5·18 Memorial Event Committee Calls for Candidates for 'May Community' Award

Applications Accepted Until the 31st... For Domestic Individuals and Groups

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Yoon Jamin] The 40th Anniversary 5·18 People's Uprising Commemoration Committee announced on the 2nd that it is accepting nominations for the 'May Community Award' from individuals and organizations within the country until the 30th.

The May Community Award is a newly established award to mark the 40th anniversary of the 5·18 Uprising, given to individuals and organizations practicing the spirit and values of May, characterized by sharing, resistance, and solidarity.

The 5·18 Committee plans to honor individuals and organizations who practice the spirit of sharing and community, strive to change discrimination and unfair daily life, and demonstrate solidarity at sites of pain, as well as to document and promote their activities.

The May Community Award holds even greater significance as citizens directly recommend candidates, and the prize money will be funded by participation fees from those who took part as the 40th anniversary 5·18 event committee members both domestically and internationally.

Nominations for the May Community Award can be submitted by downloading the nomination form from the 5·18 Committee website, filling it out, and sending it via email or postal mail to the committee.

Winners will be selected by a judging panel through document screening and interviews to verify their activities.

The evaluation criteria focus on excluding politicians, emphasizing sharing through citizen participation and solidarity rather than sharing with marginalized groups, and activities aimed at solving contemporary issues. The award ceremony will be held on May 27 at 5 p.m. during the Resurrection Festival at the 5·18 Democracy Square.

Lee Kyunghee, head of the 5·18 40th Anniversary Commemoration Event Citizen Participation Group, stated, "The May Community Award is given to individuals or organizations practicing the spirit of resistance from May 1980, the community spirit of sharing rice balls, and a world without discrimination," adding, "We will ensure that the entire process of recommending and awarding the May Community Award becomes an activity that realizes the May community."

For more details on the application, please refer to the 5·18 Committee website or contact the committee office.

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