by Editor | Dec 3, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Korean Dream
Simple but effective grassroots projects are helping bring people together from both North and South Korea. The South Korean Entrepreneurs for the development of North Korean Defector Entrepreneurs is one such group that is providing opportunities for Koreans to work...
by Editor | Nov 27, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Korean Dream, Service and Volunteerism, Service for Peace
At the end of the 20th century in Korea, volunteering was not considered desirable. At the time, the country was just coming out of the Asian financial crisis and, before that, the people were busy. So busy, in fact, that the nation was able to collectively work its...
by Editor | Nov 17, 2018 | Korean Dream, Peacebuilding
March 1, 1919 was the first peaceful protest in a series of Korean citizen-led demonstrations that expressed the spirit of the times: the deeply-rooted longing of a people to make their own choices and to determine their own fates. Many nations (China, Philippines,...
by Editor | Nov 6, 2018 | Korean Dream
The Korean Declaration of Independence issued on March 1, 1919 was the spark that ignited a peaceful dream for a united, free, and prosperous Korea. Penned by an inter-religious body of 33 Koreans, the Declaration has deeply spiritual undertones. It recognizes the...
by Editor | Nov 1, 2018 | Korean Dream
Under colonial rule, Koreans lost their land, autonomy and identity. Despite deep suffering, the Korean people held onto a dream for independence and envisioned an enlightened nation based on the ancient Korean philosophy Hongik Ingan to “broadly benefit all...
by Editor | Oct 30, 2018 | Korean Dream, Peacebuilding
In 2015, an unprecedented project was launched, using Korean popular culture to engage younger generations around the world on the issue of Korean reunification – the New Era Unification Campaign. Kim Hyung-suk, a well-known Korean composer, took up the task along...
