From Chosun Journal

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WASHINGTON, DC, Mar 27, 2007 - It gives me great pleasure to announce the events we have confirmed so far for North Korea Freedom Week April 22-29, 2007. I believe this year뭩 events will be more significant and have a greater impact than any in the past. It is certainly critical to the growing movement for human rights in North Korea for as many people to participate as possible and, despite recent setbacks, the movement continues to gain great momentum. We will have many heroes ?North Korean defectors, former jailed humanitarian workers, leaders in government and the NGO community from several nations ?with us that week. Many NGOs have stepped forward, and are continuing to step forward, to plan programs focusing on the human rights situation in North Korea during North Korea Freedom Week. Here뭩 a preliminary list of confirmed events, and I will be sending periodic reports as more times and locations are confirmed, but I wanted everyone to know ?with just 6 more weeks until the special guests begin to arrive ?how much has already been confirmed.

Even if you cannot come to Washington, D.C., everyone can be a part of the Saturday, April 28, 12:00 noon International Protest against China뭩 Violent Treatment of North Korea Refugees ?we are still recruiting folks to cover as many Chinese consulates and embassies as possible around the world ?we have to top last December뭩 record of 23 cites and 15 countries.

So here it is!

Warm regards,
Suzanne

Confirmed Events for North Korea Freedom Week 2007

North Korea Genocide Exhibit ?finally a location within walking distance of Capitol Hill!
Monday, April 23 - Thursday, April 26
Time: Open Daily 9 am to 5 pm; Special Ribbon Cutting at 10 am Tuesday, April 24
Location: Ebenezer뭩 Coffeehouse near Union Station
Organizers: Sin U Nam, Moon Gook Han, Nathan Hill
Sponsor: International Coalition to Save the North Korean Slaves

Panel on Failure to Protect: A Call to the UN Security Council to Act in North Korea
Monday, April 23
Time: 2:00 - 3:30 pm
Location: DLA Piper (1200 19th Street, NW, Washington, DC)
Organizer: Debra Liang-Fenton
Sponsors: U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea, DLA Piper, Asian Pacific American Bar Association, and the Sejong Society

Panel on Religious Persecution in North Korea
Thursday, April 26
Time: 3:00 - 4:15pm; panel followed by a reception
Location: The National Press Club
Organizer: Lindsay Vessey
Sponsor: Open Doors

Capitol Hill Forum Featuring Visiting North Korean Defectors
Friday, April 27
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: B-339 Rayburn House Office Building
Organizer: Suzanne Scholte
Sponsor: Defense Forum Foundation

Special Prayer Service for North Korea and the North Korean Defectors
Friday, April 27
Time: 7:00 pm
Location: TBA
Organizer: Pastor Heemoon Lee
Sponsor: North Korea Freedom Coalition

International Protest Against China뭩 Violent Treatment of North Korean Refugees
Saturday, April 28 (North Korea Freedom Day Anniversary!)
Time: 12:00 noon
Location: PRC embassies and consulates around the world
Organizers, so far: Michelle Kim (New York), 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); we hope to have many of the same international contacts as before
Sponsor: North Korea Freedom Coalition

Also Confirmed but Times and Dates Not Yet Set:

Panel on the Economic Benefits of Regime Collapse
Time and location: TBA
Organizer: Nicholas Eberstadt
Sponsor: American Enterprise Institute

Panel on the Importance of Information Flow into North Korea
Time and location: TBA
Organizer: Jessica Barnes
Sponsor: Freedom House

Also Requested But Not Yet Set:

As in previous years, we have also requested Congressional hearings to occur during the week. Two specific hearings have been requested of Members of Congress to expose DPRK illicit activities including drugs, counterfeiting, abductions, etc. and the 2nd on China뭩 atrocities against humanitarian workers (including its own citizens) and NK refugees with eyewitnesses to these activities and atrocities here for NKFW.