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N. Korea to hold int’l women’s grand march in May
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N. Korea to hold int’l women’s grand march in May

North Korea will hold an international grand march festival later this month, the country's state media reported, in an apparent move to support a group of women peacemakers attempting to cross the demilitarized zone (DMZ) between the two Koreas.
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Gloria Steinem on why she’s going to North Korea

A group of women’s rights activists will head to North Korea later this month to hold a peace rally and then walk across the Demilitarized Zone that has divided the Korean peninsula for more than 60 years. They will then hold peace-related events in Seoul, South Korea.
Continuing the Centennial Work of Women and Citizen Diplomacy in Korea
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Continuing the Centennial Work of Women and Citizen Diplomacy in Korea

A century ago, the suffragist Jane Addams boarded a ship with other American women peace activists to participate in a Congress of Women in The Hague.
Dangerous, isolated and primed for war? North Korean clichés debunked
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Dangerous, isolated and primed for war? North Korean clichés debunked

Global media remain fascinated with North Korea’s supposed weirdness. Yet on the face of it, the North Korean government is neither uniquely authoritarian nor the population uniquely economically badly off.
Criticizing human rights before DMZ march ‘bananas’ – Steinem
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Criticizing human rights before DMZ march ‘bananas’ – Steinem

Gloria Steinem on Friday described demands that organizers of an upcoming DMZ crossing bring up North Korean human rights violations as “bananas.”
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Activists Say Both North Korea and South Korea Approve Women’s Peace Walk

Organizers of a women’s international peace walk across the Korean Peninsula’s heavily mined Demilitarized Zone next month said Friday that the governments of both North and South Korea had given their conditional approval for the event, which is meant to create new pressure for a formal end to the Korean War.
Women’s Delegation to Cross the DMZ
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Women’s Delegation to Cross the DMZ

In June 1998, the business tycoon Chung Ju-Yung drove 500 cattle across the Demilitarized Zone separating North and South Korea. Then, leaning on a cane, the frail founder of the Hyundai conglomerate hobbled across the border himself. He was the first civilian to make the crossing without government escort in over half a century.
Women for Peace
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Women for Peace

"We are walking to invite all concerned to imagine a new chapter in Korean history, one marked by dialogue, understanding and -- ultimately -- forgiveness," says organizer Christine Ahn.
The Unending Korean War: W.E.B Du Bois, Ko Un, and the Women’s Peace Walk
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The Unending Korean War: W.E.B Du Bois, Ko Un, and the Women’s Peace Walk

May 24, 2015 is International Women's Day for Disarmament. On this day, an international group of women are planning a walk for peace across the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the name for the 4-km wide buffer that separates North and South Korea.
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Anatomy of a Hatchet Job: Regarding Women Cross DMZ in CNN’s Situation Room

A television news program opens with a clip of marching soldiers, an obligatory image when the subject is North Korea. A voiceover intones: "A bold, ambitious plan apparently sanctioned by Kim Jong Un. Is he in league with the women's group to promote peace between North and South Korea?"