Category: Korea
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Attention US Friends: Action on the Military Budget

This June marks 76 years of unended war in Korea. Right now, Congress is having military budget discussions in Washington D.C. Women Cross DMZ and Korea Peace Now are asking the US government to build into any funding agreement a plan to end the Korean War. Will you join us?
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Discussing Korean Christian Zionism, 5/8 @ 8 pm ET

Discussion session with Dr. Keunjoo Christine Pae about Korean Christian Zionism coming up this weekend. Join us?
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In Memory of Helen Kim

Cross-posting the following memorial and 2002 interview by Ramsey Liem, originally posted by the Korea Policy Institute.
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Remembering Jeju 4.3

In our April 2026 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, we collectively remembered the loss of Korean life to state-sponsored violence on Jeju island from 1948-1954. The United States has never acknowledged its role in the massacres on Jeju Island despite issuing the order that led to the indiscriminate slaughter of civilians.
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Chosen Peoples Nationalism: Christian Zionism in South Korea: 4/23 @ 8 pm ET

Upcoming webinar, hosted by the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network, exploring how Korean evangelical support for Israel functions as “chosen peoples nationalism.”
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South Korea’s Erased Anti-Communist Genocide

Before the Korean War even began, the United States was already waging one. Not against a foreign army – but against the Korean people themselves.
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Jeju Island at a Crossroads: Peace, Militarization, and Local Resistance

In light of April’s upcoming Korea Peace Study Group about the Jeju 4.3 Massacre, cross-posting an update from a Catholic peace activist from Jeju Island on the struggle against the modern militarization of their “Island of Peace”
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The Jeju Island 4.3 Massacre: 78 Years Later, 4/10 @ 8 pm ET

2026 marks the 78th anniversary of the 4.3 Jeju Massacre. The Korea Peace Study Group will discuss this sad history in our April Korea Peace Study Group session.
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Women and War: Militarism & Camptowns in South Korea, 1/26 @ 8:30 pm ET

In this webinar, organizers and scholars will discuss the history of camptowns, human rights abuses against Korean women, and how Korean women are fighting for justice. Featuring Ko Mira, director of Sae-oom-teo, and human rights lawyer Ha Ju Hee, in a conversation moderated by Professor Ji-Yeon Yuh.
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Dangerous Women: Gender & Korean Nationalism, part 2

In the December 2025 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, j. eunsun and June Nho Ivers presented on a book titled Dangerous Women: Gender & Korean Nationalism, edited by Elaine H. Kim and Chungmoo Choi. Watch the recording here.
