By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA One volunteer from Korean who has been staying in the Philippines the past 7 months decided to join the AFA secretariat as volunteer. Mr. Lee Ho young, major in industrial design of Kuemueng University and will be in-charge of designing AFA’s new logo and improving the design of the AFA […]
By Kang, Min Su, AFA The Korean Advanced Farmers Federation’s (KAFF) commemoration of Lee Kyung Hae’s 5th death anniversary ended successfully. The commemoration was organized in order to remember the farmer-leader’s sacrifice. September 7 was a national marathon event and September 11 was the commemoration itself. Special rites were held before Lee Kyung Hae’s grave […]
API Reflection-Discussion Forum dedicated for 5th Commemoration of Lee Kyung Hae By Loji Hady, API Jakarta, Indonesia (12 Sep 2008) — In line with 5th year of the death of Lee Kyung Hae, a South Korean Farmer who committed suicide in Cancun, Mexico during the Ministerial Meeting of WTO in 2003, API held a reflection-discussion […]
By Tsai Shu Hui, AFA To help understand better the Trade Sustainability Impact Assessment (TSIA) report on EU-ASEAN FTA made by ECORYS Netherlands and make comments and feedback, AFA called for a roundtable discussion with like-minded groups yesterday, September 10, at the PAKISAMA Office, in Quezon City, Philippines. Ten (10) participants attended from different organizations such […]
By Jun Virola, AFA Jakarta, Indonesia (10 September 2008) — Solidarity with each other’s struggle is a strong theme that binds farmers from different countries in Asia. While Korean farmers commemorate the 5th death anniversary of Lee Kyung Hae, Indonesian farmers also mark the occasion in their own way. Aliansi Petani Indonesia (API) is holding […]
Dear Friends, Today, we remember and pay homage to a farmer-martyr, a leader of Korean Advanced Farmers Federation, a camrade of PAKISAMA in the Asian Farmers Association for Sustainable Rural Development (AFA), who, five years ago, struck a knife in his chest while demonstrating with ten thousand other farmers in Cancun, Mexico against WTO policies […]
Dear Chairperson of KAFF, SorKorPor, as an organization of farmers in Thailand, would like to recall the high spirit and the noble self-sacrifice of Lee Kyung Hae, who is one of the best examples of farmers fighting against injustice in agricultural trade in his country and in the world, especially with regard to issues such […]
by Kang, Min Su, AFA Seoul, South Korea — In commemoration of Lee Kyung Hae’s 5th death anniversary on September 10, 2008, the Korean Advanced Farmers’ Federation (KAFF) will hold various events recalling the farmer leader’s sacrifice. September 7 will be a national marathon event held in Jeonbuk province, with about 1,000 marathon runners joining […]
