Green Cafe Campaign at Yonsei University
Yonsei YTC:
Green Café Campaign at Yonsei University (June 2, 2015)
1. Introduction to
the campaign
Yonsei University’s Youth Temperance
Council (YTC) organized its annual ‘Green Café Campaign’ to promote no
consumption of alcohol and other addictive substances. Currently, Korea has an
ever-growing amount of societal problems caused by the consumption of alcohol.
So many issues such as sexual assault, drunk driving, and addiction problems
that irreversibly destruct families and societies are linked with alcohol and
continue to get worse. We believe this stems from the general perception of
Korean society, which is not properly aware of the fact that these are all
incidents directly related to alcohol. And so from this context, we set the
target of campus students, who are the future of society and country, to have
a proper perception of alcohol by educating the importance of harmful effects
it causes. Thus, for the prevention of harmful effects caused by
alcohol and to spread a healthy cultural campaign, the Green Café was
organized.
2. Activities
1) No-drinking
Mentoring:
Mentoring for
students was led by Pastor Cho Nam-Hyun (KWCTU associate pastor), Doctor
Park Kyung-Il (Ewha Woman’s University of College of Nursing Science),
President Hyun Kyung Kim (NZKWCTU). Students were educated about the harms
of alcohol and smoking and encouraged to refrain from drinking.
2) Drinking Goggle
Activities:
Students wore a
Fatal Vision® Impairment Goggle (simulates the
dulled vision of a person who has consumed one bottle of beer and half a bottle
of soju) and play a Basketball Arcade Game, Whac-A-Mole, and walk in a straight
line to have a sobering experience of one’s vision after the consumption of
alcohol.
3) Free food and
drinks:
Students who
participated in the activities were given a mocktail to promote a non-alcoholic
alternative to alcohol, as well as sausage sizzle.
4) Distribution of
Christian Book:
All students
were given a Christian Book from the following selection:
The Martyrdom of
Pastor Chu Ki Chul, The River of Grace: a story of John Calvin, Do You Know
What Love is?, Free From Pornography
3. Outcome
The message of
temperance was delivered to around 200 students and among them 100 students was
given no-drinking mentoring. Additionally, all students were provided with
Christian books donated by KWCTU, selected by Professor Jung Joo Kim. We
believe that this was a campaign that will improve students’ perception of
alcohol and we pray this is a seed God will use.