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Mothersf Conference calls for Constitution to be defended

 

   The 58th Japan Mothersf Conference was held on August 25 and 26 in Tokyo, calling for mothersf solidarity and cooperation to defend the Constitution and to secure a peaceful future for children.

 

   On the first day of the conference, about 4,000 people took part in the gDefend the Constitution! Mothersf Mass Marchh event.

 

   Participants from Okinawa in traditional local happi-coats marched playing small drums. A 46-year-old mother with her 6-year-old daughter said, gThe Self-Defense Forcesf aircraft roar above our heads every morning. Such conditions must not be expanded to other parts of Japan.h

 

   On the second day, about 5,500 people had discussions in four different workshops on gchildren and educationh, gwomenfs rightsh, gtax and social insuranceh, and gpeace and democracyh.

 

   At the workshop on gwomenfs rights,h Kobe College Professor Ishikawa Yasuhiro gave a speech titled gPrime Minister Abefs eBeautiful Japanf scheme and womenh and criticized pro-Yasukuni forces for showing animosity toward the effort to abolish discrimination against women.

 

   A woman from Niigata Prefecture with her 6-year-old and 11-year-old daughters attended a workshop on gpeace and democracy.h She said, gI was heartened by poet Arthur Binardfs words: eThe Constitution is like muscle.fh She said, gHe made me realize that the Constitution would mean nothing if we do not use it.h                                 - Akahata, August 26 & 27, 2007

 




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