Thought you all would want to know. Jann McGuire ____________________________________ From: info@rootsaction.org To: laurelcg@aol.com Sent: 8/21/2012 8:43:59 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time Subj: Today We Save an Island _Jeju Island is under attack. "Touch not one stone, not one flower," is its residents' battle cry. Let's help!_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=8DdtyyDHB6n9Cy5ygCsq3qGJFlb5Mdkz) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=0IE+kLz2CqvLgvIfi7fjr6GJFlb5Mdkz) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=oCVJITYp223q++thAzuwXaGJFlb5Mdkz) _ Share this action on Facebook_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=UFBDUSOM4AAVapxc5dwLqaGJFlb5Mdkz) _ Share this action on Twitter_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=CJghkhYja5xq5b5VXjpI0KGJFlb5Mdkz) A coordinated international campaign this week will try to save South Korea's beautiful Jeju Island from destruction. We have the chance to participate, and in so doing to help form a badly needed partnership between the environmental and antiwar movements. The World Conservation Congress 2012 is being held on Jeju Island in two weeks -- while just four miles away, in the island's Gangjeong Village, construction is beginning on a massive new naval base to be used by the U.S. Dredging of the seabed and coral has already begun. _Help put a stop to it now._ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=KFkiaZGhDdQwyRCMJ8XS2aGJFlb5Mdkz) The extraordinary biological diversity, unique volcanic topography, and the culture of Jeju Island attract many tourists. The Sea of Gangjeong is a national cultural treasure adjacent to a UNESCO biosphere reserve. Only 114 Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins remain, and they live here -- one of many species threatened by base construction. The damage will be devastating. But Samsung, the primary contractor for base construction, is sponsoring the World Conservation Congress (WCC), which is pretending all is well. _Let them know we aren't fooled. Demand that Samsung halt construction and the WCC oppose the base._ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=5khY79euWQPQXguz1pROQaGJFlb5Mdkz) 94% of the residents of Jeju Island have voted against construction of the base. If the base is constructed, it will host nuclear-powered submarines and aircraft carriers, as well as Aegis missile-carrying warships. U.S. taxpayers will pay the cost of the Obama administration "pivot" into the Asia-Pacific, while Jeju Islanders pay with a damaged home. Ultimately, the cost to the earth and the risk of war will belong to all of us. Villagers have been arrested during nonviolent protests. Police and construction workers have assaulted elderly members of the community, who represent a large portion of the activists. Raising our voices in solidarity is the least we can do. _"Touch not one stone, not one flower."_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=MIL8tvbKtyT97cAQGi6Y26GJFlb5Mdkz) Please forward this email widely to like-minded friends. --The RootsAction team P.S. Our small staff is supported by contributions from people like you; _your donations are greatly appreciated_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=xrDKWK6OEUWcjugf/gBHpKGJFlb5Mdkz) . P.P.S. RootsAction is an independent online force endorsed by Jim Hightower, Barbara Ehrenreich, Cornel West, Daniel Ellsberg, Glenn Greenwald, Naomi Klein, Bill Fletcher Jr., Laura Flanders, former U.S. Senator James Abourezk, Coleen Rowley, and many others. Allies:_ Save Jeju Island_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=H+pJg7XTw6nt43SL1FAQA6GJFlb5Mdkz) _Jeju Island, South Korea_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=qg8r0JBfPtDIh7cBGaZoLHXZnb9TTaGE) _Global Network Against Weapons and Nuclear Power in Space_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=PXe1SpF/Ll0HfjuyZSfERaGJFlb5Mdkz) Veterans For Peace _Voices for Creative Nonviolence_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=/4bEV7ofIjxQ+wqb1DaZN3XZnb9TTaGE) _Fellowship of Reconciliation_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JGLl1hLkR411LNY118vmT6GJFlb5Mdkz) _Environmentalists Against War_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=XAO4ImWUW1sgY9eI0+nehXXZnb9TTaGE) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=fomRPRhJHwrvB+inUYuc46GJFlb5Mdkz) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=JGLl1hLkR434MsHeyW7E8KGJFlb5Mdkz) (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=bAlBgSTH+N/BMTmmLo6k3HXZnb9 TTaGE) _Click here_ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=tv1LF9EkEvNRMVkX9tiy66GJFlb5Mdkz) to unsubscribe and stop ALL email from RootsAction. To modify your email communication preferences or update your personal profile, visit your subscription management page at: _http://hq-salsa.wiredforchange.com/o/6503/profile/ _ (http://salsa.wiredforchange.com/dia/track.jsp?v=2&c=s3cYCxqk4QJSm3tCTsLIt6GJFlb5Mdkz) (http://www.salsalabs.com/?email)