[Jeju Update] Island peace event on March 4/ The sea and rocks are in pain by the continued maritime construction

* Image source: Jeju Human Rights 제주 평화 인권 센터
* Image source: Life and Peace Fellowship: members starting the 100days' peace pilgrim in the Jeju 4.3 Memorial Park, Jeju island on March 1, 2011
* 이미지 소스: 생명 평화 결사 100일 평화 순례, 제주도 4. 3 평화 공원에서 3월 1일 시작(클릭)

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*아래는 제주 도민 일보 기사(클릭) 와 제주 환경 일보 기사 요약 (클릭) 번역
The Pan-Island Committee for Prevention of Military Base and for Realization of Island of Peace (Pan-Island Committee afterwards) holds the ‘Peace event for the Jeju without naval base,’ in front of the City Hall.

The event opens with a way-making by the workers of the Jeju branch of the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions.

Following it, the ‘Socialism band’ and ‘Sai’ that is famous as the founder of ‘organic funk folk’ will have performances. There will be a play of a large transverse bamboo flute by a master Cho Chul-Hyun.
The Life and Peace Fellowship members who are making 100 days’ pilgrim the Gangjeong village will deliver ‘ peace speech.’ After the solidarity speech by Mr. Kim Jong-Nam, Secretary General of the Korea Federation for Environmental Movements, a Gangjeong village child appeals for the solidarity to withdraw the naval base plan.

The Personnel in the Pan-Island Committee saying that “ Because of the Woo Keun-Min Island Government’s announcement on the acceptance of the naval base and navy’s unilateral forceful construction, the conflicts by the Island people who concern about the naval base construction, not to mention by the Gangjeong villagers are increasing,’ stated that ‘ The Pan-Island committee aspiring the Jeju without naval base and gathering our wish for the peace in the Jeju holds a peace event many citizen can join in.” (summary translation of the Jeju Domin Ilbo and Jeju Hwankyung Ilbo)
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The sea and rocks are in pain by the continued maritime construction

Otherwise on March 3, 2011, it was discovered in the morning that the barge ship was putting down the tetra pods a far from the rocky Joongduk coast, near the Metboori where the naval field office was located. Loping the ship's body to a rock in, the ship put each tetra pod inside sea.
The construction went by 6pm in the afternoon. The Subcontracting company of Daerim has also installed yellow hooks that are for putting a web on the sea. (See the below videos)
It was also discovered that the two workers were measuring the height of the locations for a coast road along the Olle trail in the Joongduk coast. The workers said they belong to the Sunyoung General Engineering and they were doing only subcontracted business.

The navy is told to set up a fence along the planned naval base area sooner or later and it will bring tension between it and villagers.

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Maritime construction on March 3, 2011_No Jeju Naval Base (Morning)


Maritime construction in the evening of March 3, 2011_No Jeju Naval Base


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