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Korean
Women's Day Organizing Committee for Celebrating 100 Years of International
Women's Day (KWDOC), formed by 167 nationwide women's organizations
such as Korean Women’s Associations United (KWAU), Korean Confederation
of Trade Unions (KCTU), Federation of Korean Trade Unions
(FKTU), and Women Corea, hosted Korean Women's Day Festival in celebration
of 100 years of International Women's Day on March 8th 2008, under
the slogan "Women, let's open the curtain of new communities
world." This festival aims to commemorate 100 years of international
women's day, to project a sustainable future of the Korean women's
movement, and to have good communication with people. At
the ceremony, Wednesday demonstrations organized by the Korean Council
for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan won 20th
Korean Women's Movement Award, and 'Statement by Korean Women' was
declared entitled "Women, let's open the curtain of new communities
world." A big parade and performances were followed
to show hope and dream for new communities society. At the parade
5,000 members in 4 different colors, belonging to nationwide women's
organizations marched about 3.8 km, along with car parades with
the themes of "Women open a world," "Women take action,"
"Women fly high," and "New communities world."
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Bustlingly and tumultuously! Working Women's Hope Forum started like that. Only
one direction that the Korean women workers' movement was pursuing is not the
only one solution. A new age has come, where we should "accept differences" and
people have to be sensitive to the differences." However, we should also speak
with one voice on important issues. In this sense, the Korean women workers'
movement is not exceptional. On March
4th 2008, about 70 women workers' activists gather together. In celebration of
100 years of international women's day, 6 member organizations (Korean Women
Workers Association (KWWA), Korean Women's Trade Union (KWTU), Korean Womenlink,
Korean Women’s Associations United (KWAU), Federation of Korean Trade Unions
(FKTU), and Korean Confederation of Trade Unions (KCTU) belonging to women
workers' solidarity conference prepared for the working women's hope forum,
entitled "Korean Women Workers' Movement, Let's Wing Away." In the first
session, presentations were made. Each organization leader briefed its tasks and
directions of activities for this year, and Dr. Eun Soo-mi and sociologist Lee
Joo-hee, as experts gave suggestions about the situations and directions of the
Korean women workers' movement. In the second session, participants were divided
and carried out discussion by topic. more>>
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