‘Unity, coexistence, and leaping forward!! Powerful executives get together here overnight!’ 2009’s membership training for integrated executives

‘Unity, coexistence, and leaping forward!! Powerful executives get together here overnight!’ 2009’s membership training for integrated executives

 

Between past July 18 and 19, membership training for integrated executives were held at Seosan, on the title of ‘unity, coexistence, and leaping forward!! Powerful executives get together here overnight!' Up to 160 staff persons from 11 branches and KWWA’s annexed organizations took part in the membership training! You can for sure imagine that their actions and passions can high enough to change their communities and consolidate and strengthen the structures of KWWA.

 

The membership training was carried out at the beach for the first time in the herstory of 20 years of the KWWA, in order to overcome barriers of regions and fields and to reinforce our solidarity amongst KWWA’s executives through far better communication and unity.

 

After brief introduction by region, we at the KWWA and its regional branches listened up a lecture entitled ‘political crisis in the neo-liberalism and local self-government election in 2010’, delivered by Kim Byeonggwon, vice chairperson of Saesayon. “Crisis of democracy, crisis of civil economy and crisis of North and South Korean relationship: these are what describe the current states of the Korean society the most properly. He started his lecture like this, and explained changed relationship between the two Koreas by era and regime and effects of political situations on economy.  Under this political circumstance, he emphasized what we need for the local government elections in 2010 is ‘the activation of mass movement based on new political empowerment, and commented that executives ourselves should work hard to place ourselves at the center of ‘the political empowerment movement’ through a variety of learning and discussion.

 

The second lecture entitled ‘Let’s wage alternative economic movement to overcome capitalism’ was delivered by Jeong Moon Ja, chairperson of the KWWA.  While looking at the activities of the KWWA for the past 20 years, we found in the frame of alternative economy (movement), answers to the question of ‘although we worked hard, why are we still in difficulties’.  After we had discussion by section regarding outcomes and tasks of our present alternative movement including ‘seeds for exchanging hope,’ ‘National Cooperative of House Managers (NCHM),’ ‘mutual aid societies’, and ‘credit unions, we also had a time to make presentation to find ways to activate our alternative movement in our daily lives.

 

On the previous day it was rainy. However on July 19, 2009, it was so sunny and fine that all of us had a good time to join a field day at the beach.  All participants joined a relay race at the beach and mock cavalry battle games. We were united, and enjoyed our strong solidarity, overcoming the barriers of regions and areas.