On March 2, 2024, FSI co-founders Eunkoo Lee and Casey Lartigue, Jr. held a workshop on North Korean human rights titled “Why hasn’t there be a revolution in North Korea?” at the Harvard Graduate School of Education’s Alumni of Color Conference (AOCC). In this workshop, Lee and Lartigue were also joined by Jisung Lee, author of 10,000 Kilometers.
The AOCC took place from March 1–2, 2024 and featured many Harvard alumni of color including Lartigue. The workshop on North Korean human rights was one of many that took place during the conference. About 30 Harvard undergraduates attended Lee and Lartigue’s workshop.
Five Korean media outlets published about FSI’s workshop at Harvard and about FSI’s upcoming 19th “I Am From North Korea” speech contest that will be hosted at Harvard University.
- Radio Free Asia: 하버드대서 ‘북 인권 특강’ 등 탈북민 행사 잇따라 [Series of North Korean defectors events at Harvard University including ‘North Korea Human Rights Lecture’]
- Daily Good News: 북한이탈주민 7명, 美 하버드서 영어로 북한 실상 알린다 [Seven North Korean Defectors to Share Reality of North Korea in English at Harvard]
- News1 Korea: 이지성 작가, 하버드 교육대학원 인권 특강 성료 [Author Ji-Sung Lee completes special lecture on human rights at Harvard Graduate School of Education]
- SPN: 하버드大서 이지성 작가 ‘북한 인권 특강’ 등 탈북민 행사 [Author Ji-Sung Lee Holds a Special Lecture on North Korean Human Rights at Harvard University, Participates in Defectors’ Event]
- Christian Daily: FSI, 내달 13일 하버드대학서 탈북민 영어말하기 대회 개최 [FSI to Host North Korean Defectors’ English Speaking Contest at Harvard University on 13th of Next Month]
All eighteen of FSI’s preceding contests have been held in South Korea and made possible by English-speaking volunteer speech mentors who were working with North Korean refugees at FSI’s office in Seoul, South Korea, or virtually via Zoom.
The 19th speech contest will be the first to be held abroad, and seven North Korean refugees will be paired with speech mentors from Harvard University.