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Criticizing human rights before DMZ march ‘bananas’ – Steinem
April 25, 2015 by Matthew Russell Lee
Gloria Steinem on Friday described demands that organizers of an upcoming DMZ crossing bring up North Korean human rights violations as “bananas.”
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Activists Say Both North Korea and South Korea Approve Women’s Peace Walk
April 24, 2015 by Rick Gladstone
Organizers of a women’s international peace walk across the Korean Peninsula’s heavily mined Demilitarized Zone next month said Friday that the governments of both North and South Korea had given their conditional approval for the event, which is meant to create new pressure for a formal end to the Korean War.
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Women’s Delegation to Cross the DMZ
April 22, 2015 by John Feffer
In June 1998, the business tycoon Chung Ju-Yung drove 500 cattle across the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. Then, leaning on a cane, the frail founder of the Hyundai conglomerate hobbled across the border himself. He was the first civilian to make the crossing without government escort in over half a century.
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Women for Peace
April 20, 2015 by John Feffer
“We are walking to invite all concerned to imagine a new chapter in Korean history, one marked by dialogue, understanding and — ultimately — forgiveness,” says organizer Christine Ahn.
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The Unending Korean War: W.E.B Du Bois, Ko Un, and the Women’s Peace Walk
April 15, 2015 by John R. Eperjesi
May 24, 2015 is International Women’s Day for Disarmament. On this day, an international group of women are planning a walk for peace across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the name for the 4-km wide buffer that separates North and South Korea.
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