People For Earth

The International Conference for Ecozoic Culture 2018 was held under the theme of Ecological Transformation on the Korean Peninsula and East Asia. It was held for three days from the 12th to the 14th of October in Paju, South Korea.

Day 1 - Opening Ceremony, Sessions One and Two

The conference was hosted People for Earth Forum and a welcome speech by Kumsil Kang, the Executive Director of the Forum marked the opening of the three-day event. Hwa-young Lee, the Vice-Governor of Peace, Gyeonggi-do and Inwon Choue, the President of Kyung Hee University, presented congratulatory speeches.

For Session One, Dr. John B. Cobb. Jr. of The Center of Process Studies and Father Jai-don Lee of Catholic University presented a dialogue titled Earth and People, Dots in the Universe.

John B. Cobb Jr. (Co-founder & Co-director, The Center for Process Studies, Claremont)

Fr. Jai-don Lee (Adjunct Professor, Catholic University)

Session Two consisted of three presentations under the theme of Civilization Shift and Ecological Civilization: Plans and New Subjects.

Beyond Anthropocentricism

  Kyoung-Min Lee (Seoul National University)

Between Macro & Micro: Rescaling the Ordinary

  Kyoo Lee (John Jay College and The Graduate Center, CUNY)

Earth Jurisprudence and Earth-centered Law: Challenges and Opportunities

  Taehyun Park (Kangwon National University)