International Workshop for Peace and Disarmament in the Asia-Pacific Region : for Civilian Control of the Security Sector Wed, Nov 17, 2010 Venue Baewoomteo, National Human Rights Commission of Korea 11th Floor Organized by — People’s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, The Center for Peace and Law of the Institute of Legal Studies of Inna University Co-organized by Pacific Freeze, Peace Network, and Civil Peace Forum Sponsored by The Beautiful Foundation Invitation Contrary to the general expectation for lasting peace after the end of the Cold War, such a time has not come. It is rather constant arms race, conflicts and economic crises that still Prevail, At the centre of this continuity lies excessive military spending, The current global economic crisis is not free from it With the world military spending skyrocketing by 65% in thelast decade, the governments of US, China, Russia, South Korea and North Korea dominate the curve by spending together more than half of the world military spending, The arms race in the Korean pen- insula and the Asia-Pacific region instigates military tension and confrontation rather than bringing peace and stability to the region, Placing emphasis and resources on ‘military security’ actually results in undermining efforts to provide basic quality of fe to thase vulnerable groups hit hard by global economic crisis, This wasting is heavy, beyond comprehension, This international workshop Is to set grounds for launching a new civil movement for peace and disarmament in the region beyond the borders, It will particularly focus on critically reviewing military-security strategies vis-a-vis immediate agenda cf civil priorities, and gather various suggestions to build trust and foster coexistence towards a peace regime, In doing so, we wish to create international solidarity for transforming security paradigms and policies of each government in the region so that we can move away from the ever- wasteful military-security strategies that nurture unnecessary fear and disbelief of living together, We look forward to having your valuable presence and contribution to this workshop. Registration Pre-registration is preferred, Please RSP. to nasa@pspd_org by Nov 121F ri), Please include your ful-name, affiliation, position and phone number, telephone inquiries could be made to +82-2-723-4250 ‘Simuttaneous Korean and English interpretation will be provided, Program 1245-100 Registration 4:00-1:10 Welcoming Address Hyun-Back Chung / President of PSPD 1:10-3:40 Session 1 Security Policies and Civil Priorities in the Asia-Pacific Region Moderator — Tai-Uk Chung/ Inha University Presenter? US case: John Feffer / IPS(Instituta for Policy Studies) Presenter2 Japanese case : Akira Kawasaki / Peace Boat Presenter3 South Korean case: Taeho Lee / PSPD Presenter4 Chinese case: Hua Han / Belling University Discussion 3:40-4:00 Break 4:00-6:30 Session 2 — Greating Civil Solidarity for NWF Disarmament and Prevention of Armed Conflict in the Asia-Pacific Region Moderator Francis Daehoon Lee / Center for Peace and Disarmament Executive Committee of PSPD, Centre for Peace Museum Presenter1 Civil Strategy for Prevention of Armed Conflict in the Asia-Pacific Region and Recommendations for Pacific Freaze Campaign Colin Archer / |PB(International Peace Bureau) Presenter 2 Strategy for Nuclear Weapon Free NEA Ichiro Yuasa / Peace Depot Presenter3 Northeast Asian Women's Peace Conference: Negotiating Regional Peace, Reconciliation, and Cooperation Gyung-Lan Jung / Women Making Peace Presenter4 Peace Movement in South Korea: the Peace Fair and the Conscientious Objection to Compulsory Military Service Yeo Ok / The World Without War Discussion