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[HWPL] HWPL's Meeting of the Gwangju Jeonnam Peace Action Committee in Korea

Chairman ManHee Lee is the head representative of the global peace organization HWPL (Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light), which is striving for the enactment and implementation of the international peace law 'Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW)'. The  DPCW is a legal instrument comprised of 10 articles and 38 clauses that can end wars and hostilities throughout the world. HWPL is also spreading a culture of peace and implementing peace education.

Chairman ManHee Lee experienced the cruelty and tragedy of war as a veteran of the Korean War. This is one of the reasons why he founded a global peace campaign as the head of HWPL. He has traveled the globe more than 35 times to meet and persuade politicians, legal experts, journalists, professors, peace activists, civil organization leaders, heads of tribes and others to unite them for the work of peace. The significant fruits borne out of his hard work are the World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit and HWPL Peace Committee. The DPCW was drafted and finalised by the HWPL Peace Committee.

How, you may wonder, do I know this? About 10 years ago, when I had just been discharged from military service, I came to know HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee while researching the topic of civil conflicts to satisfy my curiosity in ongoing global issues. At that time, the island of Mindanao in the Philippines was suffering from a major civil conflict that lasted more than 40 years, and Chairman ManHee Lee and HWPL resolved this conflict through non-violent means.

Chairman Lee brought an end to the conflict in Mindanao by holding a peace talk between the warring Catholic and Islamic groups. Before the talk, HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee held a Peace Walk to spread the culture of peace in Mindanao with the many locals who had gathered out of a desire for peace.

Chairman ManHee Lee's pressing appeal today is that humanity unites for sustainable peace in order to pass on the legacy of peace to future generations worldwide. He doesn't just talk peace, but has worked tirelessly for it through practical peace campaigns for over a decade.

I decided to become a supporter of HWPL and Chairman ManHee Lee's peace initiatives because I also desire a world of peace for all posterity.

Today I'd like to introduce an article regarding HWPL's 10th regular monthly meeting of the Gwangju Jeonnam Peace Action Committee and Discussion of the 'Ttuksim' Campagin in Korea :)

10th Regular Monthly Meeting of the Gwangju Jeonnam Peace Action Committee and Discussion of the ‘Ttuksim’ Campaign

The Gwangju Jeonnam Peace Action Committee (PAC) held its 10th regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, November 19 at the office of HWPL Global Branch 02.

The Gwangju Jeonnam PAC, which was established in January 2024, has been carrying out activities to create a community that achieves sustainable development. From this month, it declared its participation in the Gwangju Jeonnam region’s “Ttuksim Campaign” under the “Together: Connecting Korea,” program and discussed the direction of the campaign’s development.

“Together: Connecting Korea” is a citizen-led national movement to build social harmony that began in July 2024. The program aims to connect regions, generations, ideologies, religions, and cultures in conflict-ridden Korea, and is organized in four main areas: “connecting generations” to resolve conflicts between generations, “connecting cultures” to embrace diverse cultures, “connecting the future” to address environmental issues, and “connecting people” to promote inter-Korean harmony and reunification.

In the Jeollanam-do region of Gwangju, the “Ttuksim Campaign” was launched to provide a place for intergenerational communication and to build strong “Ttuksim”(strong determination) as a spiritual legacy for a mentally-weakened generation.

More than 50 community members and leaders participated in the meeting and enjoyed a time of intergenerational communication and harmony, including HWPL Global Branch 02 Chief Branch Manager Kang Koo-young, Gwangju Jeonnam PAC Chairman Kagho Kwon, Vice Chairman Jung In-soo and Secretary General Woo Sung-sik. The participants, including Peace Council officers and many young people, shared their opinions on the development of the Ttukshim Campaign.

The adult attendees said it was a meaningful time to be with the youth and to be inspired and enlightened by their passion and pure spirit of service. The youth also said it was a great time to share their vision and learn from those who have the power to move the world.

The participants expressed their willingness to actively participate in the development of the ‘Ttuksim Campaign.’ The Gwangju Jeonnam PAC will continue to work on concrete action plans in response to their wishes.

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