Friday, October 23, 2009

Urgent Call for Action - Flood the White House with the following message-

Dear President Obama,

Congratulations on winning the Nobel Peace Prize! It is certainly a call to action for real change.

Receiving the award, you said, “We must all do our part to resolve those conflicts that have caused so much pain and hardship over so many years,” and that effort must include ending the lingering, costly Korean War.

I hope you will begin direct negotiations with North Korea soon so that a peace treaty could be signed to end the Korean War formally, which is the key to realizing a nuclear weapons-free Korean Peninsula.

Respectfully yours,

xxxx

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National Campaign to End the Korean War - Recent Activities

Coalition members from across the country came together for a national strategy meeting from September 17 through 18 in Washington D.C. We met with policy experts and legislators to discuss U.S. policy in Korea.

We met with Frank Jannuzi, senior advisor to Senator Kerry and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, who believes there is a genuine desire on the part of both the United States and North Korea to renew dialogue.  “Engagement does not equal appeasement,” he said, “Recognizing North Korea means opening the door to peaceful resolution and denuclearization.”

This sentiment was echoed by many others, including General Robert Gard of the Center for Arms Control & Non-proliferation, Richard Harper, Legislative Assistant to Senator Dianne Feinstein of California, and Christina Tsafoulias, Legislative Assistant to Congressman Mike Capuano of Massachusetts. 

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