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LAST UPDATE
July 11, 2005
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| November 9, 2004 |
Stop the Wall!! – Public Symposium on Palestine's "Apartheid Wall" |
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| A section of the Apartheid Wall (Photo courtesy of Itay Lewinsky) |
Invisible walls of separation and segregation are being erected the world over in this one-sided ‘War on Terrorism’. In Palestine, however, a physical “Apartheid Wall” is being constructed in the name of counteracting terrorism, destroying the lives of countless humans in the process. Japan is not exempt from this wave of segregation sweeping the world too. Will we be able to overcome the intertwining walls of segregation that are being built not only in Palestine, but in Iraq, the US and in Japan?
November 9 is a day which commemorates the fall of the Berlin Wall. On November 9, 2004, many NGOs across the world will be holding events, appeals and conventions in regards to the Apartheid Wall in Palestine. In Japan, NGOs have convened to plan this following event, ‘Stop the Wall!!’: |
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TIME : November 9, 2004 (Tues) 07:00pm – 09:00pm
VENUE: Zai-Nichi Kankoku YMCA Asia Sei-shonen Centre B1, Tokyo-to, Chiyoda-ku, Sarugaku-cho 2-5-5
SPEAKERS:
- Furui Mizue (Photojournalist)
Furui has been covering events in Palestine since 1988. Her work sheds light on the plight of Palestinians, in particular women living under occupation.
- Mori Tatsuya (Documentary Film maker)
Author of a number of books, Mori is most well known for his two documentary films ‘A’ and ‘A2’ which follow the Aum Shinrikyo cult after the nerve gas attack on the Tokyo subway system.
- Toyoda Naomi (Photojournalist)
Photojournalist and author well known for his coverage of Palestine,
the former Yugoslavia, Okinawa, Cambodia and Iraq. Toyoda is also
very active in covering issues concerning Japan’s war responsibility
and compensation issues.
COST: 500 Yen
QUERIES: Peace Boat (03-3363-7561)
(Please note that this symposium will be conducted in Japanese)
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