On September 28, 2020, the Korean Council, together with global citizens including the Korea Verband in Germany, installed a Statue of Peace in Mitte, Berlin, expressing a shared desire for justice and peace.
Statue of Peace shows a courage of survivors who broke their long silence and transformed from victims into human rights activists. It stands as a universal symbol of women's rights, calling attention to the ongoing issue of wartime sexual violence around the world. It represents a global commitment to ensuring that such a tragic history is never repeated.
However, Japan continues to pursue efforts to remove the Statue of Peace. On April 28, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially demanded the removal of the Statue of Peace during a summit with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Subsequently, on May 2024, Kai Wegner, the Mayor of Berlin, who visited Japan, discussed the issue with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshiko Kawakami, stating that "unilateral expressions must cease" and suggested a possible solution to the controversial Berlin Statue of Peace issue, indicating the possibility of its removal. On July 19, Remlinger, the Head of the Mitte District Office, informed Nataly Han, the representative of the Korea Verband in Germany, that if the Statue of Peace is not removed by September 28, the Korea Verband will face repeated fines until the Statue of Peace is relocated.
Please join us in protecting the Statue of Peace from the threat of removal by the Japanese government, which tries to erase history! Let us unite our efforts to ensure the permanent installation of the Statue of Peace, and prevent the City of Berlin and the Mitte District Office from removing it.
◼Join the Petition!
Korea Verband is currently collecting signatures to preserve the Statue of Peace "Ari" in Berlin until September 28, 2024. It has nearly reached 40,000 signatures, and if it achieves 50,000, the issue can be officially addressed by the German Federal Parliament.
◼Donate to the Korea Verband!
The Korean Council is supporting the Korea Verband’s activities. Please lend your hand to the Korea Verband, which tirelessly continues its movement to protect the Statue of Peace ‘Ari.’
◼Take a Photo!
Please take a photo with the attached placard calling for the permanent installation of the Statue of Peace and upload it to the provided padlet link below. All submited photos will be compiled into a single web poster and deliverd to the City of Berlin via Korea Verband.
Placards
Upload Photos
On September 28, 2020, the Korean Council, together with global citizens including the Korea Verband in Germany, installed a Statue of Peace in Mitte, Berlin, expressing a shared desire for justice and peace.
Statue of Peace shows a courage of survivors who broke their long silence and transformed from victims into human rights activists. It stands as a universal symbol of women's rights, calling attention to the ongoing issue of wartime sexual violence around the world. It represents a global commitment to ensuring that such a tragic history is never repeated.
However, Japan continues to pursue efforts to remove the Statue of Peace. On April 28, 2022, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida officially demanded the removal of the Statue of Peace during a summit with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. Subsequently, on May 2024, Kai Wegner, the Mayor of Berlin, who visited Japan, discussed the issue with Japanese Foreign Minister Yoshiko Kawakami, stating that "unilateral expressions must cease" and suggested a possible solution to the controversial Berlin Statue of Peace issue, indicating the possibility of its removal. On July 19, Remlinger, the Head of the Mitte District Office, informed Nataly Han, the representative of the Korea Verband in Germany, that if the Statue of Peace is not removed by September 28, the Korea Verband will face repeated fines until the Statue of Peace is relocated.
Please join us in protecting the Statue of Peace from the threat of removal by the Japanese government, which tries to erase history! Let us unite our efforts to ensure the permanent installation of the Statue of Peace, and prevent the City of Berlin and the Mitte District Office from removing it.
◼Join the Petition!
Korea Verband is currently collecting signatures to preserve the Statue of Peace "Ari" in Berlin until September 28, 2024. It has nearly reached 40,000 signatures, and if it achieves 50,000, the issue can be officially addressed by the German Federal Parliament.
-Korean
https://www.change.org/p/아리를-지킵시다-평화의소녀상은-반드시-존치되어야-합니다
-Japanese
https://www.change.org/p/ベルリンの-平和の少女像-アリ-を守ろう
-English
https://www.change.org/p/save-ari-the-statue-of-peace-must-remain
-German
https://www.change.org/p/save-ari-die-friedensstatue-muss-bleiben
◼Donate to the Korea Verband!
The Korean Council is supporting the Korea Verband’s activities. Please lend your hand to the Korea Verband, which tirelessly continues its movement to protect the Statue of Peace ‘Ari.’
-Please click the link to donate to the Korea Verband!
https://bit.ly/4g5JCt9
◼Take a Photo!
Please take a photo with the attached placard calling for the permanent installation of the Statue of Peace and upload it to the provided padlet link below. All submited photos will be compiled into a single web poster and deliverd to the City of Berlin via Korea Verband.
Placards
Upload Photos