Peace Letters Sent to 193 Countries During HWPL's 3rd Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War
Hundreds from across Orange County gathered Saturday, March 9th at the La Mirada Activity Center to participate in the HWPL's 3rd Anniversary of the Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW). In order to further efforts toward establishing the DPCW in America, the event featured a "Peace Letter Campaign," where over 500 attendants hand wrote peace letters to President Trump, urging to adopt the DPCW as international law.
LA MIRANDA, Calif., March 21, 2019 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Hundreds from across Orange County gathered Saturday, March 9th at the La Mirada Activity Center to participate in the 3rd Anniversary of the Annual Commemoration of the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW). Hosted by international peace NGO, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL), the event served as a time to share the progress to introduce the DPCW to the United Nations as a resolution.
In order to further efforts toward establishing the DPCW in America, the event featured a "Peace Letter Campaign," where over 500 attendants hand wrote peace letters to President Trump, urging to adopt the DPCW as international law.
Community leaders such as the Westminster Mayor Tri Ta, Chino Councilmember Paul Rodriguez and Black Student Union President Don Hammonds, as well as community members, religious and youth leaders united in an act to demonstrate the role communities should play in advancing global peace through this campaign.
This was part of a worldwide effort aimed to gather peace letters from around 193 countries - each calling upon their respective heads of state to support the adoption of the DPCW as international law. Currently, eight current heads of state have received peace letters including South Africa, Indonesia, New Zealand, Namibia, Malaysia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and South Korea.
This commemoration event was also celebrated on its official date, March 14th, in Seoul, Korea where 30,000 people from all sectors of the society including government officials, religious leaders, heads of NGOs, media personnel, and citizens gathered for the establishment of international law for peace.
The DPCW is composed of 10 articles built around the promotion of lasting peace and include: prohibition of threat or use of force, advocating for settling international disputes through peaceful means, advocating to foster religious freedom and promoting peaceful coexistence amongst religious and ethnic groups.
Speaking at the event held in South Korea, Chairman of HWPL Man Lee voiced the importance of grassroots activism, "The unification of Germany was triggered by citizens, not the force or politics. Some might say that the military confrontation serves as a major challenge to peace and unification. Use of force must be dissuaded to achieve peace, which is also designated in the DPCW. It has principles to secure peace in our times. When we advocate peace to our national leaders, they can be peace advocates."
For more information, visit: http://hwpl.kr/en/initiative/lawForPeace
SOURCE HWPL
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