'저는 그들의 땅을 지키기 위하여 싸웠던 인디안들의 이야기를 기억합니다. 백인들이 그들의 신성한 숲에 도로를 만들기 위하여 나무들을 잘랐습니다. 매일밤 인디안들이 나가서 백인들이 만든 그 길을 해체하면 그 다음 날 백인들이 와서 도로를 다시 짓곤 했습니다. 한동안 그 것이 반복되었습니다. 그러던 어느날, 숲에서 가장 큰 나무가 백인들이 일할 동안 그들 머리 위로 떨어져 말과 마차들을 파괴하고 그들 중 몇몇을 죽였습니다. 그러자 백인들은 떠났고 결코 다시 오지 않았습니다….' (브루스 개그논)





For any updates on the struggle against the Jeju naval base, please go to savejejunow.org and facebook no naval base on Jeju. The facebook provides latest updates.

Sunday, April 17, 2011

[Jeju Update: April 15 & 16] People saving endangered species/

Stop the illegal and violent naval base construction... movie critic Yang Yoon-Mo meets his 12th day hunger strike in jail as of April 17, 2011. Release Yang Yoon-Mo(click)

* Image source: Solidarity for Peace And Reunification of Korea The jailed movie critic Yang Yoon-Mo met his 12th day hunger strike in jail as of April 17. Yang demands the stop of naval base construction and punishment of all the policemen who joined the violent and brutal arrest of him. Yang’s photo in a meeting room in the Jeju prison was taken by a visitor on April 16, 2011.
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The Goorumbee, the rocky coast cries.. Jeju Naval Base, absolutely NO!


A villager is strengthening the fence to prevent the navy and companies from the illegal and violent naval base construction(April 16, 2011)


People wrote, "The Goorumbee(the rocky coast) cries."

Villagers staying on the banners to watch the coast from the construction (April 15)





Kim Yeo-Jin, a famous actress for her vital activism visited the village. The movie society is becoming hot on the struggle against the Jeju naval base construction upon the moment of arrest of movie critic, Yang Yoon-Mo, who is doing 12th day hunger strike as of April 17.

Construction of molding flat tetra pods was continued even on Saturday. One and half of the cement trucks are used for one 10ton flat tetra pods which will destroy the creatures in the coast and sea. * Image source: http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/128686#0 ________________________________________

Save the creatures who cannot speak their pain



While construction became loose on Saturday, April 16, people paid attention to the endangered species in the coast and sea in the plammed naval base area.



* Image source: http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/128686#0

A leader of the group called Life and Peace Fellowship tried to save sweet fish in the Gangjeong stream all day by making their way from the sea to the stream.





And the endangered UNESCO protected soft corals... What whill happen when the sea is dredged... See HERE

* Image source: http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/496a/63



* Image source: http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/49kU/175


* Image source:

http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/496a/62
* Image source: http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/49kU/174

Dolphins appeared on April 15 again. ______________________________________________

Click the links to see more photos on April 15 & 16

Gangjeong Village People's Council site
http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj

People saving creatures

http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/49kU/175
http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/128686#0 http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/49kU/174

Creatures in the Gangjeong Sea, the planned naval base area


http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/496a/62
http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/496a/63

Yang Yoon-Mo, movie critic and Kim Yeo-Jin, actress
http://spark946.org/bugsboard/index.php?BBS=s_news&action=viewForm&uid=2776&page=1

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