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Korea Peace Now! Created Campus Network June 2022 EVENT CALENDAR 2022-2023 A suggested timeline of activities and themes to deepen your understanding of Korea peace issues during the school year.
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SEPTEMBER THEME: OCTOBER THEME:
THE UNENDED THE IMPACT OF
KOREAN WAR SANCTIONS
The Korean War (1950-53) never Decades of pressure-based tactics such
technically ended but was only halted as sanctions and isolation have not had
by a ceasefire. This unresolved war — the intended effect on North Korea; in
the oldest US forever war — is the root fact, they've only fueled Pyongyang's
cause of tensions and militarism on the nuclear ambitions. Sanctions also harm
Korean Peninsula. Learn more about the most vulnerable people of North
why we need a peace agreement to Korea. Learn about the impact of
formally end the Korean War. sanctions and why they must be lifted
to achieve lasting peace in Korea.
Suggested activities:
Read and discuss "Path to Peace: Suggested activities:
The Case for a Peace Agreement to Read and discuss "The Human
End the Korean War" Costs and Gendered Impact of
Sign up to join our annual Korea Sanctions on North Korea"
Peace Advocacy Week Host an event to educate students
Read our Lobby Visit Guide and on this issue
How to Share Your Story, and then
set up a meeting with and/or email Important dates:
your members of Congress to October 4: Anniversary of North-
advocate for H.R.3446, the Peace South Summit Declaration (2007)
on the Korean Peninsula Act October 31: Anniversary of UN
Security Council Resolution 1325
Administrative checklist:
Register your club for the 2022-
2023 school year. Use our starter
kit to help recruit members.
Meet with your leadership team to
plan for the year
Recruit new members through fairs,
social media, etc.
Important dates:
September 19: Anniversary of
Pyongyang Joint Declaration (2018)
September 21: International Day of
Peace
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NOVEMBER THEME: DECEMBER THEME:
CAMPTOWNS & US HUMAN RIGHTS
MILITARY PRESENCE AND PEACE
IN SOUTH KOREA
The “North Korean threat” is used as Human rights abuses are often cited as
justification for the ongoing US military a reason to withhold peace with North
presence in South Korea. Yet the US Korea. Learn about the connection
military has been far from a benign between human rights and peace and
presence. Learn about the impact of US how the two issues are mutually
military bases in South Korea, reinforcing.
particularly as it relates to prostitution
around “camptowns.” Suggested activities:
Host a screening of "Peace and
Read “Welcome to the Monkey Human Rights in North Korea: An
House” by Tim Shorrock Argument For Ending the War"
Watch “The Women Outside: Read and discuss “Human rights
Korean Women and the U.S. concerns must not be an obstacle
Military” by J.T. Takagi and Hye Jung to peace with North Korea”
Park Discuss the connection between
Discuss how Korean women have peace and human rights
been harmed for the sake of
strengthening the US-ROK alliance Important dates:
December 10: Human Rights Day
A scene from
Deann
Borshay
Liem's
documentary
CROSSINGS.
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JANUARY THEME: Suggested activities:
Watch and discuss the webinar
US-ROK MILITARY
“LIFT for Peace: End the Travel Ban
EXERCISES
to North Korea”
Sign the petition calling on the State
Every spring and fall, the United States Department to allow US citizens to
and South Korea hold costly and once again travel to North Korea
provocative joint military exercises. Urge your members of Congress to
Learn why it’s critical to end them to support H.R.1504, the Enhancing
achieve peace on the Korean Peninsula. North Korea Humanitarian
Assistance Act, and S.2688, the
Suggested activities: Korean War Divided Families
Watch "For Peace in Korea, No Reunification Act
More War Drills!" Join a meeting of the LIFT campaign
Brainstorm ways to call attention to (Let Individuals Freely Travel). Email
the US-ROK war games and how echo@womencrossdmz.org for
they set back peace negotiations. Zoom link.
FEBRUARY THEME: Separated families are one of the most tragic
DIVIDED FAMILIES consequences of the ongoing Korean War.
AND TRAVEL BAN
Since 2017, the State Department has
prohibited US citizens from traveling to
North Korea. This ban prevents Korean
Americans from visiting their family
members in North Korea, hinders
humanitarian organizations from
delivering critical assistance, and
obstructs US citizens from engaging in
people-to-people exchanges and
peace-building efforts. It’s yet another
tragic cost of the unresolved 70-year-
old Korean War. Learn more about the
tragedy of divided families and take
action to lift the travel ban.KPN! Campus Network | Event Calendar Page 4
MARCH THEME: APRIL THEME:
WOMEN'S INTER-KOREAN
PEACEBUILDING PEACE
Korean women have a particular stake In 2018, South Korean President Moon
in resolving the Korean War due to the Jae-in and North Korean Leader Kim
gendered impacts of war and Jong Un adopted the Panmunjom
militarism, and have long been calling Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and
for an end to the war, yet few women Reunification of the Korean Peninsula.
are involved in formal peacemaking The two leaders agreed to cooperate
initiatives. Understand why women on officially ending the Korean War,
should be involved in the Korea peace beginning a new era of peace and
process and how feminism can offer a national reconciliation, and improving
framework for reshaping US foreign inter-Korean communications and
policy. relations. Yet the United States has
repeatedly impeded inter-Korean
Suggested activities: cooperation.
Read and discuss “From grassroots
to peace talks: Women in the inter- Suggested activities:
Korean peace process” Read the text of the Panmunjom
Read "Crossing Borders: a feminist Declaration.
history of Women Cross DMZ" Read chapters 6-8 of Korea:
Host a screening of the Division, Reunification, and U.S.
documentary CROSSINGS and Foreign Policy by Martin Hart-
consider inviting a member of the Landsberg
original delegation for a Q&A. Use Discuss how inter-Korean efforts
the toolkit to spark a discussion can further the cause of peace.
about the importance of women's
peacebuilding efforts. Important dates:
Read the Feminist Peace Initiative's April 22: Earth Day
"A Vision for a Feminist Peace: April 27: Anniversary of the
Building a Movement-Driven Panmunjom Declaration
Foreign Policy"
Discuss how intersectional feminist
principles can offer a framework for
reshaping US foreign policy
Important dates:
March: Women's History Month
March 8: International Women's
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MAY THEME:
US IMPERIALISM
AND RACISM
For Asian American and Pacific Islander Administrative checklist:
Heritage Month, discuss the ways that Meet with your club members and
the AAPI experience is shaped by US elect next year's leadership board.
foreign policy. Provide end of year feedback to
elisha@womencrossdmz.org.
Suggested activities:
Read "Anti-Asian Violence in Important dates:
America Is Rooted in US Empire" May: Asian American and Pacific
Discuss the connections between Islander Heritage Month
US foreign policy in Asia and anti- May 18: Anniversary of the Gwangju
Asian violence in the United States Uprising
Brainstorm ways that Korea peace May 24: International Women's Day
can offer an opportunity for for Peace and Disarmament
building international solidarity with (anniversary of Women Cross DMZ’s
other movements across national, 2015 crossing)
racial, and other lines
Members of
the San
Francisco Bay
Area chapter
of the Korea
Peace Now!
Grassroots
Network meet
with Rep.
Ro Khanna.You can also read
