Dear Supporter,Last month, tens of thousands of people in Mexico, North America, and other parts of the world protested and organized events to mark the 1st anniversary of the enforced disappearances of the 43 Ayotzinapa students and declare that we will not relent in our agitation for truth and justice. The students, many of whom are indigenous, … [Read more...] about Today & Day of the Dead/Día de los Muertos
War and Empire/戦争＆支配権力
Rape of the Japanese Constitution–By David Rothauser
Sixty –eight years ago they gave peace and nobody listened. In 1947 a peace constitution was born, but nobody noticed. Sixty-eight years later, on September 19, 2015, that constitution was systematically raped and nobody outside Japan cares. Such is the result of the dysfunctional world we have come to live in since the beginning of the nuclear age. Can a constitution really … [Read more...] about Rape of the Japanese Constitution–By David Rothauser
WikiLeaks Reveals How the US Aggressively Pursued Regime Change in Syria, Igniting a Bloodbath
Syrian soldiers and children at a checkpoint in the besieged and devastated city of Homs, Syria, March 23, 2014. For both sides of Syria's civil war, Homs, a central Syrian crossroads with a diverse prewar population of 1 million, is crucial to the future. (Sergey Ponomarev / The New York Times)In 2010, WikiLeaks became a household name by releasing 251,287 classified State … [Read more...] about WikiLeaks Reveals How the US Aggressively Pursued Regime Change in Syria, Igniting a Bloodbath
SEALDS: Research Note on Contemporary Youth Politics in Japan
SEALDs (Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy): Research Note on Contemporary Youth Politics in JapanThe Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 13, Issue. 37, No. 1, September 14, 2015David H. Slater, Robin O'Day, Satsuki Uno, Love Kindstrand, Chiharu Takano A shot from the media area at the front of the demonstration.All images are used with SEALDs … [Read more...] about SEALDS: Research Note on Contemporary Youth Politics in Japan
Differentiating SEALDs from Freeters, and Precariats: the politics of youth movements in contemporary Japan
The Asia-Pacific Journal, Vol. 13, Issue. 37, No. 2, September 14, 2015Robin O'DaySee footnote 1 in regards to the article title. SEALDs demonstration, August 23, 20152As a student movement, SEALDs (Students Emergency Action for Liberal Democracy) is often compared with the ANPO student movements of the 1960s and 1970s by media, outside observers, and the members … [Read more...] about Differentiating SEALDs from Freeters, and Precariats: the politics of youth movements in contemporary Japan