October 13 2022 Building Peace on the Korean Peninsula: Diplomacy, Humanitarianism, Grassroots Primacy, and Critique of Militarism

Peace on the Korean peninsula is the central global issue of our time. Ending the Korean War with a peace agreement is in a gridlock. Working with North Korea for humanitarian needs—and for human rights—is hindered by economic sanctions. The inability of Seoul, Pyongyang, and Washington to engage in dialogue is an indication of global militarism that sustains hostile divisions. This conference seeks to address the Korean peace issue from the areas of diplomacy, humanitarianism, and critique of militarism. The conference concludes with a screening of filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem’s extraordinary documentary CROSSINGS, about a group of women who in 2015 organized a historic crossing of the DMZ.