Schedule
Sunday, April 28
International Day of Prayer and Fasting for North Korea’s FREEDOM
Everyone invited to sign up to pray and fast on April 28th at https://www.april28.org/
Special prayers will be posted and distributed
9:30 AM
Church Service
Host: Christian Freedom International and New Hope Church
80 North Lake Avenue, Front Royal, VA 22630
Open to the Public, No RSVP required
3:00 PM
Wreath Laying Ceremony
Host: Korean War Memorial Foundation and NKPLF
Korean War Memorial, Washington, D.C.
Open to the Public, No RSVP required
Following the Wreath Laying Ceremony, the NKFW Delegation will visit David’s Tent
Host: Nancy Purcell and NKFC
Monday, April 29
2:00 - 4:00 pm
How Women Created the North Korean Market System
Host: Dr. Victor Cha and Lisa Collins
The Center for Strategic and International Studies, 1616 Rhode Island Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Open to the Public, RSVP requested, event will be live streamed
Event information and RSVP here:
https://www.csis.org/events/women-and-market-mechanisms-north-korea
5:30 - 7:00 PM
Welcome Reception
Host: Dr. Mark Tooley and Faith McDonnell
The Institute on Religion and Democracy, 1023 15th Street, N.W., Suite 601, Washington, D.C. 20005
Open to the public, RSVP REQUIRED
Event information and RSVP here:
Tuesday, April 30
2:00 - 5:00 PM
Exposing Kim Jong Un's Strategy for Maintaining Power
Why Human Rights Needs to Be Part of the Discussion
Host: Bruce Klingner and Heritage Foundation
Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave NE, Washington DC 20002
Open to the Public, RSVP Requested, Event will be Live Streamed
7:00 PM
Korean American Community Dinner
Honoring the North Korea Freedom Week Delegation
Host: Dr. Sekwon Chong and Korea Freedom Alliance
Woo Lae Oak, 8240 Leesburg Pike, Vienna VA 22182
Especially for the Korean American community but open to the public; Admission - $20 incl. dinner.
RSVP Requested to sekwonchong (at) hotmail.com
Wednesday, May 1
May Day
7:00 PM
Prayer Meeting
NKFW Delegation to attend services at Arlington Community Church
Host: Christian Freedom International and Arlington Community Church
6040 Wilson Boulevard, Arlington, Virginia 22205
Thursday, May 2
National Day of Prayer & Holocaust Remembrance Day
1:00 - 2:30 PM
Discussion on the troubling changes in the South Korean government in their treatment of North Korean defectors
1789 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington,
Host: Nicholas Eberstadt and the American Enterprise Institute
1789 Massachusetts Ave NW Washington, DC 20036
Limited Seating
3:00 - 4:30 PM
From Orphanages to Escape
An Update on the Current Situation faced by North Korean Orphans
Host: Isabella Foundation; Family Research Council
801 G St. NW, Washington, DC
Open to the Public, RSVP Required, on.nkn.us/nkfw2019orphans; Photo ID required for admittance; event will be live streamed
7:00 PM
NKFW Delegation Dinner
Special NKFC Dinner in Honor of the NKFW Delegation
Host: North Korea Freedom Coalition
Open to the Public, RSVP Required for admittance; $20 dinner
RSVP name and email to nkfcadmin1 (at) gmail.com
Friday, May 3
10:00 - 11:30
Human Rights Abuses Against the DPRK Military
Briefing to expose the human rights violations the Kim regime is committing against its own military.
Host: North Korea Freedom Coalition
2200 Rayburn House Office Building, Capitol Hill, Washington DC
This briefing is open to Members of Congress, Congressional staff, the interested public, and the media. For questions, contact NKFC at nkfcadmin1 (at) gmail.com.
12:00 Noon - 2:00 PM
North Korea: What are The Prospects for Regime Change from Within?
Host: Defense Forum Foundation
2168 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, D.C.
Open to the Public, RSVP Required for Admittance
RSVP to rsvp (at) defenseforumfoundation.org
4:00 PM
Protest Against China’s Repatriation of North Korean Refugees
Host: North Korea Freedom Coalition
1099 New York Ave NW, Washington, DC
Open to the Public, No RSVP Required
6:00 PM
NKFW Candlelight Vigil for North Korean Refugees at the PRC Embassy
3505 International Place NW, Washington, DC
Host: North Korea Freedom Coalition
Open to the Public, No RSVP Required