Gwangju Seo-gu Nongsung 2-dong 'Resident General Assembly · Human Rights Culture Festival' Held

Published 02 Sep.2021 11:23(KST)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Shin Dong-ho] Seo-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City recently announced on the 2nd that it held a ‘Resident General Assembly and Human Rights Cultural Festival’ in Nongseong 2-dong.

The event held at Nongseong Square consisted of selecting the priority of village agendas to create a warm and happy Nong-i Village and resident participation performances.

At the Human Rights Cultural Festival, a precious time was spent reflecting on the spirit of Gwangju and the meaning of sharing through photo exhibitions of the May 18 Democratic Movement and Myanmar democratization movement, as well as acrostic poems respecting human rights.

So far, the Nongseong 2-dong Residents’ Autonomy Committee has discovered four final village agendas through various channels to create a village that residents desire and want: ▲ transforming Nongseong Square into a cultural and artistic space ▲ creating a clean village environment ▲ repairing public and abandoned houses ▲ establishing safe school routes.

In addition, priorities were selected through online and offline preliminary voting and on-site voting on the day of the general assembly.

This general assembly was conducted in strict compliance with COVID-19 social distancing guidelines by canceling all side events and minimizing the invitation of attendees.

Yoo Seong-yeol, chairman of the Nongseong 2-dong Residents’ Autonomy Committee, said, “I hope to overcome COVID-19 quickly so that next year’s general assembly will have many residents participating,” and added, “It became an opportunity to remember again the democratization of this country achieved through the sacrifice and sharing of Gwangju citizens.”