{"id":3108,"date":"2021-11-30T11:25:20","date_gmt":"2021-11-30T16:25:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/?p=3108"},"modified":"2022-09-15T17:02:14","modified_gmt":"2022-09-15T21:02:14","slug":"our-grassroots-peace-movement-needs-your-support","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/our-grassroots-peace-movement-needs-your-support\/","title":{"rendered":"Our grassroots peace movement needs your support!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friend,<\/p>\n<p>As 2021 draws to a close, we hope you will consider supporting our work to end the Korean War and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula.<\/p>\n<p>Although talks between the US and North Korea remain at a standstill, we have been busy building the political will for a peace agreement. Among our efforts:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Building Korea Peace Champions in Congress for <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/letters\/urge-your-member-of-congress-to-support-peace-in-korea\">H.R.3446<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Released the groundbreaking report <em><a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Path-to-Peace-WEB.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Path to Peace: The Case for a Peace Agreement to End the Korean War<\/a><\/em>, including presentations to the U.S. Congress, the State Department, UN agencies, and the Canadian Government.<\/li>\n<li>Launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/end-the-travel-ban-to-north-korea\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Let Individuals Freely Travel<\/a> (LIFT) campaign to pressure the Biden administration to sunset the Trump-era ban on Americans traveling to North Korea.<\/li>\n<li>Mobilized nearly 400 organizations globally to <a href=\"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/387-us-south-korean-and-international-organizations-urge-biden-administration-to-suspend-us-south-korea-joint-military-exercises\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">urge President Biden to cancel the spring 2021 US-ROK military exercises<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>While we receive the support of a small handful of foundations, we depend on the support of our grassroots base to continue our critical and urgent work. <strong>Can we count on you to <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/fundraising\/donate-now-to-support-peace-in-korea?source=direct_link&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">make an end-of-year contribution<\/a> to support our transnational peace campaign?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We have exciting plans for 2022 and beyond:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Organizing screenings of the new documentary <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womencrossdmz.org\/crossings\/\"><em>Crossings<\/em><\/a> about our movement for peace in Korea (see photos from the premiere in Hawai\u2019i <a href=\"https:\/\/www.womencrossdmz.org\/photos-from-the-world-premiere-of-crossings\/\">here<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li>Strategizing with our partners and allies on ramping up our efforts to pressure the Biden administration to end the Korean War<\/li>\n<li>Establishing campus chapters of Korea Peace Now! to cultivate the next generation of Korea peace activists<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Your support is vital as we continue to gain traction and visibility, and become the unfortunate target of attacks by those who profit from continued war and militarization. <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/fundraising\/donate-now-to-support-peace-in-korea\"><strong>Donate now<\/strong><\/a><strong>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Mark your calendars:<\/strong> On December 9 at 4pm ET, please join us for \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Dj8eWPNJT7eUwIMUW0Dd0Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument for Ending the War<\/a>.\u201d Speakers will include Elizabeth Beavers, an attorney, analyst, and advocate focused on national security and human rights law and policy; Su-mi Jeon, a human rights attorney based in South Korea; and Tom\u00e1s Ojea Quintana, UN Special Rapporteur on the Situation of Human Rights in North Korea. <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_Dj8eWPNJT7eUwIMUW0Dd0Q\">Register for the event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In peace and hope,<\/p>\n<p>The team at Korea Peace Now!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dear Friend, As 2021 draws to a close, we hope you will consider supporting our work to end the Korean War and bring lasting peace to the Korean Peninsula. 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