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Charity Evening for North Korea
Friday, March 10th, 2006
Vienna, Austria
| The Austrian Women’s Federation for World Peace has supported various projects including the 1% Love Sharing Project, for North Korea. The desire to hold a benefit function this year took shape on Friday March 10th in Vienna's 7th District. | |
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Renate Amesbauer, president of the Austrian Women's Federation - Oesterreichische Frauen Foederation fuer Weltfrieden (OEFF) organised the event with support of local Vienna members. |
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Renate Amesbauer, President WFWP Austria |
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The hall was made available by the Family Federation for World Peace and also serves as an official kindergarten during the week. The IIFWP also holds regular functions here. |
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Vienna Peace Choir led by Johannes Stampf |
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People gathered early and there was informal talk, some knew each other and were happy to meet again; a delegation of two persons from the South Korean embassy attended part of the programme. |
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Ms Lee plays piano |
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programme began with three beautiful songs by the "Vienna Peace Choir".
The choir and other
artists included
teenagers prepared to sing and play instruments for this worthy cause
and to do this in public. Two "sisters" prepared a contribution for the evening: Ms. Lee on the Piano, and Mrs. Ikuo Wressnig (from Japan) sang some Korean songs, wearing a beautiful "Hanbok". |
| Japanese born Ikuyu Wresnig sings Korean songs accompanied by Ms Lee | |
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The
Project of 1% Love Sharing
(initiated in South Korea) was introduced
according to the report received
from Korea. "I think not only I was deeply moved by reading some of the passages about the situation in this very poor country," said Renate Amesbauer. |
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Photo received from South Korea of North Korean child |
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Oswin Wolf (16yrs.) virtuously played several pieces on the violin |
Simon Cook (14) displayed his mastery of the saxophone. |
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of the presentations were greatly appreciated by the audience.
There were several nominations for WFWP Ambassadors for Peace*, and this award was presented to 6 ladies, who each spoke a few words, expressing their feelings about being "taken into the Family of AfP."
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Dr Maria Riehl introduces the Ambassador for Peace Award |
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Some expatriate Korean members prepared a delicious Korean buffet, which created the opportunity to speak and discuss long after the official programme was finished. |
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| Ambassador for Peace | There were about 60 people in a culturally mixed audience. |
| The partner organisation in Korea sent material relating to substantial meetings between North and South. The Austrian organisation expresses its desire to support more substantially through this project. |
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"Ambassadors for Peace" for details of newly nominated Peace Ambassadors |
**See "Korea" for 1% Share Charity Project |
Written by Renate Amesbauer and Lilly Gundacker
(C) Photos Lilly Gundacker (Vienna) and WFWPI (Korea)
Last edited: 11th March 2006 lg