chun tae il

Nov 13, 2006 23:58

today is the anniversary of the death of chun tae-il, the martyr of the korean labor movement. he was 22 years old when he lit himself on fire and ran through the streets screaming OBEY THE LABOR LAWS! WE ARE NOT MACHINES!

if you don't know about him, you can read some articles and learn:
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you can also check out his biography, A Single ( Read more... )

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hatched_chicken November 14 2006, 03:35:21 UTC
wanna come meet me for lunch this week? tuesday (tomorrow) or wednesday maybe?

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dvandva2 November 14 2006, 18:59:36 UTC

very interesting info. thanks.

btw, on the ctwu.org link you provided, there is a close up of a bronze plate on the street with an inscription.

what does (romanizing here):

a-rum-da-un-ba-bo mean?

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