Reenacting the 'Vehicle Protest' in Gwangju, May 1980
Commemoration Ceremony for Minju Article Day on the 20th
[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] The vehicle protest line is being reenacted just like that day in Gwangju in May 1980.
According to the 5·18 People's Uprising Commemoration Event Committee, from 3 p.m. on the 20th, in front of Mudeung Stadium and around Geumnam-ro, the 5·18 Detained and Injured Society, together with the National Democratic Taxi Federation, will hold the 40th Anniversary of the 5·18 People's Uprising Democratic Taxi Drivers' Day ceremony and a vehicle protest reenactment event.
About 70 vehicles, including 4 Pony cars and around 50 taxis, will participate in the vehicle protest reenactment, marching from Mudeung Stadium to Gwangju Station, Yudong 4-way intersection, Geumnam-ro, and finally to the front of the old Jeonnam Provincial Office.
The protest vehicles will participate carrying flags with the Taegeukgi and the slogan of the 40th Anniversary 5·18 Commemoration Event.
Democratic Taxi Drivers' Day marks May 20, 1980, when about 200 taxis, driven by taxi drivers enraged by the massacre committed by martial law troops, gathered in front of Mudeung Stadium and Gwangju Station and held a vehicle protest along Geumnam-ro to the front of the Provincial Office.
The 5·18 People's Uprising used the vehicle protest as a turning point to break away from a defensive phase and create a major shift.
The 5·18 Detained and Injured Society commemorates this day annually by holding a ceremony honoring the spirit of the taxi workers' struggle and reenacting the vehicle protest.
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Jung Doojin, Secretary General of the 5·18 Detained and Injured Society, said, “Through the reenactment of the vehicle protest, we commemorate the 40th anniversary of the 5·18 People's Uprising and recall the spirit of the taxi workers who fought to protect democracy at that time. We will strive to nationalize the 5·18 People's Uprising in solidarity with taxi workers across the country.”
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