Fundraising Event: Screening “Rescue a North Korean Refugee”

Sun 17 Nov 2013, 7 pm
The Hanoi Bicycle Collective

From The Hanoi Bicycle Collective:

Join an event to raise fund for North Korean Refugee.

Film program:
Rescue a North Korean Refugee

Hi, I’m Chris, LiNK’s International Nomad. For the next year, I’m riding my bicycle 14,000 miles from Thailand to Turkey to raise funds to rescue North Korean refugees. I hope to raise $1 per mile, or $14,000 total; more than enough to rescue 5 refugees. While on the road, I’ll be giving screenings of LiNK’s documentaries at hostels, cafes, and organic farms; anywhere and to anyone who will watch with me All funds donated through my page go straight towards refugee rescues; none of it goes to me or to LiNK’s other programs. If I can raise $14,000 over the next year, 5 North Korean refugees will have started a new, freer life in either South Korea or the USA.

Liberty in North Korea (LINK)
Every year, thousands of North Koreans risk their lives to escape political persecution and economic hardship. If caught trying to escape or caught in China and sent back, they are at risk of extremely harsh punishments, including brutal beatings, forced labor, forced abortions, torture, and internment in a political prison camp. To make matters worse, while hiding in China their illegal status forces them to work in invisible industries and leaves them vulnerable to exploitation by unscrupulous employers and sex traffickers, as they have no recourse to any authorities. Although many refugees try to escape, many do not have the resources or connections to get themselves out of China.

Free entrance.