Sixty years after the end of the Korean War Is the Korean war really over? Why does the threat of a new war hang over Korea? Saturday July 27, 2013 Macalester Plymouth United Church 1658 Lincoln Ave., St. Paul, MN 9:30 am: Korean breakfast treats, tea and coffee10:00 am: performance by Korean Drum Group and Speakers: via Skype and in person: Via Skype: Kristine Ahn Co-founder of the Korea Policy Institute. Ms. Ahn has led several peace delegations to North Korea. Ms. Ahn will address what is fueling the current crisis which nearly led to war on the Korean peninsula this spring. In Person: Stan Smith Peace activist who visited North Korea in March 2013 during which he learned the North Korean perspective concerning the dangerous and ongoing tensions on the Korean peninsula. Saturday, July 27, 2013 will mark sixty years after the signing of an armistice agreement that stopped the Korean War. To this day, there has been no formal peace treaty to end the war. The Korean peninsula remains a tinderbox. Today, 27,000 U.S. troops are stationed in Korea, with regular military maneuvers simulating a new war. Come to the July 27 forum to hear about what is happening in Korea today and about an international campaign for peace in Korea. What is the role of the U.S. in Korea today? Is there a danger of a new Korean war? Why are North Korea and its leaders so demonized in the U.S.? Sponsored by: July 27 Korea Forum Committee Co-sponsored by: Anti-War Committee, Korean Quarterly, Mayday Books, Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, Peacemaking Committee of Macalester Plymouth United Church; People of Faith Peacemakers, Twin Cities Peace Campaign; Students for a Democratic Society; Veterans for Peace (Chapter 27), Women Against Military Madness. For more information, call WAMM at 612-827-5364.
Posted on: Sat, 20 Jul 2013 01:40:26 +0000
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