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[HWPL] “K-Peace Hunters” Unification and Security Education for the Whole Family Held in Chuncheon, South 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 peace event in Korea :)

“K-Peace Hunters” Unification and Security Education for the Whole Family Held in Chuncheon, South Korea

A Division and Unification Education Program Shared by Parents and Children Together

On November 29th of last year, a unification education event for parents and children was held in Samcheon-dong, Chuncheon, Gangwon-do. Hosted by the Chuncheon Peace Action Committee, the event titled “Together: Connecting Our People, K-Peace Hunters – My Unification Story” featured lectures tailored to children’s perspectives, allowing participants to understand the pain of national division.

The event, attended by approximately 100 citizens, began with a national ceremony followed by a screening of “The Letter of 16-Year-Old Lee Woo-geun,” a video depicting the life of a Korean War veteran. Through the video, attendees witnessed the vivid horrors of war and realized that the tragedy of division remains an ongoing reality.

Following the screening, Lee Jung-soon, a consultant for the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council, took the stage to share her personal experience of defecting from North Korea. She highlighted the current situation surrounding the peninsula and emphasized the necessity of unification based on her life in the North.

Venerable Dobeop, the head monk of Oyangsa Temple, stated, “Every small step toward unification is incredibly precious. I hope more citizens and leaders from all walks of life will join us in the future to make this a larger movement.” The event concluded with a heartwarming choral performance of “Our Wish is Unification.”

An elementary school student who attended the event shared, “The lecture by the teacher from North Korea was very memorable. It’s sad that North Korean children go through such hardships. I want to participate in more unification events and tell my friends about them.”

This event is highly regarded for presenting a community-based peace education model. By utilizing realistic content—such as first-hand accounts from a defector and footage of a war veteran—it effectively communicated the reality of division and allowed the local community to share the importance of peace.

The Chuncheon Peace Action Committee is currently leading the “Together: Connecting Korea” campaign, focused on four key pillars:

• Connecting Generations
• Connecting the Future
• Connecting Culture
• Connecting Our People

The ‘Connecting Our People’ initiative aims to promote mutual understanding and harmony between North and South Korea while building public consensus for peaceful unification.

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