Sign-on statement: Lamenting 70 years of division between North and South Korea

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Peace on the Korean Peninsula is Still Possible

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U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un in Panmunjom, South Korea, June 2019. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

Here is my lastest article “Peace on the Korean Peninsula is Still Possible” co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson for Sojourners. Let us all pray for peace during this Christmas season.

This Sunday, pray for the reunification of Korea

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Read my latest, This Sunday, pray for the reunification of Korea,  for The Christian Century co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson.

Please continue to pray for Korea.

National Liberation Day of Korea spurs us to celebrate the past and work for a united future

by Jesse Jackson and Grace Ji-Sun Kim

August 9, 2019

Global Peace, Human Rights & Democracy Forum

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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.

Longing for peace on the Korean Peninsula

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Ribbons and South Korean flags hang on a fence on the South Korean side of the demilitarized zone that separates North and South Korea. Photo by LoeskieBoom

Here is my latest article, “Longing for Peace on the Korean Peninsula” for Faith and Leadership for Duke Divinity School. Let us all pray for peace.

Christian Century: Our Top 18 Blog Posts of 2018

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So honored to be included in The Christian Century’s “Top 18 Blog Posts of 2018“.

My post for The Christian Century is “Seeing myself in the eyes of a North Korean”.

Making Peace between North and South Korea

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A JOINT STATEMENT BY REV. JESSE L. JACKSON, SR, REV. DR. GRACE JI-SUN KIM AND BISHOP SALLY DYCK ON THE MAKING OF PEACE BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH KOREA

Singapore Press Conference At Rainbow PUSH Convention

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Thursday June 14, we held a press conference on the Singapore Summit at the Rainbow PUSH Convention.

Lots of work is ahead of us to reach peace in the Korean Peninsula.

 

 

 

Seeing myself in the eyes of a North Korean

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Read my new piece, “Seeing myself in the eyes of a North Korean” for The Christian Century. Please do share!

Fence of the military demarcation line, South Korea (Getty images).

Peace in Korea Requires Diplomacy, Not Provocation

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This is my latest piece for Sojourners‘ co-written with Rev. Jesse Jackson.

We need to continue to work for peace and pray that peace will come to the Korean Peninsula.