Crossings | Trailer
Preview: Season 6 Episode 4 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
Peacemakers call for an end to a war that has divided the Korean peninsula and its people.
A group of international women peacemakers sets out on a risky journey across the DMZ between North and South Korea, calling for an end to the 70-year war that has divided the peninsula and its people. Comprised of Nobel Peace Laureates and renowned activists, the team faces daunting logistical and political challenges as they forge a path with their Korean sisters toward peace and reconciliation.
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Crossings | Trailer
Preview: Season 6 Episode 4 | 1m 33sVideo has Closed Captions
A group of international women peacemakers sets out on a risky journey across the DMZ between North and South Korea, calling for an end to the 70-year war that has divided the peninsula and its people. Comprised of Nobel Peace Laureates and renowned activists, the team faces daunting logistical and political challenges as they forge a path with their Korean sisters toward peace and reconciliation.
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(singing in Korean) - [ANDIA] Peacemakers, all women from around the world set out to walk across the demilitarized zone between North and South Korea.
- We really feel an obligation as women to try to stop wars.
- We really appreciate those foreign women, from all over the world, taking concern about this problems.
- Building peace is about taking risks.
So for me, I think this is one step we should really take.
- [ANDIA] The journey may or may not be permitted.
- To be in Panmunjom on the northern side and look over into the south, and to not be able to simply walk across the line to the southern side was quite frustrating.
It just highlighted the absurdity of this division.
- [ANDIA] And it could be dangerous.
- What are we doing that is so threatening?
And the way that they're framing it and casting it is that we are the violators of human rights.
- The worst case scenario is violence.
When you do this kind of work you do it because you believe that something has to shift.
- Felt like the stars were finally aligning, that real peace could actually happen.
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Crossings | A Perspective on North Korea
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Abigail Disney tours a North Korean kindergarten, leaving her with mixed feelings. (35s)
Crossings | Fear of War, Past and Present
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Women Cross DMZ witness performances that convey a message of North Korea and the war. (44s)
Crossings | For Peace, Reunification and Uplifting Women
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The three goals of the 2015 peace walk by the 30 Women Cross DMZ activists. (1m 7s)
Crossings | Joint Security Area
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Panmunjom, or Joint Security Area, is at the border between North Korea and South Korea. (56s)
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Peacemakers call for an end to a war that has divided the Korean peninsula and its people. (30s)
Crossings | The 1953 Armistice Agreement
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Women Cross DMZ visit Panmunjom, the site of the 1953 Korean Armistice Agreement signing. (59s)
Crossings | The Fine Line Between North and South Korea
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Women Cross DMZ's Christine Ahn talks about her portrayal in the media in Korea. (1m)
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What do you know about North Korea and South Korea, and the Korean War? (59s)
Crossings | Women Cross DMZ: Leaders, Activists
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The extraordinary women activists and leaders of Women Cross DMZ. (1m)
Crossings | Women Cross DMZ: The Origin
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Christine Ahn talks about Women Cross DMZ, its purpose, and the women behind the walk. (58s)
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