Seoul Train Documentary

Hey guys,
I'm pasting in some info I got in an email about a documentary that will be showing this Tuesday (11/10) at 7:30 in Murphey 116. It looks really interesting, and it involves an underground operation to help oppressed people escape from North Korea. Representatives from an NGO LiNK (Liberty in North Korea) are doing this to raise awareness of the human rights and refugee crisis in North Korea. Read below for more info on the organization and the documentary!

--Liz Vigus

A few students have joined together, with the sponsorship of the campus club Invisible Children, to bring representatives of the NGO called LiNK to campus in order to shed light on the human rights and refugee crisis in Northern Korea. On November 10th at 7:30pm in 116 Murphy we are hosting a short screening of a documentary film called Seoul Train to help educate the UNC student body on the growing crisis in North Korea.

Here are a few details about the organization LiNK (Liberty in North Korea)
and the Documentary: LiNK, or Liberty in North Korea, is a U.S. based
international NGO devoted to the North Korean human rights and refugee
crisis. LiNK protects North Koreans where they can be reached, advocating
for their human rights. In the field, LiNK maintains a network of shelters
to protect refugees who are in hiding in China and Southeast Asia. The
organization operates underground, helping to bring refugees to safe
countries. In the US and South Korea the "Liberty House" program assists
newly resettled refugees. Protection officers and staff spend extensive
time meeting with North Korean refugees to document their stories and share
them with the world. LiNK believes in the influence of the grassroots and
realizes that change may only come about through international attention
and the conscious action of global citizens.  More information about LiNK
can be found here: http://www.linkglobal.org/

Seoul Train: With its riveting footage from the secretive Underground
Railroad of Asia, "Seoul Train" is a gripping documentary that exposes the
life and death of North Koreans as they try to escape their homeland and
China. Created in China and inspired by the 19th Century Underground
Railroad that saved over 30,000 slaves, up to 300,000 North Korean refugees
today are trying to escape through a similar network of routes in China and
Southeast Asia. Come and discover how you can take part in the today's
modern Underground Railroad and be responsible for rescuing those who have
been oppressed.

For more information about the documentary please see the official website
here: http://www.seoultrain.com/