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Remember, these protests will be occurring all across the USA at Chinese consular offices (Chicago, Houston, Los Angeles, New York and Washington, D.C.) as well as in other nations.

So, even if you cannot be in Washington, D.C. next week, you can make a difference by going to the nearest Chinese embassy or consular office at noon on Saturday, April 28.

The crisis regarding the North Korea refugees is escalating. China's cruel policy is spreading to other nations and we must stand together wherever we are in this world against this brutality.

Warm regards,
Suzanne Scholte
North Korea Freedom Coalition
http://www.nkfreedom.org

Events for North Korea Freedom Week 2007
          NOTE: Details are subject to last-minute change.
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North Korea Genocide Exhibit
Date:	Monday, April 23 - Thursday, April 26
Time:	Open Daily 9 am to 5 pm; Special Ribbon Cutting at noon Tuesday, April 24
Location:	Ebenezer's Coffeehouse near Union Station 201 F Street, NE, Washington, DC
Organizers:	Sin U Nam, Moon Gook Han, Nathan Hill
Sponsor:	International Coalition to Save the North Korean Slaves

 

Panel - Failure to Protect: A Call to the UN Security Council to Act on North Korea
Date:	Monday, April 23
Time:	2:00 - 3:30 pm
Location:	DLA Piper 1200 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC
Organizer:	Debra Liang-Fenton
R.S.V.P	hrnk_org@hotmail.com
Sponsors:	U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, DLA Piper

 

Panel - INFORMATION IS POWER: The Future of Radio Broadcasting into North Korea
Date:	Tuesday, April 24
Time:	9:30-11:30 am
Location:	Freedom House Ballroom 1319 18th Street NW, Washington DC (Dupont Circle Metro Southside)
Organizer:	Jessica Barnes
R.S.V.P.	By April 20 Barnes@freedomhouse.org
Speakers:	Kim Seung Min, Director, Free North Korea Radio Ambassador Mark Palmer, Freedom House John Fox, I-Media Blanquita Cullum, Broadcasting Board of     Governors Libby Lui, Radio Free Asia Jay Henderson, Voice of America
Sponsors:	Freedom House Broadcasting Board of Governors Free North Korea Radio

 

VIP Ribbon Cutting Ceremony:     North Korea Genocide Exhibit
Date:	Tuesday, April 24
Time:	12:00 noon
Location:	Ebenezer's Coffeehouse 201 F Street NE (near Union Station)
Organizers:	Sin U Nam, Moon Gook Han, Nathan Hill
Speakers:	Congressman Ed Royce Hong Soon-Kyung, Chairman, NK Defectors     Assoc. & Vice-Chairman, Exile Committee for     NK Democracy (ECNKD) Huh Kwang-il, President, Defector's Association     Planning for Unification Teruaki Masumoto, Secretary General,     Association of Families of Victims Kidnapped     by North Korea Prof. Yoichi Yamada, Japanese Rescue Movement
Sponsor:	Int'l Coalition to Save North Korean Slaves

 

Panel: Who's Afraid of North Korean Regime Collapse?
Date:	Tuesday, April 24
Time:	3-5 pm
Location:	American Enterprise Institute 1150 17th Street NW, Wash. DC, 20036
Organizers:	Nicholas Eberstadt, Chris Griffin
Speakers:	Nick Eberstadt, AEI Tom Malinowski, Human Rights Watch Bruce Bechtol
Sponsor:	American Enterprise Institute

 

Congressional Hearing on China's Treatment of North Korean Refugees & Humanitarian Workers
Date:	Wednesday, April 25
Time:	10:30 am
Chaired by:	Congressman Tom Lantos
Sponsor:	Congressional Human Rights Caucus

 

Panel on Religious Persecution in North Korea
Date:	Thursday, April 26
Time:	3-5 pm; panel followed by a reception
Location:	The National Press Club Holeman Lounge 529 14th Street NW, Washington, DC Reception to be held in 1st Amendment Room
Organizer:	Lindsay Vessey
R.S.V.P.  (Required)	By April 13 With Name, Title, Organization lindsayv@odusa.org
Speakers:	Michael Cromartie of USCRIF Congressman Trent Franks NK Defectors, now church leaders       Eom Myong-Heui       Sung Gyu Lee Carl Moeller, CEO & President of Open Doors
Sponsor:	Open Doors

 

Capitol Hill Lunch Forum Featuring Visiting North Korean Defectors
Date:	Friday, April 27
Time:	12:00 noon
Location:	B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill
Organizer:	Suzanne Scholte
R.S.V.P.  (Required)	by COB April 26 skswm@aol.com
Admission:	$30 (lunch included)
Speakers:	Leaders of all NK Defector-led NGOs including    Hong Soon-Kyung    Huh Kwang-il    Kim Seung-Min    Kang Chul Hwan    Ahn Hyok    Park Sang Hak And Special Guests:    Phillip Buck    Choi Yong Hun    Teruaki Masumoto
Sponsor:	Defense Forum Foundation

 

Special Prayer Service for North Korea and the North Korean Defectors
Date:	Friday, April 27
Time:	7 pm
Location:	The Falls Church 115 East Fairfax St., Falls Church, VA 22046 http://www.thefallschurch.org
Organizer:	Pastor Heemoon Lee NKFC Prayer Committee PSALT
Sponsor:	North Korea Freedom Coalition

 

International Protest Against China's Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees
Date:	Saturday, April 28 (North Korea Freedom Day Anniversary)
Time:	11:30 am Music Program starts at 12:00 noon
Location:	PRC Embassy     2300 Connecticut Ave. NW, Washington DC PRC embassies and consulates around the world
Organizers:	PSALT (New York / New Jersey) Gail Beilitz (Houston) Lindsay Vessey and Tom Byun (Los Angeles) Paul Davis (Chicago); Sin U Nam, Jeff Park, James Ham, Pastor Heemoon Lee, Suzanne Scholte (Washington, D.C.) Marianne Bruning and Annechien Weening (Netherlands) Willie Fautre (Brussels) Abraham Lee & Peter Jung (Seoul)
Sponsor:	North Korea Freedom Coalition Open Doors International Campaign to Block the Repatriation of NK Refugees

 

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INVITATION
DEFENSE FORUM FOUNDATON
CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE AND FOREIGN POLICY FORUM

TO:
DEFENSE & FOREIGN AFFAIRS LEGISLATIVE ASSISTANTS
SENATE AND HOUSE COMMITTEE STAFF AND OTHER FRIENDS

FROM:
Ambassador J. William Middendorf, II
Suzanne Scholte, Chairman, DFF President
and
Congressman Ed Royce (CA-40th), Honorary Congressional Host

LUNCHEON TOPIC:
Promoting Freedom and Human Rights for North Korea

SPEAKERS:
North Korean Defectors

As part of North Korea Freedom Week, North Korean defectors who lead organizations in South Korea advocating freedom and human rights for North Korea will discuss their work and what can and should be done to help the North Korean people.

During lunch, forum attendees will be seated with defectors and have the opportunity to visit informally and then a program will include brief presentations and commentary.

North Korean defectors confirmed to participate include:

• Hong Soon-Kyung, chairman of the North Korean Defectors Association and Vice Chairman of the Exile Committee for North Korea Democracy (ECNKD);
• Kim Seung Min, director, Free North Korea Radio;
• Kang Chul-Hwan, Park San Hak and Lee Min Bok founders and representatives of the Democracy Network Against the North Korean Gulag;
• Huh Kwang-il, president of the Defector's Association Planning for Unification;
• Kang Hak-Sil, representative of the North Korean Refugee Women Solidarity for Human Rights,
• Eom Myong-Heui and Lee Sung Gyu, church leaders of the North Korean church
• And others.

WHEN: Friday, April 27, 2007, 12:00 noon - 1:30 pm

WHERE: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill

RSVP REQUIRED (ACCEPTANCES ONLY):
If planning to attend, please RSVP by email to skswm@aol.com or by phone to 703-534-4313 by noon, Thursday, April 26th to attend this forum.

PLEASE NOTE: A question and answer session will follow the speaker's remarks.

COST: No charge to Members of Congress or Congressional Staff.

A $30 fee is requested from all others to cover the cost of the lunch. Due to Congressional rules, check must be received prior to the lunch to DFF, 3014 Castle Road, Falls Church, VA 22044.