Youth, It's Okay to Sweat a Little More!

Dongdaemun-gu to Host Diverse Youth Week Events Online and Offline from November 2 to 8... Commemorating the Enactment of the Youth Basic Act, Expanding Awareness of Youth Issues and Promoting the Importance of Youth Development

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Dongdaemun-gu (Mayor You Deok-yeol) will hold the ‘2020 1st Dongdaemun-gu Youth Week Event’ from November 2 to 8 to commemorate Youth Day, a legally designated memorial day, and to create a youth culture of togetherness through building consensus.

This Youth Week event, themed ‘Dongdaemun-gu Youth’s Steaming! Sweating! Running!’, sets three themes: ▲Youth, it’s okay to take a little more time! ▲Youth, it’s okay to sweat a little more! ▲Youth, it’s okay to run! Various programs will be held to comfort young people going through difficult times and to share a culture that youth can enjoy together.

Under the theme ‘Youth, it’s okay to take a little more time!’, programs such as ▲Walking Alone Challenge (November 2?8) and ▲Employment Mentoring by Current Professionals for Youth Future Planning (November 8) will be held to promote youth health and career exploration while walking along Cheonggyecheon and Naksan trails.

The Employment Mentoring by Current Professionals for Youth Future Planning will be held offline on November 8 from 2 PM for three hours in the auditorium on the 2nd floor of the district office.

This program offers employment mentoring by current professionals to Dongdaemun-gu youth aspiring to work at global companies such as Amorepacific, Google, Amazon, and Nike, and participation is possible through prior registration.

Under the theme ‘Youth, it’s okay to sweat a little more!’, programs such as ▲Time Photo Studio (November 2?4), ▲My Own HOT Place Challenge (November 2?6), and ▲Dongdaemun Class Video Challenge (November 2?6) will share youth activities.

The Dongdaemun Class Video Challenge is a contest program where youth create 1 to 3-minute videos showcasing their lifestyles to share their unique ways of living. Among the applicants, 10 finalists will be selected to screen and present their videos.

Under the theme ‘Youth, it’s okay to run!’, programs such as ▲One-day Class (November 2?6), ▲Radio Showing Jobs (November 6, 7?9 PM), and ▲Visiting Dongcheongnet Talk Talk (November 7, 2?4 PM) will provide experiences of youth culture and opportunities for free discussion on youth policies.

The Visiting Dongcheongnet Talk Talk is an event to introduce the activities of the Dongdaemun Youth Policy Network, sharing the 2020 youth autonomous budget youth policy proposal process and activities, and presenting the Youth Challenge Project supporting youth activities.

The Dongcheongnet Talk Talk program held on November 7 at the Dongdaemun-gu Office auditorium will be conducted simultaneously online and offline via YouTube live streaming. Youth wishing to participate offline can register in advance, and online participants can join through comments.

Detailed information about the ‘2020 1st Dongdaemun-gu Youth Week Event’ can be found on the Dongdaemun-gu website and the Dongcheongnet website, where prior participation registration is also available.

You Deok-yeol, Mayor of Dongdaemun-gu, stated, “I hope that through the first-ever Dongdaemun-gu Youth Week event this year, youth will freely share their stories in various ways,” and added, “Taking this event as an opportunity, the local community will collectively consider youth issues, communicate and collaborate with youth, and provide wholehearted support so that youth can freely dream in Dongdaemun-gu.”

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