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Korea Information Network for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (KINPEA) held the 2nd World Elder Abuse Awareness Day Anniversary on June 11, Monday, 2007, following the first event in 2006. The second event was held from 10:00a.m. to 6:00p.m. on the 12th floor of the Busan Metropolitan City Hall. There were 300 participants, including many counselors and professionals from the Elder Abuse centers nationwide as well as the elders along with their family.
Particularly, the special event to mark the purple color as the token of hope for the awareness on elder abuse to be brought to light from darkness was included in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
All participants tied purple handkerchiefs around their wrists and shouted the slogan, “Moving Forward” right before the declaration of Human Rights for the Elderly, and let their handkerchiefs remain worn until the end of ceremony as the sign for the ‘Purple Movement.’
Ms. Alrene Groh, Elder Abuse Restorative Justice Resource Consultant for the Elder Abuse Response Team, presented the examples of many inevitable family conflicts caused by elder abuse and suggested restorative justice as the alternative solution. In the following session, the discussion and Q&A session followed to offer a valuable opportunity for professionals from both Korea and Canada. After the event, we received the letter of gratitude from the mayor of Kitchener, the mayor of Waterloo, and the Waterloo Regional Police. We thank them all for their kind acknowledgement. Also, we’d like to extend our sincere gratitude to Ms. Alrene Groh, for her kind cooperation as well as strong effort, and we look forward to continued exchanges and cooperation to build the society free of elder abuse.
Also, the director of the institute, Dr. Donghee Han, participated in the WEAAD 2007 “Pre-Event” Global Symposium: "Exchanges on Achievements and Future Strategies." at WHO, Geneva, from June 14-15, 2007. It was time of much worth and importance as she presented Korea’s elder abuse and human right advocacy movement to the international representatives and she established strong network with them. We promise to continue to exert our utmost to raise international awareness on elder abuse and move forward in search of the ultimate solution.
Particularly, the special event to mark the purple color as the token of hope for the awareness on elder abuse to be brought to light from darkness was included in recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day.
All participants tied purple handkerchiefs around their wrists and shouted the slogan, “Moving Forward” right before the declaration of Human Rights for the Elderly, and let their handkerchiefs remain worn until the end of ceremony as the sign for the ‘Purple Movement.’
Ms. Alrene Groh, Elder Abuse Restorative Justice Resource Consultant for the Elder Abuse Response Team, presented the examples of many inevitable family conflicts caused by elder abuse and suggested restorative justice as the alternative solution. In the following session, the discussion and Q&A session followed to offer a valuable opportunity for professionals from both Korea and Canada. After the event, we received the letter of gratitude from the mayor of Kitchener, the mayor of Waterloo, and the Waterloo Regional Police. We thank them all for their kind acknowledgement. Also, we’d like to extend our sincere gratitude to Ms. Alrene Groh, for her kind cooperation as well as strong effort, and we look forward to continued exchanges and cooperation to build the society free of elder abuse.
Also, the director of the institute, Dr. Donghee Han, participated in the WEAAD 2007 “Pre-Event” Global Symposium: "Exchanges on Achievements and Future Strategies." at WHO, Geneva, from June 14-15, 2007. It was time of much worth and importance as she presented Korea’s elder abuse and human right advocacy movement to the international representatives and she established strong network with them. We promise to continue to exert our utmost to raise international awareness on elder abuse and move forward in search of the ultimate solution.
