Picture: Homeless people and supporters protesting against Sumida-ku (Tokyo) law criminalizing collecting cans and bottles to provide a basic income for homeless people. From a year ago: Is our work a crime?" Stop Sumida Ward’s ordinance prohibiting taking recyclables! March & Rally on Oct. 3 in Tokyo AND 墨田区の資源ごみ持ち去り禁止条例に対する声明【賛同募集】： わしらの仕事は「犯罪」なのか？！AND … [Read more...] about New Videos on TokyoProgressive: The weak fight back
Social Justice/社会正義
Occupation of Wall Street (home to weapons of mass destruction)
They have been going on for more than half a month, but only attracted media attention when a rabid police official sprayed pepper gas on severeal non violent protestors. What SHOULD be news but is absent from the mainstream media is any analysis of why the young, increadingly joined by older people, workers, the unemployed, those whose homes have been repossessed, etc. … [Read more...] about Occupation of Wall Street (home to weapons of mass destruction)
Tsukuba city recruits kids for decontamination work, then hides the photo
This story is from https://ex-skf.blogspot.com/2011/09/radiation-in-japan-tsukuba-citys-idea.htmlShorts, short-sleeve T-shirts, no masks, sneakers, with small kids. (In other words, all the things you should never do.)As "decontamination" is set to become a new bubble for Fukushima Prefecture if not for entire Japan, the national government strongly encourage citizen … [Read more...] about Tsukuba city recruits kids for decontamination work, then hides the photo
Koreans fight against military base: Why should you care?
The South Korean Government is constructing a naval base on Jeju Island. Officially named an “Island of Peace” by the late President Roh Moo Hyun, Jeju was the site of a 1948 massacre in which more than 30,000 civilians were estimated to have been slaughtered during a democratic uprising. Located strategically in the Korea Strait, the island’s potential to become a … [Read more...] about Koreans fight against military base: Why should you care?
Israeli Jews and Arabs Join Togther to Fight Law Criminalizing Boycotts, Divesments and Sanctions and more news from the Israeli left
While many in the US strangely equate criticism of Israel akin to treason, aided and abetted by the media, in Israel itself there is a vibrant peace and justice movement that refuses to accept the lie that criticism of Israel equals anti-semitism. Meanwhile, these articles from +972 (+972 is a blog-based web magazine that is jointly owned by a group of Israeli journalists … [Read more...] about Israeli Jews and Arabs Join Togther to Fight Law Criminalizing Boycotts, Divesments and Sanctions and more news from the Israeli left