Report from Peace Road 2017, Denmark

On August 27th we did our Peace Road the UPF dream of the substantial Global 2017 event in Copenhagen by foot with Peace Road Project and Unification of 25 participants. This year´s topic was North and South Korea. ”Global Patriotism”. We chose to do a 2 To connect to this dream we ended the km walk in the historical city center near walk at the Memorial for the Korean War, the harbour through the Churchill Park; given by Korean war veterans in gratitude the fortress ”Kastellet” and ending at to Denmark, who under UN flag, Langeline Quay (near Little Mermaid contributed with the hospital ship statue). Here are within a short walking ”Jutlandia”. 4.981 wounded allied soldiers distance many Memorial statues, from 25 nations and 18.000 civilians were monuments and museums raised for treated in the ship (including the first civilians and soldiers who showed both Korean president Syngman Rhee) out of national and international patriotism, which only 29 died. To understand better beyond borders, races and religion, during the historical background we were invited times of war and oppression from 1914 to the nearby ”Asia House” , which is and untill today. Guides were leading the owned by the shipping company, that gave walk between each Memorial, explaining the ship to the Danish government for this about each of their historical background. mission from 1951-1953. Here Mr. Carsten Especially the statue that honours the Dencker Nielsen”, who worked for the bravery of ordinary Danes that during the shipping company in Korea and Japan, WWII occupation saved the lives of 7000 gave a very interesting speech about the Jews in October 1943, by bringing them ship and the heroic crew onboard. He secretly by boats to Sweden, moved all recommeded to watch the 50 min. participants. But also the 4.000 Finnish documentary movie from 2013 ”999 Days children who were taken care of by under UN Flag” about ”Jutlandia´, which is Danish foster families during the Finish a co-production of Korean ”Arirang TV” Independence War from 1939-1945 ( lead who had ”Walked on the Road for Peace” and Nordisk Film, Youtube link: https:// by General Mannerheim) highlight how before us. By showing our gratitute and www.youtube.com/watch?v=JynSQJ- international patriotism and solidarity are learning from their example we wanted to 3MBo expressed in many ways. Through hearing inherit their spirit and character, so that these stories we could remember and we can be victorious in realizing The patriots of the past is the inspiration honour the bravery and sacricfices of our