IPYG: Hope the new image of the Red

Hope the new image of the Red.

(not blood, but passion)



Today, all over the world is getting hotter with soccer fever by starting the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. There are 4 main countries (England, Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland) related to soccer in the United Kingdom (UK).Because they are the home of soccer, their interest in soccer is the highest. Ireland next to these countries is as hot as they are.

 Like this, UK and Ireland have many similar things to live in union. but Ireland started the history of its blood by being invaded by England in 1167. When Henry VIII was on the throne, England conquered entire Ireland and persecuted Catholicism that Irish had believed in. By doing, the religious conflict began. In the twentieth century, Ireland became independent, however, the religious conflict started the new bottle: Northern 6 states in Ulster that have more Protestantism than the Catholic Church didn't want to be separated from England. so a civil war broke out in Ireland.

 

After a civil war, Northern ireland remained in England, but they became the land of endless troubles. One case that has sparked attention was "Bloody Sunday". in 1972. The affair was that english sky army fired at protesting citizens and 13 citizens dead. Through the movie of Bloody Sunday, director Paul Greengrass particularized this affair. Irish Republican Army (IRA) as a reckless armed group of the Catholic Church in Northern Ireland caused a lot of terrorisms. Until declaring an armistice , for about 25 years, bloodshed had occurred and more than 3,200 people were killed in incidents of terrorism.

 

The conflicts are end, but Belfast, the capital of Northen Ireland, still is divided into two parts; Protestantism and the Catholic Church. The Irish flag introduced in the picture hasn't been used nationally except playing soccer games.

 

That the United Kingdom that is consist of many nations had brought on war because of their own religions makes me think about religion again. The role of religion is to achieve love, forgiveness, and harmony, but because of religion, so many conflicts have been happened. I think that is because the religion gets lost. I realized yet again just the best way to put an end to war is the harmony of religions.
 

 

As the whole world has became one through soccer games, Ireland and Northen Ireland end the war to symbolize red blood. I hope the red is not the symbol of the blood any more, but the image of the Harmony and Passion.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

International Peace Walk held by IPYG

A Thought about Peace 3

International Peace Walk held by IPYG

 It was last year. I heard there was a huge peace event in Olympic Park on May 25^th in Seoul. Being curiosity, I visited there. Looking around here and there, one of volunteers gave us the T-shirts which were the slogan saying ‘Let the youth in the world be one and make the world peace and cease war.’ written on them.

 There is a saying “There never was a good war or a bad peace.”

When I think of the word “a war”, I cannot feel how serious or how tragic it is because I haven’t experienced it. However, I know it could happen in the future and I am afraid of it. Why? That’s because the place where I live in is only a divided county in the world. And I also know that we as the young must join the army to fight for the nation; Actually, I don’t think it is for the “nation”, but the “leaders”. In this point, I would say that this event is a silent struggle.

 Looking at the youth, I feel the claim for peace inside their mind is hotter than the weather there. Not only Korean, but the young from the other countries were taking part in the event with having same mind of peace.  

 The Peace Walk started after some announcements were done. The performances on the way to the goal were interesting. I wish I could take more pictures of them. Also, I felt like to bring my friends to the meaningful event.

 Surprisingly, I heard the commemoration of peace walk was held this year in the same day of that day last year and I saw there were lots of successive results the group had made. The branches of IPYG became so many and they did the same event in the different areas around the world.

 The wishes of peace are gathered, and people act for peace, then I think not only the unification of South, and North Korean but the world peace can come true.

IPYG: What is this group?

IPYG: What is this group?

Let's learn about it!! :) 

If you are interested in Peace or NGO groups, you might heard of IPYG. Someone got suspicious of it because it is a new organization.

What is IPYG and how was started?

IPYG (International Peace Youth Group) is a youth organization working for world peace and uniting all international youth. It’s formed from some groups of youth coming together with same idea of peace. They thought people should be able to understand across cultures, languages, borders and nationalities. It began with one of Korea’s largest volunteer group called MIYC and many groups had joined and became IPYG as now.

Why does it want the youth to be united?  

The youth are so powerful and energetic so they can do anything when they gather and make decisions together. Let’s assume that they all refuse to fight against one another. What would happen? Unless they want war all together, the war will be end. That’s why this group believe young people are so important to finish war.

What does it do?

It has made a partnership more than 130 different groups from 80 countries around the world. And it has meetings sharing ideas, and it holds Peace Walk in many places here and there to show the world that we love peace and need no more war.

Want to learn more about it?

Click here ->  http://ipyg.org/