Global Peace, Human Rights & Democracy Forum

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award, banquet, clergy, human rights, Korean peninsula, North Korea, peace, rainbow push coalition, rev. jesse jackson

i was excited to speak about “Human Rights and Peace in the Korean Peninsula” at the Rainbow PUSH Annual Convention. I spoke at the “Global Peace, Human Rights & Democracy Forum” with other activists, politicians and professors. It was a lively panel with excellent discussion and Q & A.

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Palm Oil: Issues of Climate Change and Human Rights Violations

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climate change, creation, human rights, Palm Oil, sustainability, Theodore A. Lee

My new Huffington Post co-authored with my son by Theodore Andrew Lee.  So proud of his work, writing and interests.  Feel free to share and/or comment.

We often use household products without ever thinking where they come from, how they are produced, and who produces them. We live in a comfortable world where we simply go to the grocery store and buy things we need without thinking twice about their production or how they landed on our grocery store shelves. Our thoughts do not go beyond how everything is accessible, useable and available for consumption.

Skype Interview: Grace Ji-Sun Kim on Climate Change and Human Rights

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climate change, COP20, ethicsdaily.com, grace ji-sun kim, human rights, Vimeo, World Council of Churches

I went to COP20 as a World Council of Churches delegate. Here is my latest Skype interview with EthicsDaily.com about COP20. 

I am reposting this piece which was originally posted on EthicsDaily.com. 

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WCC Assembly in Korea to Urge Pursuit of Peace, Justice

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Assembly, church, economic issues, economic justice, environment, ethicsdaily.com, Geneva, Global South, god, grace ji-sun kim, human rights, korea, Pentecostalism, Philip Jenkins, Pusan, social justice, WCC, World Council of Churches

As we think about this divided country, we need to keep Korea in our prayers and to reflect upon what it means to have peace in this world, Kim writes.

This is my latest post for Ethicsdaily.com.  It is a reflection of my recent participation at a World Council of Churches Meeting in Geneva.

Many mainline denominational churches, such as the Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians and Methodists, are struggling to survive in North America.