South Korea Delegation


CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin & Cindy Sheehan with Iraq war protesters and Korean farmers who face eviction from land to make room for a U.S. military base in Pyongtaek, south of Seoul, Nov. 20

CODEPIINK cofounder Medea Benjamin, together with Cindy Sheehan and a delegation of 14 Americans, visited South Korea in November to show solidarity with Koreans who are struggling to stop the expansion of a major US base and bring their troops home from Iraq.

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Related Articles & Press Releases:

U.S. Military Expansion vs. South Korean Farmers, by Medea Benjamin, CommonDreams.org, November 28, 2006

Siege and Seizure in Korea by Cindy Sheehan: Cindy Sheehan's account of her experience in the village of Daechuri in Pyeongtaek, South Korea.
ZNet, November 27, 2006

Cindy Sheehan: Symbol of Anti-War Movement: Mother of slain soldier brought respectability to critics of Bush administration, OhMyNews, November 21, 2006.

U.S. Military Expansion vs. South Korean Farmers, By Medea Benjamin

Press Release: US Delegation Protests Korea US Free Trade Agreement, November 22, 2006

Press Release: November Delegation to South Korea: Cindy Sheehan and Medea Benjamin Leading Delegation to South Korea; U.S. Activists Join South Koreans to Protest U.S. Military Base Expansion and U.S.-Korea Free Trade Agreement, November 17, 2006

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The November Delegation at a press conference and protest in south Korea with residents of the farming village in Pyeongtaek.