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• THE KOREAN COUNCIL IN SAN FRANCISCO! (4) [gallery columns=“2” ids=“4097,4095,4096,4098”] With the Bataan Legacy History Society, the Korean Council conducted a mini symposium on the war crimes during the World War II at the Golden Gate University School of Law on September 21st. Cecilia Gaerlan, founder and executive director of the Bataan Legacy History Society, explained the Japanese military’s war crimes of the Bataan Death March and the movement to have the California State Board of Education to include the history of World War II in the Philippines in the U. 2018년 9월 22일
• The Korean Council in San Francisco! (2) [gallery ids=“4043,4044,4062,4059,4061,4060,4078,4079,4080”] Truth and Justice : Remembering “Comfort Women” Exhibition was held at the International Hotel Manilatown Center in San Francisco since September 16th to September 22nd. The opening ceremony took place at 18:30pm on Sunday, September 16th and was attended by more than 50 people. Sung Sohn, representative of ESJF, and Eric Mar, professor at SFSU and a former member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, hosted the 2018년 9월 20일
• THE KOREAN COUNCIL IN SAN FRANCISCO! (3) [gallery ids=“5302,5303,5301,5304,5305”] On September 18th, Yoon Meehyang, representative of the Korean Council, gave a special speech at the San Francisco Board of Supervisors. The San Francisco Board of Supervisors had passed a resolution to install a memorial to honor the Japanese military ‘comfort women’ victims on September 22nd, 2015, which led to the actual installation on September 22nd, 2017. SFSU profess Eric Mar, who served as a member of the board back in 2015, had proposed the resolution. 2018년 9월 20일
• The Korean Council in San Francisco! (1) [gallery columns=“2” ids=“4052,4053,4054,4055”] The Korean Council conducted a workshop with the teachers from San Francisco from 8am to 4pm on September 15th. The workshop was co-organized by the Education for Social Justice Foundation, Facing History and Ourselves, and Alliance for Preserving the Truth of Sino-Japanese War, on the topic of “The Nanjing Atrocities and “Comfort Women” Teaching World War II in East Asia”. During the morning session, the participants discussed 1) why war crimes need to be educated, 2) how Japan and established its national identity, and 3) how to educate the historical truth of the Nanjing Massacre. 2018년 9월 16일
• Golden Women Vision in Uganda Lessons in Korea 2018년 9월 14일
• Golden Women Vision in Uganda Report for June-August 2018 2018년 9월 12일
• The Korean Council in Chicago! [gallery ids=“3895,3898,3899,3900,3901,3902,3903,3897,3906,3907”] On September 10th, the Korean Council held an opening ceremony and workshop for the Truth & Justice : Remembering “Comfort Women” Exhibition in 062 Gallery in Chicago. Prof. Elizabeth W. Son of Northwestern University hosted the event, thanking Japanese military sexual slavery victims including Kim Bok-dong and Gil Won-ok halmonis for the movement and emphasizing the importance of the resolution of the Japanese military sexual slavery issue and women’s human rights. 2018년 9월 12일
• Korean Women's Association in Singapore Donates to the Butterfly Fund Korean Women’s Association in Singapore donated 3,000,000 won to the Butterfly Fund to support the victims of sexual violence in conflict across the world. For their prior event on the Japanese military sexual slavery issue, Kim Bok-dong halmoni shared a video of support. We thank the Korean Women’s Association in Singapore again for their visit to Korea and donation. 2018년 9월 4일
• Searching for the Records of the Pusan ‘Comfort Women’ and Women’s Labor Corps members vs. Japanese Government Lawsuit The Korean Council activists visited Fukuoka and Shimonoseki to record the Pusan ‘Comfort Women’ and Women’s Labor Corps members vs. Japanese Government Lawsuit that was held in 1992 (also called Kanbu Saiban (Trial); Kan for Shimonoseki and Bu for Pusan/Busan) . The Pusan ‘Comfort W 2018년 8월 30일
• Voices of Survivors of Sexual Violence in Conflict The 6th International Memorial Day for Japanese Military ‘Comfort Women’ invited people across the world who work towards prevention of sexual violence in conflict. Survivors from Uganda, DRC, Kosovo, the Yazidis in Northern Iraq, an activist from the Mukwege Foundation, former UN Special Rapporteur on Violence against Women Prof. Rashida Manjoo stayed in Korea throughout the Memorial Day programs. On August 12th, Ms. Acan Sylvia Obal, the first one to arrive to Korea, gave the first pitch at the baseball game for Marymond-SK Wyverns Collaboration Day. 2018년 8월 20일
• Wend Africa First Quarter Report 2018 2018년 7월 7일
• Golden Women Vision in Uganda Report for March-May 2018 2018년 6월 25일