Gwangju City Council Member Lee Gwisoon Meets Citizens Through "Politics Learned in the Village"…Book Launch Draws Large Crowd

Around 2,000 Citizens Attend

Lee Gwisoon, a member of the Gwangju City Council, held a book launch event for her book "Politics Learned in the Village" and met with local residents.

According to political sources on January 12, approximately 2,000 people, including Assembly members Min Hyungbae, Jung Jinwook, Yang Bunam, and Park Kyuntaek of the Democratic Party of Korea, Lee Jungseon, Superintendent of Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education, Shin Sujeong, Chairperson of the Gwangju City Council, as well as citizens, attended the book launch event held on January 10.

On the 10th, attendees are holding placards and posing for a commemorative photo at the book launch event of Lee Gwisoon, Gwangju City Council member, for her book "Politics Learned in the Village," held in Gwangju.

At the event, community activist Lee Yongju (former Chairperson of the Singa-dong Community Security Council), Jin Hyoryeong (former Head of the Singa-dong Volunteer Camp), Lee Namok (Principal of Wisdom School), and Kim Gwangran (former Gwangju City Council member), who have longstanding connections with Assemblywoman Lee, participated in a talk concert to share their experiences in the community and stories about politician Lee Gwisoon.

"Politics Learned in the Village" is not a theoretical book on politics, but rather a record of experiences accumulated through community activities. The book includes cases that started in the village and expanded throughout Gwangju, such as on-site experiences in redevelopment zones, identifying welfare blind spots, the controversy over Gwangju Metro Line 2, establishing fiscal principles for Gwangju City, and future experimental models in Gwangsan-gu.

Assemblywoman Lee Gwisoon said, "I hope that politics that begins in the village will serve as the foundation for fostering resident self-governance," and added, "I will continue to pursue community politics that moves forward together."