WFWPI: DMZ as a Peace Zone in Korea - Women in Conflict Resolution — Carolyn Handschin

DMZ as Future Peace Zone in Korean Peninsula Webinar June 19 2021 10AM Korea standard time (click for timezones)

In 2021 the Republic of Korea commemorates the 71st Anniversary of the Korean War. Many steps have been taken by civil society organizations to reunify and bring peace to the two countries. WFWPI will introduce speakers who have been continuously working to promote positive change and share their works related to the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

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Dr. Seung-ho Dr. Chun-Fang Mme. Hiroko Lee Wu Oizumi Dr. Jongchoon Mme. Gloria Woo Dr. Lee is Dr. Wu has Mme. Oizumi Miranda

President of been working is a Councilor Dantas Dr. Woo, a The DMZ as a at Mitsui- Korean Mme. Dantas Forum, Inc., a Postdoctoral Sumitomo forester and was born in US-registered Research Insurance educator, Buenos Aires, non-profit Fellow and Welfare received his Argentina. She organization Adjunct Foundation. Ph.D. in Forest is the Sub- that aims to Assistant She was a Management regional transform the Professor at Member of the from the Director of the Korean DMZ the Peace Parliament of Freiburg Women’s into an Research Japan (House University in Federation for International Center of of Germany. He World Peace Peace Zone. National Representatives) was awarded in South He was Quemoy and Vice the DMZ Peace America. As a Adjunct University in Governor of prize, the person Professor and Taiwan after Yamaguchi Society Service concerned Senior getting a Ph.D. prefecture in Grand Prize about peace Researcher at in Sociology at Japan. She (educational and harmony the New York Seoul National worked as sector) for in the world University and University in Director of educational she has graduated South Korea. Social Welfare excellence organized from the Her doctoral Bureau of through his events of School of thesis Ministry of contribution to different Public Service. explored how Health and the realization organizations He also Kinmen island Welfare and of green such as worked for the repositions in Director of environment CAUSA and New York State cross-strait Children & education. AULA Legislative relations and Family Bureau Currently, he (Association Commission play a role in of MHW and serves as for the Union on Critical maintaining also was a Professor of Latin Transportation exchanges Planning Emeritus at America) in Choices. He from the Evaluation Kangwon Brazil, holds a Ph.D. perspective of Officer in the National Uruguay, and degree in cross-strait Mid-North India University in Argentina. Political tourism Office of South Korea. Science from exchanges. UNICEF and the State Further explore Cabinet University of the peace Counselor for New York at process Aging society Albany. between China problem in and Taiwan, Japan. and the role of Kinmen as a peace

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Simultaneous interpretation service will be provided (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French and Thai)

WEBINAR SERIES 2

The Role of Women in Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding June 19 2021 8 PM Korea standard time (click for timezones)

We will explore the challenges and victories of movements in conflict zones across the world to understand the capacity and challenges involved for women and youth when they take an active role in leading efforts for reconciliation and conflict transformation. Panelists will present their best practice successes in the decision-making processes that have contributed to effectively tackling the enormous crisis in their diverse areas of responsibility.

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Prof. Ilda Dr. Bernadia Dr. Lucia

Maria Irawati Husenicova Dr. Karambu Dr. Odete Menezes de Tjandradewi Ringera Dr. Husenicova Costa Araújo Novo Dr. Bernadia is is a Lecturer at Dr. Ringera is Dr. Costa is Prof. Novo is the first the the Founder Portuguese Vice-President woman Department of and President who was born of CDS-PP Secretary- security of the in France and Municipal General of the studies of the International raised in Political United Cities Faculty of Peace Canada. She Committee of and Local Political Initiatives. She is the Founder Viana do Governments(UCLG)’s Science and is dedicated to and President Castelo. In regional International supporting and of the 2019 as Vice- section. She Relations at funding women’s President of has been the Matej Bel initiatives that organization the working in University in mitigate the Movimento Parliamentary urban Banská effects of war, Lírio Azul in Friendship development Bystrica, disease, Portugal. She Group and related Slovakia. She poverty, and received Portugal-Korea fields for more is also a discrimination. several was invited by than 15 years. Research For her work to important the Korean She began her Fellow and a uplift orphans awards and Ambassador career at Member of the and women honors in of The Japan board of the living with Portugal and Republic of International Central HIV/AIDS from abroad for her Korea in Cooperation European marginalization role as a Portugal to join Agency (JICA) Institute of to self- volunteer in The Speaker of and afterward Asian Studies resilience, she non-profit the National CITYNET in in Bratislava. was awarded organizations Assembly in Yokohama. the 2019 and charities ROK in 2019. She was Global Impact and in She was also appointed as a Award by recognition for the President member of the WellAware. In her fight of the Directive Advisory Group 2015 she was against poverty Council of on Gender awarded the and social Cerva Issues (AGGI) Lifetime exclusion. Preparatory of UNHABITAT. Achievement School and She was Award by her Representative selected by alma mater, from the GovInsider the University Ministry of Asia as one of of Denver. Education in the prominent the Municipal women whose Education work makes Councils of an impact in Arcos de the Asia Pacific Valdevez, in 2018. Caminha, Monção, Paredes de Coura, Valença, and Vila Nova de Cerveira.

Simultaneous interpretation service will be provided (Korean, Japanese, Chinese, Russian, Spanish, French and Thai)