Harvard’s Human Rights in North Korea (HRiNK) is running a North Korea awareness week at Harvard in Cambridge, MA.  If you are in the area please consider attending one of the events.

Human Rights in North Korea

Awareness Week

November 10, 2009 – November 20, 2009

"Fear is not the natural state of civilized people."
— Aung San Suu Kyi

Starvation. Concentration Camps. Human Trafficking.

Come learn more about the current human rights situation in North Korea during HRiNK’s awareness Week from Nov. 10 – Nov. 20! Join us in conversation on Tuesday with Suzanne Scholte, a leading activist for human rights in North Korea. Remember to pick up a daily ration in the form of a rice krispies treat on Monday in front of the Science Center. The following Tuesday, Yoo Sung Kim will be sharing stories about his life in North Korea and his experience crossing the border. On Friday, Nov. 20 join us in Adams LCR for a screening of The Long Journey. You will not want to miss this opportunity to learn more about the dire situation in North Korea and how you can make a difference – great or small.

Tuesday, November 10 5:30 – 7:00 PM Ticknor Lounge

North Korean Human Rights with Suzanne Scholte

President, The Defense Forum Foundation
Founder and Chairman, The North Korea Freedom Coalition
Vice Chairman, Founding Board Member, U.S. Committee for Human Rights in North Korea

Monday, November 16 10:30 AM – 2:00 PM Science Center

1,000 Daily Rations

Receive the equivalence of food allotted per meal in North Korea

Tuesday, November 17 7:00 – 8:30 PM Ticknor Lounge

Personal Accounts from Yoo Sung Kim

A former 3-star general who defected from North Korea

Friday, November 20 4:00 – 5:30 PM Adams Lower Common Room

The Long Journey : Documentary Screening
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