Do it right! ～Message to the new government 700 people gather at Anti-poverty event ～

A rally to demand the new Hatoyama government do it right was held at a Tokyo park on Oct. 17. The event was sponsored by Anti-poverty Network. Some 700 people gathered at Shiba park on the day, which marked International Day to Eradicate Poverty. The group's representative, Kenji Utsunomiya, said, "The anti-poverty caravan last year sewed the seed of citizens' movement across Japan and the seeds began budding. Makoto Yuasa was chosen as a policy councilor to National Strategy Bureau. We sent him there." The lawyer then added that the Tent City last year pushed the change of reign but the number of people who line up for free meals outside has doubled in a year. "The government should set up emergency measures for the yearend holidays," he said. The event participants together lined up to create the network's mascot, a poverty ghost named, Hinky (See photo), at the closing. (By Y)


新政権はちゃんとやってね！～反貧困世直し大集会に700人
　誕生したばかりの鳩山新政権に対し「ちゃんとやるよね？」と、貧困対策を厳しく問いかける「反貧困世直し大集会」が10月17日、都内で開かれた。主催は「反貧困ネットワーク」。「国際反貧困デー」に合わせたこの日、会場の港区･芝公園4号地に約700人が集まった。宇都宮健児弁護士（同ネット代表）は開会挨拶で、「昨年の反貧困キャラバンは、全国各地に運動の種をまき、少しずつ芽が出始めている」「湯浅誠さんが国家戦略室の政策参与に選ばれた。私たちが送り出した。年越し派遣村は、政権交代のきっかけを作ったが、炊き出しに並ぶ人の数は昨年の倍以上だ。政府は緊急の年末年始対策を取るべきだ」と語った。最後に参加者で貧乏お化け「ヒンキー」の人文字（写真）をつくってアピールした。（報道部・Y）