New building for Korean peace school
‘The hope is to bring school and student groups to the area as well as hold academic conferences. Over 3,000 people have donated to the work of the school.’
Over 100 people gathered at a new Quaker-initiated school on the edge of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) in South Korea this month, to mark the completion of its new building.
The Border Peace School (BPS) was set up a decade ago by Jung Jiseok, a former Woodbrooke postgraduate student, to talk about peace in Korea and the possibility of reunification. The BPS once rented a building within the DMZ, but having its own complex ‘gives it a more stable future’, said Ben Pink Dandelion, Woodbrooke tutor, who gave the keynote address. Work on the new structure began three years ago.
The complex includes residential accommodation for student groups, visitors and peace pilgrims; a library; classrooms; and a newly-built space for worship.
Ben Pink Dandelion told the Friend: ‘The hope is to bring school and student groups to the area as well as hold academic conferences. Over 3,000 people have donated to the work of the school.’
He added that ‘Korean Quakers have been among the many supporters.’
Ben said that he used his talk ‘to highlight the radical equality inherent in the Quaker way and our testimony against war’.
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