Park Mikyung Elected as New Co-Chair of Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation announced on the 30th that Park Mikyung has been elected as the new co-chairperson.

New co-chairperson Park will serve as a joint representative of the Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation alongside co-chairpersons Park Taegyu and Choi Hongyeop.

Co-chairperson Park is a first-generation environmental activist who has been active since the early days of the Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation.

As an activist, including serving as the secretary-general of the Gwangju Environmental Federation, she played an active role in solidarity and governance activities within the environmental and civic movement sectors, such as founding the Yeongsangang River Revival Network, serving as secretary-general of the Blue Gwangju 21 Council (currently the Gwangju Metropolitan City Sustainable Development Council), director of the (Corporation) Blue Road, and operating committee member of the Gwangju Civic Organizations Council.

She was awarded the 1st Im Giljin Environmental Award and also served as the executive director of the Gwangju Environmental Corporation.

On the same day, the Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation additionally appointed actor Park Jungwoon, member Moon Myungwoo, and member Lim Jaeho as members of the executive committee, the permanent decision-making and executive body.

At the general meeting held with about 100 members in attendance, the organization confirmed its business policy to strengthen the organization by revitalizing specialized affiliated institutions, focusing on citizen participation and governance, and the Gwangju-Jeonnam regional network to actively continue discovering alternatives and achieving results.

They also announced plans to continue projects in areas such as energy transition and nuclear phase-out to respond to the climate crisis, environmental education, water circulation and conservation of the Yeongsangang and Seomjingang river basins, safe living environments, and the public nature of urban spaces.

Attending members also discussed ways to promote citizen participation activities.

A representative of the Gwangju Environmental Movement Federation said, “The severity of urban and environmental issues is becoming prolonged, intensified, and diversified, making the responsibility of related parties, organic solidarity and cooperation, and above all, the consent and participation of citizens even more important. As a civic movement organization, we will devote ourselves more to our role.”

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