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[HWPL] HWPL's Earth Run Plogging Volunteer Event in 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 Earth Run plogging volunteer event in Korea :)

“Daejeon Earth Run” Plogging Volunteer Event at Daecheong Lake Despite Inclement Weather

The Earth Run plogging volunteer team

 

On August 29, 2026, the Asian Highway Daecheong Lake Environmental Cleanup Plogging event took place near the Asian Highway in the Seokbong-dong area of Daedeok-gu, Daejeon. The event was hosted by the Korea Veterans Environmental Volunteer Corps and co-organized by Earth Run, and HWPL.

Approximately 50 people participated in the event, including Jeon Byeong-kwon, President of the Korea Veterans Environmental Volunteer Corps, members of Daejeon running crews, and Daejeon citizens. Despite the inclement weather caused by heavy rain prior to the event, participants engaged in plogging—running while collecting discarded trash—around Daecheong Lake and the Asian Highway area.

 

Roadside cleanup activity continuing even in the rain

This event was organized to expand social contribution activities based on Earth Run’s values, to address the need for preserving water quality at Daecheong Lake, and to clean up the environment near the Asian Highway. The initiative aims to actively respond to local environmental issues through a hands-on program involving direct citizen participation. Furthermore, it seeks to go beyond simple environmental cleanup and spread the Asian Highway’s values of connection and coexistence throughout the local community.

The Asian Highway is a project led by the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to connect 32 Asian countries into a single road network. In Korea, the Gyeongbu Expressway serves that role; Daejeon, a key transportation hub where the Gyeongbu and Honam corridors meet, acts as a midpoint for this route and holds symbolic significance as a point of “connection” linking the nation and the region.

The organizers stated that seeing the scheduled number of participants stay engaged until the very end—despite the inclement weather—confirmed the potential of a small-scale environmental cleanup model with citizen participation. Moving forward, they plan to expand the scale of the event by strengthening promotional efforts and broadening partnerships with collaborating organizations.

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