Organizational Information
Organization Name
Citizen's Movement for Environmental Justice ( CMEJ )
Created : Oct 18 2007 / Modified :
- Contry/Region
- Republic of Korea
- Contact
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Address: 100-4 Samseon 5 Street, Seongbuk-gu 136-045 Seoul, Korea Tel: 82-2-743-4747 Fax: 82-2-743-4748 URL: http://eng.eco.or.kr/ Email: eco@eco.or.kr
- Organization Structure
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- Date of Establishment:
- 1992
- Number of Staff:
- 28
- Sections:
- Members:
- 3,500
- Name of Director:
- Won, Kyoung-seon
- Activity Area
- Foundation (Budget)
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- Foundation
- 0 (0 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. )
- Annual Budget
- 0 (0 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. )
- Account Settlement
- 0 (0 US Dollar) (Fiscal Yr. )
- Main Resources
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- Membership fees
- Sponsored by
- Project
- Others
- Introduction of the Organization
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- Objective:
- Objective:
- Citizens' Movement for Environmental Justice perceives the environmental crisis of the earth ecosystem and the Korean peninsula to have originated from a view of the world based on domination and suppression, and seeks to contribute in the realization of a socially righteous and ecologically sustainable environmental justice to overcome this crisis.
- Realization of environmental justice: Creation of environmentally just world where nations, classes, and generations utilize the environment fairly and do impartial responsibilities.
- Realization of the environment-friendly social system: transmission to and realization of the environment-friendly social economic system managing the demand effectively rather than unplanned increase of supply.
- Establishment: Citizens' Movement for Environmental Justice began as the department of environmental research under the control of research institution of Economic Practice Association in 1992 and next year, it was founded as the Environmental Development Center. This organization has developed alternatives of economic policies and mainly made research. The title of this organization was changed to Citizens' Movement for Environmental Justice in 1998. Since 1999 it was separated from economic Practice Association and it has done active activities based on citizen's actions as well as specialty. Their major activities are as the following: (a) cope with national troublesome development, (b) movement for restoring life-water, (c) Blue Sky 2002 Movement, and (d) Mothers' Meeting for Protecting the Next Generation.
- Partnership with
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- Korea Gasoline Corporation
- Other organizations
- Regular Environmental Education / Education for Sustainable Development Programs
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Title Place Operational features Children's Health and Environment Office of Gahoidong seeks to obtain environmental justice between generations by protecting children and future generations from unjust harm to their health, as well as preventing any hindrance in their obtaining their share of resources. Daeum jikimi' environment teacher's school Gahoidong nunnery *Food, poisonous environment, eco-education, etc./contents 6 lectures
*Actual lecture drill, methods/3 lectures
*Actual drill through workshop/one night and two days
*Teacher's making syllabus and teaching materials
*Cultivating environmental character/continuedDaeum jikimi' environmental school Office of Gahoidong Healthful food, life culture of modern people, poisonous environment, eco-education, children's environment range, alternative food Daeum jikimi' environmental education about Tancheon and Junglangcheon Junglangcheon-side, Tancheon-side, and classroom A variety of education: water monitoring, examination of food life, investigation of pollutants, relationship between forests and river Restoring Rivers Busan Holding annual event River festival since 2002. River festival features symposiums, cultural events, and grant awards for outstanding achievement in river conservation.
- Publications
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Type Title Price Publisher Periodicals Now and the next generation (2000 Foundation ) Citizen's Movement for Environmental Justice Separate volume Make chilidren starve rather (2000) Shighongsa Separate volume The world where I want to live is (2000) Mineumsa Separate volume Don't make the earth cry (2001) Bibongsa Separate volume Understanding of eco-cities (2001) Darakbang
- Photos, maps, etc
- Programs
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Name Field of activities Sirutteok School ('Sirutteok' means a steamed rice cake in Korean) Agriculture / Other ( )
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