As the nation’s leading feminist organization working to advance peace in Korea, Women Cross DMZ is pleased to announce that effective July 1, 2024, Cathi Choi will become the Co-Director of Women Cross DMZ, along with Founder and Co-Director Christine Ahn. Together, they will oversee the organization’s core work of education, organizing, and advocacy; manage staff, consultants, and volunteers; and ensure the fiscal health and strength of the organization.
Cathi previously served as the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Women Cross DMZ, a position she has held since March 2023. In that role, Cathi spearheaded nationwide efforts to advocate for Korea peace, including organizing hundreds of grassroots members across the United States and leading coalitions with legislative advocates, policy analysts, humanitarian leaders, and legal experts to enact progressive legislation and policy change. She is a key leader of the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, organizing webinars on topics such as the environmental destruction of U.S. military bases in Korea, and was instrumental in organizing “Korea Peace Action: National Mobilization to End the Korean War,” which brought together more than 500 people in Washington, DC, on the 70th anniversary of the Korean War armistice to call for peace.
“As an attorney and member of a divided family, I am moved to build lasting peace on the Korean Peninsula and a world free from militarism and war. I am humbled by the generations of peace activism that have built Women Cross DMZ’s vision and impact, and I have also witnessed the power of the rising generation of activists eager to continue this work. I am excited to bridge these worlds and co-lead with Christine into the next era for the organization.” - Cathi Choi
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