Korea Peace Advocacy Week! + ‘Crossings’ in SF in May
April 24, 2023
Posted in: Newsletters
Dear friend,
Join us for Korea Peace Advocacy Week June 5-9, 2023!
During Korea Peace Advocacy Week, hundreds of people around the country meet with their members of Congress to advocate for legislation supporting peace in Korea. It’s one of the most meaningful, direct, and impactful ways to take action for peace in Korea.
2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the armistice that halted but did not officially end the Korean War, so it’s an especially important time to remind Congress about the human costs of this unresolved war and the urgent need to avoid a nuclear conflict on the Korean Peninsula.
Together, we must collectively raise our voices to let our elected officials know it’s time to end the Korean War. Can we count on you to share your story and make our voices heard?
May 12 is the deadline to register! All you have to do is attend an optional training session (or watch the recording) and two to three 30 min meetings with your Congressional offices during the week of June 5. All meetings are held via Zoom. Please do one small act now for Korea peace and register today!
Korea Peace Advocacy Week is organized by American Friends Service Committee, Mennonite Central Committee, and Women Cross DMZ. For more info, contact Colleen Moore at colleen@womencrossdmz.org.
Crossings to Premiere in San Francisco May 13
We’re also excited to announce that Crossings will premiere in San Francisco as part of CAAMFest 2023 on Saturday, May 13 at 5:30 pm! Filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem and Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn will be in attendance and participate in a post-screening Q&A. Buy your tickets now!
Noam Chomsky in Conversation with Korea Experts Including Christine Ahn
On April 26 at 4pm PST/7pm EST, join a critical discussion with Noam Chomsky on the
disastrous implications of Washington’s military encirclement of China
on the future of the Korean Peninsula. Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn will be among the featured speakers. Register: https://bit.ly/3ljXUPh / YouTube Live: https://youtu.be/MWd7G42-uHs
Korea Peace Week at the University of Hawai’i at Manoa
This week, the University of Hawai’i chapter of Korea Peace Now! will host Korea Peace Week. The activities will include:
Dialogue: How Peace/War in Korea Affects the World
– Discussion with Christine Ahn (Women Cross DMZ), Kyle Kajihiro (Ethnic Studies),
Joseph Han (author of Nuclear Family), and Harrison Kim (History).
– Thursday, April 27, 3-5pm, Campus Center Rm 307
Film: Crossings
– Screening of the documentary Crossings by Deann Borshay Liem about women peacemakers crossing the DMZ from North to South Korea in 2015.
– Friday, April 28, 3-5pm, Campus Center Rm 307
We hope to see you at one of these upcoming events!