DAY 1, August 3: KEEP 2008 starts by heading from Seoul to Jirisan, or Jiri Mountain, historic site of partisan guerilla fighting against the US military government in Korea (1945-48) and the beginning days of the Republic of Korea through the Korean War (1950-53). It is a mountain full of ghosts, full of history, lost lives, countrypeople who supported the resisters and were killed in turn. And when people like Korean movement activists climb the mountain, it is not just for the views, the fresh air, the water flowing down the slopes. They go there to remember.
Friday, August 1, 2008
To Jirisan! 지리산으로 간다!
DAY 1, August 3: KEEP 2008 starts by heading from Seoul to Jirisan, or Jiri Mountain, historic site of partisan guerilla fighting against the US military government in Korea (1945-48) and the beginning days of the Republic of Korea through the Korean War (1950-53). It is a mountain full of ghosts, full of history, lost lives, countrypeople who supported the resisters and were killed in turn. And when people like Korean movement activists climb the mountain, it is not just for the views, the fresh air, the water flowing down the slopes. They go there to remember.
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지리산으로 가세요!
Sending love from the 206! Or actually the 503... Sahngnoksoo is representin' at CSTI in Portland this weekend, and we are missing our Sunny and Sara! Thank you for the amazing updates and poem, Sukjong and Sun.
Have an amazing KEEP 2008! Post lots of pics and thoughts on the blog.
Love from NYC NDD
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