USFK Install THAAD Launchers in Seongju after an Eight-hour Confrontation between Residents and S Korean Police

by ZoominKorea | Sep 8, 2017 | News, News Headlines, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD, US-ROK Alliance

In the early morning hours of September 7, U.S. forces in Korea installed four additional THAAD launchers in Seongju, South Korea. Seongju residents and peace activists, who blocked the entryway to the deployment site, stood their ground for more than eight hours...

Korean Americans Denounce US War Threats in Coordinated Protests

by ZoominKorea | Aug 18, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism

On August 14–ahead of the 72nd anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese colonial rule–Korean Americans across the United States rallied to demand the U.S. government stop war provocations against North Korea and start talks towards peace. Korean...

US-South Korean Joint Petition Urges End to U.S. War Games and Calls for Peace

by ZoominKorea | Aug 11, 2017 | Action, News, Peace and Militarism, Trump

In a joint effort, peace activists in the U.S. and South Korea are calling on people of both countries to demand their presidents call off Ulchi-Freedom Guardian, the upcoming US-South Korean war exercise, and work towards a peaceful solution to the current crisis...

S Korean Progressives Launch New Party to Complete ‘Candlelight Revolution’ [Interview, Part 1]

by ZoominKorea | Aug 4, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, News, Peace and Militarism

“The people who were at the forefront of the candlelight revolution that ousted Park Geun-hye need to be the driving force of South Korean politics, and for that reason, we need a new party,” said Kim Jong-hoon, an independent South Korean National Assemblymember, in...

S Korean Progressives Launch New Party to Complete ‘Candlelight Revolution’ [Interview, Part 2]

by ZoominKorea | Aug 4, 2017 | Analysis, Democracy, Labor and People's Struggles, News, Peace and Militarism

Continued from Part 1 ZoominKorea asked Kim Jong-hoon–an independent member of the South Korean National Assembly and Standing Representative of the New People’s Party (tentative name)–to discuss the impetus behind the formation of a new progressive party...

Seongju Residents: “Moon Jae-in, Park Geun-hye… What’s the Difference?”

by ZoominKorea | Aug 1, 2017 | News, Peace and Militarism, Stop THAAD

On July 29, following North Korea’s latest ICBM test, South Korea’s Moon Jae-in administration called on the U.S. to discuss plans to transfer the remaining parts of the THAAD anti-missile system to Seongju, South Korea to complete the deployment. So far, the...