CANCELED: 70 Years of War and Division: The Path to Peace with North Korea
March 16, 2020 - 1:30-4:30 PM Event date:
St. Mark's Episcopal Church, 301 A St. SE, Washington, DC
UPDATE, March 4, 2020: This event has been postponed due to COVID-19.
As the Korean War enters its 70th year, join the Korea Peace Network and Korea Peace Now! for conversations about the legacy of the ongoing war, the current deadlock between the U.S. and North Korea, and the path toward peace.
1:30-2:00pm Keynote address by Dr. Bruce Cumings
An award-winning author and historian, Professor Cumings is the Gustavus F. and Ann M. Swift Distinguished Service Professor in History and the College at the University of Chicago. His work focuses on modern Korean history, 20th-century international history, US-East Asian relations, East Asian political economy, and American foreign relations.
2:00-3:15pm “70 Years of the Korean War”
Intergenerational Korean American women dialogue
Joy Lee Powell Gebhard
Aiyoung Choi, Women Cross DMZ
Grace Choi, Re-generation Movement
Minju Bae, Nodutdol for Korean Community Development
Moderator: Yeonhee Kim, Korea Peace Now! Hawaii
3:30-4:30pm “The Path to Peace”
Panel on the challenges and opportunities for a peaceful resolution to the conflict between the U.S. and North Korea
Jessica Lee, Quincy Institute
Joy Yoon, Ignis Community
Erik Sperling, Just Foreign Policy
Moderator: Catherine Killough, Women Cross DMZ