Monday, January 26, 2009

We can change society! ? “Haken Village” members march to the Parliament


On January 5, 2009, the “Year-Crossing Haken (dispatched workers) Village” set in Hibiya Park, central Tokyo, totally withdrew and more than 340 “villagers” moved to new facilities. The total number of “villagers” was about 500, and they were supported by about 1,700 volunteers. Donations sent to the village amounted to 23,150,000 yen. At a meeting before marching to the Parliament, Abe Makoto, Secretary General of Japan Community Union Federation, passionately said, “The Haken Village started small but achieved big. We acted together and reached hope for changing society. Let’s continue our action and struggle for achieving work without fear”. A long line of demonstrators to the Parliament was exactly a “march of the poor in anger”. Eventually, a meeting was held in the Diet building about the issue and many lawmakers joined it.



世の中は変えられる!~「派遣村」が国会へデモ


 1月5日、日比谷公園の「年越し派遣村」は撤収を終え、340人を超える人々が新たな施設に移動した。この間、入村者は約500名で、ボランティアは約1700名に達した。全国から寄せられたカンパは2315万円だった。国会に向けたデモ出発集会で全国ユニオンの安部誠さんは「派遣村は、ささやかだが大きな成果を生んだ。我々と皆さんの活動によって、世の中は変えられるんだ、という希望を持つことができた。みんなが安心して働ける世の中をつくるために、これからも一緒にたたかっていこう」と熱く呼びかけた。国会に向かう長蛇のデモは、まさに「怒りの貧者の行進」そのものだった。その後、院内集会がもたれ多数の国会議員が集まった。

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