San Francisco Summit
April 19-22, 2007
Because of LiNK's large geographical stretch it becomes nearly impossible for LiNK's coordinators and activists to meet on a regular basis. To solve this LiNK has held two international summits every year- a Summer and Winter Summit, where the entirety of LiNK, as well as those interested in becoming part of LiNK, get together to look back on the past, catch up on developments and plan for the future. LiNK has held Summits so far in San Diego, California; Englewood, New Jersey; Irvine, California; Washington, D.C.; and Los Angeles, California.
Summits regularly feature prominent speakers (Washington, D.C., for example, had a senior MOFAT official from the ROK, representatives from the office of the US Special Envoy for North Korean Human Rights, and David Hawk, NK human rights researcher), off-the-record discussions and debates, presentations by underground field workers and the latest updates on advocacy efforts worldwide.We have not had a Summit for LiNK since the summer of 2006, as LiNK and the movement have been in the thick of some important changes.
Next month, San Francisco will be host to our final LiNK Summit- perhaps our most important! The Summit will feature a special presentation by David Hawk, leading researcher on North Korean human rights, as well as the debut of his new report, presentations on latest developments in the field and for the movement, and intense debates and discussions on future directions. Also, we may be graced with the presence of some very special guests. The NKHR movement of today is different than that of several years ago, and our discussions and presentations will highlight new priorities and targets, and methods of engaging the powers that be.
Participants pay a fee of $125, including three night's lodging, lunch on Friday and Saturday, summit t-shirt, materials and registration.
Applications are found here.
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