Women Cross DMZ | Ending The Korean War, Reuniting Families

Events

Press conference featuring women leaders calling for an end to the Korean War and the creation of a peace process that includes women

Across the street from the U.S. Embassy in Gwanghwamun Plaza, South Korea

Event date: Friday, Sept. 20, 2019, 11:30 a.m. |

SPEAKERS:
• Christine Ahn (Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ)
• Kozue Akibayashi (Doshisha University/Former President of WILPF)
• Mimi Han (Executive Board Member, The National YWCA of Korea; Vice President, World YWCA)
• Gloria Steinem (Feminist scholar activist)
• Moderated by Mi-kyung Han (Standing Representative, Korea Women’s Alliance)

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“Women Crossing Borders: From the DMZ to the women’s peace movement”

KINTEX Exhibition Center, Gyeonggi-do, Korea

Event date: Thursday, Sept. 19, 2019, 3:10-4:30 p.m. | hosted by DMZ Peace Forum

Feminist icon Gloria Steinem and leaders from Korea Peace Now! will discuss the gender implications of the unresolved war and how women’s inclusion is vital for lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula.

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