Suncheon Bueupseong Blooms as a Flower of Democracy

2021 Democracy Policy Festival to be Held on the 13th

[Suncheon=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Hyung-kwon] Suncheon City, Jeollanam-do (Mayor Heo Seok) announced on the 9th that it will hold the Suncheon Democracy Policy Festival & the 1st Suncheon Autonomy Expo under the theme "The Flower of Democracy Has Bloomed in Suncheon" at the Suncheonbu Eupseong South Gate Square on the 13th.

This event is a citizen-led festival prepared with direct participation from various social groups, consisting of a public forum, a democracy learning center, and a playground.

The city will operate six public forums where the achievements of direct democracy promoted so far can be shared and citizens can experience the process of turning their voices into actual policies, 44 policy promotion booths, and more than 50 experiential programs.

The citizen public forum will feature a 100-person roundtable discussion held outdoors and introduce the direct democracy digital platform "Suncheon e-Democracy Garden." It also plans to hear vivid voices of citizens on municipal administration through the Youth Democracy Sprout Camp and the Masked Free Speech Stage.

Additionally, Mayor Heo Seok will host "Ask Heo Seok" with comedian Kim Ria, creating a lively communication space where everyday concerns and conflict resolution methods of citizens are vividly addressed together with on-site participants.

At the learning center, direct democracy policies of Suncheon City and the operational achievements of resident autonomy in 24 eup, myeon, and dong will be exhibited and promoted. The Yeosun 10.19 Incident History Hall will be operated, and films related to direct democracy will be screened.

At the playground, more than 50 experiential programs are richly prepared to stimulate children's curiosity and lovers' emotions, including the Challenge Golden Bell, on-site stamp rally, democracy acrostic poems, plastic mill, accessory making, and traditional snacks such as old-fashioned candies.

Meanwhile, a policy live commerce event will be held where four excellent ideas will be purchased for 3.3 million won, following presentations and on-site voting for seven finalists selected from 37 submissions in the idea policy market contest for daily recovery in preparation for With Corona held last August.

A city official said, "The 2021 Suncheon Democracy Policy Festival has been carefully prepared with citizens so that their voices can bloom as the flower called policy," and added, "We ask for the interest and participation of many people so that the Suncheonbu Eupseong South Gate Square can be filled with the flower of democracy."

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