Changwon City to Hold Various Events for Buma Democratic Uprising Memorial Day

Non-face-to-face Online Live Broadcast ... Held on the 18th at Odongdong Culture Plaza

Poster for the 41st Anniversary of the Buma Democratic Uprising Commemoration Event. (Photo by Changwon City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Hwang Choi Hyun-joo] Changwon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 12th that it will hold various commemorative events to mark the 41st anniversary of the Buma Democratic Uprising Memorial Day.

The events will be held in collaboration with the Buma Democratic Uprising Memorial Foundation and the Buma Democratic Uprising Memorial Association, designating the period from the 14th to the 18th as Buma Week. The Buma Democratic Uprising Memorial Day will be promoted throughout Changwon City, including Odongdong Culture Square.

The events will include a live broadcast of the Buma Democratic Uprising Social Forum on YouTube at 1 PM on the 14th, and the Buma Democratic Music Festival will be live-streamed on YouTube at 5:30 PM on the 16th. From the 17th to the 18th, the Buma Democratic Film Festival will screen films related to democracy, peace, and human rights at Changdong Agora Square, Eoullim Center Small Theater, and the Independent Bookstore Sanchaek. On the 18th at 4 PM, the 41st Anniversary Changwon City Buma Democratic Uprising Commemoration Ceremony and Unveiling Event will be held at Odongdong Culture Square.

The Buma Democratic Uprising was a protest that occurred 41 years ago during the dark Yushin era. It began on October 16, 1979, at Pusan National University and spread to Gyeongnam National University on October 18, becoming a decisive turning point in ending the Yushin regime. Forty years after the uprising, it was designated as a national memorial day.

Heo Seong-moo, Mayor of Changwon City, stated, “We will strive to realize democracy alive among citizens by implementing a ‘people-centered’ administration starting from small aspects of daily life so that the spirit of the Buma Democratic Uprising can be inherited.”

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