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As Tensions Escalate in Korea, Americans Demand Peace

(March 12, 2023) – As tensions run dangerously high on the Korean Peninsula, hundreds of peace advocates across the country will participate in the ninth annual Korea Peace Advocacy Week to urge their members of Congress to support a diplomatic solution to the conflict and a peace-first approach.  Running from March 18-22, 2024, Korea Peace […]
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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Israel-Palestine

As a feminist peace organization that advocates for ending war and militarism, we mourn for the Israelis and Palestinians who have been needlessly killed, oppose violence against civilians, and condemn the collective punishment that Israel is inflicting on Palestinians in Gaza. We join global calls for an immediate de-escalation and ceasefire, an end to violence […]
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Letter Sent to the State Department Regarding Travel Restrictions to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea

Daniel J. Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 July 25, 2023 Dear Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink: We previously have corresponded concerning the current travel ban restricting U.S. citizens from traveling freely to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK). […]
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Rep. Barbara Lee to Host 7/27 Media Briefing to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice

Top military, geopolitics experts and Korea peace advocates join Reps. Barbara Lee, Jan Schakowsky, and Judy Chu to call for a formal peace agreement with North Korea Location: House Triangle, Washington, D.C. With tensions rising dangerously on the Korean Peninsula—including a sharp escalation of U.S.-South Korea joint military drills and U.S. plans to deploy a […]
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National Mobilization to Call for Peace on the 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice

Media Contact: Jungwon Kim jungwon@womencrossdmz.org 917-547-8363 Korea peace advocates from across the United States will convene in Washington, D.C., on July 26-28, 2023, to call on President Biden and Congress to support a formal peace agreement with North Korea Washington, D.C. — With tensions rising dangerously on the Korean Peninsula — including the U.S. and […]
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Americans Demand an End to the Korean War

Washington, DC (June 1, 2023) – Korea Peace Advocacy Week will bring together more than 170 peace advocates across the country — who will meet with their members of Congress during the week of June 5-9, 2023 to advocate for an official end to the Korean War. This year marks the 70th anniversary of the […]
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Christine Ahn Awarded Honolulu City Council Honorary Certificate

On Wednesday, May 17, Honolulu-based Korean American peace activist Christine Ahn was awarded an Honorary Certificate by the Honolulu City Council “for her tireless work as a peace activist and her efforts trying to end war in a conflict area.” (Watch the council hearing here.) Christine Ahn is the Founder and Executive Director of Women […]
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US, South Korean, and International Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate De-Escalation of Military Tensions on the Korean Peninsula

We, the undersigned civil society groups from the United States, South Korea, and around the world, are deeply concerned about the dramatic rise in military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. To avoid a potentially catastrophic war that would impact millions of people, we urge the governments of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, aka […]
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New Report Shows How U.S.-China Tensions Exacerbate the Security Crisis in Korea

DATE: October 20, 2022 Download a copy of U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding A new report, U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding, shows how the Korean Peninsula has become the fault line for rising U.S.-China tensions. Released by Women Cross DMZ, the report argues that peacebuilding […]
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Women Cross DMZ Statement on Kamala Harris’ Visit to the DMZ

As a women-led organization that advocates for peace on the Korean Peninsula, we are greatly disappointed in Vice President Kamala Harris’ recent visit to the DMZ. While Harris stated, “Our shared goal, the United States and the Republic of Korea, is a complete denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula,” the Biden administration continues to take actions […]