5112개의 게시물을 찾았습니다.
Here just some impressions from last Saturday's Myeong-dong Peace Concert (incl. a short "guerrilla" action^^) to support the struggle against "redevelopment"/gentrification:
More pics you can see here:
☞ Myeong-dong Struggle against the gentrification
Last night in Busan: Thousands of riot cops - once again - used, as Busan Metropolitan Police Agency "promissed" few days before, massive force to crush the (5th) "Hope Bus" protests...
Today's (bourgeois) Korea Times 'reported' the following: "During an operation to disperse thousands of participants of a rally in Busan in support of dismissed shipbuilding workers, police apprehended 59 protestors, Sunday.
About 4,000 labor activists, civic group members and citizens gathered in the country’s largest port city to join the fifth round of the “Hope Bus” campaign to oppose massive layoffs by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC).
Police fired water cannons on the crowds as they attempted to march toward the company’s Yeongdo shipyard on Saturday night. When the march was blocked, protestors moved to BIFF Sqaure in Nampo-dong and continued the rally by holding various cultural events until Sunday morning..."
Related reports/articles:
☞ 5차희망버스 “정리해고 철회하라! 조남호를 처벌하라!” (KCTU, 10.9)
☞ 희망버스, 영도조선소 앞에서 약식집회 (NewsCham, 10.9)
☞ '희망버스' 참가자들, 영도 한진중공업으로 행진 (VoP, 10.9)
☞ 김진숙 "국회와 한진 움직인 희망버스 정말 멋졌다" (OMN, 10.9)
☞ Police nab 59 'Hope Bus' protestors (Korea Times, 10.9)
☞ 5차 희망버스 경찰 물대포로 강제진압-① (video, 10.8)
<명동 평화콘서트>
우리는 명동 재개발 지역에 평화가 깃들기를 원한다.
We Hope Peace In Myeng-Dong
밴드 스테이지
: 얄개들 치즈스테레오, 아홉번째 룩앤리슨, 적적해서 그런지, 오!부라더스, 야마가타 트윅스터
집담회 참여자
(1) 서울시장 후보 : 박원순, 나경원
(2) 철거 당사자 : 유채림(두리반), 이근혜(명동 세입자 대책위원회)
(3) 관련 전문가 : 김상철(진보신당 정책연구원), 이주원( (사)나눔과 미래 국장)
시간 : 2011년 10월 8일 오후 2시~8시
장소 : 명동성당 일대 및 명동성당 맞은편 먹자골목
프로그램 : 평화콘서트, 평화집담회, 평화마켓,
주관 : 명동 재개발 세입자 대책위원회
주최 : 평화노리, 노코멘트, 진보신당 서울시당
Impressions from today's solidarity rally/culture festival to support the struggle of female Hyundai Motors workers, who were sexual harassed on their workplace(*) and later fired, because they brought their case to court. They are now since about 130 days in sit-in strike in front of Ministry for "Gender Equality" (on Seoul's Cheonggye Plaza), where also today's rally took place.
* Related articles:
☞ Woman Files for Workplace Injury Compensation over Sexual Harassment (arirang, 7.26)
☞ Female worker files complaints about sexual harassment (K. Times, 9.26)
SAVE JEJU ISLAND! NO THE NAVAL BASE!
Today's Hankyoreh reported about the following (possibly) positive development:
Jeju Provincial Council announces opposition to naval base
Following 22-day investigation, council cites procedural flaws and exposes misleading military-tourism concept
The Jeju Provincial Council announced Tuesday that it had concluded from its administrative investigation that the construction of the Jeju Naval Base must be immediately stopped, citing clear and serious procedural faults and errors.
The council initiated a 22-day investigation on Sept. 15 that concluded Tuesday to reach a decision over whether to continue with or oppose construction for the naval base. In its report, the Jeju Provincial Council claimed the construction plan must be entirely reconsidered, since the concept of a combined military and private tourism site was determined to be infeasible, while other serious procedural errors were also discovered. The council said that the South Korean Navy pushed the military-tourism concept in order to win over local residents.
On the issue of two different basic agreements with Jeju, the Defense Ministry and the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs reached in April 2009, the council argued in the report, “Although it may be legally valid, it is a direct insult to the Jeju residents, since the two different agreements were reached with the intent of deceiving local constituents into believing that the base will incorporate aspects of a tourist site.”
The Jeju Provincial Council also proved two 150,000-ton-class Cruises cannot dock at the same time, as alleged in the military-tourism concept.
“The fact that nobody has taken responsibility and the construction is still ongoing, despite the discovery of a range of serious problems, is indicative of the serious flaws in the project. The construction must be stopped,” the Jeju Provincial Council said in its report.
The Jeju Provincial Council plans to accuse Navy Chief of Staff Kim Sung-chan, Chief of the Naval Base Project Lee Eun-gook and the Navy Headquarters for the violation of the administrative order that requires experts are present during the installation of a fence prior to excavation efforts.
On unresolved issues regarding the construction that the provincial council could not conduct an investigation due to its limited statutory powers, the Jeju Provincial Council plans to request a parliamentary investigation.
During the opening address for the provincial assembly session, Assembly Speaker Moon Dae-lim said, “It is the time for the government to respond,” urging it to listen to their pleas and start to openly talk with the Jeju residents on the issue. Moon added that the concept of tourist site needs to be reexamined, since it was only presented to appeal to residents without factoring in feasibility.
http://english.hani.co.kr/arti/english_edition/e_national/499351.html
For more info please check out: SAVE JEJU ISLAND
1. Latest news from Jeju (struggle against the planned naval base) by today's (conservative/reactionary) JoongAng Ilbo:
Students, workers from Hanjin arrested in Jeju
Police arrested 11 university students and four Hanjin Heavy Industries workers for illegally entering the construction site for a naval base in Gangjeong Village, Jeju Island, on a charge of interference with government affairs.
Seogwipo Police said yesterday that 12 students broke into the construction site, which is protected with wire fences, at around 8:30 p.m. Sunday.
They scuffled with a naval officer who tried to block them. The Navy called for help and about 50 policemen appeared.
During the scuffle, a female student was struck and taken to the hospital. The remaining 11 students were detained by police.
Afterward, police blocked the Jungdeok Intersection to prevent further protests near the site, provoking a reaction from liberal activists and local residents, who have staged rallies against the naval base for about two months.
A group clashed with police, and four employees of Busan-based Hanjin Heavy Industries were arrested.
Anti-government rallies have also been held at Hanjin in recent months, focusing on a labor dispute.
According to local media, the university students said that they just wanted to see the Gureombi Rock, which is located inside the site.
Police said the workers and the students flew in from the mainland to participate in a large-scale “festival” Sunday. The protests are now dubbed festivals to circumvent police restrictions.
The construction of the naval base on about 530,000 square meters (130 acres) of land near Gangjeong Port at a cost of 17.4 billion won ($16 million) is facing stiff resistance from a disparate group that says the base threatens the peace of Jeju Island.
Local residents have been joined by liberal activists and religious leaders from all over Korea in protests very similar to the ones in Busan at Hanjin Heavy Industries.
Related report:
☞ 강정마을 또 충돌...학생 11명, 한진중 노동자 4명 연행 (미디어충청, 10.3)
2. A (rabble-rousing) article about the latest developments in preperation of coming weekend's 5th "Hope Bus" tour to Busan to express solidaity with the struggle of Hanjin workers (in Monday's bourgeois Korea Times):
Calls growing against 'Hope Bus' rally
Residents in Busan are mounting calls on labor activists to stop holding a protest rally in support of dismissed shipbuilding workers this weekend when the southeastern port city hosts the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF).
Labor activists, civic group members and citizens have held the so-called ``Hope Bus’’ rallies four times so far and the organizers plan the fifth round of protest on Oct. 8-9 during which Busan hosts the film festival. The internationally-renowned film festival will begin on Oct. 6 and last through 14.
The rallies have been organized in protest of massive layoffs of unionized workers at Yeongdo shipyard by Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction (HHIC) in the port city.
They are gathering in Busan to support Kim Jin-sook, a former Hanjin Heavy worker and member of the Korea Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU), who has been staging a sit-in protest atop a 35-meter giant crane at its shipyard since January.
However, protest organizers, including members of KCTU and the Democratic Labor Party, are facing growing opposition from Busan residents, particularly those associated with conservative civic groups, sparking violent confrontation between the two sides in past rallies.
Municipal administrations and civic groups in Busan said the rally has caused severe traffic congestion, negatively affected the regional economy and damaged the city’s image, demanding the protest be halted or held elsewhere.
They said they will not allow any of the Hope Bus rally participants to enter the city during the film festival, urging the police to crack down on the illegal protesters.
On Sept. 30, more than 100 representatives of civic groups based in Busan came to Seoul to pay a visit to National Police Agency Commissioner Cho Hyun-oh, demanding the law enforcement authorities get tougher on Hope Bus protesters.
``We told the police chief that Busan residents are furious over a series of illegal protests in the name of supporting Hanjin Heavy workers. We said we will mobilize all possible measures to prevent the planned rally from being held during the film festival,’’ Choi Sang-gi, chairman of the Busan Pan-Citizens’ Union, said after a meeting with the commissioner. Choi said he asked Cho to stop protesters from disrupting the international event.
In response, the commissioner said police will take stern measures against those engaging in illegal protests in accordance with the law, requesting Busan residents refrain from clashing with Hope Bus demonstrators. Cho said all protests held after sunset will be banned in Busan, adding about 10,000 riot police will be deployed to protest sites.
Early last month, members of progressive political parties and civic groups announced a plan to hold the fifth round of Hope Bus protests, drawing strong criticism from Busan residents. The organizers said they will host a gathering in front of the Yeongdo shipyard on Oct. 8-9 to demand Hanjin Heavy rehire all dismissed workers.
Following the announcement, the Busan Metropolitan Government issued a statement, saying the planned protest may cause severe traffic congestion throughout the city and damage its international image.
The Busan Chamber of Commerce and Industry urged Hope Bus protestors to retract their decision, saying the demonstration will throw Hanjin Heavy and the entire local community into chaos.
Yeongdo district resident associations also vented anger at demonstrators, demanding they stop disrupting the daily life of residents and causing financial damage to the regional economy.
http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2011/10/117_95881.html
Related article:
☞ Sick of rallies, Busan civic group fights fire with fire (JoongAng Ilbo, 10.1)
On September 15, 2011 the Seoul 12th Administrative Court issued a verdict cancelling all punitive immigration measures taken by the Seoul Immigration Service against MTU President Michel Catuira including the ‘cancellation of the permit to transfer workplaces’, ‘cancellation of the extension of residence period’ (equal to cancellation of President Catuira’s visa) and ‘order to leave the country’... But last week the Immigration Office (Ministry of "Justice") rejected his visa application once again.
Last Wednesday(9.28) in front of Seoul's Immigration Office: Protest rally/press conference...
Related article/statements:
☞ 이주노동자 사업장 변경 횟수 제한 합헌 판결은 인종차별 판결이다! (MTU, 9.30)
☞ 헌재, 이주노동자 사업장 이전 자유 제한 합헌 판결 (NewsCham, 9.29)
☞ 서울출입국... 이주노조 위원장... (KCTU, 9.28)
Impressions from yesterday's fund raising festival ('노들인의 밤...'노란들판의 꿈') to support the struggle of disabled people to achieve independence, e.g. disability-friendly public traffic, housing etc.:
Today at 03:30 in the morning: About 70 "security guards", i.e. organized gangsters, hired by Gangnam-gu(district) office, forcibly attacked the residents of Poi-dong and cleared the way for the complete destruction of seven new build houses(*):
A more detailed report about it, you'll get as soon as possible!!!
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