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Where is your face? Swan Song political project
While in Gwangju on the weekend of May 18, members of the media team were lucky to meet artist Swan Song. Song shared her artistic political project with the team, which proved to be extremely...
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Photo Essay- Gwangju 2013
On May 17th and 18th, the ISCs Media Team joined in the commemoration ceremonies at Gwangju in the southern province of Jeonnam. After the assassination of dictator Park Chung Hee and a brief period of...
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March for the Beloved
By Dae-Han Song “Leaving behind neither love, glory, nor one’s name, We vow to march together in our lifetimes. Comrades can’t be found, but our banner still flutters. Let us not falter ‘till the new...
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A sign of struggle: the Gwangju uprising and the politics of symbolism
By Taryn Assaf Since the tragic incident that befell the citizens of Gwangju, South Korea, in May of 1980, events commemorating this time have stood as a symbol of strength, unity and power among...
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The Stories that Feed Us
by Kellyn Gross On May 18, 1980, at 8:32 A.M., an earthquake struck Mount St. Helens in Washington State, resulting in a debris avalanche and subsequent volcanic eruption that decimated the surrounding...
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May 18: Truth from within Solidarity
by Erica Sweett The atrocities that ravage countries are pushed into the shadows of history by those who are threatened by the weight of its truth. In the late 1970s Korea was very different. The...
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Locating Resistance, Commemorating Struggle
by Stephanie Park In any political movement, the act of raising political consciousness among new members is a crucial aspect of spreading awareness and building the movement. “Work classrooms” held...
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5.18.2014
By Ana Traynin On this May morning at the 34th People’s Commemoration We are full of color Red spilled blood Black death and cherished memory Yellow ribbons of hope Green spring explosion of life...
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