international-solidarity
- REMED REPORT FOR DEC 2018-FEB 2019
REMED, an organization in DR Congo that the Korean Council supports through Butterfly Fund has built a training center for the victims called “Centre d’encadrement des femmes et filles victime dela violence." On January 11th, the first sewing machine training was attended by 63 trainees who were girl-mothers (girls who became pregnant and gave birth due to sexual violence by the armed rebel groups)
2019년 4월 8일
- Golden Women Vision in Uganda Report for Dec 2018-Feb 2019
2019년 3월 19일
- Poet Emily Jungmin Yoon Donates to the Korean Council
A debut poet, Emily Jungmin Yoon wrote about the experiences of the Japanese military sexual slavery victims. A Cruelty Special to Our Species, captured the readers through Emily Jungmin Yoon’s own “experience of ‘intertwined languages’ and the postwar Korean diaspora” as described in the New York Times : https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/13/books/review/cruelty-special-to-our-species-emily-jungmin-yoon.html
In addition to using poetry to help the readers communicate with the victims, Emily Jungmin Yoon organized a fundraising campaign with her readers through Twitter : https://twitter.
2019년 2월 8일
- New Zealand Exhibition and Wednesday Demonstration
-Opening: Saturday 12 January, 12pm https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=542512776257818&id=918699748261762 -Film Screening: Saturday 19 January, 11am -Public Talk/ First Wednesday Demonstration: Wednesday 23 January, 3:30pm On view until 29 January Women and War: Voices for Peace seeks to remember and honour the survivors of military sexual abuse during the Imperial Japanese colonisation of the Asia-Pacific, also known as ‘Comfort Women’. The
2019년 1월 10일
- New Year's Message from Rev. Bill Crews
Rev. Bill Crews has stood in solidarity with the Japanese military sexual slavery victims and supported the establishment of Statue of Peace in Australia. He shared a New Year’s Message on his experiences of standing in solidarity with the Japanese military sexual slavery victims, and expanding his solidarity to people who have weak voices in the society.
We hope that you will have a chance to learn about Rev. Bill Crews’ actions and share your own thoughts and feelings.
2019년 1월 7일
- Statement on the Removal of Statue of Peace in the Philippines
Statement on the Removal of Statue of Peace in the Philippines
The Korean Council demands the Japanese Government to terminate its actions to erase the history and make official apology and legal reparations to the Japanese military sexual slavery victims!
The Statue of Peace established in San Pedro City on December 28th, 2018, was removed after the Japanese Embassy remonstrated against it on December 30th. The Statue of Peace in San Pedro City was established through the participation of the Mayor of San Pedro City, the former Mayor of Jecheon City in South Korea, and citizens.
2019년 1월 3일
- New Year's Greeting from Golden Women Vision in Uganda
The Butterfly Fund works with organizations that support survivors of sexual violence in conflict in Uganda.
On the first day of 2019, the Golden Women Vision in Uganda sent a warm New Year’s Greeting to warm our hearts.
Dear Yoon Mee-hyang
On Behalf of Golden women vision in Uganda,l would like to extend my
Great thanks to you for the very kind kind heart in supporting the
war survivors in the Republic of Uganda in 2018 through the Butterfly
2019년 1월 2일
- Lila-Pilipina Updates
2018년 12월 31일
- REMED Report for Apr-Oct 2018
2018년 12월 28일
- 1367th Wednesday Demonstration
The 1367th Wednesday Demonstration commemorated halmonies who passed away in 2018. Various organizations such as the Kansai Network 간사이네트워크, Kookmin University Statue of Peace Committee 국민대학교 평화의소녀상 건립추진위원회, Janggok Middle School 장곡중학교, Iksan Youth Center 익산 청소년 수련
2018년 12월 26일
- BTS Fan club 'Army' Donates Winter Goods for Halmonies
On Sunday, December 16th, the BTS fan club ‘Army’ donated winter goods to support the victims of Japanese military sexual slavery. ‘Army’ organized a fundraising event with fans from Korea, the U.S., Japan, Europe, and Central/South America from November 9th to November 30th.
‘Army’ shared that it was the fans’ wish to support halmonies through the cold winter. ‘Army’ also promised to continue to stand in solidarity with the victims.
2018년 12월 16일
- Poem from Dian Lestariningsih in Indonesia
Ms. Dian Lestariningsih, from Indonesia, participated in the Wednesday Demonstrations held in Korea several times.
Singing the Wednesday Demonstration opening song “Like A Rock” and learning about the stories of halmonies encouraged her to share her feelings and thoughts through poems.
In “I Feel You”, she expressed understanding for halmonies,
In “Thank You”, she expressed gratitude for halmonies’ courage.
We hope that all of us can read the beautiful poems and think about each of us can do to stand in solidarity with halmonies.
2018년 12월 12일