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‘We Are Not Fine!’ Posters Go Viral at South Korea’s Universities

Articles Creative Resistance Asia South Korea Communications Small Acts and Dispersions global voices korea Occupy social injustice south korea student´s protest Language:   English Author:   Lee Yoo Eun

Are we seeing a Korean version of Occupy Wall Street?

A handwritten poster by a university student that spelled out the student’s frustration with social injustice and current political developments went viral, both on- and offline in South Korea. Inspired by this so-called “We are not fine” poster, which lists various social issues as the reason why “we are not fine”, young Koreans have started writing their own posters and plastering campus bulletin boards with their messages.

Ju Hyun-woo, a student at Korea University, wrote the message below on two large pieces of paper and posted them on his school bulletin board. Ju’s manifesto listed major social issues that ignited protests, including the presidential election manipulation scandal; mass layoffs of railroad workers; the struggle of small town Milryang’s senior residents against the construction of a high voltage tower; the corrutpion of powerful corporations; and the ever-crunched and insecure job market.

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