[Jeju Update] [April 29] Vicious Jeju Special law passed by the members of the National Assembly at the last minute.. the struggle would be harder

In the people's struggle site, a cross was set up on April 29, 2011

While Yang Yoon-Mo, movie critic has met his 25th fast in jail as of April 30, a great betrayal happened for the Jeju Island and nation.

The members of the Democratic Party, based on the Jeju Island, betrayed their people at the last minute, by working to pass the Jeju special law in the National Assembly under the surface on April 29.


The conservative Grand National party and Democratic party dominated-National Assembly passed the law after 10pm, April 29 despite the opposition by the progressive but minority parties whose votes were only 7 while the favoring votes were 186 among 198 present members’ votes. The annulled votes were 5.


Cho Seung-Soo, representative of the New Progressive Party opposed the passage of the Jeju special law, saying, “The items related to the naval base, included in the law are in violation of procedural democracy principal and have serious flaws in contents as well.”

By the vote, it became possible for the Office of the support for the Jeju-which is premised on the naval base- to continue to be existed under the Prime Minister Office after June.

The media Jeju says, the government’s move toward the establishment on the local development, premised on the naval base would be accelerated as the development-support basis for the vicinity areas of the naval base became to have the law basis.

The struggle against the naval base would be harder and many arrests of the villagers and activists who have hard fought are expected in coming days. The people's vigil tents including Yang's near the naval field office, Joongduk coast and and exhibition hall in the Joongduk coast are endangered to be demolished as the navy would move fast in coming days.. A villager who has kept his green house from the navy’s removal has also gotten its letter on April 29 that he should remove his by April 30 and if not, he should pay the unjust fine of about 16milion won.

* Image source: Sisa Jeju
* Image source: Sisa Jeju
* Image source: Life and Peace Felloship * Image source: Gangjeong village people's council site



But people would overcome and rise up again.. The History will record all the truth of the Gangjeong villagers’ suffering and resistance.



Tetrapods to destroy sea creatures including the UNESCO protected soft corals are being built in the naval base construction site.
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The below is the song that I put regarding one day's struggle story of Yongsan struggle on Nov. 22, 200. You can see the link on the day here. The song is needed again today. In the same sentiment, a net-ti-zen lso uploaded the lyrics which is originally a poem by a poet, Do Jong-Hwan.



Ivy
---Poem by Do Jong-Whan, Song by Kim Jung-Sik and children

It’s a wall.
When we feel it is an impossible wall to get over,
Then,
An ivy leaf quietly climbs up the wall.
When people say it is the wall of despair,
With no drop of water, with no seed that can survive,
The ivies, without hurrying, go forward.
They go up inevitably hand in hand one another even if it is only a bit of span,
Until they cover all the despair with their green.
They grasp the very despair without laying down it.
When we drop our heads down, thinking it is the wall we cannot get over.
An ivy leaf leads the thousands of leaves
And finally crosses the wall.

(Unofficial translation of the Korean, below)

담쟁이
도종환 시, 김정식 노래

저것은 벽
어쩔 수 없는 벽이라고 우리가 느낄 때
그때
담쟁이는 말없이 그 벽을 오른다
물 한방울 없고 씨앗 한 톨 살아남을 수 없는
저것은 절망의 벽이라고 말할 때
담쟁이는 서두르지 않고 앞으로 나아간다
한뼘이라도 꼭 여럿이 함께 손을 잡고 올라간다
푸르게 절망을 다 덮을 때까지
바로 그 절망을 잡고 놓지 않는다
저것은 넘을 수 없는 벽이라고 고개를 떨구고 있을 때
담쟁이 잎 하나는 담쟁이 잎 수천 개를 이끌고
결국 그 벽을 넘는다.

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See the recent photos

Gangjeong village people's council site

http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/5ort/157
강정 천막에서
Gangjeong tent (April 29)

http://cafe.daum.net/peacekj/GeVD/7
천사 커피 메이커
A supporting coffee maker (April 29)


Life and Peace Fellowship site

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129124

민들레 학교 순례단
A youth group visiting Gangjeong(April 29)

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129111
사진관 지킨 생명 평화 결사 등불들
The Members keeping the people's exhibition site in danger to be demolished (April 29)

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129065
작가들
Writers visiting Gangjeong village (April 28)

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129038
평화 순례
Pilgrim

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129031
양교수님 천막에서
LP in Yang tent (April 28)

http://www.lifepeace.org/xe/index.php?mid=lifepeace_pilgrimage_picture&document_srl=129024
주민들과 신구범 전 지사님
Villagers and Shin (April 27)