by Main | Jul 28, 2014 | 2014, Asia, In The Media, Other
Leading political and civic leaders congratulated incoming GPF-Korea president, Mr. Intaek Seo, at a special ceremony held at the Baekbumgimgu Memorial, Conference Room, in Seoul on July 22. Mr. Seo became second president of GPF Korea, succeeding Kyung Eui Yoo. In...
by Main | Feb 27, 2014 | Asia, Global Peace Leadership Conference, Korean Dream
Two years ago, unification was not considered a practical solution for the conflict on the Korean peninsula. On February 25, President Park Geun-hye announced the formation of a reunification committee that will map out “systematic and constructive” plans towards...
by Main | Jul 30, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Korean Dream, Local Conferences, Vision in Action
On July 26th, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice, international university students from KISSA (Korean International Student Support Association) and Korean university students from the Global Peace Youth Corps spent the day exploring the...
by Main | Jul 29, 2013 | 2013, Asia, One Family Under God, Peacebuilding
July 27th 1953, the armistice was signed that established a ceasefire between North and South Korea. 60 years later, the 38th parallel still stands. To the north, grand military celebrations were held, to the south somber commemorations recalled the 1.2 million lives...
by Main | Apr 4, 2013 | 2013, Asia, Peacebuilding
Koreans ranked Kim Gu the greatest leader after Korean Independence in an online poll in 2004. Kim Gu’s is a central figure in the story of modern Korea’s birth. Born August 29, 1876, as Kim Changahm, he saw the end of the Joseon Dynasty, protested Japan’s annexation...
