PyeonChang Olympics
분야: 외교/통일/국방
청원 기간: 2018-01-23 ~ 2018-02-22

Dear President Moon,My name is Elliot Shin, and I am a 15 year old third generation Korean-American high school student living in Portland, Oregon. I just founded a non profit organization Olivenbaum: One Music One World, where we share music with students of refugees who would normally not get a chance to learn an instrument. With music, we are able to understand our differences and come to appreciate each other as equal human beings. This past summer, I had a chance to learn about Lindenbaum Festival Orchestra in South Korea. I have not formally met Maestro Won Hyung Joon, but I was inspired by his dream of one day uniting South and North Korea through music. As a Korean-American, I do not know much about Korean politics, and to be honest, I am not very interested. However, sharing peace through music is something I want to do for the rest of my life. Maestro Won has been an advocate for peace for over a decade now. And with Lindenbaum Orchestra possibly playing at the PyeongChang Olympics, I was planning to join them as an activist for peace from Portland, Oregon. I am still not giving up on this idea, as I know you probably want peace between North and South Korea. There is no better way than music to reach people's hearts. It is more powerful than words or war. Please let Lindenbaum and Olivenbaum play at the opening or closing Olympic ceremony with North Korean musicians as this would be an active stand for peace. I hope you read my email and respond. Thank you so much.SIncerely,Elliot Shin