Schedule

Sunday, July 7th

9:30 am Church Service at Pilgrim Church, 4925 Twinbrook Road, Burke, VA 22015

*Everyone is welcome to attend this service with the NKFW Delegation. This church has a long history of helping the North Korea human rights movement

No rsvp necessary, just come

4:00-7:00 pm Patriots Picnic just after the USA’s July 4th celebration. This picnic will celebrate and honor the work of the North Korean patriots working for North Korea’s freedom.

*Everyone is welcome and special invitation will be sent separately to all NKFC members.

Monday, July 8th:

The delegation will have private meetings on Capitol Hill and with U.S. State Department and other officials.

Tuesday, July 9th

10-11:00 am Congressional Roundtable hosted by the House Foreign Affairs Committee for the NKFW Delegation Rayburn 2255 hosted by the Subcommittees on Indo-Pacific and Global Health, Global Human Rights and International Organizations

Will be livestreamed!

HFAC Roundtable with North Korean Defectors - Committee on Foreign Affairs

11:00 am Esther Prayer Vigil at the Lincoln Memorial

*Everyone is welcome to join this service to hear testimonies about how God is on the move in North Korea from the NKFW delegation.

Immediately following will be:

1:30 pm Korean War Memorial Wreath Laying Ceremony

*Everyone is welcome to join this special ceremony in which former North Korean soldiers will lay a wreath to honor the Americans who ensured South Korea’s freedom by pledging to honor their sacrifice by dedicating their lives to ensure North Korea’s freedom.

2:45 pm Join Korean Church Coalition for North Korea’s Freedom for White House Vigil at Lafayette Park

*Everyone is welcome as the NKFW delegation will join the KCC’s special vigil and walkathon with a special focus on the North Korean refugees in China.

3:30 pm Join Korean Church Coalition for NK Freedom for Walkathon in front of White House for NK Refugees and NK Human Rights.

*Everyone is welcome.

Wednesday, July 10th

11:45 am Major Capitol Hill Rally with Korean Church Coalition for NK Freedom

*Everyone is welcome.

1:00 pm Capitol Hill Forum with North Korean Delegation to address current situation in the DPRK and the work to bring regime change peacefully.

*Everyone is welcome to join this Forum hosted by the Defense Forum Foundation but note RSVP is required for admittance because lunch will be provided by DFF. If you can attend please submit rsvp to Johnny Park.

Will be livestreamed!

North Korean Defectors Testify at the 21st Annual North Korea Freedom Week EventA 16-member delegation of North Korean defectors (9 NGO leaders, 7 special witnesses) testifies at the 21st annual North Korea Freedom Week event at 1:00 p.m. ET on July 10 to promote the freedom, human rights, and dignity of the North Korean people.

Thursday, July 11th

The NKFW delegation will have private meetings on Capitol Hill and with NGOs but hopes to be able to stop by the

12:00 pm Falun Gong Rally on Capitol Hill to show solidarity with their cause.

*Everyone is welcome to the Rally!

Friday July 12th

The NKFW delegation must depart for South Korea to prepare for....

Sunday, July 14:

The very first North Korea Defectors Day as declared by President Yoon Suk Yeol with major events in Seoul!

In addition, here in the USA, Yusook Kim of the Korean Community Center in Northern Virginia will host a special program at 3 pm in which Ambassador Julie Turner will provide a key note address. Other speakers include Dr. Katy Oh, Dr. Sungyoon Lee, and North Korean defectors Eiko Kawasaki, Jongho Ri and Hyunseung Lee. For more information or to RSVP email: info@koreaunited.us