The 12th World Human Right Cities Forum: Views from Participants

The 12th World Human Rights Cities Forum (WHRCF) was held at the Kimdaejung Convention Center for four days, October 10–13, 2022. During this year’s Forum, 38 programs were organized with 320 domestic and foreign speakers and around 1,800 participants in total. Under this year’s theme, “Climate Crisis and Human Rights,” we concluded that it was important to recognize that the climate crisis could also impact human rights, not just the environment.

“Glory to Ukraine!” “Victory Shall Be Ours”

I want to convey to you, our dear beloved Koreans, that Russian troops will not defeat our country; victory shall be ours. And it will be a victory for the entire civilized world. This will be a victory for your beautiful country as well. We think that you know well what a war or union with a “brotherly” people is. We have a national slogan, or rallying cry, in Ukraine; we say, “Glory to Ukraine!” And the reply is “Glory to the heroes!”

The Gift of Giving

“Opportunities to share are endless.”

KONA Storybook Experiences of 2021

KONA, the Korean Organization of the Natural Approach, is a UNESCO-sponsored initiative to help underprivileged children to learn English through storybooks. Volunteers assist children in orphanages, at community children centers, at day-care centers, and at the KONA Storybook Center in normal times, and online during pandemic times.

Adopt-a-Child 2021:“Something That Has to Be Done”

Adopt-a-Child Gwangju was founded in 2010 by Al Barnum. Its main goal is to get Christmas gifts for children at the orphanages in Gwangju.

Of Many Tongues: Speaker, Learner, Teacher

It is not very often that we run into a person who is a speaker of many languages. It is even rarer to meet a polyglot who has had formal instruction in not only learning languages but also in teaching. Our interview here is with one such person living amongst us here in Gwangju: Aline Verduyn. She has much to offer on speaking, learning, and teaching multiple languages.

The Magpie Babies: My First Children’s Book

The Magpie Babies is inspired by my observations of Oriental magpie families year after year.

Enjoying Nature in Hwasun: A Sheep Farm by a Cypress Forest

By Melline Galani. Gwangju’s surroundings have a lot to offer in terms of spending quality time outdoors. During our summer vacation in Damyang last year, we took daily trips around … Read More