Let’s change society to change politics! Two thousand participants speak out against poverty and for social reform.

　On October 19, approximately 2000 people participated in a mass meeting against poverty and for social reform, held in Meiji Park in Tokyo. The event was lively throughout the day with music, a rally, stalls, subcommittee meetings and a parade. People in wheelchairs and the elderly were a visible presence, and the event was a space for the socially vulnerable to speak out directly. There were 12 subcommittees, but the Labour subcommittee, in particular, attracted many participants. The harsh reality of the workplace and the struggles inspired there were highlighted. Makoto Yuwasa powerfully declared that: “I’m sick of losing because of the small differences. Let’s go beyond these walls and find our peers on the other side. We can all take one step closer towards this goal. Let’s change society and we can change politics”. Participants, with their originally designed merchandise in hand, made their way to the demonstration in Shibuya.
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社会を変え政治を変えよう！～2000人が反貧困・世直しの声あげる

　10月19日、東京・明治公園で「反貧困・世直しイッキ（一揆）!大集会」が開催され、約2000人が集まった。音楽・集会・出店・分科会・パレードで終日盛り上がりをみせた。会場には車いすの障がい者、高齢者などが目立ち、社会的弱者が文字通り直接声をあげる場になった。12の分科会では、とくに労働の分科会の参加者が多く、職場のひどい実態とたたかいが紹介された。集会宣言で湯浅誠（ゆわさまこと）さんは「小さな違いにこだわって負け続けるのはもうたくさんだ。垣根をこえて仲間を増やそう。一人ひとりがもう一歩踏み出そう。そして社会を変え政治を変えよう」と力強く訴えた。参加者は、趣向をこらしたグッズを手に渋谷へ向けてデモを行なった。
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