{"id":4728,"date":"2025-05-17T14:21:40","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T18:21:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/?p=4728"},"modified":"2025-07-17T14:25:45","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T18:25:45","slug":"%e2%9c%8c%ef%b8%8f-celebrating-10-years-of-korea-peace-may-kpngn-newsletter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koreapeacenow.org\/%e2%9c%8c%ef%b8%8f-celebrating-10-years-of-korea-peace-may-kpngn-newsletter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u270c\ufe0f Celebrating 10 Years of Korea Peace | May KPNGN Newsletter"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Friend,<\/p>\n

This month marks ten years since the\u00a0historic crossing of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ)<\/a>\u00a0by 30 women peace activists, led by Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn. Together with thousands of Korean women on both sides of the DMZ, these women called for an end to the Korean War, the reunion of separated families, and women\u2019s involvement in the peacebuilding process. Since then, Women Cross DMZ has co-launched the global campaign Korea Peace Now! Women Mobilizing to End the War in 2019 and established the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network.<\/p>\n

For this month\u2019s\u00a0national grassroots meeting, Thursday, May 8 at 5pm PT\/8pm ET,\u00a0<\/strong>we will hear from participants of the 2015 crossing and watch clips from Deann Borshay Liem\u2019s 2021 film,\u00a0Crossings<\/em><\/a>, which documented this momentous journey for Korea peace.\u00a0<\/strong>Register here.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Following the meeting, at 6pm PT\/9pm ET, join our\u00a0KPNGN New Member Orientation series<\/strong>\u00a0on the same Zoom link. The Membership Committee will host Part 2 of this ongoing series, presenting an overview of the Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network, followed by a small group discussion.<\/p>\n

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\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f\u00a0Register for Korea Peace Advocacy Week 2025!<\/a><\/h3>\n

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\nRegister to participate in this year\u2019s Korea Peace Advocacy Week<\/a>, June 6-13, 2025! For ten years, Korea Peace Advocacy Week has brought hundreds of people around the country to advocate for their members of Congress to support Korea peace legislation. This nationally coordinated action is particularly timely as tensions on the Korean Peninsula run dangerously high. We must urgently advocate for diplomacy in pursuit of a binding peace agreement to formally end the Korean War. Participants will join 30-minute virtual meetings with their congressional representatives, share personal stories, and urge members to support legislation focused on Korean peace. We will also offer an online training session for participants over Zoom in advance of these meetings.\u00a0Register to receive details.<\/a><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\uddd3\ufe0f RSVP: Upcoming Events<\/h3>\n

May 6 | \ud83d\udcda Feminist Playbook Launch in D.C.<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Tuesday, May 6 at 10am ET, the Feminist Peace Initiative will launch\u00a0The Feminist Peace Playbook<\/a>\u00a0and share a first look at a press conference at the House Triangle in Washington D.C. The Feminist Peace Initiative is led by Grassroots Global Justice Alliance, MADRE, and Women Cross DMZ. Our coalition includes veterans, academics, and Nobel Peace-awarded human rights activists and members of diaspora communities impacted by U.S. foreign policy in Palestine, Israel, Afghanistan, Korea, Vietnam, and Latin America\u2014all bringing unique perspectives to stories on U.S. militarism at home and abroad.\u00a0RSVP here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

May 10 | \ud83c\udfac \u00a0WARmerica\u2019s Fate 2 Movie – Washington DC Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n

On May 10, Korea Peace Now! and Metro DC DSA\u2019s Internationalism Working Group are hosting an in-person screening and discussion of WARMerica\u2019s Fate 2, a South Korean documentary by filmmaker Kim Cheol-min. Please join us as we learn about US economic and military dominance in a quickly changing, multi-polar world! Snacks will be provided!\u00a0RSVP here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

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May 24 | \ud83c\udfac\u00a0<\/strong>Crossings<\/em><\/strong>\u00a010-Year Anniversary Screening<\/strong><\/p>\n

On Saturday, May 24, Women Cross DMZ (WCDMZ) and International Women\u2019s Day for Peace and Disarmament will host a joint screening of\u00a0Crossings<\/em>\u00a0online. In 2015 \u2014 on the 70th anniversary of Korea\u2019s tragic division by the United States and the former Soviet Union \u2014 30 women peacemakers from around the world crossed the Korean Demilitarized Zone, the most militarized border in the world from North Korea to South Korea, calling for an end to the war that has divided the two Koreas. WCDMZ\u2019s delegation included two Nobel Peace laureates, feminist icon Gloria Steinem, Abigail Disney, retired U.S. Army Colonel Ann Wright, academics, humanitarian aid workers, faith leaders, and others from a dozen countries, including several nations that fought in the 1950-53 Korean War, and led by WCDMZ founder Christine Ahn.\u00a0RSVP here<\/strong><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\ud83d\udcdaRECOMMENDED VIEWINGS:<\/h3>\n

From the Education Committee:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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  1. U.S. military considering permanent deployment of F-35 fighter jets to S. Korea<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>provides information about U.S. plans to escalate militarization on the Korean Peninsula. The US is considering permanent deployment of F-35s to Gunsan in South Korea, where base expansion would threaten the habitat of migratory birds. Join the Korea Peace study group in June for more information about migratory birds and their habitats in Northeast Asia.<\/li>\n
  2. Diplomacy or Deception? Trump’s N. Korea Strategy<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/strong>provides analysis on how Trump claims that he wants to engage in diplomacy with N. Korea, yet he has allowed the provocative and dangerous U.S.\/ROK war drills to escalate in frequency, scale, and scope.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    ICYMI:<\/strong><\/p>\n