Korea/reparations for victims of war crimes
A Call to Action: Friday, June 23, 2000, Reparations for the Victims of U.S. War Crimes in Korea National Press Conference and Protest in Front of the White House
Dear Friend,
While the Pentagon continues to try to white wash the shocking news of U.S. soldiers machine gunning Korean peasants at No Gun Ri in 1950, more evidence is mounting of routine massacres throughout Korea during this period.
We are approaching the 50th anniversary of the Korean war. The truth must be told! Reparations for the victims must be made!
On Friday, June 23, at 10 A.M. Ramsey Clark, former States Attorney and a founding member of the International Action Center, and six of the Korean survivors, along with other experts and witnesses, will present their evidence and accounts of these massacres at a National Press Conference. (The press conference will be held at the National Press Club at 10 A.M. This will be followed by a protest in front of the White House, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, at 12 Noon.
The U.S./Pentagon war against Korea has never ended. 40,000 U.S. troops continue to menace the Korean people. This issue is not thousands of miles away, it is felt right here in Baltimore. The Pentagon spends billions of dollars that could better be used to buy school books for Baltimore's children, provide jobs and recreation for our youth and to provide health care for everyone in the State of Maryland.
Join us on Friday, June 23rd. We will gather at the All Peoples Congress Hall, 426 E. 31st (Greenmount Ave & 31st St.) at 8 A.M. and travel as a group. For more information call (410) 235-7040. Please call to reserve a seat.
Yours for Justice,
Reverend Kiyul Chung, Congress for Korean Reunification
Andre Powell & Sharon Ceci, All Peoples Congress
Bill Goodin, President, Unity for Action
Ellen Barfield, Former Army Veteran, who served in Korea in the 1980's,
Women's International League for Peace and Freedom
Sister Nzinga, WEAA Radio Personality
Leslie Salgado, Howard County Friends of Latin America
Sally Davies, President, AFSCME Local 1072