Washington, D.C. A National Mobilization to End the Korean War drew hundreds of people to several events here on July 27 and 28. July 27 was the 70th anniversary of the 1953 armistice that ended combat in the Korean War. That agreement — among the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) i

A news conference on July 27 in front of the U.S. Capitol featured a broad array of activists and organizations: Christine Ahn, Women Cross DMZ; Joy Gebhard, Divided Family Member; Rick Downes, Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs; Lt. General (Retired) Daniel P. Leaf, U.S. Air Force; Joyce Ajlouny, American Friends Service Committee; Hana Marie Kim, 30 Under 30 activist and high school student; and Barbara Lee, U.S. Congress member from California.

Following the press event, an emotional Han ceremony at the Foundry United Methodist Church gave the many participants of Korean ancestry an opportunity to express and manage the complex emotions of sorrow, resentment, grief, sadness and hope that afflict many members of families separated during the Korean War and the following seven decades of a divided Korea.

Later, a rally in front of the White House featured Echo Hyunsook Cho, Women Cross DMZ; Medea Benjamin, Code Pink; internet personality Nick Cho, “Your Korean Dad”; and other speakers. It was followed by a spirited mile-long march past the Korean War Veterans Monument to the steps of the Lincoln Memorial, where an interfaith vigil was held.

        • Beat_da_Rich
          283·
          1 year ago

          Just gonna drop this, for the sake of all the new people coming to this instance

          For anyone that wants an anti-imperialist commentary on the background and aftermath of the Korean War, read the book Patriots Traitors and Empires.

          Just one of the nuggets in the book that you’ll learn is that Kim Il-Sung was actually willing to entertain the idea of a unified Korea but with two political systems as long as the American military gtfo. Of course America obstructed that peace deal and many others.

          The Korean people on both sides of the peninsula are more than capable of figuring out what reunification looks like without further Yankee meddling or Western concern trolling.

          • albigu
            192·
            1 year ago

            The Nationality people on both sides of the peninsula are more than capable of figuring out what reunification looks like without further Yankee meddling or Western concern trolling.

            This should be a copypasta for every civil war/internal conflict the USA shoved itself into.

        • 🏳️‍⚧️ 新星 [she/they]English
          171·
          1 year ago

          How does that work?

          Many people in both Koreas would like to see reunification one day. That doesn’t mean there’s any plan to do so yet.

          “Ending the war” means American forces leave the country.

          That would depend on the specific details of the treaty, wouldn’t it?

              • Anarcho-BolshevikOPEnglish
                11·
                1 year ago

                No, mate, it’s completely true: Kim Jong‐un is starving millions and millions of innocent people simply because he has nothing better to do with his time. Trust me, all of my entrepreneurial Korean friends can back me up on this.

                • QueerCommie
                  3·
                  1 year ago

                  I’m sure the leader that’s so far right his ideology is called “k-trumpism” represents the views of every single Korean. I’m sure the average SK resident supports have poor quality food for poor people, doubled down patriarchy, and reduced wages for workers.

            • IntoDaLagoon
              254·
              1 year ago

              Hell yeah, I too get my information about my country’s rivals from propaganda outlets and seth rogen movies

                • IntoDaLagoon
                  12·
                  1 year ago

                  Sorry,

                  No you’re not, you love this shit

                  You know that we have access to more than one source of information, right?

                  Would these be the same sources of information that said covid is over, there’s not a recession, Ukraine doesn’t have a nazi problem, Russia is about to lose the war, China is sending balloons to spy on you, and Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction?

            • CriticalResist8A
              3·
              1 year ago

              Explain why the US occupying South Korea is better than reunification under the DPRK.

                • CriticalResist8A
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  Wow! There are people who want to make communism more popular? On lemmygrad? I don’t believe you.

                • SovereignStateEnglish
                  2·
                  1 year ago

                  Who’s concerting this effort?

                  This line is one of the most offensive from you bourgeois fuckers. So many of us are struggling workers. Where are these CPC checks? Where are these millions of rubles I’m owed?

                  Shut the hell up. We’re human beings.