DMZ Forum: From Grassroots to International Solidarity: Women’s Peacebuilding Initiatives and Recommendations
<2021 DMZ Forum Plenary Session III> Hosted by Gyeonggi-do Province and the Northeast Asia Peace and Economy Association, the 2021 DMZ Forum @dmzforum2021 was held from May 21 to 22. The KWMP held a plenary session III, “From Grassroots to International Solidarity, Women’s Peacebuilding Initiatives and Recommendations” to examine the practices and strategies for a peace regime on the Korean Peninsula.
Speakers:
- Youngmi Cho, Executive Director, Korean Women’s Movement for Peace, Research Professor, Chung Ang University (moderator)
- Christine Ahn, Executive Director, Women Cross DMZ
- US Congresswoman Barbara Lee
- Jieun Moon, Director, Gyeonggi Women’s Associated United
- Emma Leslie, Executive Director, Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies
- Youngsook Cho, Chair, International Solidarity Center of Korea, Women’s Associations United, Ambassador of Gender Equality, Republic of Korea
- Maria Butler, Director of Global Programmes, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom
- Jaegang Lee, Vice-Governor for Peace, Gyeonggi Province