Against the Social Integration Programme by the Ministry of Justice of ROK
<Source: Korea Women Migrant HR Center>
On April 14, 2008, about 90 Korean NGOs working for migrants' human rights held a press conference advocating overall revision of the Social Integration Programme to be implemented by the Ministry of Justice of ROK. ARENA also joined the conference as one member of Network of Marriage Migrant Groups in Korea. In the public statement, we demanded that 1) the Ministry of Justice do an overall revision of the mandatory Social Integration Programme which is being instituted as one of the preconditions for marriage migrants to acquire nationality, and 2) an alternative programme should replace the Social Integration Programme in order to give support with gender-sensitive and multi-cultural principles.
2007 Regional School on Marriage Migration in Asia
Written by Jiyoung LeeAn
Tuesday, 04 December 2007
2007 Regional School on Marriage Migration in Asia : A Platform for Research and Action
ARENA organized 2007 Regional School on Marriage Migration in Asia: A Platform for Research and Action on November 10-13, 2007 in Pagsanjan, Philippines, in collaboration with Korea Migrant Women Human Rights Center, Isis International-Manila, and Kanlungan Center Foundation Inc. In the regional school, about 35 NGO activists, concerned researcher, and marriage migrants from 6 different countries such as the Philippines, Korea, Mongolia, Vietnam, Japan, Taiwan participated and shared the current situation of each country and explore diverse issues such as diaspora, human (in)security, and citizenship related to marriage migration.
Application Announcement for the 1st Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society Summer Camp Title: “Imagining 'Inter-Asian-ness' beyond Neo-liberalism” l Dates: 2008. 6.30~7.3. l Venue: Yonsei University, Seoul l Organizer: Inter-Asia Cultural Studies Society l Co-organizers: Korean National University of Arts(School of film, tv, and multimedia), Sungkonghoe University(Institute for East Asian Studies), Yonsei University(Graduate Program in Culture and Gender Studies and Graduate School of Communication and Arts) l Contacts: E-mail, ; Website, www.inter-asia.net
Regional School on Democracy and Democratization in Asia
Written by Administrator
Tuesday, 03 July 2007
Regional School on Democracy and Democratization in Asia Jointly Organized by SungKongHoe University and ARENA
A regional school on Democracy and Democratization in Asia has been organized within the framework of the MA course in Inter-Asia NGO Studies (MAINS), SungKongHoe University, Seoul. The course looks into the dynamics of societal changes and examines how people’s learning has been influencing the processes of democratization and social change. Practical learning from people’s participation in democratization processes and movements and resistance against hostile forces based on participants' experience is another important dimension of the course. Learning from the grassroots development organizations is another major feature of the course.
A Call for the Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking
Written by Administrator
Monday, 11 June 2007
A Call for the Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking: Towards Just and Sustainable Development
ARENA decided to join the IMADR appeal, A call for the Campaign Against Exploitative Migration and Human Trafficking. Full text is below.
Exploitative migration caused by neo-liberal globalization
Nowadays, neo-liberal globalization tends to be increasingly feminized and informalized, due to the polarization of the global economy where the rich get richer and the poor poorer. This is one of the root causes of exploitative migration including human trafficking and migrant smuggling.
