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Social Justice Series
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (F. AuYeung)
Tue Jan 4 01:41:27 2000
Message-Id: <200001040640.BAA31897@EMAT1.MIT.EDU>
To: concerned-people@MIT.EDU
Date: Tue, 04 Jan 2000 01:40:24 EST
From: "F. AuYeung" <auyeung@MIT.EDU>
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** SOCIAL JUSTICE DISCUSSION SERIES for the MIT COMMUNITY **
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TIME: IAP, January, 2000; Thursday Nights, 1900-2100
PLACE: MIT Building 2- Room 147
<http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=bldg_2>
No enrollment limit; No advance sign up
Participants welcome at individual sessions (series)
Prerequsite: interest in peace and social transformation
This Discussion Series bring different, but inter-connected, social
issues to the MIT community. While technology can help, social change
must grow its roots in the hearts of people. Please come to listen and
discuss some of the pressing problems we face, and find out what we as
citizens can do to address them.
Aimee Smith, 13-4153, 253-6907, alsmith@mit.edu
Felix AuYeung, E40-392, 253-5980, auyeung@mit.edu
Anton Van der Ven, 13-4069, 253-8127, anton@lanai.mit.edu
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Withdraw U.S. Bases! An Appeal from Okinawa, Japan
Madge Kho, Boston-Okinawa Network
Thur Jan 6, 07-09:00pm, 2-147, come earlier to network
Naomi Iwai, former Kobe City Council Member, Joseph Gerson of the
American Friends Service Committee, Cathy Hoffman of the Cambridge
City Peace Commission, and Boone Shirmer join local activist Madge Kho
to discuss the conditions the Okinawan residents must endure living with
a US military base located in the heart of their city.
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WTO: Why The Outrage
Aimee Smith, Felix AuYeung
Thur Jan 13, 07-09:00pm, 2-147
What is your take on what drove a cross-interest alliance of people to
protest against the World Trade Organization in Seattle and around the
world?
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The Status of Women at MIT
Aimee Smith
Thur Jan 20, 07-09:00pm, 2-147, everyone welcomed
Sexism continues to confront women at MIT. Please come to this session
to discuss your experiences and build a stronger resource base and
response alliance.
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US Military Spending and Arms Sales Abroad
WAND (Women Action for a New Direction)
Thur Jan 27, 07-09:00pm, 2-147
Just how much of our taxpayer money is spent on the military budget in
the US? And, what are the consequences? Also discussed is the US arms
dealers' involvement in foreign military spending and world conflicts.
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We hope that the MIT community will continue discussion of
social issues beyond this IAP series. It is our wish that
the series will draw people together and inspire us all to
go out and address social problems in a coordinated way.
We also hope that by the next academic year, a new club
addressing a wide-range of social justice issues will form
at MIT based on the network built from this IAP series.
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W I T H D R A W U . S . B A S E S !
A n A p p e a l f r o m O k i n a w a
A 20-minute video and discussion with Naomi Iwai, former City Council
Member of Kobe, Japan about the struggle of the people of Japan, and
particularly, Okinawa, to remove U.S. bases from their communities, to
protect themselves from the abuses of US military personnel, to preserve
their environment, and to reclaim their land. Mr. Iwai initiated the
anti-nuclear "Kobe Formula", a policy the City of Kobe adopted requiring
ships carrying nuclear weapons to make such a declaration before they
docking at Kobe Port. As a result, no nuclear ships ever visited Kobe
Port. The Kobe formula served as the model for Nuclear Free New Zealand
and has been adopted by other city ports such as Seattle.
Thursday, JANUARY 6, 2000, 7:00 P.M.
MIT, BLDG. 2, ROOM 147
77 Mass Ave, Cambridge
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The 3.1 million residents of Okinawa has had to endure disruption of
their lives for the past 50 years due to the daily low-altitude traning
flights, warplanes and helicopters taking off and landing dozens of times
a day within the 39 U.S, military bases and installations on the island.
These daily firing and explosives training exercises have caused the
destruction of the forests and other greenery on the island of Okinawa.
Approximately 20% of the land on Okinawa Island is occupied by U.S. bases.
82.8% of the town of Kadena on the island is occupied by Kadena Air Base.
A large portion of the towns of Kin (59.7%), Chatan (56.4% ) and Yomitan
Village (46.9%) are also occupied by these bases. Futema Air Station
occupies about 30% of Ginowan City, is in the heart of the downtown,
hindering the development of the community and causing air pollution.
There's also a history of abuse from U.S. troops. The 1995 rape of a
young Okinawan school girl was no exception. More GI crimes are committed
around the U.S. bases in Japan than in any other U.S. bases in the world.
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for questions and comments, please email <auyeung@mit.edu>.
For the most updated information regarding this series,
please visit <http://web.mit.edu/auyeung/www/justice.html>.
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