Korean-Americans protest the #Sewol_tragedy across the #US as President Park GH is visiting the #UN in#NY on September 22nd.
President Park Geun-hye will be visiting the United Nations Headquarters in New York on September 22nd.
We will place yet another ad in the NYT during her visit to openly criticize Ms. Park and the South Korean government for their continued failure as President and government body in leading South Korea as a true democratic nation, and pressure them to enact a special bill that will enable an independent committee to investigate and indict those responsible for Sewol tragedy.
There are many questions Yet to be answered on the South Korean Ferry Sewol Tragedy.
On April 16th, the world watched as over 300 students helplessly lost their lives in the capsized ferry. 150 days have passed, yet we are still asking the same question: Why was not ONE rescued?
We are demanding the truth of Sewol tragedy. Please see below NY Times ads by angry Korean Americans (mostly moms/dads and individuals) and a crowd funding website to fund those three NYT ads.
3rd NYT ad
https://www.indiegogo.com/
2nd NYT ad
https://www.indiegogo.com/
1st NYT ad
https://www.indiegogo.com/
We are going to hold the banner of the painting
'Sewol Owol' by artist Hong Seong-dam.
This satirical painting was rejected at the Gwangju Biennale art exhibition and validated the ongoing media and art censorship of the South Korean government. The political art portrays Korean President Park Geun-hye as a maniacal scarecrow under a full control of her Chief of Staff Kim Gi-chun, and her own father and former dictator Park Chung-hee. Ms. Park is confronted by parents of school children who drowned in April's ferry sinking. South Korea's governmental censorship now extends to freedom of artistic expression on top of controlling mainstream media and suppressing freedom of speech.
Please read this NYT article on this issue:
http://nyti.ms/1ngBkNb
We urge President Park to stop destroying democracy, liberty and justice, and instead have the Congress pass the Sewol Ferry Act per the victims' families & Korean Bar Association's proposal.
We are protesting this Saturday and Sunday in several cities as follows:
Atlanta 9/20 Sat 3pm at CNN center/Olympic Park
Canada Toronto 9/20 3pm at North York City Hall,
Ottawa and various place
Canada Vancouver 9/20 Sat 2pm at Vancouver Art Gallery
San Diego, CA 9/20 Sat 2pm at Zion market
LA, CA. 9/20 Sat 5 pm at Korean Consulate General
Sanfrancisco, CA 9/21 Sun 1 pm SF City Hall - UN Plaza
NY, NY ( NJ and DC/VA/MD will join by bus) 9/21 Sun 4pm at NYT
Indianapolis IN 9/21 Sun 5pm at Indianapolis - Canal Walk (439 W Ohio St. Indianapolis IN 46202)
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