On the 16th, the 2020 Gimpo Peace Plan Citizen Dialogue Hosted by the Democratic Peace Advisory Council
Lee Seunghwan, Secretary General of the National Unification Advisory Council, and Jeong Hayoung, Mayor of Gimpo, Attend and Engage in Dialogue with Citizens
[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Gimpo City Association of the National Unification Advisory Council will hold the '2020 Gimpo Peace Plan Citizen Dialogue' under the theme '2020 Gimpo Peace Plan Prepared by Gimpo Citizens' at 2 p.m. on the 16th at the Galaxy Hall of Gimpo Convention Wedding Hall.
Hosted by the '2020 Gimpo Peace Plan Preparation Committee' and organized by the National Unification Advisory Council Gimpo City Association, this citizen dialogue will be conducted in a format where all participants discuss △ peace agendas for the Gimpo Peace Plan and △ peace action tasks that Gimpo citizens can practice.
This citizen dialogue is held as part of the Gimpo Peace Plan project, following the identification of Gimpo peace tasks through the preparation committee and working meetings. Once the Gimpo Peace Plan is drafted at this dialogue, continuous peace practice projects that citizens can experience will be carried out.
Chairperson Lee Mi-yeon of the association stated, "This citizen dialogue is the first citizen participation project attempted nationwide, and it has great significance in rediscovering the values of peace and unification related to our lives at the local level, and encouraging local residents to directly prepare and implement the peace plan."
About 60 people, including National Unification Advisory Council advisors from the Gimpo area, members of civic groups, and Gimpo citizens, will attend the 2020 Gimpo Peace Plan Citizen Dialogue. With the help of 10 facilitators who completed overall progress and capacity training led by Park Soo-sun, director of the Conflict Resolution & Peace Center, lively discussions will be held at each table.
During the final 'Time of Promise,' Jang Young-ran, Vice Chairperson of the National Unification Advisory Council Gyeonggi Branch, Jung Ha-young, Mayor of Gimpo, Lee Mi-yeon, Chairperson of the National Unification Advisory Council Gimpo City Association, Ahn Young-mi, Chairperson of the Social Cooperative People and Peace, and Lee Seung-hwan, Secretary General of the National Unification Advisory Council, will take the stage to share their plans on how Gimpo City, civil society, and the National Unification Advisory Council will continue to implement the Gimpo Peace Plan discussed and prepared by Gimpo citizens as ongoing practice projects and build social consensus.
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Meanwhile, the event will limit participants to about 60 people to comply with social distancing measures in daily life due to the COVID-19 situation.
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