From July 26 to 28, hundreds of people from across the country gathered in Washington, DC, for Korea Peace Action: National Mobilization to End the Korean War, on the 70th anniversary of the Korean armistice. Held over three days, Korea Peace Action fortified the Korea peace movement by fostering connection and collaboration between organizations, groups, […]
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Letter Sent to the State Department Regarding Travel Restrictions to Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
Daniel J. Kritenbrink Assistant Secretary of State Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 July 25, 2023 Dear Assistant Secretary Kritenbrink: We previously have corresponded concerning the current travel ban restricting U.S. citizens from traveling freely to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea […]
Rep. Barbara Lee to Host 7/27 Media Briefing to Mark the 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice
Top military, geopolitics experts and Korea peace advocates join Reps. Barbara Lee, Jan Schakowsky, and Judy Chu to call for a formal peace agreement with North Korea Location: House Triangle, Washington, D.C. With tensions rising dangerously on the Korean Peninsula—including a sharp escalation of U.S.-South Korea joint military drills and U.S. plans to deploy a […]
National Mobilization to Call for Peace on the 70th Anniversary of the Korean Armistice
Media Contact: Jungwon Kim jungwon@womencrossdmz.org 917-547-8363 Korea peace advocates from across the United States will convene in Washington, D.C., on July 26-28, 2023, to call on President Biden and Congress to support a formal peace agreement with North Korea Washington, D.C. — With tensions rising dangerously on the Korean Peninsula — including the U.S. and […]
US, South Korean, and International Civil Society Groups Call for Immediate De-Escalation of Military Tensions on the Korean Peninsula
We, the undersigned civil society groups from the United States, South Korea, and around the world, are deeply concerned about the dramatic rise in military tensions on the Korean Peninsula. To avoid a potentially catastrophic war that would impact millions of people, we urge the governments of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK, aka […]
A Letter to the State Department to Lift the Travel Ban
The Honorable Antony J. Blinken Secretary of State U.S. Department of State 2201 C Street, NW Washington, DC 20520 September 6, 2022 Dear Secretary Blinken: We, the undersigned individuals, write to express our disappointment in the State Department’s August 23, 2022 decision to renew the 2017 travel ban to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea […]