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Media Inquiries: Jungwon Kim
Event Information: Cathi Choi

Schedule of Events

July 27–28, 2023 | Washington, DC

All events for the National Mobilization to End the War in Korea are free and open to the public.

Some events have limited capacity and require RSVP.

Thurs, July 27
Day of Action

11:30 AM
Congressional Press Conference with Korea Peace Congressional Champions 

  • Location: House Triangle, intersection of New Jersey Avenue SE and Southeast Drive (across from the southeast corner of the U.S. Capitol building)

1-3 PM
Unbind Your Heart: Participatory Grief Transmutation Ceremony RSVP here for this limited-capacity event

  • Location: The Foundry (Fellowship Hall) 1500 16th St. NW Washington, D.C., 20036

5-8 PM
Rally at Lafayette Square in front of the White House + March + Interfaith Vigil at the Lincoln Memorial Steps (near the Korean War Veterans Memorial)
RSVP here

  • Rally Location: Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Ave NW &, 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
  • Vigil Location: Lincoln Memorial steps at 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002

Friday, July 28

Conference at George Washington University

This event is currently at full capacity. Join the waitlist and/or register for the live Zoom broadcast.

9 AM – 3 PM

Location: Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Commons (Room 602), 1957 E Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20052

70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice: Prospects and Challenges for a Peace Agreement

Introduction 9:00 AM

  • Linda Yarr, Director of Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, George Washington University
  • Christine Ahn, Women Cross DMZ Founder and Executive Director

Keynote Address 9:15 AM

  • University of Chicago Emeritus Professor and eminent Korea historian Bruce Cummings

The Human Costs of Unending War 10:10 – 11:30 AM

  • Kee Park, M.D., Harvard University Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
  • Joy Gebhart, divided family member
  • Rick Downes, Executive Director, Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs
  • Moderated by Jennifer Deibert, DPRK Program Director, American Friends Service Committee

The Threat of Nuclear War 1:00 – 2:20 PM

  • Dan Leaf, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
  • Siegfried Hecker, Professor of Practice at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and at Texas A&M University
  • Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army Colonel, Veterans for Peace moderated by Ji-Yeon Yuh of Northwestern University

Closing Remarks 2:20 PM

  • Cathi Choi, Director of Policy and Organizing at Women Cross DMZ

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Event Co-conveners


Event Co-sponsors

Coalition of Koreans in America

Code Pink

DSA International Committee

Global Impact Rotary Club

Good Friends USA

Grassroots Global Justice Alliance

Gyopo

Hampton Institute

Han Pan Korean American Cultural Center

Hawai’i Peace and Justice

June 15 U.S. Committee for Reunification of Korea

Korea Policy Institute

Korea Queer and Trans National Network

Korean American National Coordinating Council

Madre

Nodutdol

Peace Action

Peace Action New York State

Peace Committee of the Korean Association of the United Methodist Church

Presbyterian Church of USA

Quincy Institute

President of Rotary Club of Global Impact

Rotary Satellite Club of International Peace World, District 5000

Women Against Military Madness (Minnesota)

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