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# Crossings | Women Cross DMZ: The Origin
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/doc-world/extras/doc-world-crossings-women-cross-dmz/
- Published: 2024-04-02T22:50:49.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-20T13:13:27.000Z
- Description: Christine Ahn talks about Women Cross DMZ, its purpose, and the women behind the walk.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Doc World, #ZZZ_Show_9465c414-dfa5-4739-85b0-2b204758369e, #geo-us, #v1.7, #ZZZ_Extra_31d66ca7-139d-4c2a-a02a-25a4203ba74c, #extra

Christine Ahn, executive director of Women Cross DMZ, talks about the spark behind the organization and their mission. She explains the decision to do a peace walk from North to South Korea in 2015, and why Gloria Steinem and 28 other women activists from around the globe were specifically recruited to join them.