Maine Paper Covers Jeju Navy Base Fight

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Friday, April 19, 2013
MAINE PAPER COVERS JEJU NAVY BASE FIGHT



Here is the full-page coverage last Monday in our local Times Record (midcoast Maine) newspaper about the Jeju Island Navy base fight.

Fellow Maine activist Carolyn Coe went to Gangjeong village for three weeks and did this great report. I am amazed and happy that the paper covered this considering that the Navy Aegis destroyers, outfitted with so-called missile defense systems, are made here in Bath.

It's a really good thing for the community to have to see this. Thank you Times Record.

posted by Bruce K. Gagnon

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1. Some radio stories on Jeju by Carolyn Coe on WERU

Listen/download at http://archives.weru.org/tag/gangjeong-village

WERU News Report 4/9/13

Producer/Host: Amy Browne

Segment 1: With North Korea so much in the news these days, we bring you this report on an under-reported story from South Korea: Gangjeong village’s struggle against a navy base – produced by WERU volunteer Carolyn Coe earlier this year, after she returned from a trip to the area. Features interviews with Sung-Ku Choi, Dr. Song Kang-Ho, Kang Dong-Kyun
and Sung-Hee Choi

Segment 2: The Peace & Justice Center of Eastern Maine’s 19th Annual HOPE Festival is coming up on April 27th, and they have a new theme and format this year. Joining us on our Peacetime segment today is Mat Dubel, the Executive Director of Fields Pond Audubon Center, and one of organizers of the event, to tell us about the “Do One Thing” theme FMI: www.peacectr.org

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WERU Special: US Navy Base on Jeju Island 2/28/13

Producer/Host: Carolyn Coe

Program Topic: Gangjeong Village Struggle against Naval Base

Key Discussion Points:
a) why villagers and others in South Korea and beyond are opposed to the construction of a naval base in Gangjeong, Jeju Island, South Korea
b) how base construction has already impacted villagers and local sea creatures
c) the use of violence by police against nonviolent protestors
Guests by name and affiliation:
A) Sung-Hee Choi, member of the Gangjeong village international team
B) Kang Dong-Kyun, mayor of Gangjeong
C ) Jane, peacekeeper

Sung-Hee Choi
Mayor Kang Dong-Kyun
Jane

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2. I took

20 Boy Scouts from Seoul to Jeju Island in the Spring of 2004 for a week long Spring break camping trip. We had a great time. Rode the overnight ferry from Inchon to Jeju and had a really fun week exploring the island.