名護市の稲嶺進市長が訪米し、５月１７日はニューヨークにて公開イベント「沖縄米軍基地問題と日米関係」を行います。稲嶺氏は「海にも陸にも新たな米軍基地は造らせない」という演題で講演、そして「海外識者・文化人沖縄声明」の賛同者であるマーク・セルダン氏（沖縄を英語で発信し続ける『アジア太平洋ジャーナル：ジャパンフォーカス』編集コーディネーター）、スティーブ・ラブソン氏（ブラウン大学名誉教授）をコメンテーターとして迎えます。ニューヨーク近辺のお知り合いに広めてください。
US Military Bases in
Okinawa and the Japan-US Relationship
An Afternoon with Susumu
INAMINE, Mayor of Nago City, Okinawa
Seventy
years after World War II, Okinawa, devastated as a battleground in the Pacific
War (1941-45), continues to be occupied by the US military, mostly marine
bases, which pose threats to safety, health, and life of people and the environment. Despite steadfast opposition by the majority of the people in
Okinawa, the US and Japanese governments are forcing through their plan to
build yet another marine airbase with a military port. The massive reclamation required
would damage the endangered bio-diverse environment of the northeastern shore.
Mayor Susumu Inamine of Nago City, site of the planned base construction, was
first elected in 2010 and re-elected this January, both times on a platform of
opposition to the new base. This is his second visit to the United States to
lobby with policymakers and to raise awareness and encourage people in the
United States to support his appeal. Please join Mayor Inamine and a panel of
experts to discuss what Americans can do to bring justice and democracy back to
Okinawa.
Time
and Date:
13:00 – 15:00,
Saturday, May 1 7
Place:
Gallery of the
Community Church of New York, 28 East 35
Street
(between Madison and Park Avenues), New York City
12:30
Door opens (Light refreshments will be
served.)
13:00
– 15:00
Introduction, followed by Mayor
Inamine’s presentation
“No New Base Will be Allowed in My City, Whether on Land or Sea”
Comments and discussion by:
Mark Selden, Coordinator
of Asia-Pacific Journal: Japan Focus
Steve Rabson,
Emeritus Professor of Brown University
Followed by Questions and Answers
Organized
by: New Diplomacy Initiative (NDI)
Sponsored
by: The Action for Justice Committee
of Community Church
Nago City
Peace
Philosophy Centre
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