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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Korean Studies Colloquium Series, NYU</span></p>

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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin">Asian/Pacific/American Institute, NYU</span></p>

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minor-latin;color:#500050;background:white">Saturday, September 24, 2011, 5:30
to 7:00 pm</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal">(near the corner of University Place and East 8^th
Street)<b></b></p>

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"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;background:white">“</span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-bidi-font-family:
"Times New Roman";mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;background:white">The Art of </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:
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mso-bidi-theme-font:minor-latin;background:white">ance on </span></b><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;mso-fareast-font-family:
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<p class="MsoNormal">Since 2007, the villagers of Gangjeong on Jeju Island have
been waging fierce resistance against the construction of a massive naval base.
In 2006, the South Korean government had officially designated this stunningly beautiful
island as the "Island of Peace." But it now aims to build a naval base
there that would host twenty warships and two Aegis destroyers linked to the US
Missile Defense System. The base will significantly impact this pristine
UNESCO-designated World Natural Heritage site. The base will also fuel a
growing arms race with China. Gangjeong residents and activists have used every
democratic means to stop the base construction, but the South Korean government
has been intensifying its crackdown. It recently dispatched more than 1,000
riot police to forcibly remove and arrest the protesters.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">Art Talk:<span>  </span><b>Koh Gillchun</b>, a renowned Korean artist
whose art and activism are deeply rooted in the history of Jeju Island, will
talk about his art and the struggle in Gangjeong.</p>

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<p class="MsoNormal">In Solidarity: <b>Gloria Steinem</b>,
writer and feminist activist, will talk about why the Gangjeong villagers’
resistance has inspired peace and environmental activists around the
world.<span>  </span></p><div><br></div>-- <br>Henry Em<br>Associate Professor <br>East Asian Studies, NYU  <br>41 East 11th Street, 7th Floor <br>New York, NY.  10003-4602 <br>