Category: Militarism
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Reducing War Games: A Step in the Right Direction
On Saturday, August 15th, the President of South Korea called for a peace agreement to formally end the Korean war. The following day, the US President ordered the Department of War to reduce the joint military exercises. Where could this lead? #Korea #Military #Peace #Defense #ROKUS #DPRK #Opcon #OpConTransfer #Diplomacy #Dialogue #PeaceAgreement #KoreanWar #Sovereignty
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#WalkinSolidarity2026, June 29-30
Though I surpassed my goal of walking 5 kilometers per day in June, the 162 kilometers I walked was only 8% of the journey from Nyala, Sudan to Mukono, Uganda that 13 year old Khamis* and his family took to survive. We did not reach the goal of raising $4,000 USD for July food distribution…
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Rev. Samuel Shinn on Massacres in South Korea before and during the Korean War
In the June 2026 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, we heard from Samuel Shinn, one of the co-founders of Truth Reconciliation and Peace. He shared about massacres committed in South Korea before and during the Korean War.
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#WalkinSolidarity2026, June 9
12 year old boy from El-Fashir: We were at home with my mom, father and my little brothers and sisters. Then we heard people screaming outside. Mom started crying and shouting. I couldn’t hear her voice properly because everything was so loud. She grabbed us and said, “Come! Run!” #Sudan #Refugees #Children #Artwork
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#WalkinSolidarity, June 4
Cross-posting a Truthout article authored by Mat Nashed: In Sudan, Perpetrators of War Crimes Are Rewarded While Civilians Languish #Sudan #Truthout #WeChooseWelcome #Refugees
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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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“War is Back in Vogue”: Iran and Catholic Teachings on a Moral Foreign Policy, 4/13 @ 12:30 pm ET
Can the administration’s rhetoric, tactics, and goals be squared with Catholic teachings? Can the Church’s tradition help us find a way out of current conflicts? Explore these questions in today’s webinar.
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A Statement from the Sabeel Ecumenical Liberation Theology Center
Cross-posting the following statement from Sabeel released after the US and Israel began the latest war in Iran.
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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”
Seeds Will Grow 