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Han Jeong-hwa, CEO of KoreaVerband, who led the installation of the Girl of Peace Statue in Berlin, the capital of Germany, said: “The world has changed” the second (local time) regarding the opening of the path for the permanent installation of the Premio Chica.
The Mitte-gu City Council of the city of Berlin decided on a resolution to permanently install the Statue of the Girl of Peace the day before and decided to draw up a plan for the permanent installation of the Statue of the Girl with the participation of the Neighborhood Council . The resolution also contains the details of withdrawing the order to remove the Statue of the Girl of Peace and extending the installation period from August 14 next year to the end of September next year by six weeks.
A representative who has headed the Korean Council since 2008 said: “The Berlin Girl Prize is the first instance of establishing a statue of a girl with citizens in a public place in Germany.” “The citizens were more upset by the demolition order.”
The Korean Council has been promoting the establishment of a girl statue in Berlin since 2018. In the Moabite area of Mite-gu, where the council established its nest, it opened an exhibition to inform on the theme of Japanese military women of comfort. and created a museum.
As we prepared for the installation of the girl’s statue for over a year, we consulted closely with local residents. The owner of a nearby flower shop said it was an excellent place to be a florist next to the girl statue and expressed hope that he would like to sell a miniature girl statue.
She also garnered strong support from nearby women’s groups for the establishment of the girl’s statue. A program to educate students on the issue of comfort women was also conducted in high schools and nearby councils, allowing students and teachers to actively sympathize with the issue of comfort women.
Finally, at the end of September, with the permission of the Mite-gu Office, the statue of the Girl of Peace installed at the crossroads of a residential area near the Korean Council was in the hearts of the residents.
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Residents didn’t just stop by the girl’s statue. I brought flowers, pots, and dolls, and when the weather got cold, I wrapped a scarf around the girl’s statue.
German citizens, including local residents, were angered when the Mite-gu Office issued a demolition order within a week amid opposition from the Japanese government. Until the demolition order was withdrawn, German citizens attended the rally that was held every Friday, and the day before the Mitegu General Assembly took the initiative, they requested a rally.
He said: “Now the Berlin Girl Peace Prize becomes the history of Germany and the thing of the citizens,” he said. “I hope that the Girl Prize changes German society.”
Representative Han said, “When I am faced with the Statue of Peace, I am amazed that so many people love the Statue with pain. I hope the Statue of Peace is an opportunity to care for each other and restore women’s human rights. beyond war. “Haz” he emphasized.
He said: “Because Germany is a war criminal state, it is taboo to talk about the harms of sexual violence during the war. I hope this is an opportunity to delve into this topic and speak about it in the process of discussing the installation. standing of a girl statue, “he said.
Representative Han promised: “Since the way for the permanent installation of the girl’s statue is open, we will work together with citizens to find a way to ensure that the girl’s statue can remain in Berlin forever.”
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