnapping and imprisonment, in the month before, of Anwar Hossein("Anwar-wiweonjang"), the chairperson of MTU.



About two hours later or so we joined the anti-war rally in Daehak-no and the following demonstration to Gwanghwamun, downtown Seoul, aimed on one side against the collaboration of S. Korean troops in the ongoing war in Iraq. On the other side the rally/demo should remember the death of the S. Korean citizen Kim Seon-il who was kidnapped and later beheaded by Al Qaeda in Iraq one year ago(2004). Ha, here one of our representative, who held the speech on the opening rally called Kim Seon-il a S. Korean "migrant worker" in Iraq...^^ Btw.. on this rally/demo, when I remember well, much more people participated as on the event what was held two days ago(6.24) in Seoul..


Actually both rallies/demos were the last of such events I was able to join in S. Korea..
And it was also the last time for me that I was sitting together with many of my comrades to have a kind of after-demo-"party".
uhuu.. it's very strange for me to remember.. I miss everything..
More pictures about both demos you can see here:
http://blog.jinbo.net/CINA/?pid=207
http://blog.jinbo.net/CINA/?pid=209
Here:
in MWTV 4th edition(in the first third of the entire broadcasting) you can watch some of my (video) shots I did during this events. But actually I wasn't able to edit the stuff/complete my planned documentary.. and so you see mainly stuff what I never wanted to use..
Here just some impressions..
Sorry, but I don't know what was really going on y'day there. Well, actually since years I'm demanding to get informations.. NO WAY! Only when I was joining the stuff by myself I was able to report about it - and(of course^^) when I was in "duty" I was reporting about our latest activities as soon as possible, mainly at least in the early morning of the following day..
But today.. perhaps the comrades, who are in "duty", don't think that it is necessary to inform the public about our activities..
Wow, but a lot of representatives of the KTX struggle/strike group(2nd pic) joined the rally/demo!!





Source: 김지태(다함께)
..fragments..
Germany:
While "Germany is celebrating - dancing - and winning"(Der Spiegel, 6.25), the media there is writing that the "entire nation is euphorically celebrating the 2006 World Cup(WC)", govt and capitalists are celebrating "happy cuts" in the social services and kicking out thousands of workers out of their jobs... without any resistance from the side of the oppressed/expolited class. For example Allianz, this company is also active in S.K., made in the last years massive profits, announced in the last week that they will kick out about 7,000 workers in the next time.
Already some days ago several representatives of the German govt were "joking" that it would be good when it would be possible to extend the WC, because it would be a great opportunity to "modernize" (like that the ruling class is calling the destruction of the social system..).
The War In Iraq:
"We already spent $ 750,000,000,000(three-quarter trillion) for the war in Iraq.. on the end it will be more than one trillion $", Larry Wilkerson, ex chief of staff in the US foreign ministry(Berliner Zeitung, 6.24).
Many countries in Africa or Asia cold nourish their population for decades if they had this money. Or for example the DPRK would be able to re-construct the entire country within ten years or so (of course without to spend money for the military and the ruling class).
S. Korea/Anti-War Movement:
Despite the announcement of countries like Italy or Japan - Japan already started yesterday - to withdraw its troops from Iraq, the S.K. made it clear in the last week that its troops will stay there. The majority of the S.K. pupulation is against the collaboration in Iraq..
Seoul says its troops will stay in Iraq (Hankyoreh)
But more and more the S.K. anti-war movement is unable to bring the masses on the streets to protest the S.K. military collaboration in Iraq. Before yesterday(maximally) 500 people, according to Voice of the People, demonstrated against the ongoing war in Iraq and the presence of S.K. troops there. (^^allone in Seoul, where the demo took place, are living roughly 12 million people.. and organizations such as KCTU or DLP with thousands of members, they were calling for the demo, .......)


Philippines..
..bans death penalty.
Actally a good news.. But on the other side: allone since Arroyo is in power(in 2001) - hundreds of left activists, journalists, farmers..- were killed by death squads with, at least, connections to(or in collaboration with) the military. According to the human right org. Karapatan, around 680 people were murdered by death squads in the last 5 years.
Please check out more here:
http://www.philonline.com.ph/~krptn/index.html
http://www.philippinerevolution.org
Filipino journalists bite the bullet (Asia Times, HK/China)
And last but not least..

Before y'day, perhaps, the "real funny" part of 2006 WC was beginning(here in Stuttgart).
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