Tuesday, July 29, 2014

No to path to war! – 3,000 join anti-war rally



The Abe Administration, which approved the right to collective self-defense for the first time after the end of World War II despite Article 9 of Japan’s Peace Constitution, briefed the cabinet approval at the budget committees of both of the Lower and Upper Houses on July 14 and 15, 2014. Prior to that, approximately 3,000 people protested the approval on July 13. Their strong anger was expressed in various placards, saying, “Why are you going to sacrifice youths again?!” “We never send any child to war!” and “The New Komeito is War Party in reality!” The police tried to suppress the movement, but the people’s anger to demand the repeal of the cabinet approval was even stronger so as to fill the road. The protest against the approval continued until July 15. On September 4, another large-scale action will be held against war as well as the cabinet approval in central Tokyo. (M)

 Video (Action in front of the Diet, 6 minutes) 


戦争への道を許さない!~「閉会中審査でごまかすな!7.13国会包囲」に3千人

集団的自衛権行使容認の閣議決定をした安倍政権は、71415日、衆参予算委員会で各一日ずつの「閉会中審査」を実施し、閣議決定の説明・質疑を行う。これに対して「たった一日の審査でごまかすな!」と713日昼、約3千人の市民が国会周辺に集まり、正門前ではメインの集会が開かれた。手に手に思いを込めたプラカード。「また若者を殺す気かっ!」「うちの子もよその子も戦争には出さん!」「公明党は本当は“戦争の党”」、危機感と怒りにあふれていた。運動の高揚を押さえるため「青信号でも議事堂前の横断歩道を通行させない」警察側。しかし、人々の怒りはそれを上回り、横断歩道は手をつなぎあう市民であふれ、「閣議決定撤回」のコールがつづいた。国会前行動は1415日とつづく。また94日には東京・日比谷であらゆる潮流をこえて大結集する「戦争させない・9条壊すな!総がかり行動」を行うことが発表された。(M
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