The 'World Revolutionary City Alliance Conference,' led by Jeongeup City, marked its 4th year this year, solidifying its status as an international event. At the conference held at Jeongeup Yeonji Art Hall on the 10th, cities from around the world such as Germany, Japan, and Brazil came together to share the history of peasant uprisings and reevaluate their modern significance.

Germany's Muehlhausen participated for the 4th consecutive year, maintaining its central role in the alliance, while Japan's Shimabarashi and Brazil's Canudos participated for the first time, presenting their respective peasant revolution cases and attracting attention. The session continued to shed light on the universal values of modern peasant revolutions for freedom and equality, including examples of peasant resistance during the French Revolution.

Kwon Ui-seok, a professor at Soonchunhyang University who delivered the first presentation, evaluated the 'World Revolutionary City Alliance Conference' as "a stage for realizing the globalization of regional history and showing examples of historical solidarity for universal justice."

Following this, Dr. Antje Schloembs and Nancy Krueger, representing Muehlhausen, shared the city's historical tourism strategy under the theme of '1525, Year of Freedom' in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants' War. They emphasized, "The concept of freedom shouted by the peasants at that time is even more urgent in today's era of environmental crisis and inequality."

Professor Peter McFee from Melburne University, who presented on the topic of French peasant resistance, vividly conveyed the value of freedom through the struggles of peasants during the French Revolution.

Discussing the Shimabara uprising case in Japan, Kazuko Goseki, a historian, stated, "The Shimabara uprising, which combined Christian persecution and peasant resistance, was brutally suppressed, but its spirit lives on to this day." Professor Choi Geum-jwa from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, who covered the Canudos uprising in Brazil, highlighted, "Canudos was a struggle for religious freedom and community protection, recorded as Brazil's largest civil war."

Mayor Lee Hak-soo of Jeongeup said, "Through this alliance conference, we have reaffirmed that the Donghak Peasant Revolution is a historical event that pursued universal human values," and expressed his intention to further develop this conference into a platform for globalization and elevate the status of Donghak.

Furthermore, during the parade that followed the event, a march featuring the attire of the German peasant army in commemoration of the 500th anniversary of the German Peasants' War caught the eye. On the previous day, the 9th, Mayor Lee Hak-soo and foreign speakers visited the Hwangtohyeon Battlefield to pay tribute to General Jeon Bong-jun by laying wreaths, honoring the revolutionary spirit.