Women and Reconfiguration of US Military in Asia After 9.11
Objects
A. To provide a platform for women¡Çs groups to come together and
exchange current women¡Çs situation to identify the influence of the
reconfiguration of US military power after 9.11.
B. To share the impact of A on internal regime and situation.
Ex) The acceleration of internal conflict by the influence of
the War on ¡ÆTerror¡Ç, the
acceleration of national militarization, the rise of
nationalist/ rightwing/ fundamentalist/
exclusionist etc.
C. To share women¡Çs response to A and B in each country (The
information of concrete
methods/strategies will be exchanged.)
D. To share the critical analysis and weakness of current women¡Çs
movement in each
country.
E. Work out concrete Asia wide joint campaign on International
Women¡Çs Day 2004.
F. Work out concrete ways by which sustained continuous and regular
information exchange
system.
Programme
This event will be divided into 2 parts: THE HALF-DAY OPEN FORUM and
SMALL
GROUP STRATEGY SESSION.
The Half-day Open Forum
1. Date 20th January 2003
2. Time AFTERNOON
3. The Number of Audience 1,000
4. Used Language English (with no translation)
5. Programme (About 3 and half hour)
1, Opening Speech by a facilitator (3min)
2, Speech America(20min), Indonesia(20min),
India(20min), Japan(20min)
3, Short Break (10min)
4, Speech Korea(20min), Pakistan(20min),
Philippines(20min)
5, Questions/Suggestions from Floor(20min)
6, Special Ceremony: ¡ÆRemembering Yayori Matsui: A
Celebration of Life¡Ç
(20min)
7, Closing Speech by a facilitator (3min)
Speaker
America
Speaker : Margo Okazawa Rey
Organization: East Asia-US-Puerto Rico Women¡Çs Network
Theme
The impact of 9.11 and US militarization on women living in America.
Report from the activity from East Asia-US-Puerto Rico Women¡Çs
Network as the suggestion of linkage between the US and Asia to fight
against Bush regime.
Indonesia
Speaker : Raihana Diani (Still not sure)
Organization: Acehnese Women Democratic Organization
Theme : The impact of the War on ¡ÆTerror¡Ç on women living in
Aceh and women¡Çs
response.
India
Speaker : Ulvashi Butalia (Still not sure)
Organization: Freelance Journalist
Theme : The impact of reconfiguration of US military on women,
especially regional
conflict between India and Pakistan.
Japan
Speaker : Suzuyo Takazato
Organization: Okinawa Women¡Çs Act Against Military Violence
Theme : The threat of US bases and Japanese militarization on
Okinawan women and
women¡Çs response.
Korea
Speaker : Gyonglan Jung and Young-Nim Yu
Organization: Women Making Peace and Korean Women's Peace Network
Theme : The impact of US bases on women in Korea, and women¡Çs
dialogue between
North and South Korea to stop next war.
Pakistan
Speaker : Nighat Said Kahn
Organization: ASR Resource Center
Theme : The impact of reconfiguration of US military power and
acceleration of
national militarization on women.
Philippines
Speaker : Samira Ali Gutoc
Organization: Freelance Journalist
Theme : The return of US military, the impact of war on ¡Æterror¡Ç
on women living in
Mindanao, and women¡Çs activity making ¡ÆPeace Zone¡Ç
.
Small Group Strategy Session
1. Date 20th January 2003
2. Time EVENING
3. Participants All the speakers from the Half-Day Open Forum
Follow-up and Other Activities
A joint statement will be presented as immediate follow-up activity.
And the statement will be widely distributed by APA network and related
organizations. The record of the Half-Day Open Forum and of the
Strategy Session will be widely circulated as a draft form of
proceedings and minutes electronically in February. After review and
adoption of the results, follow-up work discussed during the session
will commence and will be implemented by APA Secretariat, APA-Japan,
ASR Resource Center, Gathering for peace as the main organization of
APA gender department.