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WATCH: Christine Ahn Receives the Peace Summit Medal for Social Activism
On December 13, 2022, Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn was awarded the 2022 Peace Summit Medal for Social Activism at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Gangwon in Pyeongchang, South Korea. The award was presented by Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah Gbowee.
Read moreWATCH: Press conference at the 18th Annual Nobel Peace Laureate Summit in Pyeongchang, South Korea with Nobel Peace Laureates and leaders of civil society leaders of peace organizations
https://fb.watch/hoAnRo2lUK/ Nobel Peace Laureates and South Korean civil society leaders held a press conference in Pyeongchang, South Korea, to call for an immediate de-escalation of tensions on the Korean Peninsula, a return to diplomatic talks, and, most crucially, replacing the 1953 Korean War Armistice with a formal peace agreement. Speakers included Nobel Peace Laureate Leymah […]
Read moreChristine Ahn’s Speech “Scars of War”
Women Cross DMZ Executive Director Christine Ahn delivered this speech at the 18th World Summit of Nobel Peace Laureates Gangwon in Pyeongchang, South Korea, on December 12, 2022.
Read moreWATCH: U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding
A moderated discussion with the authors of a new report, “U.S.-China Competition and the Korean Peninsula: From Confrontation to Peacebuilding.” The authors discuss the implications of the U.S.-China rivalry on the Korean Peninsula, as well as the opportunity that regional peacebuilding presents for U.S.-China cooperation. Speakers include: Kevin Gray, University of Sussex Dong-Jin Kim, […]
Read moreWATCH: Australian Launch of Path to Peace Report
On December 14, 2021, the University of Melbourne’s Initiative for Peacebuilding, in collaboration with the Centre for Peace and Conflict Studies, hosted the Australian launch of the Korea Peace Now! report “Path to Peace: The Case for a Peace Agreement to End the Korean War” — which explores how a peace-first approach can resolve the […]
Read moreWATCH: Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument for Ending the War [Korean]
세계 인권의 날 즈음 진행된 이번 웨비나는 북미관계에서의 인권과 평화의 교차점과 끝나지 않은 한국전쟁에 대한 이야기를 나눴습니다. 참가자는 아래와 같습니다. 인사말: 토마스 오헤아 퀸타나, 유엔 북한인권특별보고관 사회: 크리스틴 안, 위민크로스DMZ 사무총장 패널: 엘리자베스 비버스, 국가안보 및 인권변호사 패널: 전수미 인권 변호사 (한국)
Read moreWATCH: Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument for Ending the War [English]
On Thursday, December 9, 2021, Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now! hosted a panel discussion titled “Peace and Human Rights in North Korea: An Argument For Ending the War.” This event grappled with the intersection of human rights and peace in the context of US-North Korea relations and the role of the unended Korean […]
Read moreFilm for Thought: In Conversation with Deanne Borshay Liem
WATCH NOW: On the HIFF Facebook. Women Cross DMZ’s Christine Ahn was proud to join Deann Borshay Liem, Mimi Han, and Ann Wright for the Film for Thought series presented by the Hawai’i Council for the Humanities as a part of the Hawai’i International Film Festival! These incredible women. Moderated by Vernadette Gonzalez, Professor of […]
Read moreWATCH: History of the North Korean Nuclear Crisis
A history of the North Korea “Nuclear Crisis” presented by Hyun Lee to the NJ/NY Korea Peace Now Grassroots group on October 15, 2021 hosted by World Beyond War. Hyun Lee is the National Campaign and Advocacy Strategist for Women Cross DMZ. She is a writer for ZoominKorea, an online resource for critical news […]
Read moreWATCH: The Women’s Peacemakers Initiative – A Look Back at a PDF Success Story
The kickoff event in PDF’s 40th Anniversary event series and celebrations! This event featured a panel of representatives from PDF’s 2017-2019 Women Peacemakers Initiative, including Women for Genuine Security, Women Cross DMZ, Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom and Whose Knowledge? The Women Peacemakers Initiative culminated in a gathering of eighteen women in […]
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