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LAST UPDATE
November 2, 2005
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Stop! Constitutional Revision Rampage!
Japan-Korea simultaneous rally in opposition to the revision of Article 9 |
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Schedule for Tokyo:
November 2, 2005 - Press Conference
Place: National Diet Building, Committee Room #2, Time: 3:00pm
November 3, 2005 - Rally
Place: St. Ignatius Church, near Yotsuya Station Time: 1:00pm
Amid escalated controversy surrounding the revision of Article 9 due to
the endorsement of a new draft Constitution by the Liberal Democratic
Party, Civil Society Organizations and NGOs in Korea and Japan opposed
to the war in Iraq have organized a simultaneous rally in Tokyo and
Seoul, in opposition to the revision of Article 9.
On November 3rd, the anniversary of the promulgation of the Japanese
Constitution, a rally titled “STOP! Constitutional Revision Rampage.
November 3rd Constitution Rally” held at the St. Ignatius Church in
Yotsuya, Tokyo, will include guests from Korean NGOs, announcement of a
Korea-Japan joint statement, and Peace Parade.
You are cordially invited to a Press Conference to be held on
November 2nd, preceding the Rally. Details are as follows: |
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Press Conference
Date: November 2nd (Wednesday) 3:00pm
Venue: National Diet Building, Committee Room #2
Program:
- Brief explanation of the November 3rd Constitution Rally
- Introduction of the Korea-Japan Joint Statement against the Corruption of Article 9
- Brief explanation of the November 3rd Rally in Korea
Speakers:
- Lee JunKyu (Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea)
Background:
Head of the Policy Division of the Korean NGO Civil Network for a
Peaceful Korea. Correspondent for the monthly magazine Tong Il Han Guk,
Co-author of “Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone in NE Asia,” published as a
Korea-Japan collaboration.
- Ken Takada (No to Constitutional Revision! Citizens)
- Kikuko Yamaguchi (Womens Network for the Constitution)
- Reiko Itoi (Christian Peace Network)
- Nahoko Hishiyama (Anti-War High School Students Network)
- Akira Kawasaki (Peace Boat)
Organizer: November 3rd Constitution Rally Executive Committee
For More Information:
Contact Details:
Rika Watanabe (Peace Boat) 03-3363-7561
No to Constitutional Revision! Citizens Network 03-3221-4668
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Appendix 1
STOP! Constitutional Revision Rampage November 3rd Constitution Rally Outline
www.peaceboat.org/info/event/1103.html
www.peaceboat.org/info/event/img_1103/flyer.pdf
Date: November 3rd (Thursday) 1:00pm Open, 1:30pm Start
Venue: Joseph Hall, St. Ignatius Church, near Yotsuya Station
Program:
- 1:00pm - Slideshow “The World with Article 9”
- 1:30pm
- Report on US Military Realignment and Japan by Masahiko Goto (Lawyer, Head of
a Yokosuka group opposing the deployment and berthing of a nuclear aircraft
carrier)
- Speech on the Korean Perspective on Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution
by Lee JunKyu, Administrator, Civil Network for a Peaceful Korea
- Lecture on the problems of the Liberal Democratic Party's draft
Constitution by Makoto Ito, President of Ito-Juku, law faculty
- 4:00pm - Parade.
Planned route: Yotsuya >Yotsuya 3 chome >Akebonobachi >Boeicho-mae >Sotobori-koen
In front of the Defense Agency, a statement demanding the immediate withdrawal of Japanese troops from Iraq will be handed to an official from JDA.
Participation fee: ¥500
Organizer: November 3rd Constitution Rally Executive Committee
(Christian Peace Network, Women”s Network for the Constitution, Kenpo wo Ikasu Kai, Anti-War High School Students Network, GPPAC Japan, Religious Peace Network, National Trade Union Council, VAWW-NET Japan, Peace Boat, FEMIN Women”s Democratic Club, 21st Century Peace Constitution Association, Meiji University Sundai Association, No to Constitutional Reform! Citizens)
Enquiries: Rika Watanabe (Peace Boat) 03-3363-7561
No to Constitutional Revision! Citizens 03-3221-4668 |
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Appendix 2
Outline of activities in Korea
November 2nd (Wednesday) 2:30pm
Debate: Corruption of the Japanese Constitution and Related Issues Facing the Korean Civil Society
Venue: Ground Floor Bise Building, Seoul. Korean Democracy Foundation
Speakers: Akihiko Kimijima (Faculty of Law, Ritsumeikan University), Korean lawyers, academics and NGO activists
November 3rd (Thursday) 11:00am-
Press Conference in front of Japanese Embassy, Seoul, opposing Japan”s corruption of the Peace Constitution.
Speakers: Akihiko Kimijima (Faculty of Law, Ritsumeikan University), Women Making Peace, Korea Youth Corps, People”s Solidarity for Participatory Democracy, The Korean Council for Women Drafted for Military Sexual Slavery by Japan, Korea Women”s Association United, others.
Organizer: Korean Committee for the Japan-Korea Action to Prevent Revision of the Japanese Peace Constitution |
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