"Securing Seats for Disabled Viewers and Preventing Scalping"... People Power Party's Cultural and Arts Pledge

Handonghun's Visit to Wonju: Announcement of Cultural and Arts Pledges
Strengthening Penalties to Eradicate Scalping, Ban on Macros, etc.
Expansion of Support for Youth Culture and Arts Pass

The People Power Party announced a general election pledge to eradicate ticket scalping at performances and sports events. They promised to improve the movie viewing environment for people with disabilities and enhance accessibility to cultural and sports facilities.

On the 26th, the People Power Party unveiled the "Culture to Enjoy Together" pledge. This pledge mainly focuses on preventing ticket scalping and improving cultural accessibility.

To eliminate ticket scalping in performances and sports, ticket scalping transactions will be treated as serious crimes, and all scalping activities at performances, fan meetings, sports games, and e-sports will be eradicated. Additionally, all use of macro programs will be banned. They also announced plans to develop an anti-scalping system based on artificial intelligence, blockchain, and NFTs.

At the pledge announcement held at a cafe in Wonju, Chairman Han explained, "Until now, ticket scalping has only been punished as a minor offense," adding, "We intend to change the regulations to impose heavier penalties."

They also promised to expand the support target for the "Youth Culture and Arts Pass." Currently, the pass supports 160,000 19-year-olds with up to 150,000 KRW, but the support target will be gradually expanded to those aged 19 to 24. Furthermore, the sports class voucher program for children and youth aged 5 to 18 from basic livelihood security and near-poverty households will be expanded to include cultural and arts fields. They will provide an elementary school student-tailored "First Step Culture and Arts Education" program, enabling cultural and arts education activities in connection with local cultural and arts organizations and Neulbom School.

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Yu Eui-dong, the Policy Committee Chair of the People Power Party, said, "We will do our best to increase opportunities for the younger generation to actively and frequently engage with culture and arts, and also to build a social foundation that allows continuous enjoyment of the arts as they age and their socio-economic status rises."

They pledged to reduce disparities in cultural activities by improving movie viewing for people with disabilities. Currently, disabled seating accounts for at least 1% of the total seats in movie theaters, but they plan to expand this to at least 1% of seats per screening room. They also plan to expand customized national sports centers by region and generation, such as park golf courses and swimming pools. Old public sports facilities will be upgraded into cultural and sports complex facilities, and regional branches of national cultural and arts institutions such as modern art museums and the National Gugak Center will be expanded.

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