Following the successful and inspiring Peaceful New Earth Celebration event held in Yoyogi Park last month, the Neo Ryukyu Arc Network is now turning its attention to building bridges with peace movements elsewhere--beginning with an event focused on understanding key issues at stake.Don't miss this opportunity to see a screening of the documentary film “The Insular … [Read more...] about Peaceful New Earth Celebration Part II: Connecting Peace Movements in Okinawa, Guam and Beyond
Japan and Asia/日本とアジア
UPDATE US bases in Korea: Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report (and older articles)
Older articles belowRush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report Seunghun Lee (Department of Physics, University of Virginia) J.J. Suh (SAIS, Johns Hopkins University) On the night of March 26, 2010, the 1,200 ton Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy corvette Cheonan was severed in the middle and sank off Baengnyeong Island in the West Sea (or … [Read more...] about UPDATE US bases in Korea: Rush to Judgment: Inconsistencies in South Korea’s Cheonan Report (and older articles)
Yayori Awards seek to honor activists, artists, journalists working on women’s issues worldwide
From: Ten Thousand Things Supporting the culture of positive peace: inner & outer peace, sustainability, diversity, social justice, and affirmative creative expression--in the Asia-Pacific (and everywhere)Wednesday, June 30, 2010 The organizing committee for the Yayori Awards is pleased to announce that nomination forms are now available for the 2010 … [Read more...] about Yayori Awards seek to honor activists, artists, journalists working on women’s issues worldwide
List of Korean and Related Progressive Websites
sent from http://nobasestorieskorea.blogspot.com/First the list, then excerpts *Space4peace(Organizaing Notes)--STUDENTS CONNECT DOTS TO WAR $$$*Space4Peace(Korean, Korean Committee blog for the Global Network Conference, 2009)*Korea site for the World March for Peace and Nonviolence in Korea*Korea Report--> Overseas Koreans Call for Peace in … [Read more...] about List of Korean and Related Progressive Websites
[No US Bases] Emergency News: Update News on Wartime Operational Control etc: and Introduction on the site on the No base learning and Solidarity Visit Program_Korea (June 14 to 20, 2010)
Sung-Hee ChoiEmergency News: Office and staff houses of the Korean Alliance for Progressive Movement (http://www.jinbocorea.org/) were forcefully searched by the National Intelligence Service at 6:30am, June 29, 2010(Korean time) and three staffs were arrested ( Representative, Han Choong-Mok, Jung Dae Yeon, former Executive Chairman, and Choi Young-Ok, Vice Chairman of the … [Read more...] about [No US Bases] Emergency News: Update News on Wartime Operational Control etc: and Introduction on the site on the No base learning and Solidarity Visit Program_Korea (June 14 to 20, 2010)