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

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A MISSION OF PEACE, RECONCILIATION AND UNDERSTANDING

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It was a joy and honor to be part of the Peace Delegation to Korea led by Rev. Jesse Jackson.

We spent a fantastic week meeting with leaders, ministers, activists and politicians to work towards peace and reconciliation in the Korean Peninsula. Below is a repost of the Rainbow PUSH press release of our trip.

Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace at Imjingak Park

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We participated in an Ecumenical Prayer Service for Peace at Imjingak Park.

Rev. Jackson preached a sermon and offered a prayer of hope. Below is a repost of Rainbow PUSH’s statement on the event held on July 23, 2018.

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.

 

 

 

SPECIAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE

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Please pray for peace in the Korean Peninsula. We will have a SPECIAL PRAYER SERVICE FOR PEACE. All welcome!

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.

‘Koreans live in Hope’: What the Summit Could Mean for Reunification

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This is my latest piece for Sojourners. I hope and pray that the Summit will lead to peace and reunification of Korea.

Press Conference with the Korean Consul General in Chicago

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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.

Praying for Peace in the Korean Peninsula

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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.