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WATCH: Hyun Lee Explains the Latest Tensions Between North and South Korea
June 23, 2020
Tensions between the two Koreas reached a boiling point on June 16, 2020, when North Korea destroyed the inter-Korean liaison office in Kaesong to symbolize the end of an era of inter-Korean reconciliation. In a series of statements released by the Korean Central News Agency, North Korea expressed frustration with South Korea for failing to adhere to commitments made in inter-Korean agreements, including halting activist groups from sending propaganda leaflets across the border.
Women Cross DMZ’s Hyun Lee explains why tensions are running high, and what can be done to reduce hostilities and work toward peace.
Watch Gloria Steinem, Jody Williams, & Rep. Barbara Lee Discuss Peace in Korea
May 29, 2020
Last week, we had the opportunity to gather with Gloria Steinem, Jody Williams, Congresswoman Barbara Lee, and others to celebrate the 5th anniversary of our historic DMZ crossing to call for peace on the Korean Peninsula.
We came together to reflect on and celebrate our achievements in the last five years, but also to gather and renew our strength for the path forward.
Among some of the highlights:
Ann Wright, a former US Army colonel and diplomat, recounted the experience of meeting a North Korean general during a quilt-stitching ceremony in Pyongyang and realizing that they had both been preparing for war with each other’s countries but had now come together for the cause of peace.
Congresswoman Barbara Lee, whose father fought in the Korean War, described what it was like to watch the 2015 crossing when she was in Ghana. She likened the criticisms of our calls for peace to her lone vote against the Iraq war in 2001.
Nobel Peace Laureate Jody Williams recalled her experience traveling to the DMZ and meeting South Korean soldiers who worked with North Korean soldiers on de-mining portions of the DMZ and realized their shared humanity.
Women Cross DMZ Co-founder Gloria Steinem reflected on how much progress the women’s movement for peace in Korea has made since 2015, as evidenced by the resolution in Congress calling for an official end to the Korean War.
Also discussed: the impact of our report on “The Human Costs and Gendered Impact of Sanctions on North Korea” and the Congressional resolution calling for an end to the Korean War with a peace agreement.
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WATCH: Shifting from “Security” to “Peace” in Korea webinar with Dr. Han S Park
May 22, 2020
Why have the US and North Korea been at war for 70 years? How do we get to peace? What makes us truly secure?
On May 21, 2020, the Korea Peace Network, Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, Peace Treaty Now, Re’Generation Movement, and Women Cross DMZ hosted a webinar with Dr. Han S Park on the need for a radical shift toward a peace paradigm in Korea.
Han S Park is University Professor Emeritus of International Affairs and Founding Director of the Center for the Study of Global Issues (GLOBIS) at the University of Georgia. Dr. Park has visited North Korea more than 50 times since 1981 to further efforts for diplomacy and peacemaking. He was instrumental in President Jimmy Carter’s visit to North Korea in 1994 to avert military confrontation and President Bill Clinton’s visit to Pyongyang to free detained American journalists in 2009.
Pandemic, War and Sanctions in a Divided Korea Webinar
May 12, 2020
This webinar on April 16, 2020, examined how the un-ended Korean War, division, and sanctions impact North and South Korea’s efforts against coronavirus. Speakers included Dr. Kee Park, Harvard Neurosurgeon; Director of the North Korea Program of the Korean American Medical Association, and Ko You-kyoung, Consultant, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Korea Peace Now!
Co-hosted by Massachusetts Peace Action, Women Cross DMZ, and the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network.
What Covid-19 Lessons Can South Korea Teach Us?
April 29, 2020
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