Gwangju Seo-gu District Offers On-Site Learning of Democracy Through May 18 Historic Walk
Historical Tour of the Armed Forces General Hospital and Former 505 Security Unit Site
"Civic Citizens in the Park" Program to Be Held
Seo-gu District in Gwangju Metropolitan City has prepared an on-site civic education program that allows citizens to directly experience the history of the May 18 Democratization Movement and the values of democracy.
On June 11, Seo-gu District announced that it will operate the "Civic Citizens in the Park" program on June 13 and 20.
This program has been designed to use the area around the Armed Forces General Hospital (currently the May 18 Armed Forces Hospital), which served as a key location for treating the injured during the May 18 Democratization Movement, as an educational resource. Through this, citizens can directly learn and experience the values of democracy and human rights at historic sites.
In particular, a key feature of the program is that it utilizes parks and historical sites as educational spaces, allowing any resident to participate without burden.
The program is divided into morning and afternoon sessions.
In the morning, Lee Jihoon, Secretary General of the Gwangju Branch of the Institute for Research in Collaborationist Activities, will serve as the guide and conduct a docent tour in a storytelling format. Participants will visit the Armed Forces General Hospital, the Catholic Lifelong Education Center, the May 18 History Park, and the former site of the 505 Security Unit in sequence, reflecting on the pain experienced in Gwangju in May 1980 and the meaning of democracy.
In the afternoon, hands-on programs will continue at the Hwajeong Youth Cultural Center. Using "May Story Puzzle," a citizen participation content by the National Asia Culture Center (ACC), participants will connect past and present spaces to learn the values of democracy, human rights, and peace. There will also be an activity where participants build a model of the Jeonnam Provincial Government Building, a symbolic location of the May 18 Democratization Movement.
Seo-gu District expects this program to go beyond simple historical education and become an opportunity for citizens to feel and practice the values of democracy in their everyday lives.
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Seo-gu District Mayor Kim Ikang said, "This program is a meaningful educational opportunity to remember the history of sacrifice and dedication during the May 18 movement and to revisit the values of democracy today. Moving forward, we will continue to expand various field-oriented civic education programs so that residents can learn and practice democracy in their daily lives."
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