GLOBAL ACTION DAY 2022!
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From all of us at KAN-WIN, thank you so much for this year's Global Action Day! It was a truly empowering and moving experience to see our community show up and make survivors' and our voices heard in the center of Chicago, and show up virtually via livestream. It was so moving to see through GAD that the "comfort women" justice movement is growing strong in the Chicagoland area, and we are excited for what the future holds for this movement!
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Special thanks goes out to:
our sponsors,
You can read and watch more about this year's GAD in the Chicago Sun-Times and KBC Chicago, and thanks to our lovely volunteers, we have some amazing photos of the event to share!
Even if you weren't able to attend, in-person or virtually, you can check out the livestream of Global Action Day here. Although this year's GAD has happened, the movement for justice for "comfort women" survivors continues, and you can still get or stay involved! Check out this website in-depth, and reach out to us at info@kanwin.org for opportunities to be involved and support this movement.
our sponsors,
- Advancing Justice-Chicago,
- Awakenings,
- Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community,
- HANA Center,
- Nikkei Uprising,
- Overseas Korean Foundation,
- Resilience,
- The Korean Council for Justice and Remembrance for the Issues of Military Sexual Slavery by Japan,
- The Network,
- Vietnamese Association of Illinois
You can read and watch more about this year's GAD in the Chicago Sun-Times and KBC Chicago, and thanks to our lovely volunteers, we have some amazing photos of the event to share!
Even if you weren't able to attend, in-person or virtually, you can check out the livestream of Global Action Day here. Although this year's GAD has happened, the movement for justice for "comfort women" survivors continues, and you can still get or stay involved! Check out this website in-depth, and reach out to us at info@kanwin.org for opportunities to be involved and support this movement.
Past Events
6.29.2022 ComMunity gathering and Teach-in
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We had a wonderful time as we focused on the importance of survivors’ voices to the “comfort women” social movement, discussed how "comfort women" survivors have expanded our understanding of what constitutes justice at protests and other public events with Dr. Elizabeth Son, Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at Northwestern University.
We were joined by community locally, across the U.S., and even transnationally in Korea who helped us generate ideas for our upcoming Global Action Day (2022), from ideas on how to incorporate music and art to thinking about how to build and sustain transnational solidarity; thanks to our community members, we're even more excited about the possibilities that exist for GAD this year! |
8.11.2021 global action day for justice for "comfort women" survivors
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Will you #ComeSitWithHer?
You are invited to join KAN-WIN at the 9th annual Global Action Day to demand justice for "comfort women" survivors! We will be listening to the survivors' stories, honoring them through art and performance, and marching for justice. WHEN: Wednesday, August 11, 2021 at 12 PM WHERE: In front of the Wrigley Building, 400 N Michigan Ave, Chicago IL For more information, please visit the Global Action Day page or the Facebook event page. |
6.19.2021 - 12.31.2021 embodying justice
KAN-WIN is collaborating with Awakenings to organize an exhibit for summer 2021 featuring reproductions of “comfort women” survivor artwork and the resin replica of the Sonyeosang. Awakenings is a non-profit organization dedicated to creating a physical and virtual artistic space in which to engage in an open dialogue that furthers awareness and understanding of sexual violence and promotes healing of survivors through the arts.
Embodying Justice showcases the power of survivors’ storytelling through art to instigate social and political change. We seek to promote awareness of the ongoing activism of survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery, who were euphemistically called “comfort women,” before and during WWII. Through art, we seek to spark discussion about connections to contemporary sexual violence in relation to state violence. Inspired by the women using art as a living testimony, we envision creating a local movement in solidarity with global activism.
Embodying Justice is open from June through December 2021. RSVP to set up your in-person tour or receive an access code to view the virtual exhibit!
Embodying Justice showcases the power of survivors’ storytelling through art to instigate social and political change. We seek to promote awareness of the ongoing activism of survivors of Japanese military sexual slavery, who were euphemistically called “comfort women,” before and during WWII. Through art, we seek to spark discussion about connections to contemporary sexual violence in relation to state violence. Inspired by the women using art as a living testimony, we envision creating a local movement in solidarity with global activism.
Embodying Justice is open from June through December 2021. RSVP to set up your in-person tour or receive an access code to view the virtual exhibit!
7.24.2021 the art of Remembrance
We were deeply touched by the Art of Remembrance, a powerful mixed media event featuring Asian American artists performing in honor of the "comfort women" survivors. The artists included dancer Peggy Choy, storyteller Ada Cheng, installation artist Raeleen Kao, and Woori Sori (Our Voice), an all-women's drumming group.
3.10.2021 & 4.7.2021 lola's house book club
Book club discussions will be held on March 10th and April 7th, 2021 at 7 PM.
We mailed out free books to the first 50 registrants but you can still participate by obtaining the book on your own.
Email Denise Huang at dhuang@kanwin.org if you'd like to join us!
9.25.2020 “comfort women” advocacy workshop: the art of witnessing with dr. elizabeth son
