Category: USA
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Buddhist Wisdom for Sustained Activism, 6/10, 7 pm ET
Join us for a special evening with Ven. Pomnyun Sunim, one of South Korea’s most respected public figures, a Buddhist monk, peace activist, and humanitarian who has worked for over 30 years to promote peace on the Korean Peninsula.
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Most Americans Want Diplomacy with North Korea (2025 AFSC Poll)
75% of U.S. adults think the U.S. government should work with North Korea to repatriate remains of U.S. service members left in North Korea. Most also believe that President Trump should hold meetings with the North Korean leader.
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People-Focused Engagement with the DPRK
Working together to improve the North Korean people’s wellbeing could help spark deeper ties between nations.
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Fierce Vulnerability Conversation with Kazu Haga
In a world where division and violence appear stronger than ever, how might we embody both courage and love, taking action for change without recreating the harm we’re resisting? Watch this conversation with Kazu Haga and Liz Digitale Anderson.
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Crossings Film Screening, 5/24
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of a historic peace walk from North to South Korea, the Korea Peace Now Grassroots Network will host an online documentary screening about their journey. Register now for this free online viewing of the film Crossings.
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Write a Letter to Yunseo
Send a letter of support to Yunseo Chung, a Columbia University student being targeted by this administration for exercising her rights to freedom of speech and assembly in support of Palestine.
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Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War
The March 2025 session of the Korea Peace Study Group, in which Tasha, Iris, and Munjo present a chapter-by-chapter report on Grace M. Cho’s 2008 book, Haunting the Korean Diaspora: Shame, Secrecy, and the Forgotten War.
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People of the Resurrection
Cross-posting an Easter reflection from Jonathan Kuttab and Friends of Sabeel North America’s tribute to Pope Francis.
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When Easter is Hard to Celebrate
Cross-posting this Easter letter from Christians for a Free Palestine. I know a family starving in Gaza, after a 7 week blockade of humanitarian aid, who lost half of their extended family in an Israeli bombing last week. How can this be a time to celebrate?
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Resurrection as Civil Disobedience
Pastor Bill Wylie-Kellermann and a group of six others made an act of civil disobedience on Easter 1982. He shares his memories of their discernment process and their action in this post.
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