[KS] Univ of Hawaii Conference: Building Peace in Korea 10/13

[Cheehyung Harrison Kim]

To the KS community,
Next week, Oct 13, the Center for Korean Studies at the University of
Hawaii is hosting a conference on peace on the Korean peninsula. The focus
is on engagement, humanitarianism, grassroots empowerment, and critique of
militarism. The conference concludes with the screening of Deann Borshay
Liem's *Crossings*, a documentary film about a group of women peace
activists who, in 2015, crossed the DMZ. Thank you.  --C. Harrison Kim
(History, University of Hawaii at Manoa).
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*Building Peace on the Korean PeninsulaDiplomacy, Humanitarianism,
Grassroots Primacy, and Critique of Militarism*

October 13, 2022 ‧ 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Center for Korean Studies
Auditorium

Peace on the Korean peninsula is the central global issue of our time.
Ending the Korean War with a peace agreement is in a gridlock. Working with
North Korea for humanitarian needs—and for human rights—is hindered by
economic sanctions. The inability of Seoul, Pyongyang, and Washington to
engage in dialogue is an indication of global militarism that sustains
hostile divisions. This conference seeks to address the Korean peace issue
from the areas of diplomacy, humanitarianism, and critique of militarism.
The conference concludes with a screening of filmmaker Deann Borshay Liem’s
extraordinary documentary *Crossings*, about a group of women who in 2015
organized a historic crossing of the DMZ.


*Welcoming 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM*Moderator: C. Harrison Kim (UH Mānoa)


Tae-Ung Baik (Director of Center for Korean Studies)
Edward J. Shultz (Professor Emeritus, UH Mānoa/Vice President of Asia
Research Foundation)



*Grassroots Empowerment and Critique of Militarism 10:15 AM - 12:00
PM*Moderator:
Edward J. Shultz / Discussant: C. Harrison Kim

*Christine Ahn* (Women Cross DMZ)
"The Time on the Clock of the World: Challenges and Opportunities for Peace
in Korea and Our World"

*Manu Kaiama* (Hawai'i inuiakea School of Hawai'ian Knowledge, UH Mānoa)
"Militarism is Hawai'i. Where's the Aloha?"

*Betsy Yoon* and *Alexandra Ahn* (Nodutdol for Korean Community Development)
"Imperialism, the Korean peninsula, and the role of Koreans in the US"

Kee B. Park (Harvard Global Health)
"Why We Need a Comprehensive and Strategic Approach to Health Cooperation
with North Korea"



*Diplomacy and Policy for Engagement and Human Rights 1:00 PM - 2:30
PM*Moderator:
Tae-Ung Baik Discussant: Namsun Song (Osaka University of Economics and
Law, President of Asia Research Foundation)

*Jenny Town* (Stimson Center/38 North)
"Can Old Dogs Learn New Tricks: Washington's Intransigence on North Korea"

*Daniel Jasper* (American Friends Service Committee)
"Challenges as Opportunities: Climate, COVID, and Sanctions as Turning
Points in Northeast Asia"

*Jay Song* (University of Melbourne)
"A Right to Survival between Human Rights and Humanitarianism"



*Screening of Crossings 2:30PM-5:00PM*

Q&A with Director *Deann Borshay Liem*, *Christine Ahn*, and *Ann
Wright* (Veterans
for Peace)


For Zoom participation: https://bit.ly/3UWA353 MeetingID:95396931036
Passcode:cks2022

Center for Korean Studies events are free and open to all. For further
information, including information regarding disability access, telephone
the Center for Korean Studies at 808-956-7041. Organized by the Center for
Korean Studies and supported by the Asia Research Foundation and the
Academy of Korean Studies Strategic Research Institute Program
(AKS-2020-SRI-2200001). The University of Hawai‘i is an equal
opportunity/affirmative action institution.
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