International Protest Against China’s Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees
By Suzanne Scholte
Dear Friends:
We are releasing this summary report of information on the escalating crisis facing the North Korean refugees and to urge you to take part in the International Protest Against China’s Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees occuring around the world at noon on November 30 and December 1. Below is an update on the events in different US cities and countries — every U.S. city with a Chinese embassy or consulate will have a demonstration
and eleven nations have joined so far.
Whereever you are in the world, please remember we need your voice!
Warm regards,
Suzanne Scholte
Please join these events! For more information on a specific event, please contact NKFC at sueyoonlogan@gmail.com. She will direct your email inquiry to the appropriate coordinator.
In the United States:
Chicago: demonstration at 12:00 noon on Sat, Dec 1 at Chinese consulate at 100 West Erie Street, Chicago, IL 60610 (contact Mary Glass)
Houston: demonstration at 12:00 Noon on Sat, Dec 1 at Chinese consulate at 3417 Montrose Blvd., Houston, TX 77006 (contact Casey Youn)
Los Angeles: demonstration planned for 12:00 noon, Fri, Nov 30 at Chinese consulate at 443 Shatto Place, Los Angeles, CA 90020 (contact: Tom Byun, Youngsohk Choe, or Lindsay Vessey)
New York: protest and prayer rally at 11:30 am (gather) for 12:00 noon (protest) on Fri, Nov 30 — at Chinese consulate at 520 12th Avenue [Corner of 12th Ave. & 42nd St.] New York, NY 10036 (contact Paul or Hyun)
San Francisco: protest at 12:00 noon on Sat., Dec 1 at the Chinese consulate at 1450 Laguna St. San Francisco, CA 94115 (contact Sam Kim)
Washington DC: dramatization of plight of North Korean refugees and petition delivery at 12:00 noon on Friday, Nov 30 AND protest at 12:00 noon on Dec 1 both events at Chinese Embassy at 2300 Connecticut Ave. N.W. Washington, DC, 20008 (contacts: Pastor Heemoon Lee and Sin U Nam and Suzanne Scholte)
Country Coordinators so far!
BELGIUM: petition to PRC embassy in Brussels at noon on Friday, Nov 30, (contact Willy Fautre)
CANADA: demonstration at PRC consulate in Toronto at 12:00 noon on Nov 30: (contact Kyung B. Lee)
FRANCE: 12:00 noon on Dec 1: contact Open Doors/France
GERMANY: 12:00 noon on Dec 1: contact Open Doors/Germany
JAPAN: demonstration at 12:00 noon on Dec 1: contact Kan Ando)
NORWAY: 12:00 noon on Nov 30: working to activate people in Oslo to deliver petition contact Therese Jebsen
SOUTH KOREA: SEOUL: Thanks to the tremendous efforts of the 444 Campaign in Seoul led by Peter Jung and Ji-Hye Park — there’s been a protest every day and demonstration every weekend in Seoul, South Korea, for the North Korean refugees. Information on their ongoing protest see http://en.444days.org/
SPAIN: Open Doors/Spain
NETHERLANDS: press release in solidarity with event (contact Marianne Bruning)
NEPAL: contact the Honorable Mohan Basnet, Member of Parliament
UNITED KINGDOM: press release in solidarity with event (contact Alice Jones)
