Protestor holds sign demanding justice for Kum Nam Kim
Title
Protestor holds sign demanding justice for Kum Nam Kim
Description
Protestors holding signs at October 26, 1993 demonstration for Kum Nam Kim outside the 20th Precinct. Sign at center reads, "JUSTICE FOR KUM NAM KIM 김금남."
Kum Nam Kim (김금남), a street vendor on the Upper West Side, was beaten and arrested by police on August 3, 1993 after protesting a parking ticket. Other than holding a demonstration outside the 20th Precinct to demand police accountability and a meeting with the police commissioner, CAAAV and Action for Young Korean Americans (AYKA) also organized a petition drive and legal clinic in Flushing, Queens to support Kum Nam Kim and mobilize the Korean community around the issue of police brutality.
Referenced in CAAAV Voice issues Fall 1993 and Spring 1994.
Kum Nam Kim (김금남), a street vendor on the Upper West Side, was beaten and arrested by police on August 3, 1993 after protesting a parking ticket. Other than holding a demonstration outside the 20th Precinct to demand police accountability and a meeting with the police commissioner, CAAAV and Action for Young Korean Americans (AYKA) also organized a petition drive and legal clinic in Flushing, Queens to support Kum Nam Kim and mobilize the Korean community around the issue of police brutality.
Referenced in CAAAV Voice issues Fall 1993 and Spring 1994.
Date
October 26, 1993
Rights
Copyright is held by CAAAV Organizing Asian Communities
Format
Photograph
Identifier
Photo036
Files
Citation
“Protestor holds sign demanding justice for Kum Nam Kim,” CAAAV Digital Archive, accessed December 22, 2024, https://archives.caaav.org/items/show/2082.