Events

In moments of uncertainty, having a neighbor who knows how to help can make all the difference. NAKASEC (the National Korean American Service & Education Consortium) is offering a thoughtful Immigration Enforcement Bystander Training to help us look out for one another with confidence and care. This session focuses on grounding ourselves in our shared rights and learning to calmly assess situations to ensure everyone stays as safe as possible.

You’ll learn how to identify enforcement activity in our neighborhoods and discover gentle, effective ways to stand in solidarity—whether that’s by documenting a scene or offering emotional support. It’s a chance for us to learn how to be a steady presence for our neighbors, ensuring that in our community, no one has to stand alone.

Please join us for the 2nd Thursday of the month national call to get trained, ask questions, and share experiences on how to stand together.

Following the monthly call, Orientation Part 2 will be provided to new members. Please stay from 9 pm ET to 10 pm ET if you are joining the orientation.

See you on Thursday, February 12, at 5pm PT/8pm ET!

Echo & Cathi

Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network’s January monthly call:

Join us for our first KPNGN meeting of 2026, where we’ll share updates on movement and politics.  

See you on Thursday, January 8 at 5pm PT/8pm ET!

Echo & Cathi

Join us on Dec. 11 at 11 am PT / 2 pm ET for the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act Power Hour!

Join us for a virtual power hour phone-banking session to urge members of Congress to support H.R.1841, the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act. KPNGN is co-hosting this session alongside the American Friends Service Committee, Mennonite Central Committee (MCC), Church & Society and Global Ministries of The United Methodist Church, Maryknoll Office for Global Concerns, Korean American Peace Fund, and Women Cross DMZ.

Upon registration, the Zoom link will appear on your screen. Remember to save it in your calendar!

And please take 10 minutes to contact 5 to 10 people (or more!) in your neighborhood or community to promote the power hour so that we can achieve the most effective outcome from this phone-banking session.  The more constituents from your region contacting your Member of Congress this week, the more impact on your Representative to support the Peace on the Korean Peninsula Act!

Korea Peace Network

Join us for the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network’s November monthly meeting.

We’ll continue from the teach-in and have a collective discussion on South Korea’s former camptown women’s lawsuit against the U.S. military and how to support those involved.

We will resume our three-part Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network Orientation this month. The November orientation is reserved for an opportunity to ask questions about the movement or the current political affairs.  Please stay from 9 pm ET to 10 pm ET if you are joining the orientation.

Right after registering, you will be able to see the Zoom link for the meeting. Remember to save it in your calendar!

See you on November 13!

Echo & Cathi

Join us for the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network’s October monthly meeting.

[Agenda]

1. South Korean Women’s Lawsuit against the U.S. Military
2. Committee Report
3. Discuss upcoming regional events or committee events
4. Political updates if needed

We will resume our three-part Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network Orientation this month. The October orientation will cover KPNGN’s history and movement. Please stay from 9 pm ET to 10 pm ET if you are joining the orientation.

Right after registering, you will be able to see the Zoom link for the meeting. Remember to save it in your calendar!

See you on October 9!

Echo & Cathi

Join us for the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network’s September monthly meeting.

[Agenda]

1. Report back on our July and August, including the People’s Summit actions
2. Committee Report
3. Discuss upcoming regional events or committee events
4. Political updates if needed

We will resume our three-part Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network Orientation this month. The September orientation will cover the history of the Korean War 101.  Please stay from 9 pm ET to 10 pm ET if you are joining the orientation.

Right after registering, you will be able to see the Zoom link for the meeting.

See you on September 11!

Echo & Cathi

Join us to hear about the Lee-Trump DC summit that took place on August 25, 2025.

Deals, Dilemmas, and Diplomacy: Analyzing the Lee-Trump Summit
Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at 8 PM ET

Once you register, you will receive the webinar link in your email.

Thank you!

Korea Peace Now! Grassroots Network & Women Cross DMZ

Join us for the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network’s July monthly meeting.

We will provide an update on the July NYC People’s Summit, and break out into groups to discuss upcoming regional events or committee events.

Join us for a debrief on the South Korean snap election results with Daehan Song from the International Strategy Center. Dae-Han is in charge of the Contents Team for the International Strategy Center (goisc.org/home), an organization in Korea focused on building bridges between social movements in Korea and those abroad. He is also a part of the No Cold War Collective and is an associate at the Korea Policy Institute. In 2007, he participated in Nodutdol’s DPRK Education and Exposure Program (DEEP).

Following the meeting, at 6pm PT/9pm ET, join part 3 of our KPNGN New Member Orientation series on the same Zoom link.

Join us for a special evening with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, one of South Korea’s most respected public figures, is a Buddhist monk, peace activist, and humanitarian who has worked for over 30 years to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.

This interactive webinar will explore timely topics such as recent developments in North Korea, the role of U.S.-based advocates for peace, and how Korean Americans and allies, across generations and communities of faith, can stay grounded while working for change. Drawing from his decades of spiritual and peacebuilding experience, Sunim will offer insight into how we can maintain inner peace and resilience in times of political and social uncertainty.

Simultaneous interpretation will be provided. All are welcome.

Ven. Pomnyun Sunim is the founder and chair of several organizations, including Good Friends, JTS (Join Together Society), and The Peace Foundation, which focus on human rights, humanitarian aid, and policy for peacebuilding and reunification. He has briefed U.S. policymakers—including at the State Department, NSC, and Congress—on North Korea and peace issues, and was honored with the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the Niwano Peace Prize for his work. In Korea, he is a beloved public teacher whose Dharma talks, books, and YouTube channels reach millions.

Join us on May 24, 2025 at 5 pm PT/ 8 pm ET for Crossings online screening!

In May 2015 — the 70th anniversary of Korea’s tragic division by the United States and the former Soviet Union — 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.

Our 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 Women Cross DMZ founder Christine Ahn.

On May 24, 2025, International Women’s Day for Peace and Disarmament, Women Cross DMZ will screen “Crossings” online. Please join us to watch this historical documentary together.  

This month marks ten years since the historic crossing of the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) by 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’s 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.

For this month’s National Grassroots meeting, happening Thursday, May 8 at 5pm PT/8pm ET, we will hear from participants of the 2015 crossing and watch clips from Deann Borshay Liem’s 2021 film, Crossings, which documented this momentous journey for Korea peace. Register here.

Following the meeting, at 6pm PT/9pm ET, join our KPNGN New Member Orientation series on 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.

Join us for our March KPNGN National Meeting on March 14 at 5 pm PT // 8 pm ET!

Fill out the information to receive the Zoom log-in info.

Instructions:

We ask that you at least turn on your videos upon signing in to the meeting so that organizers can know who is in the room. If for any reason you cannot do so, please contact Echo (echo@womencrossdmz.org) in advance or message Echo or Cathi to note that you cannot do so. Folks are encouraged to use the chat for any reactions and questions for the Q&A portion.