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NATIONAL
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
Seattle,Pragueand...Seoul
ShotonSpot
HardVoicesofAnti-Globalization
ContinuingwiththeWorld
Student reporters of
the university press
“
I
amappalledbythisshoddyapproach
cooperationanddevelopment,itwasnottoo
areprotestinginfront
bythegovernment,”saidonestudent
earlytostartanorganizationtoconvenethe
of
Chosun
Ilbo
waitingforhisbustocome.“Idon’tseehow
issuesofAsiaandEuropetogether.
building on October
Seoul can just limit traffic without any
ASEM launched its first summit in
16th.
explanation for some conference held in a
Bangkok in 1996. The second one was in
southernvenue.”
Londonin1998mainlydiscussingtheAsian
Asmanyhavebeenthroughthetroubleby
financialcrisis.
suddenroadregulationsandconstructionon
The earlier forms of ASEM, however,
the streets in the week of the third Asia-
were mostly about setting up of desirable
Europe Meeting (ASEM) was held, the
directions for good partnership and resulted
majority felt negatively toward the biennial
in building several plans such as, the
event.Tohelpeasethetrafficforsome2000
Investment Promotion Action Plan (IPAP),
cars during ASEM, Seoul restricted
the Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP),
passenger cars to be driven every other day
the Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF),
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
from 18 through 21, throwing owners of
andthe Asia-EuropeFoundation(ASEF).
morethana1,000,000carsintodifficulty.
The third ASEM in Seoul had vital
Itiscertainlyrequiredtosizeupthepresentsituationpreciselytomeetthequickly
But the criticism on holding ASEM in
importance to plan more concrete
changingconditions.Thisispossibleonlywhenthepressfaithfullyplaytheiroriginal
Seoul did not stop to the point of
arrangementsamongthe26leadersofstates
roleasbothoftheopinionreaderandtheopinionleader.Theyshouldsincerelypay
complaining. Masses of students, laborers
and government plus the president of the
attentiontothepeople’svoicesandpositivelyadvocatethepublicinterestwithsocial
and other citizens gathered to march in
European Commission for their nations. In
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
responsibility. Until now, nevertheless, some so-called extreme rightists in the press
protest. Tens of nongovernment
the Seoul summit, three documents were
Demonstrators are taking part in symbolic ceremony at the anti-ASEM rally by
intendtosuppressgreatstepsofthepeople.Theyneveracknowledgetoday’srealistic
organizations from in and outside of Korea
went over with the theme, “partnership for
ripping the black cloth, representing the darkness of unreasonable globalization
situation and epochal changes. These hypocritical conservatives abuse their whole
weregatherednotonlytodiscussbutoppose
prosperity and stability in the new
withtheirhands.
capabilitiestoreversethecurrenttide.
ASEMandwarnofitseffects.
millennium”. They were the chairman’s
Thereupon, people censure Chosun Ilbo for serious betrayal committing to people
Whilethevoiceofthepeoplecried,“No!”
statement spoken by President Kim Dae-
and history. Through innumerable distortions and fabrications, they have been
toASEM,thefunnythingwasthenoticeable
jung, the “Seoul declaration on peace on
collegestudentinlinefortherally.
shortageseversince.
constantly made ill-intended ideologies. As a faithful puppet of authoritarian power
contrast in the attitude of the governments
Korean peninsula” and the Asia-Europe
Neo-liberalism is a theory that is strictly
A similar situation can be imagined in
andcapital,thisnewspaperconglomeratehavebeencontinuouslymadelotsofpeople
participatinginASEM,fromthepeople.The
Cooperation Framework (AECF), which
loyal to the function of the market. It was
Korea. Optical cable lines are indispensable
intoscapegoat.Theyare,however,stillunderaridiculousillusionthatChosunIlbois
Korean government especially, was in a
outlined the major projects between the
thought to be an alternative plan for the
to make telephone calls in the small rural
“genuineconservative”or“thenewspaperofnohesitation”.Itseemsthattheygaveup
festive mood to prepare a worldly
concerned countries in the upcoming 10
failure of socialistic economy or the
island near Chungnam Province, Korea. In
atleastascrapofconscienceasthepress.Thereisnostepstoneforthemtostandon
conference and arranged various events for
years.
government-initiated economy. It opposed
the same sense, a privately-managed
any more. If someone go against the righteous current of history, they cannot help
peopletocelebrateandenjoyit.Pavingover
intervention of the government and thought
corporation will not be likely to spend
shootingdownrapids.
already asphalted roads and removing the
▶Thehiddenmessages
free market such as easing regulations on
sufficient money to install equipment to
vendorsoffthesidewalkswereallpartofthe
“People before profit!” Demonstrators
trade, and international finances were
makethelivesoffewislandersbetter.
efforttogiveaniceimpressionofSeoulfor
chantedastheymarchedthroughthestreets
necessary.
“ASEM will only accelerate the rich
theworldtosee.
of Kang-nam, where ASEM was taking
Such matters, however, are thought to
European countries to encroach on Korean
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
place. On October 21, also the pivotal day
bringonlytroubletopeople.Thedemandsof
industries, agriculture, and other fields
▶WhatASEMistothegovernment
for ASEM, more than 20,000 people
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
putting the people’s lives into destitution.”
AsianandEuropeanleadersweregathered
including students, laborers and other
World Bank, two of the outcomes of Neo-
saidPark.
in one place to plan the future of the two
anguished citizens shouted their slogans as
liberalism, are helping corporate profits go
continents. Korea was selected to host the
theywalkedmorethan3.7kmgettingcloser
up,butsoarepovertyandsuffering.
▶Notopposingglobalizationitself
BeyondSlogans
largest diplomatic meeting consisting of
totheASEMtower.
A good example will be the situation in
The trend is that the whole world is
discussions about political, economic,
Thisprotestcontinuedthroughouttheday
Korea in 1997, when the financial crisis hit
coming together to cooperate or compete.
securityandculturalrelations.
as it was coherent to the protest in Prague,
thecountry.IMFbailedoutKoreafromdebt
Globalization may be idealistic for the
Thisinter-regionalgatheringmayhavethe
betterknownastheS26justtwomonthsago
but the people of Korea were easily seen
future. The problem is that the weaknesses
B
eingauniversitystudentisadefinitejob.Studentsintheivorytowerusuallyfillin
effect to fortify the links between the two
and the one from Seattle in 1999. The
roaming on streets undecidedly from the
that globalizing may carry, can be fatal for
theoccupationpartofaformwiththeterm“student”,ratherthanasunemployed.
continentswhereasitwasrelativelyweakas
demonstrators insisted that ASEM is no
after-shock of tyrannizing procedure of the
the powerless, the common people, which
Theirjob,however,hardlyexpectsfixedincome.Theyratherhavetobearformidable
the relations between North America and
better than any other organization or treaty
IMF. Thousands of workers lost their jobs
arethemultitudes.
costtocarryouttheirwork.Withoutfirmfinancialbasis,therefore,itisactuallyhardfor
Asia are already tight from the launch of
that is already soppy with Neo-liberalism.
andthewholenationwasinseriouspoverty.
The people were not able to shut down
themtoavoidlosingtheiroccupation.Lookingfromtheeconomicstandpoint,students
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Globalizing conducted by Neo-liberalism
Decades of promises that just a little more
ASEM during the rallies on October 21,
areexceptionalworkingpeopleinapeculiarbetwixtandbetweenstatus.
(APEC). Considering the tide of worldly
wayscanonlybringdeathtopeople,saida
“short-term” pain will bring long-term gain
owing to the thorough deployment of riot
Itisparticularlydifficulttokeeponfollowingtheoccupationasuniversitystudentin
have exposed the IMF and World Bank as
police. There were mixed reactions to this
Korea. Students are merely regarded as consumers who unilaterally shoulder the
falseprophetswhosemissionwastoprotect
result. Some said the rallies were a failure
expense for a kind of “service” named university education. It is a long time since
those who already control too much wealth
sincetheydidn’tachieveanythingspecificas
peoplehavecynicallydeploredthattheivorytowerwasdegeneratedinto“cattlebone
andpower.
in the protests in Seattle and Prague. More
tower”. The term originated from the situation that parents in rural areas cannot help
“Nothing can be more double faced than
violentapproachesmighthavebroughtsome
sellingtheircattletoaffordtherocketingtuitionfeeandmanyitemsofexpense.
the IMF,” stated Choi Jae-hoon, from the
accomplishments, a man from a protesting
Asakindofcommercialservice,thedownfallenuniversityeducationscarcelypays
InternationalSolidarity.
movement pointed out. Others, however,
attention to the complaints from consumers and seldomly considers embarrassed
thought that the rally was meaningful as
▶“ShutdownASEM!”
circumstances of customers in Korea. It seems that there is only burden without any
itself.
systematicadvantagesforthestudent.Currentpoliciesbasedonworld-sweepingNeo-
“ASEM is not different from the
As more diverse opinions on ASEM and
liberalism make the university education more stiff service faithfully adapting to the
hypocritical IMF or World Bank. Just
the free market were heard during the past
principleofthemarket.
becausetheUSisnotparticipatingthistime,
weeks, nothing is conclusively decided yet.
Thus,commondemandsfromKoreancollegiansareusuallyfixedtothematterson
itdoesnotmeanASEMwilldousnoharm
But the prospect is that the people will not
educationalframeworks.Whenevereducationalissuesareraised,thecatch-phrasesare
orevenhelpAsiaortobemorespecifically,
abandon their rights to protest and claim
mainlyexpressedinthe3C’s:Cuttingtuitionfee,Confirmingeducationalbudgetand
our country, to become a developed nation.
their basic right to live as a person should
Considering characteristics of each university. Certainly, these issues are urgent
It’s going to be just another convention for
instead of living for the profits of the
problemsrequiringpreferentialsettlementwithoutdelay.
the Multilateral Agreement on Investment
multinationalconglomerates.
There is, however, the other problem which has long been forgotten behind these
(MAI), “ said Park Ha-soon, a policy
hottestpotatoes.Theproblem,micro-seemedbutsignificant,istheabsenceofanoverall
manager of Korean Confederation of Trade
securitysystemtosubstantiallyensurethelivelihoodmattersthatstudentsarefacing.It
Unions(KCTU).
shouldbeearnestlyregardedandresolvedwiththemacroproblemssimultaneously.In
InArgentinaandChile,theelectricpower
Korean society, unpaid working people called university students commonly have no
company became privately-managed after
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
choicebuttorelyontheeconomicbackgroundoftheirparents.Programsforsupporting
APEC, another form of Neo-liberalistic
Demonstrators at the Seoul Action Day are stopped from going further into the
ByLeeMin-a
studentstoleadtheircollegiatelifebythemselvesareseldomfound.Asaresultofthis
economy kicked in. People of South
ASEMtower.
ReporterofNationalSection
situation,manycollegianshavetoleaveschoolortobreakfromtheirstudies.
America have been suffering from power
Theconceptofstudentsecurityisanextendedformoftheprevioussupportsystem
andanadoptedplanfromtheWesternuniversitiestobackuptheeconomicself-reliance
Move 2000
LGHRF
of collegians. It would be the realization of genuine and full-scale student welfare.
Security systems for the university student is not the matter of secondly-considered,
sequentiallyorderedaftertheurgentissues,likemakingdevelopedcountrycannotbea
TakingActionsfortheOtherKindofMinority
priorconditionofmakingdemocraticcountry.
In model countries where student security is firmly established, there are various
kinds of well-organized systems. Canadian universities distribute sufficient support,
G
bothinnumberandpayment,part-timejobsforthestudentstosupporttheirpersonal
ay,lesbian,bi-sexual,transgendered.
rights”alsobroughtagreatdealofdebates
pursuing. They have participated to
Opinionsonhomsexuals
finance.UniversitystudentsintheUnitedStateswidelyshareinthebenefitsofstudent
These words were rather hard to
betweenthosethatbelievebeinggayisnot
struggle on May Day, Women’s Day, and
investment programs. In Germany even where there is no tuition fee, the system of
acceptintheKoreansociety.Unlikesome
tolerable and the side that every human
otherproteststhatmayleadtoequalrights
I.Enactalawforhomosexuals
studentloans,lendingforlivingexpenseswithnointerest,offersgreatadvantagestothe
countries where expressing one’s sexual
being deserves to be treated the same.
onallhumanbeings.
necessary
55.7 %
students.
identity is relatively liberalized, most
“Being a gay person just means that he is
Lim Tae-hun is frequently invited to
notnecessary
43.5 %
Regarding the circumstances of Korean higher education, as a matter of fact, it is
Koreansstillfidget,whensuchatopicrises
more interested in the same sex, he
speak on the minority rights. Last month,
actuallydifficulttoexpectthesurpluscapabilitiestosupportlivingaffairsofstudents.
to the surface. It was no surprise that the
shouldn’tbetreatedasanalienwhenheis
he was invited at Kyunghee University to
Franklyspeaking,somuchastheonlyissueoftuitionfeeistoomuchforsettlementin
media went overboard to cover stories on
justlikeoneofus,ahumanbeing.Frankly,
talkinfrontofmanycuriousstudents.“We
II.Marriagesbetweenthesamesex
Korea. The more serious problem, however, is absence of consciousness on student
the “coming-out” of Hong Sok-chon, a
he should preferably be proud that he
witness unjustified conducts on women,
permittable
security. It is the other decisive reason behind the barren field of Korean academic
popular Korean comedian, who recently
knows who he is and that he is brave to
different races and physically challenged
22.5 %
circumstances.
admittedonairthathewasahomosexual.
recognize his identity,” Lim Tae-hun, a
peopleeverydayinourlives.Peopleseem
notpermittable
73.6 %
Itissincerelyrequiredtobuilda“stabilitynetwork”intheuniversitycommunitywith
Korea is harsh on those that are different
representative of LGHRF commented
to get easily together to fight for their
the same principle applied to the social situation. Deliberate considerations are
andHongistogiveuphisactingcareer.
indignantly.
rights.Strugglesfortherightsofgaysand
III.Adoptionbyahomosexualcouple
demandedevenforthelivelihoodofuniversitystudents.Nowistheverytimetoinclude
Lesbian and Gay Human Rights
LGHRF made their voice clear as their
lesbians should be understood in the same
matters on living assistance as the other assignment of educational policy. This also
Federation(LGHRF)isacivilorganization
mottocried,“silenceisdeathandactionis
tiesasanyotherstrugglefortheminorities.
permittable
34.1 %
wouldbethefastwaytoguaranteethe“freedomofoccupationalaccomplishment”for
setouttoworkfortheequalrightsofthat
to live”. This motto, however, does not
Itshouldbepursuedformoredemocracyin
notpermittable
students.
are homosexuals. LGHRF have been
only stand to abolish discrimination of
ourlives.”
65.2 %
protesting for the rights of homosexuals
homosexuals. They intend to fight for all
Source:JoongangIlbo
since 1997. And when the case of Hong
social minorities in Korea. Establishing a
aroused the society, they started a
consistent alliance against oppression on
Tel:02)2235-7422
ByKooSung-chan
ByLeeMin-a
movement to support him. A campaign
foreign workers, women and national
E-mail:outpride@netian.com
EditorofNationalSection
ReporterofNationalSection
called, “Sign up for Hong Sok-chon’s
workersisalsooneofthegoalsLGHRFis
Homepage:www.outpridekorea.com
NOVEMBER1,2000
NATIONAL
argusnatl@maincc.hufs.ac.kr
Seattle,Pragueand...Seoul
ShotonSpot
HardVoicesofAnti-Globalization
ContinuingwiththeWorld
Student reporters of
the university press
“
I
amappalledbythisshoddyapproach
cooperationanddevelopment,itwasnottoo
areprotestinginfront
bythegovernment,”saidonestudent
earlytostartanorganizationtoconvenethe
of
Chosun
Ilbo
waitingforhisbustocome.“Idon’tseehow
issuesofAsiaandEuropetogether.
building on October
Seoul can just limit traffic without any
ASEM launched its first summit in
16th.
explanation for some conference held in a
Bangkok in 1996. The second one was in
southernvenue.”
Londonin1998mainlydiscussingtheAsian
Asmanyhavebeenthroughthetroubleby
financialcrisis.
suddenroadregulationsandconstructionon
The earlier forms of ASEM, however,
the streets in the week of the third Asia-
were mostly about setting up of desirable
Europe Meeting (ASEM) was held, the
directions for good partnership and resulted
majority felt negatively toward the biennial
in building several plans such as, the
event.Tohelpeasethetrafficforsome2000
Investment Promotion Action Plan (IPAP),
cars during ASEM, Seoul restricted
the Trade Facilitation Action Plan (TFAP),
passenger cars to be driven every other day
the Asia-Europe Business Forum (AEBF),
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
from 18 through 21, throwing owners of
andthe Asia-EuropeFoundation(ASEF).
morethana1,000,000carsintodifficulty.
The third ASEM in Seoul had vital
Itiscertainlyrequiredtosizeupthepresentsituationpreciselytomeetthequickly
But the criticism on holding ASEM in
importance to plan more concrete
changingconditions.Thisispossibleonlywhenthepressfaithfullyplaytheiroriginal
Seoul did not stop to the point of
arrangementsamongthe26leadersofstates
roleasbothoftheopinionreaderandtheopinionleader.Theyshouldsincerelypay
complaining. Masses of students, laborers
and government plus the president of the
attentiontothepeople’svoicesandpositivelyadvocatethepublicinterestwithsocial
and other citizens gathered to march in
European Commission for their nations. In
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
responsibility. Until now, nevertheless, some so-called extreme rightists in the press
protest. Tens of nongovernment
the Seoul summit, three documents were
Demonstrators are taking part in symbolic ceremony at the anti-ASEM rally by
intendtosuppressgreatstepsofthepeople.Theyneveracknowledgetoday’srealistic
organizations from in and outside of Korea
went over with the theme, “partnership for
ripping the black cloth, representing the darkness of unreasonable globalization
situation and epochal changes. These hypocritical conservatives abuse their whole
weregatherednotonlytodiscussbutoppose
prosperity and stability in the new
withtheirhands.
capabilitiestoreversethecurrenttide.
ASEMandwarnofitseffects.
millennium”. They were the chairman’s
Thereupon, people censure Chosun Ilbo for serious betrayal committing to people
Whilethevoiceofthepeoplecried,“No!”
statement spoken by President Kim Dae-
and history. Through innumerable distortions and fabrications, they have been
toASEM,thefunnythingwasthenoticeable
jung, the “Seoul declaration on peace on
collegestudentinlinefortherally.
shortageseversince.
constantly made ill-intended ideologies. As a faithful puppet of authoritarian power
contrast in the attitude of the governments
Korean peninsula” and the Asia-Europe
Neo-liberalism is a theory that is strictly
A similar situation can be imagined in
andcapital,thisnewspaperconglomeratehavebeencontinuouslymadelotsofpeople
participatinginASEM,fromthepeople.The
Cooperation Framework (AECF), which
loyal to the function of the market. It was
Korea. Optical cable lines are indispensable
intoscapegoat.Theyare,however,stillunderaridiculousillusionthatChosunIlbois
Korean government especially, was in a
outlined the major projects between the
thought to be an alternative plan for the
to make telephone calls in the small rural
“genuineconservative”or“thenewspaperofnohesitation”.Itseemsthattheygaveup
festive mood to prepare a worldly
concerned countries in the upcoming 10
failure of socialistic economy or the
island near Chungnam Province, Korea. In
atleastascrapofconscienceasthepress.Thereisnostepstoneforthemtostandon
conference and arranged various events for
years.
government-initiated economy. It opposed
the same sense, a privately-managed
any more. If someone go against the righteous current of history, they cannot help
peopletocelebrateandenjoyit.Pavingover
intervention of the government and thought
corporation will not be likely to spend
shootingdownrapids.
already asphalted roads and removing the
▶Thehiddenmessages
free market such as easing regulations on
sufficient money to install equipment to
vendorsoffthesidewalkswereallpartofthe
“People before profit!” Demonstrators
trade, and international finances were
makethelivesoffewislandersbetter.
efforttogiveaniceimpressionofSeoulfor
chantedastheymarchedthroughthestreets
necessary.
“ASEM will only accelerate the rich
theworldtosee.
of Kang-nam, where ASEM was taking
Such matters, however, are thought to
European countries to encroach on Korean
THEEYESOFTHEARGUS
place. On October 21, also the pivotal day
bringonlytroubletopeople.Thedemandsof
industries, agriculture, and other fields
▶WhatASEMistothegovernment
for ASEM, more than 20,000 people
the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and
putting the people’s lives into destitution.”
AsianandEuropeanleadersweregathered
including students, laborers and other
World Bank, two of the outcomes of Neo-
saidPark.
in one place to plan the future of the two
anguished citizens shouted their slogans as
liberalism, are helping corporate profits go
continents. Korea was selected to host the
theywalkedmorethan3.7kmgettingcloser
up,butsoarepovertyandsuffering.
▶Notopposingglobalizationitself
BeyondSlogans
largest diplomatic meeting consisting of
totheASEMtower.
A good example will be the situation in
The trend is that the whole world is
discussions about political, economic,
Thisprotestcontinuedthroughouttheday
Korea in 1997, when the financial crisis hit
coming together to cooperate or compete.
securityandculturalrelations.
as it was coherent to the protest in Prague,
thecountry.IMFbailedoutKoreafromdebt
Globalization may be idealistic for the
Thisinter-regionalgatheringmayhavethe
betterknownastheS26justtwomonthsago
but the people of Korea were easily seen
future. The problem is that the weaknesses
B
eingauniversitystudentisadefinitejob.Studentsintheivorytowerusuallyfillin
effect to fortify the links between the two
and the one from Seattle in 1999. The
roaming on streets undecidedly from the
that globalizing may carry, can be fatal for
theoccupationpartofaformwiththeterm“student”,ratherthanasunemployed.
continentswhereasitwasrelativelyweakas
demonstrators insisted that ASEM is no
after-shock of tyrannizing procedure of the
the powerless, the common people, which
Theirjob,however,hardlyexpectsfixedincome.Theyratherhavetobearformidable
the relations between North America and
better than any other organization or treaty
IMF. Thousands of workers lost their jobs
arethemultitudes.
costtocarryouttheirwork.Withoutfirmfinancialbasis,therefore,itisactuallyhardfor
Asia are already tight from the launch of
that is already soppy with Neo-liberalism.
andthewholenationwasinseriouspoverty.
The people were not able to shut down
themtoavoidlosingtheiroccupation.Lookingfromtheeconomicstandpoint,students
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation
Globalizing conducted by Neo-liberalism
Decades of promises that just a little more
ASEM during the rallies on October 21,
areexceptionalworkingpeopleinapeculiarbetwixtandbetweenstatus.
(APEC). Considering the tide of worldly
wayscanonlybringdeathtopeople,saida
“short-term” pain will bring long-term gain
owing to the thorough deployment of riot
Itisparticularlydifficulttokeeponfollowingtheoccupationasuniversitystudentin
have exposed the IMF and World Bank as
police. There were mixed reactions to this
Korea. Students are merely regarded as consumers who unilaterally shoulder the
falseprophetswhosemissionwastoprotect
result. Some said the rallies were a failure
expense for a kind of “service” named university education. It is a long time since
those who already control too much wealth
sincetheydidn’tachieveanythingspecificas
peoplehavecynicallydeploredthattheivorytowerwasdegeneratedinto“cattlebone
andpower.
in the protests in Seattle and Prague. More
tower”. The term originated from the situation that parents in rural areas cannot help
“Nothing can be more double faced than
violentapproachesmighthavebroughtsome
sellingtheircattletoaffordtherocketingtuitionfeeandmanyitemsofexpense.
the IMF,” stated Choi Jae-hoon, from the
accomplishments, a man from a protesting
Asakindofcommercialservice,thedownfallenuniversityeducationscarcelypays
InternationalSolidarity.
movement pointed out. Others, however,
attention to the complaints from consumers and seldomly considers embarrassed
thought that the rally was meaningful as
▶“ShutdownASEM!”
circumstances of customers in Korea. It seems that there is only burden without any
itself.
systematicadvantagesforthestudent.Currentpoliciesbasedonworld-sweepingNeo-
“ASEM is not different from the
As more diverse opinions on ASEM and
liberalism make the university education more stiff service faithfully adapting to the
hypocritical IMF or World Bank. Just
the free market were heard during the past
principleofthemarket.
becausetheUSisnotparticipatingthistime,
weeks, nothing is conclusively decided yet.
Thus,commondemandsfromKoreancollegiansareusuallyfixedtothematterson
itdoesnotmeanASEMwilldousnoharm
But the prospect is that the people will not
educationalframeworks.Whenevereducationalissuesareraised,thecatch-phrasesare
orevenhelpAsiaortobemorespecifically,
abandon their rights to protest and claim
mainlyexpressedinthe3C’s:Cuttingtuitionfee,Confirmingeducationalbudgetand
our country, to become a developed nation.
their basic right to live as a person should
Considering characteristics of each university. Certainly, these issues are urgent
It’s going to be just another convention for
instead of living for the profits of the
problemsrequiringpreferentialsettlementwithoutdelay.
the Multilateral Agreement on Investment
multinationalconglomerates.
There is, however, the other problem which has long been forgotten behind these
(MAI), “ said Park Ha-soon, a policy
hottestpotatoes.Theproblem,micro-seemedbutsignificant,istheabsenceofanoverall
manager of Korean Confederation of Trade
securitysystemtosubstantiallyensurethelivelihoodmattersthatstudentsarefacing.It
Unions(KCTU).
shouldbeearnestlyregardedandresolvedwiththemacroproblemssimultaneously.In
InArgentinaandChile,theelectricpower
Korean society, unpaid working people called university students commonly have no
company became privately-managed after
KooSung-chan/TheArgus
choicebuttorelyontheeconomicbackgroundoftheirparents.Programsforsupporting
APEC, another form of Neo-liberalistic
Demonstrators at the Seoul Action Day are stopped from going further into the
ByLeeMin-a
studentstoleadtheircollegiatelifebythemselvesareseldomfound.Asaresultofthis
economy kicked in. People of South
ASEMtower.
ReporterofNationalSection
situation,manycollegianshavetoleaveschoolortobreakfromtheirstudies.
America have been suffering from power
Theconceptofstudentsecurityisanextendedformoftheprevioussupportsystem
andanadoptedplanfromtheWesternuniversitiestobackuptheeconomicself-reliance
Move 2000
LGHRF
of collegians. It would be the realization of genuine and full-scale student welfare.
Security systems for the university student is not the matter of secondly-considered,
sequentiallyorderedaftertheurgentissues,likemakingdevelopedcountrycannotbea
TakingActionsfortheOtherKindofMinority
priorconditionofmakingdemocraticcountry.
In model countries where student security is firmly established, there are various
kinds of well-organized systems. Canadian universities distribute sufficient support,
G
bothinnumberandpayment,part-timejobsforthestudentstosupporttheirpersonal
ay,lesbian,bi-sexual,transgendered.
rights”alsobroughtagreatdealofdebates
pursuing. They have participated to
Opinionsonhomsexuals
finance.UniversitystudentsintheUnitedStateswidelyshareinthebenefitsofstudent
These words were rather hard to
betweenthosethatbelievebeinggayisnot
struggle on May Day, Women’s Day, and
investment programs. In Germany even where there is no tuition fee, the system of
acceptintheKoreansociety.Unlikesome
tolerable and the side that every human
otherproteststhatmayleadtoequalrights
I.Enactalawforhomosexuals
studentloans,lendingforlivingexpenseswithnointerest,offersgreatadvantagestothe
countries where expressing one’s sexual
being deserves to be treated the same.
onallhumanbeings.
necessary
55.7 %
students.
identity is relatively liberalized, most
“Being a gay person just means that he is
Lim Tae-hun is frequently invited to
notnecessary
43.5 %
Regarding the circumstances of Korean higher education, as a matter of fact, it is
Koreansstillfidget,whensuchatopicrises
more interested in the same sex, he
speak on the minority rights. Last month,
actuallydifficulttoexpectthesurpluscapabilitiestosupportlivingaffairsofstudents.
to the surface. It was no surprise that the
shouldn’tbetreatedasanalienwhenheis
he was invited at Kyunghee University to
Franklyspeaking,somuchastheonlyissueoftuitionfeeistoomuchforsettlementin
media went overboard to cover stories on
justlikeoneofus,ahumanbeing.Frankly,
talkinfrontofmanycuriousstudents.“We
II.Marriagesbetweenthesamesex
Korea. The more serious problem, however, is absence of consciousness on student
the “coming-out” of Hong Sok-chon, a
he should preferably be proud that he
witness unjustified conducts on women,
permittable
security. It is the other decisive reason behind the barren field of Korean academic
popular Korean comedian, who recently
knows who he is and that he is brave to
different races and physically challenged
22.5 %
circumstances.
admittedonairthathewasahomosexual.
recognize his identity,” Lim Tae-hun, a
peopleeverydayinourlives.Peopleseem
notpermittable
73.6 %
Itissincerelyrequiredtobuilda“stabilitynetwork”intheuniversitycommunitywith
Korea is harsh on those that are different
representative of LGHRF commented
to get easily together to fight for their
the same principle applied to the social situation. Deliberate considerations are
andHongistogiveuphisactingcareer.
indignantly.
rights.Strugglesfortherightsofgaysand
III.Adoptionbyahomosexualcouple
demandedevenforthelivelihoodofuniversitystudents.Nowistheverytimetoinclude
Lesbian and Gay Human Rights
LGHRF made their voice clear as their
lesbians should be understood in the same
matters on living assistance as the other assignment of educational policy. This also
Federation(LGHRF)isacivilorganization
mottocried,“silenceisdeathandactionis
tiesasanyotherstrugglefortheminorities.
permittable
34.1 %
wouldbethefastwaytoguaranteethe“freedomofoccupationalaccomplishment”for
setouttoworkfortheequalrightsofthat
to live”. This motto, however, does not
Itshouldbepursuedformoredemocracyin
notpermittable
students.
are homosexuals. LGHRF have been
only stand to abolish discrimination of
ourlives.”
65.2 %
protesting for the rights of homosexuals
homosexuals. They intend to fight for all
Source:JoongangIlbo
since 1997. And when the case of Hong
social minorities in Korea. Establishing a
aroused the society, they started a
consistent alliance against oppression on
Tel:02)2235-7422
ByKooSung-chan
ByLeeMin-a
movement to support him. A campaign
foreign workers, women and national
E-mail:outpride@netian.com
EditorofNationalSection
ReporterofNationalSection
called, “Sign up for Hong Sok-chon’s
workersisalsooneofthegoalsLGHRFis
Homepage:www.outpridekorea.com
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