Departure ceremony in Seoul
Arrival in New York
Comrade Park Bawoo holds a protest in front of the Japanese Consulate General every Wednesday to stop dumping nuclear contaminated water into the ocean.
He invited our group (Mr. Lee Rae-kyung and me) to stay at his house instead of a hotel while we were in New York.
His wife, Jina Park, was of great help.
After protesting together on Wednesday the 3rd
In the evening, we had dinner together at the invitation of Hwang Mi-mi (second from the right), a fellow New Yorker.
On the 4th (Thursday), I had a valuable meeting with Sonia Jang (second from the right), a leader in New York civic society.
We carry out promotional activities in the Korean community, such as putting up posters with Park Bawoo.
With Comrade Park Bawoo and his wife
On the evening of the 5th, at a gathering of Koreans in New Jersey, I and sponsor president Lee Rae-kyung had the opportunity to explain our Global Citizen March to STOP Nuclear Polluted Water.
The data I explained about the Japanese government’s nuclear contaminated water problem is
It was widely reported in the New York Ilbo, the most read newspaper among Korean-Americans in New York.
Korean Americans gathering in front of the Japanese Consulate General in Manhattan at 2pm on July 6th.
About 50 people gathered.
A powerful march through Manhattan. The leader at the front is Pastor Youngmin Jeong. And ‘Pungmul Band’ takes the lead in appealing to New York citizens. The reaction of citizens waving and giving thumbs ups was enthusiastic. Although it was the hottest day of the year, we lost track of time due to the enthusiastic response from citizens during the march.
The article that published this photo is
Arriving in front of the UN headquarters, shouting slogans and taking a commemorative photo.
Our group gathered at Hammarskjold Square, the meeting place, and watched the Vision Truck video.
The materials shown to the group were
Chunbeom Lee filmed the entire event on video.
Nuclear Polluted Water STOP Global Citizen March (in central Manhattan), July 6, 2024 (youtube.com)
A message from New York State Senator Pete Harkham
A performance was held here to read and adopt the World Citizenship Declaration drafted in Kyoto.
A scene where Sponsorship Chairman Rae-kyung Lee is giving a keynote speech.
New York Daily article reported with photos of this event
On the evening of July 6th, there was an excellent
lecture by Professor Lee Rae-kyung.
The situation on the Korean Peninsula and the role of
civil (compatriot) society
It was also reported in the U.S Hankook Ilbo.
GLOMA marches on the streets of Manhattan against the release of Fukushima nuclear contaminated water – The U.S Hankook Ilbo (koreatimes.com)
GLOMA, 후쿠시마 핵오염수 방출 반대 맨하탄 가두행진 – 미주 한국일보 (koreatimes.com)
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The July 6th March and the events before and after it in New York were possible because of the enthusiastic support of Korean Americans.I would like to take this opportunity to express my deep gratitude to you all.
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