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:

http://evite.me/RddrF8fHcz

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

https://www.heritage.org/asia/event/bridging-the-policy-gap-between-north-korean-human-rights-and-security-threats

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

Saturday, May 4

No Public Events Scheduled