07 Thursday Mar 2019
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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. Continue reading
18 Monday Jun 2018
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.
28 Saturday Apr 2018
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Inter-Korean Summit, Jong-Kook Lee, Kim Jung Un, Korean Consul General, Moon Jae In, peace, press conference, rev. jesse jackson
It was wonderful to participate in a press conference with the Korean Consul General in Chicago, Jong-Kook Lee and Rev. Jesse Jackson on the Inter-Korean Summit and the work of building #peace on the #Korean Peninsula.
April 27th Inter-Korean Summit was a historical moment. We hope that this is the beginning of the peace process in the Korean peninsula. Continue reading
26 Monday Mar 2018
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Rev. Jesse Jackson had a private meeting with South Korean National Assembly Representative Kim Jong-hoon, in New York City on Thursday March 22, 2018 to discuss peace, denuclearization, family reunification and the peace summit.
After a fruitful meeting, a press conference was held with a joint statement on Peace in the Korean Peninsula. Continue reading
08 Friday Feb 2013
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assault weapons ban, Congress, crime, Dr. King, god, gun reform, gun violence, J. Herbert Nelson, Nationa Council of Churches, PC USA, President, press conference, religious leaders, Sandy Hook Elementary School, U.S., Washington
This statement was given by Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson at a press conference held in Washington, DC, on January 15, 2013. Religious leaders and Faith Against Gun Violence came together to press for tighter gun regulations to stop gun violence in the United States. It was originally posted on the “Office of Public Witness Blogsite”.