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

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Keeping Hope Alive: Audiobook

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Keeping Hope Alive: Sermons & Speeches of Rev. Jesse Jackson is now available as an audiobook.

Great for self or for a friend. Order one today.

Remembering the Korean War that Never Ended

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I am reposting a piece from ReconciliAsian, “Remembering the Korean War that Never Ended”.

Please visit their site to get more information on peace, reconciliation and justice work for Korean Americans. 

Pray for peace in the Korean Peninsula so that the war will finally come to an end.

 

 

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.

Rev. Jesse L. Jackson News Conference to Call for Expanded & Inclusive Korean Peace Talks

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MEDIA ALERT:

Rev. Jesse Jackson held a press conference in New York City at the First United Methodist Church Manhattan Mission Center on Monday March 4, 2018.

We are grateful to the ministers of Flushing United Methodist Church for hosting and making arrangements for the press conference.

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