2011: CCA-Delegation auf Chejudo - eine Erklärung
STATEMENT
Of the CCA Delegation to Jeju-Island
August 8-10, 2011
On June 15, 2011, in response to Christian Conference of Asia (CCA) information about a Consultation co-organized with the World Council of Churches (WCC) to be entitled ‘Peace and Security in Asia: Ecumenical Response’ and held in conjunction with the CCA Program Area Committee on Justice, International Affairs, Development and Service (JID) meeting in Bangkok, Thailand, on August 1-6, the National Council of Churches in Korea (NCCK) requested consideration of a solidarity visit to be made from CCA to Jeju Island.
The main focus of the solidarity visit was to witness the ongoing resistance of residents of Kangjeong village at the southern tip of Jeju Island to the construction of a Korea-United States Naval Base in the area and to understand the concerns about this construction with the aim of strengthening the international support to the resistance.
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