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May 26, 2015

Women Peace Activists Cross from North to South Korea 
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A group of 30 women activists from around the world has crossed the
border from North to South Korea in a call for peace. The group, which
included feminist icon Gloria Steinem and Nobel laureates Mairead
Maguire of Northern Ireland and Leymah Gbowee of Liberia, crossed the
demilitarized zone by bus after South Korea opposed their plan to walk
across. Mairead Maguire called for a permanent peace treaty between
North and South Korea.

Mairead Maguire: "We come here as international women because we do not
believe in wars. And we believe this is the longest war in history
today, a cold war between brothers and sisters who have so much in
common."

 

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