PB&J 29: Benefit Showcase for Migrant Trade Union
6:30pm-8:30pm
Agitpunkt in Hongdae – www.agitpunkt.org/blog or 02-323-9606
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A night of film, performance, music, readings and poetry in translation. In conjunction with KEEP (Korea Exposure Education Program), PB&J is honored to present a benefit showcase for Migrant Trade Union. Featuring poet Jennifer Kwon Dobbs, who will be reading from her debut collection, and the incisive musical stylings of comedian PK, this Sunday’s performance also showcases video from artists Jane Jin Kaisen and Bum Lee, and readings from Su-Yoon Ko, Krystn Lee, Chee Wan Kim, and one of the PB&J organizers.

About the Beneficiary
The Migrant Worker Trade Union works to protect and promote the human and labor rights of the approximately 400,000 migrant workers living and working in Korea. In addition to individual support, such as direct mediation on behalf of workers who are not receiving wages or compensation for industrial accidents, MTU is also working on a broader scale to establish a work permit system, stop forced deportations and to legalize all undocumented migrant workers. http://mtu.or.kr

About the Artists
Jennifer Kwon Dobbs
Poet, librettist, teacher, and critic, Jennifer Kwon Dobbs was born in Wonju, South Korea. Paper Pavilion (White Pine Press 2007) is her debut poetry collection. She lives in Minneapolis. www. jkwondobbs.com

Jane Jin Kaisen
A visual artist working with film, video, performance, text, and photography, Jane is a co-founder of UFOlab, and the collective Chamber of Public Secrets. www.janejinkaisen.org

Chee Wan Kim
A Korean who writes for Americans, an adult who writes for children, Chee Wan Kim is a 2008 graduate of the New School’s MFA program and lives and works in New York City.

Su-Yoon Ko
Su-Yoon Ko is an adoptee. In Minnesota she was involved in theater, drumming, and was 1/3 of Mongrel, a spoken word group, until she relocated to Seoul and co-founded Adoptee Solidarity Korea. www.adopteesolidarity.org

Annie Koh
A full-time instigator and part-time editor, Annie is working on finishing her masters degree in Korean Studies and translating testimonies by former comfort women.

Bum Lee
An animation artist and freelance illustrator, Bum was born in Korea and raised in New Jersey. After graduating with a degree in computer animation in 2006, he received a Fulbright grant to study animation theory in Korea. www.bumlee.com

Krystn Lee
Krystn Lee is a lover of languages, a writer of fiction, and a teacher of literature. Most recently seen taking Spanish classes in Guatemala and on her way to Columbia,she is currently on her way to completing a short story collection

PK
A Los Angeles based Korean American comedian and the founder and director of Prokreation Productions as well as Kollaboration, the annual Korean American talent showcase. www.prokreation.com

Cho Sungjoon
A second generation corean american from New York  and a member of Nodutdol for Korean Community Development and (TRACK) Truth and Reconciliation for the Adoption Community of Korea

PB&J #29: Multimedia Benefit Showcase

Sunday August 17, 2008

6 pm at Agitpunk in Hongdae

All proceeds go to Migrant Trade Union

Films, poetry in translation, novels in progress, acoustic guitars, and comedy!
Please save the date, details will be posted in just a few days!

MIGRANT WORKER FILM FEST screenings are held at Jogyesa Korean Buddhist Culture & History Memorial Hall is the multi-story glass building located across from Jogyesa Temple (map to Jogyesa here: http://international.jogyesa.or.kr/default.asp)

OPENING PARTY, Saturday August 9

9 pm at Jin Mo No “hof” in Insadong (2^nd floor)

Performances from Stop Crackdown, Nepalese folk artists, African drummers and more.

10,000won gets you a free drink & snacks!

SCHEDULE

http://cafe.naver.com/mwff2008.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=119

MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FILMS BY SECTION

http://cafe.naver.com/mwff2008.cafe?iframe_url=/ArticleRead.nhn%3Farticleid=119

(for the remain sections, please click on the left side where it has several headers each beginning with “section”)

Contact: Linda Kwon, Migrant Worker Film Festival Programmer

mwff.korea@gmail.com

MORE ABOUT THE FILMS

OPENING FILM: DESHANTORI (’migrant’ in Bangla), this documentary interviews scholars and people on the street to present a view of why so many young people feel they need to leave Bangladesh in order to become successful. Interwoven with these interviews is the true story of the 26 men who tried to cross the Sahara desert on their way to Spain.

MIGRANT LENS: Set aside for films made by migrants themselves, this year features seven short films. Two documentaries are made by Central Asian women married to Korean men, while a more whimsical view from a Chinese woman coping with cultural difference with her Korean husband. Another documentary is about a migrant worker band here in Seoul.

INSIDE CULTURE: The first is a drama from southern India called VANAJA about a young girl learning traditional dance, but this coming of age film combines love and laughter, with heartache and tears. The second film is a documentary from Rome, Italy called THE ORCHESTRA OF PIAZZA VITTORIO about a multiethnic orchestra that comes together to save a theater from destruction in one of Rome’s most ethnically diverse neighborhoods.

Migrant Worker Film Festival

Friday August 8 – Sunday August 10, 2008

2nd Annual Barbecue Fundraiser for the Amerasian Christian Academy
Sunday June 15, 2008
@ Nanji Camping Ground, Hangang Park
11:00 am – until the food runs out
Sliding scale of 10,000 – 20,000 won
* All proceeds will go to a scholarship fund for Amerasian students.

바베큐 파티 및 모금행사
일시: 2008년 6월 15일(일) 12시
장소: 한강공원 난지캠핑장
모금액: 1 ~ 2만원 (내실 수 있는 만큼)
* 모금된 돈은 모두 혼혈아동 장학기금에 기부됩니다.

Please join PB&J and MIX, an organization of mixed heritage Koreans, on the afternoon of June 15 for a day of fun and food in the sun. We will be grilling up hamburgers, hot dogs, veggie burgers, and serving up sweets, pasta salad and other good treats in the common area of the Nanji Camping Ground and playing games nearby. All proceeds from our barbecue fundraiser will go to scholarships for students at the Amerasian Christian Academy in Dongducheon, Korea.

ABOUT THE BENEFICIARY
In the face of widespread discrimination, nearly 20% of Amerasian children in Korea drop out of school during junior high, while 10% drop out during elementary school. Over 40% will go on to meet discrimination in the workplace. (2004 data) Amerasian Christian Academy was established in 1999 to meet the educational needs of single parent mixed ethnicity children in the city of Dongducheon. Using English as the main mode of teaching and communication, ACA’s aim is to provide an environment where mixed ethnicity students are all welcome and can study without discrimination. At ACA, students build bilingual, leadership, and creative skills through diverse educational programs starting from kindergarten through high school.

한국의 한미 혼혈아동들은 광범위한 차별을 직면하여, 10% 정도가 초등학교 과정에서 학교를 그만두고, 20% 가까이는 중학교 과정에서 학교를 그만둔다. 40%이상의 혼혈인이 직장에서도 차별을 계속해서 경험한다.(2004년 리서치) 기독 동양계미국인 학교(ACA)는 결손가정의 한미혼혈 아동들의 교육을 위해 1999년 동두천에서 설립되었다. 교육과 대화시에는 영어를 주로 사용한다. ACA의 목적은 한미혼혈학생들에게 차별없이 환영받는 분위기를 제공하는 것이다. ACA에서는, 유치원과정부터 고등학교 과정까지의 다양한 교육 프로그램들을 통해 이중언어구사, 리더쉽, 창의력등을 발전시킬 수 있도록 한다.

DIRECTIONS
Directions: To get to the Nanji Camping Ground, go to World Cup Stadium Station on Line 6 and take Exit 1. The park is approximately 1.3 km away from the station, so you can either enjoy a scenic walk through World Cup Park or hop in a cab.

오시는 길: 난지캠핑장은 6호선 월드컵경기장역 1번 출구에서 1.3km 가량 떨어진 곳에 있습니다. 조금 먼 거리라서 택시를 이용하시는 편이 편리하겠습니다.

If you choose to walk, the campground is very easy to find if you keep two basic directions in mind: Exiting the subway station, (1) head directly south until you hit the Han River, then (2) turn right and walk until you hit the campground (located just after a bike rental kiosk).

걸어 오실 분들은 다음 두 가지만 명심하시면 쉽게 오실 수 있습니다. 지하철을 나오신 후 (1) 일단 한강에 이를 때까지 남쪽으로 쭉 가신 후 (2) 오른쪽(서쪽)으로 꺾으세요. 자전거 대여소 뒤에 캠핑장이 있습니다.

PB&J 27: Benefit Party for Taean/Mallipo

Saturday, February 2, 2008
9 pm – 2 am
@ Monghwan in Shinchon /신촌에 몽환

입장료 | cover charge – 10,000 won

This month’s benefit will go to help oil spill clean-up and restoration efforts in the Taean/Mallipo area of the West Coast.
이번 자선 파티의 수익금 전액은 태안과 만리포지역의 복구 작업을 위해 쓰일 예정입니다.

As always, we have a great line-up for you including the return of our former resident DJ from 2006, accomplice! If you like dancehall (some call it reggae), then be sure to come early!!

And this will also be DJ I.N.gram’s last show for a while, so don’t miss it!

FEATURING

accomplice dancehall surprise
DJ Silent garage hip-hop
DJ LadyBird deepdubbydisco
DJ I.N.gram hip-hop funk

Check out the amazing deep dubbylicious DJ LadyBird @ myspace.com/ladybsboutique &
www.seoulsounds.com > community music project

Proceeds will be donated towards long-term recovery efforts in the Taean/Mallipo area after December’s oil spill on the west coast. 113,000 tonnes of crude oil were spilled, and while over a million volunteers have helped with the clean-up, the local economy and environment remain devastated and need our help.

지난 12월 기름유출사고이후 태안과 만리포지역에서는 많은 자원봉사자들이 복구작업에 참여하고 있습니다. 113,000톤의 사상최악의 기름유출사고를 겪은 태안은 이후 백만명이 넘는 자원봉사자들의 참여로 옛 모습을 조금씩 찾아가고 있지만 태안지역 주민들의 경제와 그곳의 환경은 여전히 어려움을 겪고 있어 우리의 도움이 절실히 필요합니다.

Bands Showcase for Adoptee Solidarity Korea
Sunday, December 1, 2007
6 – 10 pm
@ Freebird in Hongdae 홍대
입장료 | cover charge – 10,000 won

OPENING FILMS:
My Great Grandfather – Jette Hye Jin Mortensen
Nasi (Fried Rice) – Esmée Hollenberg, Fred Goessens

FEATURING LIVE MUSIC:
Lucas Kwong | 광루가스 – singer songwriter
http://www.myspace.com/lucaskwong

Orgel Danz – world music
http://orgeltanz.wo.to/

Hwang Bo Ryung Band | 황보령 – alternative rock

Benzene – punk rock
www.myspace.com/benzene

이번 자선 파티의 수익금 전액은 “국외입양인연대”로 전달됩니다.
All proceeds from the benefit will be donated to Adoptee Solidarity Korea
www.adopteesolidarity.org

ASK’s mission is to address the problems associated with Korean overseas adoption. Through education and activism, we aim to raise awareness, advocate change, and support alternatives to intercountry adoption.

국외입양인연대 (ASK)의 목적은 한국의 해외입양 문재를 다루는 것입니다. 교육과 활동을 통해서 우리는 주의를 환기시키고 변화를 이끌어 내고 해외입양의 대안을 모색하고자 합니다.

Free Burma Benefit Party 버마의 자유를 위한 자선 파티
Saturday, October 20, 2007 2007년 10월20일 토요일
8:30 pm — doors open, grab a comfy seat for the performance! 공연을 위한 자리를 잡으세요!
9 pm — live musical performance by Sarita (Roots songstress fusing melody and groove) 사리타의 라이브 공연
9:30 pm — djs hit the turntables DJ의 화려한 쇼

@ Monghwan in Shinchon 장소: 신촌의 “몽환” (Click here for a map to Mongwhan/지도 클릭)
cover charge: 10,000 입장료: 1만원

All proceeds from the party will be donated to groups working within Burma such as the Foundation for the People of Burma, a San Francisco based humanitarian aid organization supporting locally run projects and Shan Women, an organization working on health services and literacy for the Shan people, an ethnic group struggling for human rights along the Thai-Burma border. As communication lines to domestic Burmese activists are restored, we plan to donate a portion of the proceeds directly to Burma-based NGOs.

본 행사의 수익금은 버마 현지에서 근무하는 “버마인 자선재단(Foundation for the Peoples of Burma)”과 같은 단체에 기부될 것입니다. 상기 재단은 샌프란시스코에 위치한 인도적 지원기관으로 현지에서의 각종 프로젝트와 “샨여성(Shan Women)”이라는 기구를 지원하고 있습니다. 샨여성은 태국-버마의 국경에서 자신들의 인권을 위해 투쟁하고 있는 샨 주민들의 건강과 문맹퇴치를 위해 노력하고 있습니다. 이전에 두절되었던 버마 운동가들과의 연락수단이 다시 확보되어 본 행사의 수익금의 일부는 버마에 위치한 NGO로 직접 전달될 수 있게 되었습니다.

FEATURING

DJ LadyBird (deepdubbydisco)
DJ I.N.gram (old school funk & r&b)
DJ Silent (house)

and special guest Saritah from Australia opening the party with a live musical set at 9 pm
그리고 호주에서 온 특별손님 사리타(Saritah)가 9시 라이브 공연에 참가합니다.

Saritah > an intoxicating blend of soulful folk, reggae and jazz, sometimes called “roots/groove”, the music will lift you and the lyrics will inspire you
영감과 감정을 고조시키는 멜로디와 메세지, 그루브의 힘있는 조화를 지닌 루츠 여가수.
Visit her website at www.saritah.com for more information!

Dance Party for Resilience
Saturday August 11, 2007
@ Monghwan in Shinchon
9:00 pm – 2:30 am
10,000 won! All proceeds donated toward continuing production of the film “Resiliance”, a documentary about birth mothers who gave their children up for adoption.

Resilience tells the stories of Korean birth mothers who gave their children up for international adoption. The film explores the reasons and circumstances behind their painful decision, which was often due to a lack of social welfare support and women’s rights. For the very first time, despite stigma and discrimination from their own society, these birth mothers bravely come forward to share their stories of profound loss, struggle, and ultimately, of courage and strength.

www.resiliencefilm.com

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ON THE TURNTABLES:

DJ Zoo (주) — hip hop  > 9-10pm
DJ One Up  (Paul) — hiphop & funk  > 10-11:15pm
DJ Eugene Blake — house/electro  > 11:15-12:45am
DJ Korrect (Luke) — hiphop & funk  > 12:45-2am (~2:30am)