Help refugees be HEARD! (Jennifer)

"Our mission, as always, is to empower North Korean refugees to find their own voice and path through education, advocacy, and support."
--teachnorthkoreanrefugees.org (2017)

I started volunteering with TNKR this year and feel privileged to be part of such an invaluable and professional organization. I am empowered by the stories of the refugees I teach. They have overcome seemingly insurmountable hardships to find freedom and to make their voices heard. The world needs to hear their unique experiences and profound perspectives. TNKR is not only providing them an opportunity to build a meaningful life outside of North Korea, but to reach an audience that is largely in the dark about what is happening in this part of the world. It is an incredibly worthy cause and one that deserves your financial support.

"The government was keeping me from my family because I knew their secrets. I could not stay in a country that would not let me be with my family. I could not follow a leader who lied to his people. The country brought my family together but the government tore us apart." --Cherie Yang, winner of 5th Speech Contest 2017 (my student!) :)

Please take the 5 minutes to donate even just $5.00 to assist these incredible people in their transition to life outside of North Korea. You can trust that TNKR will put it to good use and that you will be helping to make the world a better place. Thank you!

The good news! Songmi Han and her co-author Casey Lartigue have been invited to the USA for a book signing for the book @Greenlight to Freedom.

The bad news? We need to raise some money and we need your help!

The book signing is scheduled for September 27, 2022, in Nashville, Tennessee (USA).

Details will be announced soon.

You may make a tax-deductible donation to Freedom Speakers International to help cover some costs for the trip.

Songmi will be in the United States for about a week to 10 days. If you would like to organize an event with Songmi then submit your proposal here.
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfrnCmzpkJcLoPgFpgDBocWX1QLILjzamW9sp0gCdXJQFkeEQ/viewform

Be sure to read the book and leave a review. http://smile.amazon.com/Greenlight-Freedom-Korean-Daughters-Herself/dp/B09TR8HFTM

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Some related articles from the Korea Times:

[INTERVIEW] North Korean girl's story of searching for mother, freedom and herself (The Korea Times)

Unthinkable in North Korea (The Korea Times)

My 'Greenlight to Freedom' (The Korea Times)

Healing 'han' (The Korea Times)

Songmi's story (The Korea Times)

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Greenlight to Freedom (animation by Teri Shim)