DPCW_1038 : “Paint the Peace”

“Paint the Peace”,

Religious Youth Peace Camp and MOU Signing Ceremony co-hosted by HWPL Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch and Jeevak Yoga Treatment and Vocational Training Institute

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On 28th and 29th June, HWPL Daegu-Gyeongbuk Branch signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Jeevak Yoga Treatment and Vocational Training Institute aimed at working together and promoting peace activities and future peace cooperation projects in India. To celebrate the landmark event, a two-day programme was organized at the premises of the Institute with participation from over 300 people including students, staff, and distinguished guests among the audience.

 

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Bethel Knox students recently started taking the HWPL Peace Education program, and their faces gleamed with excitement and anticipation for a future of peace throughout the event. Bethel Knox is offering the HWPL Peace Education program to inspire students with the spirit of peace and nurture future peace activists. Peace Education is set to serve as a building block to bring people of diverse ethnicities and cultures together to call for peace. Students who finish the Peace Education courses will become the beacon of a brighter and more peaceful future.

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In addition, a street play (skit) was also performed by students with the aim to instil the spirit of religious harmony, oneness and understanding among people. The enthusiastic participation of students with costumes symbolic of different religions was appreciated by everyone in attendance. The skit successfully communicated that religious harmony is significant in a diverse country like ours, for prosperity and growth of our nation. The students also took a pledge to uphold freedom of thought in religion and to respect each other’s religion in order to maintain harmony and build a strong India.

 

Sharing his thoughts regarding the event, Dr. Beniram Koche, President of Jeevak Yoga Treatment and Vocational Training Institute said, “The competition that we organized for the youths has impacted them in a good way. The youths started thinking about peace and humanity, and about themselves. There is discrimination that is made against them. Through the programs, they were finally able to understand.”

 

Mindanao, Philippines Expresses Gratitude to HWPL Chairman Lee Man-hee for the Gift of Peace

 HWPL Chairman Lee Man-hee mediated a civil peace agreement at Mindanao, Philippines, a land that suffered over 40 years of conflict, on 24 January 2014.

 

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The current political, educational, religious and youth leaders who are achieving peace with HWPL sent a message of gratitude to Chairman Lee.

 

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In their message, they express their appreciation to Chairman Lee for opening the door of peace in Mindanao as well as their hopes to see him again.

 

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“Visiting the Three Sacred Places in Yong-in”

 

On May 14, the Yong-in branch office of HWPL’s South Seoul and Gyeonggi Branch held its first offline event since the COVID-19 pandemic. Under the theme of “Visiting the Three Sacred Places in Yong-in”, the event was held as a pilgrimage to the religious harmony and peace, starting from Simgokseowon Confucian Academy, and went through Sonkol Sanctuary, a Catholic sacred place, to the Seo-bong buddhist temple site.

 

The S. Seoul & Gyeonggi branch Yong-in branch office of HWPL hosted the event. This pilgrimage event was co-organized by Jeongam Association and the International Peace Youth Group

(the IPYG) Yong-in branch office.

 

It was attended by approximately 40 people who yearn for peace including Jin Yong-ok (master of Simgokseowon Confucian Academy), Seokcheongbo (chief priest of Bub-gi buddhist temple), Jeong Myung-seo (senior pastor of Bucheon Mahanaim Church); Lee Young-soo (lecturer in theology), Lee Hwang-zoo (lecturer in theology), and Hong Seung-young (lecturer in theology) who are Christian panels of the Yong-in WARP Office; Kim Hyeon A (manager of WARP office), Kang Myeong-gu (senior member of the study of scriptures), and members of HWPL and the IPYG.

At the opening ceremony ahead of the pilgrimage, Kim Hyun-a, manager of the WARP office of HWPL, quoted Chairman Lee Man-hee of HWPL, “People with seeds of peace and harmony can produce results of peace no matter how difficult it is” as “It is hoped that this event will set a good precedent for religious harmony. Let’s become one based on the values of peace.”

 

 

Simgokseowon Confucian Academy, the first destination of the event, is a Confucian academy designated as Gyeonggi-do Tangible Cultural Site No. 7 and honors the will of Jo Gwang-jo (pen-name: Jeongam) (1482-1519), a scholar and politician in the mid-Joseon period. Here, Jin Yong-ok (master of Simgokseowon Confucian Academy) conducted education on traditional bowing and Confucian etiquette.

 

The second Catholic sacred site, Shrine of Sonkol, was a village where companions lived to escape Catholic persecution in the late Joseon Dynasty, and a memorial cathedral was built. It commemorates two French missionaries, Saint Dorie (surname Kim, Henri 1839-1866) and Saint Aumaitre (Peter, 1837-1866), who were martyred during the French Campaign Against Korea (1866).

 

 

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The last destination of the event was the Seo-bong buddhist temple site, a Buddhist sacred place. Seo-bongsa Temple is a temple located in the middle of Gwanggyosan Mountain, and there is a “Stele for State Precipitator Hyonpo at Seobongsa Temple Site” (National Treasure No. 9) built in 1186 (the 15th year of the reign of King Myeongjong of Goryeo Dynasty). In this place, Seokcheongbo, chief priest of Bub-gi buddhist temple taught participants about the penitence and basic teachings of Buddhism.

 

He also said,

“I think it is encouraging and our future is bright to see young members of the HWPL to work for peace movement and realize love in Korea at a time when the world is stained with war and conflict”,

 

“I hope young people will work hard to establish Korean history, national view, and world view for ourselves, family, society, and country.”

 

A member of the Yong-in branch office of the IPYG who participated in the three major pilgrimage in Yong-in, said, “It was beneficial to learn about the sacred places that I did not know well while living in Yong-in. It was a meaningful time to see the walls being torn down through understanding and communication through exchanges between religions,” they said.

DPCW_1038: ‘Eco-Plogging’ Relay Challenge in Bangladesh

On April 25 and May 9, 40 people of the Christian Youth of Bangladesh and Human Rights Participation Coalition who are members of IPYG (International Peace Youth Group) affiliated with

 

HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light

/ International NGO) held the ‘Eco-Plogging’ event twice as a challenge activity to solve environmental problems in Dhaka  and Dhakhinkhan regions. Plogging is a compound word between ‘plocka upp (in Swedish),’ which means “picking up grains” and jogging (in English). It refers to the activity of picking up trash while jogging.

 

Recently, a British daily newspaper published a picture of Bangladeshi sanitation workers wearing plastic hats without any personal protective equipment swimming in a river of the Sabar region, where garbage piles up to their necks. As such, not only foreign media but also Bangladeshi citizens are interested in environmental issues in Bangladesh, and the awareness of the local people has increased over the past 10 years.

 

That is why the young people directly participated in this campaign as a part of an environmental clean-up movement.

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Mr. Samuel Biswas who participated in the event said, “I hope that the small movements of young people in Bangladesh will help solve environmental problems, even a little.”

 

Mr. Alfred, president of the Christian Youth of Bangladesh who confirmed the seriousness of the community’s waste discharge through this eco-plogging event, said, “I look forward to actively promoting the environmental clean-up movement created by students in the future.”

 

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INTERNATIONAL DAY : United Nations Chinese Language Day April 20

☺Do you know?

• When the United Nations was established in 1945, Chinese was identified as an official language.
• Chinese is the most spoken language in the world. Among the six official languages ​​of the United Nations, Chinese is the only official language used by a single country.
• In 2009, UNESCO listed Chinese calligraphy with a history of more than 3,000 years in the "Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage".

Chinese Day Activities

So far, the United Nations Headquarters in New York has successfully held ten

"United Nations Chinese Language Day"

celebrations. The event is receiving more and more attention and popularity, and more and more groups are keen to promote Chinese culture and art that actively participate in this celebration every year.

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The establishment of the United Nations Language Day

The United Nations Department of Public Information has established language days for each of the six official languages ​​of the United Nations. United Nations Language Day celebrates multilingual and cultural diversity and promotes the equal use of the six official languages ​​in the United Nations. Under this initiative, UN duty stations around the world will host six celebrations to commemorate each UN working language. United Nations Language Day is both an entertainment and a reminder to strengthen respect for the history, culture and achievements of the six working languages ​​of the United Nations.

 

DPCW_1038 : Institutional Peace to Counteract the Threats of Global Conflicts is Examined

In this present era where the safety of individual lives is constantly threatened by widespread conflicts, peace-building is demanded in order to develop a system that promotes the values, norms, and culture of peace for all countries, communities, and individuals. All of these criteria are based on the shared principles of coexistence and interdependence of the global community.

‘HWPL’s 6th Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)’ was held online on 14 March 2022 with about 4,000 participants in 134 countries. The theme of this event was titled, Institutionalizing Peace: Building a Legal Foundation for Sustainable Peace.

HWPL has endorsed the combined efforts of governments and civil society that lead to the institutionalization of peace in each society. The DPCW proclaimed in 2016 has provided a guide to citizen-led peace advocacy in line with international organizations including the UN, the African Union (AU), and the EU that have all stressed normative guidance as a standard for substantial conflict resolution with the participation of women and youth.

As for the need to “build a legal foundation for sustainable peace,” Dr. Kamal Hossain, the President of International Law Association (ILA) Bangladesh Branch said, “The precondition for achieving peace is securing peoples’ inalienable rights, which include equality before the law, equal protection of the law, non-discrimination, freedom to associate, freedom to assemble, and freedom to express.”

In addition, Ms. Anna Cervenakova, a member of HWPL International Law Peace Committee, mentioned “In the world’s ongoing crisis, governments question themselves, what kind of action would be the best action to take in order to overcome the emergency crisis. The need for human development, by overcoming the public health emergency, climate change, economic decline, and restrictions on human rights, brings us to the point of how these burdens are solved by the institutions of the governments. Much of the burden of the work is, therefore, on the side of the governments, so it is important to note what are the priorities in their institutional agenda.”

 

As one of the speakers, Rommel Santos Diaz of President of the Dominican Federalist Foundation said that government offices including the Senate, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Attorney General’s Office in the Dominican Republic have been working with NGOs for the purpose of the state’s decision-making for public policies on citizen security and human rights based on the DPCW.

Responding to prevalent threats from religious conflicts, Shafiek Nolan, Imam of Westridge Mosque expressed, “The DPCW emphasizes the importance of peace between religions and the cessation of religious conflict. The monthly scripture dialogue hosted by HWPL particularly aims to create a platform to break down misunderstandings of religious scripture and practices, mirroring the values expressed in the DPCW.”

Chairman Man Hee Lee of HWPL said that wars and conflicts continue to occur since “wars can be triggered if it is allegedly necessary according to the current international law, which is why this cannot put an end to war.” He highlighted that all members of the global village need to be united as one as “messengers of peace” to “certainly create a thing (international law for peace) that can bring about peace.”

The DPCW presents principles of peace to be promoted by the international society such as prohibiting the use of force, fostering religious freedom, and civic participation to spread a culture of peace. It highlights that sustainable peace can be achieved through all members of the global society by identifying not only nation-states, but also international organizations and all citizens as the main actors in building peace.

Meanwhile, on February 28, HWPL issued a statement on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine that includes refugee protection and global youth solidarity against war and is delivering it to 192 countries. For the full text of the DPCW or Statement Regarding Russia and Ukraine, you may visit: www.hwpl.kr

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DPCW_1038 : Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens has been held in India and Bangladesh since last July with the participation of graduates from Bangladesh's Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), an NGO, who completed the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project earlier this year, and the students from the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies. This educational program is expected to continue in 2022 after completing the second class related to “Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens: DPCW Article 2” by December.Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens is a project that educates citizens so that they can easily understand the 10 Articles and 38 Clauses of the DPCW. The educational program was created with animation and video lectures so that even those who do not know the law in detail can easily understand the DPCW. Since the lecture videos explain the articles of the DPCW in detail through various examples, it is expected that the DPCW will be delivered in an easy and familiar way to the citizens.

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The students who participated in the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens said that after watching the DPCW animation video, they understood the DPCW more easily than seeing it as a text (legal document). In addition, they said that they hope that the DPCW will be legislated as an international law while seeing a happy future in which citizens make efforts (to achieve peace), and peace is realized through peace education in the midst of conflicts such as wars and human rights violations occurring around the world. They also said that they were able to simply grasp the core of the DPCW content through the video lectures of the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens about each article of the DPCW. The contents that consist of the situation of each country helped them understand the DPCW in depth. Above all, they were able to understand the current situation of the world and realized the importance of the relationship between the DPCW and peace.

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens has been held in India and Bangladesh since last July with the participation of graduates from Bangladesh's Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), an NGO, who completed the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project earlier this year, and the students from the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies. This educational program is expected to continue in 2022 after completing the second class related to “Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens: DPCW Article 2” by December.

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Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens is a project that educates citizens so that they can easily understand the 10 Articles and 38 Clauses of the DPCW. The educational program was created with animation and video lectures so that even those who do not know the law in detail can easily understand the DPCW. Since the lecture videos explain the articles of the DPCW in detail through various examples, it is expected that the DPCW will be delivered in an easy and familiar way to the citizens.

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The students who participated in the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens said that after watching the DPCW animation video, they understood the DPCW more easily than seeing it as a text (legal document). In addition, they said that they hope that the DPCW will be legislated as an international law while seeing a happy future in which citizens make efforts (to achieve peace), and peace is realized through peace education in the midst of conflicts such as wars and human rights violations occurring around the world. They also said that they were able to simply grasp the core of the DPCW content through the video lectures of the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens about each article of the DPCW. The contents that consist of the situation of each country helped them understand the DPCW in depth. Above all, they were able to understand the current situation of the world and realized the importance of the relationship between the DPCW and peace.

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The students of the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies in Bangladesh, Ms. Marjakul Binte Adzal, Mr. Mohammad Mahfujur Rahman, and Mr. Md Zarif Rahman who participated in the 2nd Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens: DPCW Article 2 were particularly impressed by the ability to transform a lethal weapon into something beautiful such as a building or sculpture. They said that they hope that there will be more peace negotiations in the world through the DPCW. In addition, after watching the video lecture on Article 2 of the DPCW, the students said that they knew what citizens should and can do for disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons and expressed their will to start with what they can do.

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After that, the students expressed their feelings and realizations during the education through task performance. The students did not stop there, but also shared what they were inspired and what they learned by posting them on social media such as Facebook and Instagram. They are trying to spread a culture of peace by promoting the importance of peace, HWPL, and the DPCW on social media.

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens has been held in India and Bangladesh since last July with the participation of graduates from Bangladesh's Empowerment through Law of the Common People (ELCOP), an NGO, who completed the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project earlier this year, and the students from the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies. This educational program is expected to continue in 2022 after completing the second class related to “Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens: DPCW Article 2” by December.

 

Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens is a project that educates citizens so that they can easily understand the 10 Articles and 38 Clauses of the DPCW. The educational program was created with animation and video lectures so that even those who do not know the law in detail can easily understand the DPCW. Since the lecture videos explain the articles of the DPCW in detail through various examples, it is expected that the DPCW will be delivered in an easy and familiar way to the citizens.

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The students who participated in the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens said that after watching the DPCW animation video, they understood the DPCW more easily than seeing it as a text (legal document). In addition, they said that they hope that the DPCW will be legislated as an international law while seeing a happy future in which citizens make efforts (to achieve peace), and peace is realized through peace education in the midst of conflicts such as wars and human rights violations occurring around the world. They also said that they were able to simply grasp the core of the DPCW content through the video lectures of the Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens about each article of the DPCW. The contents that consist of the situation of each country helped them understand the DPCW in depth. Above all, they were able to understand the current situation of the world and realized the importance of the relationship between the DPCW and peace.

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The students of the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies in Bangladesh, Ms. Marjakul Binte Adzal, Mr. Mohammad Mahfujur Rahman, and Mr. Md Zarif Rahman who participated in the 2nd Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens: DPCW Article 2 were particularly impressed by the ability to transform a lethal weapon into something beautiful such as a building or sculpture. They said that they hope that there will be more peace negotiations in the world through the DPCW. In addition, after watching the video lecture on Article 2 of the DPCW, the students said that they knew what citizens should and can do for disarmament and the elimination of nuclear weapons and expressed their will to start with what they can do.

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After that, the students expressed their feelings and realizations during the education through task performance. The students did not stop there, but also shared what they were inspired and what they learned by posting them on social media such as Facebook and Instagram. They are trying to spread a culture of peace by promoting the importance of peace, HWPL, and the DPCW on social media.

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Unlike this education conducted in English, in 2022, students participating in the DPCW Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens will give lectures to citizens of their own countries in their native language. The love of Bangladeshis for their mother tongue is so extraordinary that UNESCO designated International Mother Language Day in 1999 to commemorate the struggles of Bangladeshis to find their mother tongue. Therefore, it will be particularly significant that the DPCW Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens will be conducted through native speakers in their native language.

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One of the lecturers, Ms. Mahabuba Islam Meem, a student at the University of Dhaka, Department of Peace and Conflict Studies, expressed her ambition as a lecturer saying that she hopes that many people will become messengers of the culture of peace after being inspired by her lectures and that many women would participate and have the conviction that “Peace is possible.”

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Meanwhile, prior to this DPCW Peace Culture Education based on the DPCW for Citizens, HWPL Western Busan & Gyeongnam conducted the DPCW Handbook Discussion Project for six months from the end of last year to the beginning of this year for lawyers and law students in India and Bangladesh. Afterwards, the results of the project were produced in a booklet, delivered to high-level officials in each country, and promoted. In the midst of this, the DPCW Citizens Peace Culture Education was planned and conducted to inform the citizens of the importance of DPCW and peace.

 

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