Peace Road 2019 - Copenhagen, Denmark

PEACE ROAD 2019 Copenhagen, Denmark, August 4, 2019 By Nobuhiro Igarashi countries around the world. The tour Iceland and Greenland took place for started at the big anchor in Nyhavn 300 years, creating a ”Maritime Silk

O which is a memorial to the 2300 Road” between East and West ; the n August 4th we did our Peace civilian sailors who lost their lives at East being represented by the Inuit Road 2019 event in sea during WWII never returning people of Greenland. Copenhagen by foot with 15 home. They showed great bravery and participants. This year´s topic was Dokøen (The shipbuilding Island) patriotism in helping securing food and with the Opera representing ”The Ocean in the service of Peace”. other supplies to Europe despite the We chose a ”walk and talk –style” ”Character building”: By going to dangers. the sea young people can grow their where we walked 2 km around the central part of Copenhagen. We The Inner harbor Bridge character, self esteem and social stopped at 5 places that represents 5 representing ”Food and resources”: abilities to become responsible ways that the ocean is crucial to realize From here is a good view of the whole citizens, family members and leaders. peace - both generally and specifically harbor and many buildings that testify Nyholm representing ”national for Denmark, which is a great maritime to the last 400 years development as a defense by the navy”. As a peninsular nation. UPF member Lars Neergaard fishing port, being a cornerstone of the nation Denmark have always been spoke shortly on these 5 ways starting economic prosperity of Denmark. vulnerable to attack from other out with reading from UPF founder Dr. Also, oil drilling from North Sea have countries. It´s national sovereignty has Rev. Sun Myung Moon´s played an important role in the last 40 been dependent on good shipbuilding autobiography on these topics at the years economic prosperity. technology and brave sailors to defend following five locations In his autobiography True Father itself. After 400 years this area will Nyhavn (New Harbor channel) explains how we are moving into an from 2020 no longer have any navy representing ”Gaining knowledge of oceanic era, and only the ocean— facilities. All buildings which before other countries and cultures”: The especially through fish farming—can was symbolized by war is now turned famous fairytale writer Hans Christian global food supply be secured, which into mostly cultural educational Andersen lived 20 years in Nyhavn is the most important foundation for institutions for young people, opening and wrote many of his famous world peace. an era of peace though culture—like fairytales here, getting Nordatlantens Brygge (The North the ”swords being turned into Atlantic harbor) representing plowshares”. inspiration by listening to the stories by the sailors returning home from ”Trading through shipping” : From here the trading to Faroe Island,