2nd Annual commemoration of the WARPsummit with HWPL

2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARPsummit with HWPL

Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light(HWPL, Chairman Man Hee Lee)  will host "2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th World Alliance of Religions' Peace Summit" from September 17th to 19th. At the 2nd annual commemoration, many political and religious leaders as well as women and youth leaders will attend from world.

 

About HWPL(Heanvenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light),

Founded in 2012, Heavenly Culture, World Peace, Restoration of Light (HWPL) is a non-profit, non-governmental organization with the goal of achieving world peace and the cessation of war. With over 70 branches in Korea and another 100 branches around the world, HWPL, in conjuction with the International Women's Peace Group (IWPG) and the International Peace Youth Group (IPYG), is actively working to bring all wars to and end.

About 2nd Annual Commemoration of September 18th World Alliance of Religions' Peace (WARP) Summit

- Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War as a cornerstone of legistration of peace

 From the WARP Summit 2015, a series of discussions and meetings by the HWPL International Law Peace Committee consisting legal experts concluded the Declaration of Peace and Cessation of War (DPCW, see details; www.peacelaw.org), which was proclaimed on March 14, 2016.

To leave peace as a legacy to future generations in this era, this delcaration provides practical approaches to world peace including discouraging war potentials, dissuading war behavior, establishing religious harmony and spreading culture of peace. With this, the Legislation Peace Campaign, a global advocacy movement in support of the DPCW to build a legal foundation for peace, has gained much attention from civil society.

- Advocacy of Civil Society- The power of people can make this world a better place to live

 According to the participants in the previous WARP summit, one of the most unique mechanism for peace in HWPL is making a unified voice for peace regardless of national, gender, religious and social backgrounds. Many peace activities by HWPL is based on voluntary and acitve participation of global citizens, especially women and youth.

This means that development plans for making an enforceable law to protect citizens form threats of violence of war, which will be discussed in the summit, will also be prepared by reflaction the voice of peace from the grassroots and network of civil society in each state.

Throughout advocacy forums for the DPCW and various committee meetings during the summit, individuals and organizations will discover the vision of peace building and muster future action plans dedicated to cooperation for materializing peace with the basis on the power of citizens.

 - Actors of the the global community become one in support of the legislation of peace 

 In September 2016, the 2nd Annual Commemoration of the WARP Summit will be held in Seoul, Republic of Korea. In the summit, members of NGOs, government representatives and intergovernmental organizations who represent our global communities will participate to discuss how to establish peace as a global norm for states and all citizens.

Based on the DPCW with its initiatives of global peace building, multilateral cooperation and multi-level (local, national and international) action plans will be discussed. For tangible results, this collective voice of global support for DPCW aimed at founding enforceable law will bring out practical approaches to global peace movement based on international cooperation and participation of civil society with the support from citizens.

- In the high-level talks, governments take the noble responsibility of peace building

Governments are leading organizations of the global society representing how the world works. In the WARP Summit 2016, former heads of state, ministers, chairpersons of congress and justices of supreme courts from various countries will have a venue to discuss how the spirit of peace can be developed in their societies and how the role of government can be addressed to the extent that citizens in each country can be benefitted from the legislation of peace based on the DPCW.

These high-level talks will further discuss procedures for making effective rule of law for peace, necessary legal and social agreement at a national level, international cooperation for creating the environment of peace at a regional level, and possible approaches to developing peace as a universal norm by introduction in the United Nations.

- International Religious Leaders’ Conference seeks the true way of religion as a bridge-builder of peace

Another peace building initiative offered by HWPL is the alliance of religions. Religions have been responsible for enlightening people with the knowledge of human spirit in relation to the property of the unseen. Nevertheless, religious boundaries have been one of the major hindrances of cooperation; misguided actions targeting unspecified individuals resulted in violence and challenges to peace in this world.

For this reason, interfaith dialogues in WARP offices around the world by religious leaders have actively been underway to seek cooperation among religions and their dedication to world peace. Since instructions of religions are based on the spirit of peace and harmony, alliance of religions for peace building based on inter-religious communication will shed light on how the world can overcome conflicts by seeking truth in religious scriptures.
In the summit, religious leaders will be gathered together to discuss how religions can make one voice for peace.