Seeds Will Grow

This was the October 2026 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, which occurs virtually, on the second Friday evening of the month, USA time. This month, we heard from Sulkiro, Munjo, and DH about their August trip to South Korea as delegates on the Jaju Solidarity Brigade.

Recommended Pre-Reading:

– Tricontinental Article about the Jaju Solidarity Brigade: https://thetricontinental.org/asia/newsletter-us-out-of-korea/

Shared Links:

– Efforts to preserve the STD treatment facility: https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10704957

– Recent murder of Anna Yagi by US Marine Devin Jacob Ballard in Okinawa: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/not-again-arrest-of-us-marine-for-murder-reignites-protests-in-japans-okinawa/ar-AA2dAmMO

– Justice for Anna Yagi: https://www.internationalwomensalliance.org/en/statements/justice-for-anna-yagi-end-us-military-impunity-in-okinawa?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio

– The Haunting of the Korean Diaspora, by Grace M. Cho: https://archive.org/details/hauntingkoreandi0000chog

– Veterans for Peace press release on opening of the Hyosoon-Miseon Peace Park in Yangju City: https://www.veteransforpeace.org/pressroom/news/2020/06/18/memorial-peace-park-opened-south-korea

– Yangju Highway Incident: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yangju_highway_incident

– 2006 Archive Footage from Daechuri: https://archive.org/details/Daechuri

– Sura Tidal Flat: https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/opinion/20250608/the-soft-sand-of-sura-tidal-flat

– Our Sura Campaign: https://oursura.org/unesco

– 600 Year Old Hackberry Tree in Haje Village: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cjYja9CLHvo

– USFC Commander Xavier Brunson’s Comments: https://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2026/05/28/korea-Chinese-embassy-criticizes-USFK-Brunson-remarks-South-Korea-dagger/7391779953973/

Actions:

– Contribute to the Yun Geum-i memorial: https://www.peaceaction.kr

– Sign petition for justice for Anna Yagi, Japanese woman killed by a US Marine in Okinawa: https://c.org/G72JswBgVX

– Urge your Members of Congress to reopen dialogue toward a peace agreement in Korea: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-member-of-congress-to-restart-us-dprk-dialogues

– United States’ citizens can urge their government to end the Korean War and return sovereignty to the Korean people. One way to do this is by supporting the “Peace on the Korean Peninsula” bill in Congress (H.R. 1841). Contact your member of Congress today about the Peace on the Korean Peninsula bill here: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/urge-your-member-of-congress-to-support-peace-in-korea-3

For more about the Korea Peace Study Group, see: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/17jqHxjos9uXzuC62thuG-fBJy-nTFo7bE38pABkie54/edit#gid=0

A playlist of past Korea Peace Study sessions: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLiHzysbkXSsRzswK7Uw3qmFTTMofFu3VM

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