Movement News:
KSCF holds 61st Assembly, elects new committee members
The 61st Assembly of the KSCF was held on March 4 2009 in the Anglican University, which was attended by students, senior friends, officers and committee members from 17 universities.
The assembly, decided to take Education as the theme, and focus more on Students related issues and problems. They said that, today the student communities are challenged of their identity issues who are struggling to find their position in the society. Moreover, the current financial situation has worsened the unemployment problem and has created a greater pressure for the students and youth to get a decent job in the country.
During this assembly, KSCF elected new student committees for the year 2009. There were a lot of changes of the positions/ leadership in the committees.
The assembly tried to reduce the hierarchy system of the committees and invited women and members from other branches (locals, school) and nominated only three members from the KSCF to represent in the committees. They are Nam gipyong(Nam), Kang su-hey(Suhey), Lim jung-A(Jung-A). And the changed charter of KSCF was declared as the decision of students.
KSCF as a movement have struggled to survive until now and facing challenges to be actives in the present context.
KSCF 60th Anniversary:
“Don’t Stop, Keep Going with Your Neighbor”Last November 3, KSCF celebrated Its 60th Anniversary.
The members of the KSCF remember so well how they started thegroup after the independence of Korea from Japan in 1948.
KSCF asked God: ‘What shall we do for this land and people under the pain’ and then Students decided that ‘Our work is not for ourselves but Min-Jung (Grassroots)’ as following Jesus’ Way.
They had set up the Students Social Development Corps and thewent into the urban areas and factories in the 1960s-70s.
After the military coup, Min-Jung was oppressed so then Studentswent into the Democracy Movement against Military Governmentsfrom the 1970s to the 1990s.
But KSCF did not stop their way with Min-Jung Jesus then theyalso recognised why Korean Min-Jung was oppressed.
Hence, they went into a Reunification Movement from the 1980still the 21st century.
Now, KSCF is looking for alternative way under the name of ‘StudentLife-Faith Movement’.
Kim, Oo-Sung GS of KSCF said: “Now then our movements havecheck our life and faith also, so that there are three kinds of elements for student’s life-faith: awareness, involving and interaction.
- Awakeness is that deep looking into our lives and what webelieve.
- Involving is concrete relationship and involvement in socialissues.
- Interaction is relating what we believe to what we are involvedin social issues, but not to separate them.
KSCF is continuing its regular workshop on building leadership and strengthening ecumenical movement in the universities. This workshop is conducted in the months of October to November, and is facilitated by a senior friend of KSCF. The contents of the workshop consist of building and reviewing the identity of KSCF, programme strategising and social concerns development.
The KSCF Students Council held the second National Students Council Meeting on 31 October. This meeting was held to prepare for the coming Winter General Assembly in February 2004 and the theme that was decided is “Let Us Reflect and Go Forward”. This theme will see a deep reflection by SCMers in the movement, of KSCF itself and the Korean national situation.
The KSCF students are also actively involved in the on-going debate of the Korean Army to be dispatched to Iraq. There are many joint activities with other NGOs to protest on this issue currently. From 23-29 November, there will be an activity, Council for Peace in Northeast Asia to be held in Seoul. KSCF Chung Ahn University unit chairperson Park Hyun-Jung will participate in this programme.
General Assemblies Winter and Summer Assemblies
KSCF had the winter assembly in February and summer assembly in August in 2001.
It is significant that KSCF inaugurated the student committee for 2001 since KSCF had not been able to inaugurate the student committee for 2000. The chairperson is Lee Chang-whee, the vice chairperson is Kim Byung-gon and the general secretary is the Park Byum-ooing.
14 campuses SCM members participated in the summer assembly. The theme was “For Oneness in Ourselves.” They had lectures on the identity of SCM and met with senior friends. After the summer assembly, several campus units of SCM organized summer work camps in the farming areas to learn about the difficulties that farmers face due to the trends of globalization.
KSCF’s Continuous Involvement
in the Unification Issues in KoreaSome members visited North Korea as representatives of South Korea youths and participated in the assembly for the unification. They also organized a demonstration against the National Missile Defense System in front of the US embassy.
The Women’s Council
and the Council for International SolidarityThe Women’s Council was organized to encourage female students to participate in the life of the SCM as transforming forces. The Council for International Solidarity for SCM was also organized to promote more active involvement in international solidarity. Translating the “PRAXIS” into Korean is one of their major responsibilities.
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