Solidarity Letter from South Korea
Dear Colleagues,
Solidarity Greetings from South Korea!
We, the Peoples G20 Response Preparation Committee of South Korea, extendour warmest embrace to the movements of Canada. We stand in solidarity with you as part of this broader international movement for justice, the planet, and all people. As we prepare for the November G20 in Seoul, we take this moment to remember your struggles and your sacrifices in the Toronto G20. We have heard of the police repression and inhumane detention conditions that protestors experienced. We particularly stand ready to support those 17activists that are still being persecuted under criminal charges by the police.
We know that it will take movements across many nations to save our planet, our people, and get justice. We will honor your struggles with our own
struggles this November in Seoul G20.
In solidarity,
Peoples G20 Response Preparation Committee of South Korea
List of participating organizations(as of August 13, 2010)
Korean Confederation of Trade Unions(KCTU)
National Association of Professors for Democratic Society(NAPDS)
Citizen’s Movement for Environmental Justice
Korean Federation of Medical Groups for Health Rights
Korean Women's Association United(KWAU)
Global Call to Action Against Poverty Korea(GCAP-Korea)
Korean Peasants’ League(KPL)
Civil Society Network for Financial regulation and taxation on speculative capital
Civil Society Organisation Network in Korea
People’s Solidarity for Social Progress(PSSP)
People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy(PSPD)
Korea Alliance of Progressive Movements
National Students March
Korean Women Peasant Association
Joint Committee with Migrants in Korea (JCMK)
All Together
Green Korea United
Korean Urban Poor Association
Alternative Forum of University Students
National Democratic Association of Street Vendors
Citizen’s Coalition for Economic Justice
Institute for Global Political Economy
Imagine Institute
Corea Institute for New Society
New Community Institute
Institute for New World
SpecWatch Korea
Korean Clerical and Financial Workers Association
NANUMMUNHWA_ Global Peace Activities
Korean People's Solidarity Against Poverty
Energy & Climate Policy Institute for Just Transition (ECPI)
Energy Justice Actions
Migrant Workers Rights Watch, Korea
Solidarity for Street Vendors and Informal Workers
Korea Progressive Academy Council
Progressive Strategy Council
Center for Energy Politics(CEP)
Korea Federation for Environment Movement(KFEM) / FOE Korea
The Committee for a Socialist Workers' party(CSWP)
People Not Profit
Transparency International - Korea
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The G8/G20 meetings took place in Ontario from June 25-27, 2010. Toronto-based organizations of women, people of colour, indigenous peoples, the poor, the working class, queer and trans people and disabled people organized a peoples convergence with 40,000 people taking to the streets, standing up for justice in collaboration and solidarity!
Activists, community members, inspired and outraged individuals came together as a movement to demand justice for people and the planet. Over a week of mobilizations, events, workshops and direct actions took place in the face of state and police repression, violence and infringements on rights and freedoms.
We must continue to mobilize and build greater solidarity among our communities- an important part of this is supporting all those arrested during the G20 summit, including our allies still in detention, and those released on bail.