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March 27, 2008

WE DISAGREE WITH ANY KIND OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND MILITARY PRESENCE

disagreestamp.jpgURGENT STATEMENT of PROJECT DISAGREE OKINAWA (Please Post)
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“WE DISAGREE WITH ANY KIND OF SEXUAL VIOLENCE AND MILITARY PRESENCE”

People living in Okinawa always face the brutal possibility of becoming rape victims due to U.S. Military presence. Okinawans are also in danger of perpetuating this cycle of sexual violence by silencing their outcries against these horrendous crimes. We, Project Disagree, strongly protest the present situation of Okinawa, where the permanent presence of the U.S. Military and the Japanese Self Defense Force continue to sustain the systematic violence of rape that controls people of Okinawa. We raise our voices, from the very venue of Okinawa, stating strongly that “We Disagree” with any kind of sexual violence perpetuated by the very presence of the U.S. Military in Okinawa and abroad.

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Posted by Project Disagree at 12:31 PM |

March 15, 2008

性暴力と軍隊に合意してない

disagreestamp.jpg性暴力と軍隊に合意してないゆんたく会議を終えました。合意してない声明をお知らせします。画像をクリックすると文書PDFをDLできます。（英語版も追加しました。Mar. 27, 2008）

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「私たちは、あらゆる性暴力そして軍隊に合意してない」

　いま沖縄を生きる者のすべてが、レイプという暴力にさらされる可能性に直面し、そして同時に、みずからが、そのレイプという暴力を発動する危険にもさらされている。この沖縄において、人を支配するための暴力システムとしてのレイプが、米軍そしてその米軍と一体化していく自衛隊という常設軍によって機能として埋め込まれている現状に対して、私たちは強く抗議する。そして、その沖縄から、私たちは、あらゆる性暴力と、そしてその性暴力を恒常化させている軍隊というシステムそのものに、根底的に「合意してない」という声をあげる。

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Posted by Project Disagree at 12:30 AM |

May 20, 2007

Henoko: Call for urgent action


Henoko: Call for urgent action

Almost immediately after the victory of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party candidate in the by-election for an Upper House seat on April 22nd, the Japanese government started the process of building a military facility in Henoko with a determination.

On April 24th, the Japanese Defense Facilities Administration Agency (Naha Bureau) and the Japan Coast Guard began “pre-survey” of the Marine survey of the proposed area for the new military facility in Henoko. The Rev. Natsume Taira and others in Henoko have been staging non-violent action to protest and stop the survey, but the JDFAA ships and divers far outnumbered the protestors and their canoes and boats.

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Posted by Project Disagree at 08:40 PM |