"Gwangju May: We Must Keep Moving Forward with Coexistence and Innovation"

On the 14th, Gwangsan-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, held a memorial service for Martyr Yoon Sang-won and visited the National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery with public officials ahead of the 44th anniversary of the May 18 Democratic Uprising.

On this day, Park Byung-gyu, head of Gwangsan-gu, and public officials visited the National 5·18 Democratic Cemetery in Unjeong-dong, Buk-gu, to pay tribute to the sacrifice and dedication of the May spirits and pledged to carry on the May spirit.

Jang Heon-kwon, pastor and chairman of the Gwangsan-gu Human Rights Protection and Promotion Committee, accompanied the public officials during the visit and provided historical interpretation education focusing on the meaning and value of May 18.

Gwangsan-gu then held a memorial service at the birthplace of Martyr Yoon Sang-won, the spokesperson for the May 18 citizen army, honoring his noble spirit and soul.

After Park Byung-gyu read the eulogy, all public officials sang the "March for the Beloved."

They also visited the 'Yoon Sang-won Memorial Hall (Cheondong Village Democratic Community Center),' which opened on April 17, to view the exhibition "March for the Beloved - Yoon Sang-won Biography." Artist Ha Sung-heup, who painted Yoon Sang-won's biography, accompanied them and provided direct explanations of the works.

Park said, "The 'May Spirit' should not remain in the past but continue moving forward," adding, "On the 44th anniversary of the May 18 Uprising, Gwangsan-gu will take the lead to make this a journey toward innovative local autonomy and decentralization where communities suffering from competition and monopoly are healed through coexistence, and citizens rise as owners."

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