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...
by Editor | Oct 26, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Korean Dream
The spirit of the March First Movement inspired international support for the Korean people and their efforts to establish nationhood around the principles of self-determination and independence. One such supporter was a Canadian Christian Missionary who captured the...
by Editor | Oct 23, 2018 | Global Peace Leadership Conference, Global Peace Women, One Family Under God
The following speech was delivered during the Global Peace Leadership Conference on August 1, 2018 in Kampala, Uganda by Dr. Junsook Moon, chairwoman of Global Peace Women, the women’s division of the Global Peace Foundation. Peace Begins in the Home: Women-led...
by Editor | Oct 12, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, National Transformation, Peacebuilding
When confronting the challenges that impact our everyday lives, from global issues of peace and development, to local work of community development and social cohesion, all too often the approach is framed in an “us” vs “them” framework. Yet, it is this very mentality...
by Editor | Oct 9, 2018 | Korean Dream
October 9, marks Hangul Day (한글날), an annual commemoration of the Korean alphabet, and its creator, King Sejong the Great. Speaking at the annual commemoration, Republic of Korea Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon invoked the spirit of King Sejong. “We were of one...
by Editor | Oct 2, 2018 | Global Peace Foundation, Peacebuilding, Universal Principles and Values
International Day of Nonviolence is commemorated every year on the birthday of Mahatma Gandhi, October 2, in celebration of his contributions to humanity in promoting nonviolent social action. Leaders like Gandhi have prompted global movements that have awakened...
