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Do you know that a new U.S. military base is under construction near us?

This year in Feburary, at a top-level meeting between the U.S. and Japan,both leaders decided to construct X-band Radar and a new military base at Kyo-ga-misaki, Kyo-Tango-city, the north of Kyoto, without any agreements of the people of Kyoto. Then, Yamada, the Governor of Kyoto, and Nakayama, the Mayor of Kyo-Tango City, had approved the construction for "cooperating with the government" on 9 September.

Although the Defense Ministry and Kyo-tango-city held a formal briefing session around the place where they were projecting, the participants angrily criticized them and the people have not yet been convinced.

However, ignoring our voice, the government is proceeding the project at fever pitch.

Many people in Kyoto do not know that this project is going on because Yamada, the governor of Kyoto, declared to accept the U.S. military base without any explanation for us.

Now, we are organizing this march against the construction for these reasons;

First, we think that it is evident that the construction of new bases will only intensify the tension between China and Japan / the U.S,  although the government says "it is necessary for the security."

Second, it is probable that the X band radar will harm us and our nature, however the government explains that the radar does not have any effects on the human body nor the environment. But who can believe this explanation while living in the world after Fukushima?

Third, it is against the principle of democracy to construct them without the consent of us living in Kyo-tango and Kyoto.

For these reasons, we've decided to make a demonstration so that the people of Kyoto know this project of the U.S. base construction and what this means. We hope that you will join us. No! US Military Base in Kyoto & everywhere !! Take part in this Angry Demonstration, thank you.

【Schedule】

10 (SUN) November
■Meeting Place: Under the SANJO Great Bridge
■Meeting on the street: 13:00--
■Start of the march: 14:00
■End of the march: 15:30
■After the march, we will hold an after party under the SANJO Great Bridge.

 

11 (MON) November

■We will do Sit-in in front of the Defense Office of Kyoto from noon to 17:30.
■Meeting Place: the Defense Office of Kyoto

438-1, Ishibashi-cho, Oike-dori Nishinotouin Nishiiru, Nakagyo-ku, Kyoto City [Kyoto local office building of central government]

■Making representations to the Office at 17:30

■Start of the march: 18:30

■End of the march: 20:00

 

【Solidarity Actions★】

◎Osaka
《Solidarity Action! Street Appeal!》
■Date: Nov 9 (Sat) 15:30-17:00
■Venue: Rotary of Osaka city bus station in front of Midousuji-guchi (exit), Osaka Station (JR)
■Organized by "Henoko ni kochi wo zettai tsukurasenai Osaka koudou" (Osaka action for stop to construct military base in Henoko, Okinawa)
http://www.geocities.jp/osakakoudou/
 
◎Nara
《Special exhibition on the problem of US base construction in Kyoto》
■Date: Nov 10(Sun)10:00−14:50
■Venue: "Nara Sanurimu 2013" at Nara jinken center
■Organized by "Okinawa no takae&henoko ni tsunagaru nara no kai" (Group in Nara to make solidarity with Takae and Henoko in Okinawa)

 

 

【Organizer】 "NO! US Military Base in Kyoto & Everywhere" Angry Demonstration Collective

 

【Supporter】 "Okinawa no takae&henoko ni tsunagaru nara no kai", "Machinahare! Kyoto ni Beigunkichi ha Irimahen" no Kai, Swallow Cafe, Suyu Nomo N (Seoul, Korea)

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