To commemorate the 74th anniversary of the Jeju April 3rd Uprising, the executives and staff of the Overseas Koreans Foundation held the Jeju April 3rd Peace Walk simultaneously in Jeju and Seoul on April 8, 2022. On this day, Jeju executives and staff honored the victims by visiting the area of Bukchon-ri where the Jeju April 3rd Uprising claimed the greatest number of lives. Staff in Seoul reflected on the history and spirit of the Jeju April 3rd Uprising by watching the independent film “Jiseul” and the “Jeju April 3rd Memorial Exhibition, Spring Break” at the Jeon Tae-il Memorial Hall. The following are the photographs from the April 3rd Peace Walk held in Jeju.
Group photograph at the Neobeunsungi April 3rd Memorial Hall
Foundation officials welcoming poet Kyung-hoon Kim, who was responsible for the Peace Walk's commentary
Watching Jeju April 3rd Uprising-related video materials at the Neobeunsungi April 3rd Memorial Hall
Staff of the foundation examining the exhibition space in the Neobeunsungi April 3rd Memorial Hall (1)
Staff of the foundation examining the exhibition space in the Neobeunsungi April 3rd Memorial Hall (2)
Staff of the foundation listening to an explanation of the “Graves of Children” outside the Neobeunsungi April 3rd Memorial Hall
Staff of the foundation listening to an explanation of the Bukchon-ri April 3rd Memorial Monument
Staff of the foundation following the commentary of poet Kyung-hoon Kim and examining Bukchon-ri April 3rd Uprising-related traces (1)
Staff of the foundation following the commentary of poet Kyung-hoon Kim and examining Bukchon-ri April 3rd Uprising-related traces (2)
Staff of the foundation following the commentary of poet Kyung-hoon Kim and examining Bukchon-ri April 3rd Uprising-related traces (3)
Staff of the foundation following the commentary of poet Kyung-hoon Kim and examining Bukchon-ri April 3rd Uprising-related traces (4)
Staff of the foundation following the commentary of poet Kyung-hoon Kim and examining Bukchon-ri April 3rd Uprising-related traces (5)