It is Now Time to Demand A Just Peace
When your sense of justice is violated, when your vision of a peaceful future is jeopardized, you will want to act.... When you are not alone in this predicament, you can join in any, some, or all of the following events...
To underscore the lopsided view presented by the commemoration activities of the 50th anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty, human rights organizations organize the following series of protests and educational events in San Francisco:
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Date: |
July 18, 2001, 12:30 p.m. |
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Location: |
1684 Post Street, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To announce the details of all the planned activities to counter the San Francisco Peace Treaty 50th anniversary celebration, commencing on August 31 and ending on September |
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Sponsors: |
Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition, Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War, Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia |
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Date: |
July 31, 2001, 5:00 - 7:30 p.m. |
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Location: |
California State Building, 455 Golden Gate Avenue, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To protest against the photo exhibition of "Peace in the Pacific: San Francisco and the U.S.-Japan Peace Treaty of 1951" organized by the USF Center for the Pacific which ignores the injustices of the Treaty and turns a blind eye on victims of Japanese WW II atrocities. (Press Release) (Photos 1 & 2) |
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Sponsors: |
Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition, Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War, Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia |
"Reunion": a 2-hour play performed by the Japanese drama group IMAGINE 21
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Date: |
August
31, 2001, 7:00 - 9:00 p.m.; September 1, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m. |
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Location: |
Florence Gould
Theater, California Palace
of the Legion of Honor, Lincoln Park, 100-34th Avenue, San Francisco |
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Date: |
September 2, 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.; 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. |
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Location: |
Santa Clara Convention Center, 5001 Great America Parkway, Santa Clara |
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Purpose: |
To reflect on the horrors of Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945) and its aftermath (see article Asian Week) |
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Sponsor: |
Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War |
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Date: |
September
6, 2001 |
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Time: |
9:30 - 10:30 a.m.; 10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. |
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Location: |
Latino/Hispanic Community Room, Main Library, 100 Larkin Street (corner of Grove/Larkin), San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To present a supplementary and balancing view to the conference "The United States and Japan: An Enduring Partnership in a Changing World", organized by the US-Japan 21st Century Project and to discuss critical measures needed to build a future of US-Japan relationship based on a genuine resolution of wartime issues |
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Sponsor: |
Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia |
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Date: |
September 6
- 9, 2001 |
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Location: |
Radisson Miyako Hotel, 1625 Post Street, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To highlight the Japanese government's steadfast whitewashing of its aggression and atrocities committed during the Asia-Pacific War (1931-1945) and its continuing refusal to apologize and compensate for its crimes against humanity |
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Sponsors: |
Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition; Asian American Studies, Department of Ethnic Studies, University of California, Berkeley |
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Date: |
September
8, 2001, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m. |
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Location: |
Along
Van Ness Avenue, around City Hall area, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To
protest against the Commemorative Ceremony at the War Memorial Opera House
organized by the US-Japan 21st Century Project, The Japan Society of Northern
California |
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Sponsors: |
Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the
Sino-Japanese War, Global Alliance for Preserving the
History of WW II in Asia |
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Date: |
September
8, 2001, 5:00 - 10:00 p.m. |
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Location: |
United
Nation Plaza, Civic
Center, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To
protest against the lopsided commemorative activities to honor the 50th
anniversary of the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty, organized by the
US-Japan 21st Century Project, The Japan Society of Northern California |
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Sponsors: |
Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War, Great Love Chorus, Global Alliance for Preserving the History of WW II in Asia |
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Date: |
September
8, 2001, 8 p.m. |
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Location: |
Marin Civic Center Showcase Theatre, Veterans
Memorial Auditorium |
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Date: |
September 14, 2001, 8 p.m. |
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Location: |
Foothill College, Los Altos Hills |
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Date: |
September 15, 2001, 8 p.m. |
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Location: |
Wilshire Ebell Theatre, Los Angeles |
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Purpose: |
To
express in a dance, a play and in testimony by a former comfort woman the
horror and brutality of the comfort women's lives under the Japanese
Imperial Army, concluding with the hope for a better future (Program
Details) |
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Sponsors: |
(Partial List) Rape of Nanking Redress Coalition, Asian American Alliance of Marin, Marin Art Council, Korean Presbyterian Church of San Francisco |
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Date: |
September
15, 2001 8 p.m. |
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Location: |
Smithwick
Theatre, Foothill College, Los Altos Hill |
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Date: |
September 16, 2001 3 p.m. |
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Location: |
Herbst Theatre, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco |
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Purpose: |
To
commemorate the 70th anniversary of the start of Japan's
invasion of China on September 18, 1931 (Program
Details) |
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Sponsors: |
Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War |
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Both the English and Chinese media gave these events excellent coverage. |
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