We can spark change in Korea.
2008 marks an unprecedented time for renewed hope and change with the new administration and its pledge towards human rights in North Korea. This year's Project: Real Sunshine is seeking skilled and qualified applicants to continue where we left off and to take the initiative to a bigger, louder, and stronger level.
This is a worldwide call for delegates to Project: Real Sunshine. We seek qualified applicants of diverse backgrounds, ages and affiliations. Candidates must have strong convictions for the cause of human rights, and the courage to stand up for their beliefs.
_____ Two years ago, in the summer of 2006, nearly 40 activists from all over the world participated in LiNK's Project: Sunshine initiative. Delegates arranged to take university finals early, quit their jobs, and rearranged summer plans to participate. For three weeks they held daily symposiums, lectures, debates and screenings, coupled with exciting and dramatic street activism, awareness efforts, dance exhibitions, concerts, and various stunts. The aim was to engage Korea's student and academic communities on the issue, spark a grassroots movement for the forgotten North Korean people, and raise questions about the South Korean government's Sunshine Policy. The effort was a success - gaining coverage in major South Korean newspapers, high-level meetings with South Korean government officials, National Assembly members, and even a former President.
_____ Hundreds of thousands remain imprisoned in North Korea's concentration camps. Thousands upon thousands of refugees remain without protection, hiding throughout China and Southeast Asia, vulnerable to trafficking or repatriation. The Chinese-born children of North Korean refugees starve on the streets and are unable to find work and receive medical care or education. Thousands of North Korean refugees resettled in South Korea are also unable to find or hold jobs and report feeling "hopeless" and "alone."
_____ Please read the entire application prior to submission! Incomplete applications will not be accepted and it is the responsibility of applicants to ensure that all components of the application are sent before March 17th.