Press Release about “Declaration of the Citizens’ Rally to Question the G7 Hiroshima Summit”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
May 20, 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Citizens’ Rally to Question G7 Hiroshima Summit organized rallies and demonstrations on May 13 and 14, a week before the Hiroshima G7 Summit was to be held, to call for the cancellation of the summit. On the 13th, we held a lengthy rally from noon to 8 p.m. that thoroughly criticized the G7 summit from multiple perspectives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The first program of the afternoon featured two speakers from Hiroshima as follows;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Michiko Okahara (Hiroshima Network for Solving the Japanese Military “Comfort Women” Issue) “History of the Military City of Hiroshima”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hideki Nitta (Peace Link Hiroshima, Kure, Iwakuni) “Military Base in Hiroshima”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The following eight people then spoke on the issues until the evening;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(1) “Why We Don’t Need the G7 Summit” by Toshimaru Ogura (\uff27\uff17\u30b5\u30df\u30c3\u30c8\u3044\u3089\u306a\u3044\uff01\u9996\u90fd\u570f\u30cd\u30c3\u30c8\u30ef\u30fc\u30af No G7 Summit, Metropolitan Area Network)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(2) “From the 2000 Okinawa Summit, People’s Security and Women’s Security,” Suzuyo Takasato (\u57fa\u5730\u30fb\u8ecd\u968a\u3092\u8a31\u3055\u306a\u3044\u884c\u52d5\u3059\u308b\u5973\u305f\u3061\u306e\u4f1a\u30fb\u5171\u540c\u4ee3\u8868 Co-Chair, Women’s Action Against Bases and Military)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(3) “Intertwined War Crimes of Japan and the U.S.: War Responsibility and Distorted Democracy,” Toshiyuki Tanaka (historian)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(4) “Sexual Violence and Gender” Mina Watanabe (\u30a2\u30af\u30c6\u30a3\u30d6\u30fb\u30df\u30e5\u30fc\u30b8\u30a2\u30e0\u300c\u5973\u305f\u3061\u306e\u6226\u4e89\u3068\u5e73\u548c\u8cc7\u6599\u9928\u300d(wam) Active Museum “Women’s War and Peace Museum” (wam))<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(5) “Critique of ‘Modernization’ of Nuclear Weapons and Critique of Nuclear Power Policy”, Satoshi Ukai (Professor Emeritus, Hitotsubashi University)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(6) “Danger of Outbreak of Large-Scale War in the Asia-Pacific Region,” Shigeo Kimoto (\u5927\u8ecd\u62e1\u3068\u57fa\u5730\u5f37\u5316\u306bNO\uff01\u30a2\u30af\u30b7\u30e7\u30f32022 NO! Action 2022 against military expansion and bases)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(7) “Globalization and Economic Security,” Masumi Shirakawa (People’s Plan Study Group)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(8) “Climate Crisis and Biodiversity Destruction; De-militarization is the Solution,” Ichiro Yuasa (Representative of Peace Depot)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In the evening, activists from all over Japan spoke on issues raised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on these remarks, “Declaration of the Citizens’ Rally to Question the G7 Hiroshima Summit” was adopted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n