30th Memorial Service for Martyr Kim Kyeongsook

 


On past August 11, 30th memorial service for Martyr Kim Kyeongsook was held. In the rainy day, we at the KWWA had the solemn memorial service with YH Association, 70s' Democratic Workers' Association, and activists living in the Seoul metropolitan area.

 

The YH incident (the death of Martyr Kim Kyeongsook) was both major labor incidents with the death of Martyr Cheon Tae-il in the 1970s in Korea. This incident led loss of the seat of the opposition partys head in the National assembly and then, a democratic movement by the citizens of Pusan and Masan areas, which sparked the termination of the Yushin dictatorial regime.

 

On September 21, 2009, in celebration of her 30th anniversary, YH Association and KWWA jointly prepared for special events. They included a documentary film for commemorating the Martyr Kim Kyeongsook, which had been prepared for 1 year, a symposium and other memorial services.

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