2012 CODEPINK JAPAN & GREEN TEA PARTY

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Ｇreen Tea Party for Peace ａｎｄ
ｔｈｅ Ｗｏｒｌｄ ｆｒｅｅ ｆｒｏｍ Ｎｕｋｅｓ ＆ Ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ Ｐｏｗｅｒ Ｐｌａｎｔｓ
平和と核兵器・原発のない世界めざすグリーン・ティー・パーティー
Ｃｏｄｅｐｉｎｋｅｒｓ ｇｌｏｃａｌ ａｃｔｉｏｎｓ ｉｎ Ｊａｐａｎ
ｗｈｅｎ： ２７／２／２０１２ ｗｈｅｒｅ： Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ， ＪＡＰＡＮ
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Ｍａｒｃｈ １１ ２０１２，１ ｙｅａｒ ａｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ ｏｆ Ｆｕｋｕｓｈｉｍａ ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ ｃａｔａｓｔｒｏｐｈ ｃｏｉｎｓｉｄｅｓ ｔｈｅ
ａｎｉｖｅｒｓａｒｙ ｏｆ “Ｂｒａｖｏ” Ｈ－ｂｏｍｂ ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ ａｔ Ｂｉｋｉｎｉ Ａｔｏｌｌ ｉｎ １９５４.
Ｅｖｅｒｙ ｙｅａｒ ａｒｏｕｎｄ Ｍａｒｃｈ １，ｐｒｏｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ Ｈ－ｂｏｍｂ ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ，ｐａｙｉｎｇ ｔｒｉｂｕｔｅ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ
ｖｉｃｔｉｍｓ ａｎｄ ｅｘｐｒｅｓｓｉｎｇ ｔｈｅ ｄｅｔｅｒｍｉｎａｔｉｏｎ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ ｆｒｅｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ， ｐｅｏｐｌｅ ｆｒｏｍ ａｌｌ
ｏｖｅｒ Ｊａｐａｎ ａｓ ｗｅｌｌ ａｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｍａｎｙ ｃｏｕｎｔｒｉｅｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｇａｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ．
Ｙａｉｚｕ ｃｉｔｙ ｉｎ Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ ｈａｓ ａ ｆｉｎｅ ｐｏｒｔ ｆｏｒ ｆｉｓｈｉｎｇ ｂｏａｔｓ. “Ｔｈｅ ５ｔｈ Ｌｕｃｋｙ Ｄｒａｇｏｎ”
ｗｈｉｃｈ ｗａｓ ｅｘｐｏｓｅｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ ｆａｌｌｏｕｔ ｉｎ Ｂｉｋｉｎｉ，ｍａｄｅ ｉｔｓ ｗａｙ ｂａｃｋ ｔｏ Ｙａｉｚｕ ｐｏｒｔ.
ａｆｔｅｒ Ｈ ｂｏｍｂ ｔｅｓｔｉｎｇ． Ｔｈｅ ｃｒｅｗ ｍｅｍｂｅｒｓ ｏｆ ｔｈｅ Ｌｕｃｋｙ Ｄｒａｇｏｎ ｗｅｒｅ ｉｎｄｅｅｄ ｈｅｒｏｅｓ ｔｏ
ｈａｖｅ ｅｖｉｄｅｎｃｅｄ ａｎｄ ｗａｒｎｅｄ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｈｅ ｃｒｕｅｌｔｙ ａｎｄ ｍａｄｎｅｓｓ ｏｆ ｒａｄｉａｔｉｏｔｎ ｃａｔａｓｔｒｏｐｈ
ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ａｔ ｔｈｅ ｃｏｓｔ ｏｆ ｔｈｅｉｒ ｏｗｎ ｌｉｖｅｓ．
Ｃｏｄｅｐｉｎｋ Ｏｓａｋａ ＪＡＰＡＮ ｆｉｎｄｓ ｉｔ ｓｏ ｉｍｐｅｒａｔｉｖｅ ｆｏｒ ｔｈｅ ｇｒａｓｓｒｏｏｔ ｗｏｍｅｎ ｆｏｒ
ｐｅａｃｅ ａｎｄ ｎｕｃｌｅａｒ ｆｒｅｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ ｔｏ ｇｅｔ ｔｏｇｅｔｈｅｒ ｉｎ Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ ｉｎ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｏｆ ３．１
Ｂｉｋｉｎｉ Ｄａｙ ａｃｔｉｏｎ． Ｗｅ ａｒｅ ｐｌａｎｎｉｎｇ ｔｏ ｈｏｌｄ ａ Ｃｏｄｅｐｉｎｋｅｒｓ ｇｌｏｃａｌ
ｗｏｒｋｓｈｏｐ ｏｎ ２７ｔｈ Ｆｅｂｒｕａｒｙ ｉｎ Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ．
Ｔｏ ｍａｋｅ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｋｓｈｏｐ ｒｅａｌｌｙ ｇｌｏｃａｌ ｗｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｔｈｅ ａｃｔｉｖｅ ｅｎｇａｇｅｍｅｎｔ ａｎｄ ｈｅｌｐ ｏｆ
ｂｏｔｈ ｌｏｃａｌ ａｎｄ ｇｌｏｂａｌ ｇｒｏｕｐｓ ａｎｄ ｉｎｄｉｖｉｄｕａｌｓ． Ｗｅ’ｄ ｌｉｋｅ ｔｏ ｈａｖｅ Ｃｏｄｅｐｉｎｋ ｓｉｓｔｅｒｓ
ａｎｄ ｇｒａｎｎｉｅｓ ｆｒｏｍ ｔｈｅ ＵＳ ａｎｄ ｆｒｏｍ ａｂｒｏａｄ ｔｏ ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｊｏｉｎ ｕｓ．Ｗｅ ｎｅｅｄ ｙｏｕｒ
ｃｏｍｐａｎｙ ａｎｄ ｓｕｐｐｏｒｔ ｔｏ ｌｅｔ ｏｕｒ ｖｏｉｃｅｓ ｂｅ ｈｅａｒｄ ｔｏ ｔｈｅ ｗｏｒｌｄ．
Ｐｌｅａｓｅ ｃｏｍｅ ａｎｄ ｊｏｉｎ ｕｓ ａｎｄ ｓｅｎｄ ｙｏｕｒ ｆｒｉｅｎｄｓ ｔｏ Ｓｈｉｚｕｏｋａ．

グリーン・ティー・パーティー プログラム / Green tea Party Program Feb.27,2012
Part I
moderator H.OGAWA start １３：３０
１． 実行委員挨拶・紹介 greetings from the organizers
黙 祷 silent prayer
尾川Hisae OGAWA, CODEPINK Osaka / Takako KASUYA, Shizuoka）
冨田（Narumi TOMIDA Kyoto ）
２．挨拶 greeting from a Hibakusha from Shizuoka 川本 司郎( Shiro KAWAMOTO 被爆者の会会長 president Hibakusha association）
３．ミニミニ・コンサート Mini Concert 野田 淳子(京都)Junko NODA, Kyoto シンガー・ソングライター singer・song writer
４．フクシマと「オキュパイ・ウォールストリート」運動
Fukushima and “Occupy Wall Street” Movement
後藤 宣代 Ｎｏｂｕｙｏ ＧOTO ( Fukushima 福島、Lecturer ）
福島県立医科大学（ Fukushima Ｍｅｄｉｃａｌ Ｕｎｉｖｅｒｓｉｔｙ ）
５．紙芝居・祈りの折り鶴 イギリス訪問報告
Kamishibai story telling and visit UK report
佐治 妙心（麻希） （静岡・妙蔵寺）Myoshin(Maki)SAJI, Shizuoka Myozo-ji temple Buddhist
priest
６．長崎で被ばくした母の話 My mother & A-bombing in Nagasaki 大口 彰子 （大阪）Akiko OGUCHI, Osaka
７．宗教者として Faith and peace action, my case 冨田 成美 （京都・キリスト者）Narumi TOMIDA,Kyoto Christian
８．第五福竜丸物語（暗唱）Lucy Dragon story telling
ビキニ水爆実験から原発導入へ from Bikini testing
to building nuclear power plants in Japan
西脇 朋生 （静岡）Tomoo NISHIWAKI, Shizuoka
粕谷 たか子（静岡・母親大会連絡会）Takako KASUYA Shizuoka Mothers Congress
Part II(お茶を飲みながら）進行係 粕谷 serving green tea moderator Takako KASUYA １５：２４～ １６：４０
９． 参加者紹介 getting to know each other 自 己 紹 介
１０． green tea を栽培して growing green tea in Japan 杵塚 歩 (静岡・農民連）Ａyumi KINEZUKA, Shizuoka, green tea farmer
１１．折り鶴を作ろう making ORIZURU paper cranes 尾川 知 （大阪）Tomo OGAWA、 Osaka 折り紙作家：Ｐaper Ｆolder
１２．ＤＶＤ上映 Documentary on Granny Peace Brigade
「おばあちゃんの平和旅団」
芝田 朋美（静岡）Tomomi SHIBATA, Shizuoka
DVD documentary on Granny Peace Brigade NYC
１３．被災地と海外との交流
Exchange with oversea friends for Fukushima
奈良 勝行 (東京・新英研）Katsuyoki NARA Tokyo
English teacher
１４Using Social Movement Theory to Maximize Protest participation
社会運動論を駆使して抵抗運動に多数の市民の参加を呼びかける
ライアン・シーブルック（フルブライト大学院研究生・静岡大学外国人研究者） Ｒyan
Seebruck, Fulbright researcher in Shizuoka University
１５．参加者交流 from the floor
閉 会 close １６：４０

Fukushima and the “Occupy Wall Street” movement

―Global Protester Movement― GOTO Nobuyo 　Fukushima Medical University

Introduction– in 2011 people in various parts of the world stood up to raise their voices of

indignation against the Establishment.

1. By 15^th October 2011, “global occupations” took place in 82 countries and 1,000 cities.

“Who is 99%? Without names and faces, we are the wounded and enraged earth.”

2. “Time” magazine carried an article “2011 person of the year ” covering “The Protester”

all over the world including “No Nuclear Power Plants” movement in Japan.

3. Direct actions with non violence and Internet communication as solidarity media

I. 2011,protesters around the world : four seasons starts with “Indignation”

Spring:

Arab: in Dec. 2010 a Tunisian fruit vendor set himself on fire in a public square in protest to the government. →　in Jan. Jasmine Revolution →　occupy Tahrir Square in Cairo Egypt

Japan: in May a family-farmer in Fukushima killed himself in protest to the radiation contamination on the organic cabbages grown in his farm →　indignation being spread among family-farmers and residents→ who affected by radiation finally started the concerted protest action against the government and TEPCO. They were at the beginning enduring the hardship quietly as the oversea media reported and were supportive to “cheer up Japan, never give up Fukushima” campaign.

Summer:

Europe: in Spain and Greece, occupations protesting against financial crisis, unemployment , and austerity. In UK, the rebel of the unemployed youth.

Tens of thousands of young people have been occupying Puerta del Sol Square in Madrid, who call themselves as “We have no houses, no jobs, no pensions, and nothing to lose and worry about” and are named as “indignados( indignation) , May 15 movement”→　6 million people around Spain joined the actions.

Autumn : Occupy Wall Street movement started →　spread nation wide in the US and around the world.

Winter : Russians protest against the election corruption. 20 years passed after the Soviet Union collapsed. Russians are angry about the succeeding government.

II. Background of the “Occupy Wall Street” Movement

1. 1. inception On Jul. 13, 2011 “Adbusters”,a radical anti-consumerist organization based in Vancouver Canada, issued a call by　Web　stating “Are you ready for a Tahrir moment? On Sept. 1 7, flood into lower Manhattan, set up tents,kitchens,peaceful barricades and occupy Wall Street.”

It says” Wall Street is the financial Gomorrah of America and the greatest corrupter of democracy.

It’s time for DEMOCRACY NOT CORPORATOCRACY. “

1. 2. preparation Aug. 2 　slogans: “ We are 99 %”, “Occupy Wall Street”

mode of occupation and decision making :general assembly( direct democracy)

1. 3. commencement Sep. 17 those who are attending at Zuccotti Park is 2.000 people and make voluntary working groups
2. 4. present occupation is keeping within the building(public space in 1^st floor) since last Nov.

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Ⅲ. “Occupy Wall Street” Movement characters

1. 1. No-leader, but The catalysts

①　Kalle Lasn : Canadian editor of Adbusters, who proposed to people for gathering on Sep. 17

② David Graeber : cultural anthropologist living in London, who is the founder of the slogans “ We are 99%”, “ Occupy Wall Street”.

③ Yotam Marom : political organizer, educator, and writer based in New York, a member of the Organization for a Free Society, planned an earlier live-in protest in downtown Manhattan

④ Kaylee Dedrick : teacher’s aide, being pepper-sprayed drew crowds

1. 2. method

① occupation rather than demonstration, rally and demand; decision making through the general assembly every day

② voluntary working groups ( ex.: media, kitchen, sanitary, medical, library, etc )

③ internet(Social Media: open, share, de-centralization)

④ peopled microphone ( no loud speakers )

⑤ papers, journals free paper like as “Occupied Wall Street Journal”

1. 3. summery

① creation of new way of life based on the direct democracy

② creation of city revolution through occupation of public open spaces

IV. voices of indignation and direct actions in Fukushima

1. 1. Apr.26 – family-farmers direct action to the head office of TEPCO demanding full compensation for the revival of Fukushima

features of the actions a. sympathy towards the self killing of a family-farmer engaged in organic farming and indignation against TEPCO, b. voluntary, c. rejection of TEPCO’s bills, making their own bills of particulars covering their farm products like peaches, persimmons, etc damaged by radiation to charge TEPCO, d. demonstrating their indignation in visible ways such as driving farm truck along putting their cattles on board and raising ‘rice straw mat banners’, symbols of peasants revolts, with protest messages.

e. attract mass-medias to report their actions on the top pages thus change the public opinion

2. May 23 – Mothers and parents rushed to the Ministry of Education and Science demanding to protect Fukushima children from radiation.

features of the actions a. sharing concerns over radiation through internet b. organize voluntary workshop to study on radiation. C. direct negotiation with the Ministry of Education and Science and the authorities: saying “don’t treat our kids as guinea pigs” and demanding to reduce the annual radiation level from 20 to 1 milli sievert They were successful in those actions. d. The network to protect Children in Fukushima has expanded to the nation wide network through internet and has received positive responses from overseas. A number of international NGOs have come to Japan for the on the spot researches.

3. New features: start from the individuals ‘ anger ‘,’ indignation ’, ‘ concern ‘ →　through internet share their feeling and do voluntary actions →　forming open forum for anybody can join and share: ex. protest actions, study workshops, measuring radiation, making maps of hot spots, etc. They are leading ‘mother’s scientist’ , ‘mother’s revolution.’

The classical scientific revolution in the 17^th century: new tool

Galileo vs. Catholic authority telescope

Now : Mothers vs. Central Government and TEPCO radiation measuring devices and Net

V. New character of Fukushima , “Occupy Wall Street” and “The protester” movement

1. 1. principle: ‘indignation’ over injustice and dignity of human beings
2. 2. actions: direct action with non violence ,self expressive and festival
3. 3. media: internet( open to public, share, collective decision making, de-centralization)
4. 4. Subject: youths and women in diversity

Closing

Towards 2012 spring

1. 1. “The Declaration of the Occupation of New York City” by the NYC General Assembly

“We saw seeds in the Fall,　They blossom in the Spring.”

On Jul. 4, Independence Day, 2012, all US general assembly will be held in Philadelphia.

1. 2. Fukushima: focus and conflicts

① on the provisional food safety regulation for radiation dosage

ministry of health & labor vs. ministry of education science

cesium 137 and the internal radiation exposure

② decontamination:

General contractor of Big business in Tokyo vs. small business in Fukushima

③ compensation:

residents vs. TEPCO and central government