A Call for Peace in the Korean Peninsula

The United States' policy of confrontation and hostility in North Korea is threatening to undermine years of progress by the Korean people towards building peace on the Korean peninsula. This policy has also worsened the ongoing humanitarian crisis in North Korea by fostering instability through military threats of preemptive strike and economic isolation. A peaceful resolution to 50 years of U.S. - N.K. conflict is urgently needed to finally end the humanitarian crisis and to establish lasting peace in Korea.

About Korean Americans United for Peace (KAUP)

Korean Americans United for Peace (KAUP) is a grassroots organization composed of students, doctors, educators, policy advocates, and community workers in the San Francisco Bay Area. KAUP's main goals are: 1.) to add a collective Korean-American voice to the broader peace movement in the U.S. and 2.) to advocate for a peaceful resolution to the current tensions in the Korean peninsula. Our past activities include participating in peace demonstrations, conducting educational forums, legislative advocacy work, and organizing cultural events promoting peace.

In addition to formal organizational activities, we believe in the importance of building a strong community of concerned folks to maintain a committed movement for peace and justice in Korea. In other words, we like to play. Our meetings tend to be less formal and full of food, drinks, and positive vibe. We have also taken camping and snow trips to escape the Bay Area madness.

Join Our Campaign

You can contribute to the Korean Americans United for Peace campaign by:

• Signing the Pledge of Peace and Solidarity (click here to download) in support of the following points of unity:
  1. The U.S. renounce the threat of illegal pre-emptive strikes toward North Korea and other countries.
  2. The U.S. and North Korea sign a legally binding non-aggression pact.
  3. End U.S. sanctions against North Korea
  4. Replace the temporary armistice that halted the Korea War with a Peace Treaty.
     
• Requesting an educational workshop on the U.S.-N.K. conflict
  
• Supporting our legislative efforts working for alternative policies to regime change
  
• If you're interested in participate in KAUP meetings, please contact us at koreansforpeace@yahoo.com

Past Events

Our recent activities include:

• mobilized large and vibrant Korean contingents to mass peace demonstrations. With traditional drums, peace headbands, and color-coordinated t-shirts, the Korean contingent contributed our own unique vibe and energy to the rallies.
  
• collected over 1,000 petition letters to legislators to support a peaceful resolution to the escalating hostility between the U.S. and North Korea
  
• organized a Peace Vigil in San Francisco to mark the 50th Anniversary of the signing of the ceasefire between the U.S. and North Korea. Through this event, we successfully publicized our message on TV Channel 4 (KRON) and Channel 7 (KGO) as well as local editions of Joongang Ilbo and Hangook Ilbo.
  
• obtained support for peace in Korea from local elected officials such as Barbara Lee and Diane Feinstein.

Contacting Us: To subscribe to the KAUP listserv or to contact us please email us (koreansforpeace-at-yahoo.com) with your name, city organization (if any), and how you found out about our organization. You may also write us at KAUP, P.O. Box 20115, Piedmont, CA 94620