Since officially launching five years ago, Women Cross DMZ has been leading the calls for an official end to the Korean War, the signing of a peace agreement, and women’s inclusion in the peace process.
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On November 11, 2020, in the wake of the 2020 US presidential election, Christine Ahn, Medea Benjamin, Diana Duarte, Gloria Steinem, and Cindy Wiesner assessed the outcome of the election and the role of feminist movements to advance a US foreign policy that is grounded in feminism, internationalism, and peace. This event also included a presentation of the 2020 US Peace Prize, by Michael D. Knox, Chair, US Peace Memorial Foundation. Hosted by CODEPINK.
October marks the 20th anniversary of the historic passage of UNSCR 1325, which set forth a framework mandating women’s meaningful inclusion in peace processes. To celebrate this landmark anniversary, and remind governments of their responsibility to the Women, Peace and Security agenda, the Korea Peace Now! campaign hosted a roundtable on the role of women in advancing peace on the Korean Peninsula. This event was in English and Korean.
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In commemoration of the 70th anniversary of the Korean War, the GW Institute of Korean Studies, Sigur Center for Asian Studies, and KDI School of Public Policy and Management came together for an international conference, joined by experts around the world, to highlight new approaches to the international and social history of the war. On September 11th, the conference continued on with Session II and was followed up by a discussion with Keun-Sik Jung, Professor from Seoul National University, Gregg Brazinsky, Professor of History and International Affairs here at GWU, Christine Ahn, Founder and Executive Director of Women Cross DMZ, and Suzy Kim, Associate Professor of Korean History from Rutgers University, to reflect on the many points brought up throughout the conference.
Speakers:
Keun-Sik Jung Professor, Department of Sociology, Seoul National University
Christine Ahn, Founder and Executive Director, Women Cross DMZ
Suzy Kim, Associate Professor of Korean History, Rutgers University
Moderators:
Gregg Brazinsky, Professor of History and International Affairs, The George Washington University
2020 marks the 25th anniversary of the adoption of the Beijing Platform for Action and also the 20th anniversary of the adoption of the U.N. Security Council Resolution 1325. The importance of women’s participation in peace and security is increasing around the world. In accordance with international norms on ex. gender equality, efforts for women’s participation in establishing a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula need to be made. This session, held on Sept. 17, 2020, as part of the DMZ Forum 2020, discussed promoting women’s participation in the region, country, parliament and National Assembly level, women’s role in peace making process, share domestic and international cases and deliberate the meaning and role of women’s participation in the U.S. and Korean civil society.
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