There is no path to peace. Peace is the path – Gandhi
The Seoul and South Gyeonggi branch of International Women Peace Group (IWPG) won a thank-you medal at the 8th Annual Awards for 2019 Person of the Year. This award is given to those who shine on the Republic of Korea. It was held at the Convention Hall of Kim Gu Memorial in Yongsan on December … Continue reading “2019 Person of the Year Award “IWPG””
Peace Building in South Sudan The country has been locked in conflict since 2013 when President Salva Kiir fired his then Vice-President Riek Machar. A peace deal signed in September 2018 has never been implemented. In the five years of conflict, nearly 400,000 people have been killed and more than four million have fled the … Continue reading “HWPL Media Forum in South Sudan”
1976 Soweto Uprising The June 16 1976 Uprising that began in Soweto and spread countrywide profoundly changed the socio-political landscape in South Africa. It is estimated that 20,000 black students took part in the protests. Deaths are 176 (~700) who are killed by police. So, 16 June is now a public holiday in South Africa, … Continue reading “Youth Day: IPYG and South Africa’s Youth “We Are One!””
The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG) held several memorial services across the world in honour of the late Ji-In Gu – a young South Korean woman who passed away while being forced conversion. The memorial service took place 49 days after Gu’s death (December 2017) which is a Korean tradition and was held in Cape … Continue reading “IWPG held memorial to ban coercive conversion”
New York times Human rights News “Everyone is entitled to all the rights and freedoms set forth in this Declaration, without distinction of any kind, such as race, colour, sex, language, religion, political or other opinion, national or social origin, property, birth or other status.” – Article 2 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights … Continue reading “New York times Human rights: #RememberGu #1”
Wednesday Wisdom If you’re not prepared to be wrong, you’ll never come up with anything original. – Sir Ken Robinson If you hire people just because they can do a job, they’ll work for your money. But if you hire people who believe what you believe, they’ll work for you with blood and sweat and … Continue reading “TED talks quotes : Wednesday Wisdom”
Denied or Struggle Human rights quotes! “A right delayed is a right denied.” – Martin Luther King, Jr. “To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.” – Nelson Mandela “Freedom means the supremacy of human rights everywhere. Our support goes to those who struggle to gain those rights or keep them. … Continue reading “Human rights quotes ‘Denied or Struggle’”
PARLACEN and HWPL : Collaboration This year, the Central American Parliament, also known as PARLACEN aims to benefit all the member states in the region with the same policies of social welfare and education. PARLACEN will do a substantial and active support growing for the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW). It could not have … Continue reading “The Central American Parliament, PARLACEN, supports DPCW”
Life lessons : Elizabeth Kubler Ross ‘Five stage of Grief‘ is very famous for every person. Because we don’t avoid death, ‘Life lessons‘ was a big hit in the world. I read this book very impressively. 5 stage is denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. I want to tell my story about Death Life lessons. I went to hospital … Continue reading “Death Life lessons teach you to be deeper”
Innovative Minerva school Minerva school is very hot nowadays. Its admission rate is low than 2 %. News articles said ‘It is more hard to enter Minerva than Harvard. I want to tell more details in this time. In 2014, they accepted first founding class. 69 students in 2,464 applicants entered into Minerva. In … Continue reading “Minerva school Fly High beyond the Sky”
