Thursday, April 1, 2010 (Updated Tuesday, April 20, 2010)
North Korea Freedom Week 2010 will be held in Seoul, South Korea, from April 25 – May 1.
Established in 2004 by the North Korea Freedom Coalition (NKFC), North Korea Freedom Week (NKFW) started as a single day and has expanded to a week-long, yearly event. North Korea Freedom Week continues to galvanize support for human rights in North Korea, bringing together North Korea human rights supporters across faiths, nationalities, and political parties, including North Korean defectors.
In addition to rallying for freedom and human rights in North Korea, raising awareness, and providing opportunities for North Korean defectors to speak out, North Korea Freedom Weeks have also resulted in: the passage of the North Korea Human Rights Act of 2004; meetings with the President of the United States, members of U.S. Congress, and North Korean defectors and family members of abductees; and the first ever Congressional hearings to focus on the South Korean and Japanese abductees and to expose the involvement of the Kim Jong-il regime in counterfeiting and drug trafficking and other illicit activities. NKFC 2010 will be the first NKFC held in South Korea.
Click here for more information about NKFC. (The icon above is a poster from NKFW 2009.)
NORTH KOREA FREEDOM WEEK 2010 SEOUL, KOREA
Sunday, April 25 – Saturday, May 1
The week’s final schedule is below. All events are open to the public. (Last updated: Tuesday, April 20, 2010)
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
[Week-long event] Sunday, April 24th to Saturday, May 1st
North Korea Human Rights Exhibit
10 AM – 5 PM North Korea “Ah, the Warm Country in the South!” (The North Korea Genocide Exhibit)
Host: North Korea Genocide Exhibit, Moon Gook Han (sgf2002@hanmail.net)
Location: Seoul Gallery, Seoul Press Center 1st Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5
[Week-long event] Sunday, April 25th to Saturday, May 1st
North Korea Human Rights Photo Exhibit
Host: NKHR Young Adult’s Coalition, Han Nam Soo/Strategy Center Youth Group, Choi Young Jin
Location: Various colleges/universities in Seoul
[Throughout the week during NKFW2010]
Sunday, April 25th
2PM – 4PM Prayer Service led by North Korean Defector churches
Hosts: North Korean Church Coalition, Pastor Kang Cheol Ho of Saetu Church (kangch214@hanmail.net); Pastor Lim Chang Ho of Jangdaehyun Church (limchangho@gmail.com); New Pyongyang Full Gospel Church
Location: Saeteo Church, Shinjung-Dong 337 Mokdong 2Cha Woosung APT B-sangga 4th Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 5, Mok Dong Station Exit 5; Line 2, Yangcheon-Gu Office Station and then Bus – no. 6617 Last Stop
3 PM – Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for North Korea Human Rights Exhibit
“Ah, the Warm Country in the South!” (The North Korea Genocide Exhibit)Host: North Korea Geneocide Exhibit, Moon Gook Han
Location: Seoul Gallery, Seoul Press Center 1st Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5
Monday, April 26th
10AM – NK Gulag Inmate List Press Release & Witness Testimony
Host: NK Gulag, Kim Tae Jin, Jung Gwang Il, Jee Hae Lee (jhlee.nkgulag@gmail.com)
Location: Seoul Press Center, 19th Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station
2PM – North Korean Human Rights Digital Screening
Host: Abductee & Defectors Human Rights Coalition, ICCNK, Do Hee Yoon
Location: Seoul Metro Art Gallery, Hyehwa Metro Station
Transportation: Subway – Line 4, Hyehwa Station
Tuesday, April 27th
ALL DAY 10AM – POW/Abductee, Abduction-related Conference
Host: POW/Abductee Int’l Coalition, Lee Mi Il (milee625@hanmail.net), Professor Nishioka
Location: NK Democracy Committee Office, Gang-Nam-Gu Nonhyeon-Dong 216-2 Harim B/D 4TH Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 7, Hakdong station
Time TBD – Open Invitation Forum:
“Kim Jong Il Regime’s Inhumane & Savage Rule: Elite North Korean Defectors’ Testimonies”
Host: ICCNK, NK Intellectuals Solidarity, Do Hee Yoon (dhy21c@hanmail.net), Kim Heung Gwang
Location: Seoul Press Center, 20th Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 5
5PM – Suzanne Scholte’s Special Lecture at Sejong University
Host: Sejong University (w3@sejong.ac.kr)
Location: Sejong University, Seoul
Transportation: Subway – Line 7, Children’s Grand Park Station
Wednesday, April 28th
1:30PM – North Korean Women Defectors Human Rights Seminar
Host: CNKWR Coalition for North Korean Women’s Rights, Kang Su Jin (frogreen79@naver.com)
Location: National Assembly Building, Yoido
Transportation: Subway – Line 9, National Assembly Station
2:30PM – National Rally for North Korea Freedom Week 2010
Host: International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, Dr. Kim Hyunwook (khubosco@hanmail.net)
Location: Seoul Station
Transportation: Subway – Lines 1 & 4, Seoul Station
Wednesday, April 28th to Saturday May 1st
2PM – Reading the Names of 8,400 Abductee & POWs (Pep-Rally & Name Reading)
Host: Abductee & Defectors Human Rights Coalition, ICCNK, Do Hee Yoon (dhy21c@hanmail.net), Bae Jae Hyun (mission2china@hanmail.net)
Location: Pagoda Park, Jongno-Gu
Transportation: Subway – Lines 1,3,5, Jongno-3-ga Station
Thursday, April 29th
7:30AM – North Korean Human Rights Forum (Guest Speaker: Suzanne Scholte)
Host: International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, Dr. Kim Hyunwook (khubosco@hanmail.net)
Location: Karak Hotel, 2nd Floor
Transportation: Subway – Lines 8, Karak Market Station
1PM – Debate for Human Rights of North Korean Defectors: How Much Has Improved?
Host: Democracy Strategy Center, Kang Cheol Hwan
Location: Community Chest of Korea, Jung-Gu
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 3, 12; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station Exit 6
8PM – North Korean Human Rights Prayer Vigil
Host: International Forum for Foreign Policy & National Security, ICCNK (khubosco@hanmail.net)
Location: Balsandong Catholic Church
Transportation: Subway – Line 5, Ujangsan Station Exit 3
Friday, April 30th
10AM – Protest at the Embassy of China in Seoul
Host: NKFW2010 Planning Committee
Location: Chinese Embassy, 54, Hyoja-Dong, Jongno-gu, SeoulTransportation: Subway – Line 3, Gyeonbokgung Station
1PM – North Korea Human Rights Act-related International Conference
Host: PSCORE People for Successful COrean REunification , Kim Young Il (youngilkim78@naver.com)
Location: Seoul Press Center, 20th Floor
Transportation: Subway – Line 1 or 2, City Hall Station Exit 4; Line 5, Gwanghwamun Station
4PM – Crossing Screening & Lecture of NK Defector
Host: Student Group of Yonsei University (yeahys@hanmail.net)
Location: Yonsei University
Transportation: Subway, Line 2, Sinchon Station
6:30PM – Meeting with Chairperson of National Human Rights Commission of Korea, Byung-Chul HYUN
Participators: Suzanne and other 6 people
8PM – North Korea Freedom Week 2010 Prayer Vigil
Host: Esther Prayer Movement for North Korea, Professor Lee Yong Hee (yhlee@kyungwon.ac.kr)
Location: Shinil Church, Joong-Gu Shin-Dang 4-Dong, 347-298, Seoul
Transportation: Subway – Line 3, 6, Yaksu Station; Line 5, Cheonggu Station
Saturday, May 1st
Afternoon [Exact Time TBD] – Balloon Launch into North Korea
Host: Fighters for Free North Korea FFNK, Park Sang Hak (berojapark@hanmail.net)
Location: Freedom Bridge, Imjingak, Paju City, Kyonggi Province
Transportation: Gyeongui Rail Line, Imjingak Station
