Gwangju City Delivers Gwangju Jumeokbap to Taxi Drivers in Commemoration of 'May 20'
Mayor Lee Yong-seop: "Vehicle protests can become a catalyst for a massive flame of democratization"
On the morning of the 20th, Lee Yong-seop, Mayor of Gwangju Metropolitan City, attended the 5·18 Democratic Movement 40th Anniversary Gwangju Jumeokbap Sharing Event held at the taxi stand in front of Youth Square in Gwangcheon-dong, Seo-gu, where he inspected the jumeokbap to be distributed to taxi drivers. Photo by Gwangju Metropolitan City
View original image[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Seon-gang] Gwangju Metropolitan City held a meaningful event commemorating May 20, when the taxi protest took place during the May 18 Democratic Uprising, by delivering Gwangju Jumeokbap to taxi drivers and passengers.
Gwangju City, together with Gwangju Jumeokbap vendors, Gwangju Design Promotion Agency, and the Central Association of Food Service Industry Gwangju Branch, delivered 1,036 Gwangju Jumeokbap (518 each) and 10,000 masks (5,000 each) at the taxi stands in Youth Square in Gwangcheon-dong and in front of Gwangju Songjeong Station, where many taxi drivers gather, promoting the Jumeokbap.
May 20 is the day in 1980 when taxi drivers, enraged by the atrocities of the martial law troops, protested by honking their horns and flashing their headlights, instilling a strong sense of solidarity and boosting the morale of the citizens.
This sharing event was organized to honor the noble spirit of the taxi drivers who participated in the vehicle protest at that time and to comfort taxi workers who are struggling due to a sharp decline in passengers caused by COVID-19.
Mayor Lee Yong-seop also personally delivered Jumeokbap at Youth Square on the day, listening to the difficulties of taxi drivers and offering words of encouragement.
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Mayor Lee Yong-seop said, “The life-risking vehicle protest by taxi drivers during the May 18 Democratic Uprising greatly encouraged the citizens who continued the resistance and became an opportunity for May 18 to ignite into a massive flame of democratization. I hope this Jumeokbap sharing event honors their courage and serves as a small encouragement to taxi drivers facing hardships due to COVID-19.”
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