Over 1,000 Saemaeul Leaders in Changnyeong-gun Hold 'One Mind Resolution Rally'

Chairman Son Seong-ho: "Learning from 52 Years of History, We Must Lead Coexistence, Circulation, Life, and Peace"

Son Seong-ho, president of the Saemaeul Association in Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam (center), is reading the opening address at the '2022 Changnyeong-gun Saemaeul Leaders Unity Conference.' Photo by Kim Wook @asiae

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Wook] The 2022 Changnyeong-gun Saemaeul Leaders Unity Conference was successfully held for the first time in four years due to COVID-19, with about 1,000 members attending.

The Changnyeong-gun Saemaeul Association held a Unity Conference on the morning of the 16th at 11 a.m. at the Changnyeong-gun Citizens Gymnasium, with officials from various institutions and social organizations attending to promote harmony among members and to inherit and inspire the Saemaeul spirit.

President Son Seong-ho said in his opening address, "It is very meaningful and deeply moving to hold the Unity Pledge Conference with all of you family members after four years," adding, "The Saemaeul Movement was a great driving force behind overcoming national crises and hardships together and the development of the Republic of Korea."

President Son promised, "We seek lessons from the past 52 years of history, properly examine today, and plan tomorrow correctly. We will inherit what was done well, correct what was wrong, and strive anew in areas lacking to benefit individuals and society."

He emphasized, "We, the Saemaeul leaders of Changnyeong-gun, must take the lead in transforming the movement to fit the times into a community movement of coexistence, circulation, life, and peace, and realize carbon neutrality by 2050."

At the Unity Conference, booths were set up by each town and township, where Saemaeul officials and invited guests enjoyed gukbap (soup with rice), suyuk (boiled pork slices), simple beverages, and refreshments, relieving the estrangement caused by the inability to meet face-to-face due to COVID-19.

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