American Dream: Building a City upon a Hill
The understanding that fundamental rights and freedoms are endowed to every human being by the Creator has endured. Just as Lincoln hearkened to the powerful assertions in the Declaration of Independence, so too did Martin Luther King Jr. a century later during the...
A Basis and Vision for Peace in Our Divided World
[The] vision that can guide humanity to world peace is none other than One Family under God. It builds off the idea of God’s sovereignty as the source of all human rights and freedoms, as well as expanding those ideas to the level of the family. It recognizes the...
The Spirit of the Korean Independence Movement
Setting the stage for the March 1st Korean Declaration of Independence movement in 1919 was the brewing question over the issue of national self-determination in the post-WWI world. In January 1918, the U.S. President, Woodrow Wilson, in his “Fourteen Points”...
People of Faith: Our Shared Mission
Throughout history, God has inspired the founding of various faith and wisdom traditions to elevate human consciousness and cultivate ethical civilizations. And yet, continually, we see division and even conflict between people of different faiths, although the vast...
Freedom of Religion: Foundation for America’s Civil Society
Freedom of religion is an absolute necessity in ensuring true liberty. The world’s religions have a vital role to play in bringing about this transformation of consciousness.- Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon, Global Peace Convention 2021 In our modern world, we have become...
Remembering the First Thanksgiving
…beyond these many differences, we are one family who shares the same origin in the Creator God. The vision of One Family under God can unite us since it shows the pathway to true global unity in diversity. - Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon (Global Peace Convention, August...
On Hongik Ingan and the Future of the Korean Peninsula
Koreans in the North, South, and in the diaspora trace their origins back millennia to the mythological story of Tangun, the ancestor of the Korean people. And running like a thread throughout our 5,000-year history is the ideal of Hongik Ingan, which roughly...
Korea’s Divided Families: Over 70 Years of Heartbreak
South Korean Choi Gye-Wol (L) kisses the hand of her grandson Kim Chol-Bong as her son Kim Young-Nam watches before she returns to her South Korean home after the Separated Family Reunion Meeting on June 30, 2006, at Diamond Mountain in North Korea. (Lee Hun-Koo/Getty...
Virtual Global Peace Convention 2021 Report
This year we held the Global Peace Foundation’s flagship event fully online. The virtual Global Peace Convention 2021 ran from August 6-15 and had thousands of participants join from over 100 nations. Some 40 sessions were convened across many different Peacebuilding...
2021 International Forum on One Korea Plenary – Keynote Address by Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon
2021 International Forum on One Korea PlenaryKeynote AddressDr. Hyun Jin Preston MoonAugust 12, 2021 Welcome and Introduction I would first like to thank everyone who has helped to make this virtual convention a success. The many and varied discussions that have taken...
Global Peace Women Plenary – Keynote Address by Dr. Junsook Moon
Global Peace Women Plenary 2021Keynote AddressDr. Junsook MoonAugust 13, 2021 Ladies and gentlemen joining us from around the world, Greetings! Welcome to the Plenary of the Women’s Leadership Track at the 2021 Virtual Global Peace Convention on Moral and Innovative...
2021 Global Peace Convention Plenary – Keynote Address by Dr. Hyun Jin Preston Moon
2021 Global Peace Convention PlenaryKeynote AddressDr. Hyun Jin Preston MoonAugust 14, 2021 Introduction The theme for the Global Peace Convention this year is “Moral and Innovative Leadership in Peacebuilding for Our Changing World.” It could not be more timely, due...