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Like a rolling bean (new） 出来事録
http://ameblo.jp/garbanzo04/day-20090927.html
2009-09-27
Earth Dayより：東京オリンピック招致への異議申し立てアピール（カナダの学者の方々による）
2016年オリンピック開催地がこの10月2日にコペンハーゲンで決定します。
2008年6月号の「世界」の記事、「ちょっと待った! 石原オリンピック」の内容に驚いた方々が、カナダから情報を発信しています。
後半に転機しますので、ぜひとも世界に向けての発信をお願いいたします！
AN APPEAL FROM LEADING CANADIANS TO REJECT THE BID TO HOLD THE 2016 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO
http://network.earthday.net/profiles/blogs/an-appeal-from-leading
わたしはGreenvoiceにあった転載で知りました。
http://greenvoice.com/campaigns/351-say-no-to-tokyo-olympics/blogs/644/posts/154
Earth Dayの南山乱開発反対でがんばっていらっしゃる方々これをアップしてくだだっています。
・Earth Dayの南山問題紹介
http://network.earthday.net/profile/SAVEMINAMIYAMAMOUNTAIN
ここには、国連平和大使のPaul Colemanさんもコメントを寄せていますね。
なお、上掲の「世界」の記事は、下記で一部引用させていただいていますのでよろしければご確認ください。
2008-05-15
「国に経済的な迷惑を一切かけないから」オリンピックのカネを出させるように、とイシハラ都知事
http://ameblo.jp/garbanzo04/entry-10096825053.html
ここからは参考リンクです。
2009-09-19
都議会混迷でもオリンピック招致で必死なイシハラ氏は、稲城市の南山乱開発でも築地と同様のデマを炸裂
http://ameblo.jp/garbanzo04/entry-10345624963.html
イシハラが、南山で子どもが2人土砂に飲み込まれて死んだなどという大嘘を撒き散らしたぶっとび記者会見（英文解説字幕付）
Greenvoice
TOKYO GOVERNOR AND HIS SHOCKING RESPONSE
http://greenvoice.com/campaigns/351-say-no-to-tokyo-olympics/blogs/644/posts/154
では、ここからがアピールです。
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AN APPEAL FROM LEADING CANADIANS TO REJECT THE BID TO HOLD THE 2016 OLYMPICS IN TOKYO
http://network.earthday.net/profiles/blogs/an-appeal-from-leading
A number of scholars and concerned Canadians have signed a letter urging Canada's IOC delegates to reject Ishihara's bid for the 2016 Olympics. As has been widely publicized, Tokyo is under consideration as a possible site for the 2016 Olympic games. We are writing to Canada's IOC delegates and the Canadian Paralympic Committee as concerned citizens and residents of Canada to explain why the bid to hold the games in Tokyo should be rejected.
An article entitled "Hang on! Ishihara Olympics" by Toshihiko Nagao compelled us to appeal to you. The article appeared in the June, 2008 issue of the Japanese magazine Sekai (pp. 154-164). Sekai, launched shortly after the end of World War II, has been a major venue for liberal viewpoints and discussion for nearly sixty-five years in Japan. Several points in Mr. Nagao's article profoundly disturbed us, and we would like briefly to enumerate our concerns.
1. Tokyo Governor Shintaro^ Ishihara wishes to host the Olympics in Tokyo for reasons that are self-serving and utterly at odds with the purported mission of the Olympics. He has made the following statements, for example.
"Neighbouring countries can say what they like; it's irritating [for us] when they pitch fits, but we can still celebrate, can't we? We’ll show them; we can shoot off fireworks because it's the Olympics." (March 3, 2006 at a press conference)
"Japan is feeling down. Neighbouring countries are always picking on us. I want to hold the Olympics here to say to them you can't mess with Japan." (January 31, 2006 on a television talk show)
Nothing in such statements is in keeping with the stated mission of the Olympics to foster mutual understanding among nations and international cooperation. On the contrary, such statements only convey Ishihara's hostility towards Japan's Asian neighbours, which leads us to our second area of concern.
2. Since assuming the office of governor, Ishihara has repeatedly used derogatory language to disparage and attack different cultures and people of different races or ethnicities, and some of his statements have led to court cases. To give some examples:
He has declared, "French is a language that doesn't allow for basic counting and arithmetic, so doesn't that disqualify it from being an international language?" (October 20, 2004 in the Mainichi Newspaper)
He has also said, "There's some savage and criminal DNA dating from way back in Chinese people's blood," and although a quick look at the statistics reveals the following is nonsensical, he said, "Illegal immigrants and Third Nation people [a derogatory term for Koreans and Chinese] keep on committing serious crimes." (April 9, 2000 in a speech made before a parade of Japan's Self Defense Forces).
Statements of this sort by Ishihara are too numerous to present here. In this context, we would simply like for you to consider what it would mean for a governor who expresses such derogatory opinions and racist beliefs to receive permission to host the Olympics.
3. Ishihara's derogatory remarks have not been restricted to ethnic minorities, immigrants, and foreigners. He has also made unacceptable comments about the disabled. We cannot forget, for example, the shocking statements he made after visiting a facility for people with severe needs and impairments:
"Do those people have personalities? From what I can see, people like that are discarded in Western societies. I get the sense this problem leads to euthanasia." (September 18, 1999)
He certainly has no business hosting the Paralympics.
Our concerns are not based exclusively on Ishihara's comments about the disabled, however. As governor, he has repeatedly withdrawn funding from public programs that provided even minimal assistance to vulnerable populations and to those with special needs. In 2006, at a time when he was under increased scrutiny for his use of state funds for extravagant dining expenses, Ishihara eliminated funding for a program that provided modest subsidies for guide dogs for the visually impaired. The total budget for this program for the entire Tokyo metropolitan area was merely 640,000 yen a year, less than 7,000 Canadian dollars. He also withdrew funding for programs for Braille transcribers, speech therapy, and water therapy programs for the disabled, which together totaled roughly 10,000 Canadian dollars. In August of 2000, Ishihara reportedly spent as much on one meal with Diet member Tetsuzo Fuyushiba to fund the entire speech therapy program he eliminated. (These figures appear in the June issue of Sekai cited above.)
4. This very governor who wants to host the Olympics has repeatedly cut public funding for gyms and athletic programs for Tokyo residents. When Ishihara took office in 1999, the budget for public gyms and sports centers in Tokyo was roughly 52,920,071 Canadian dollars. By 2005, it had dropped by more 50%, to 17,992,824 Canadian dollars. Furthermore, the number of public gyms for the city of Tokyo, which has a population of roughly twelve million, fell from six to four. Tokyo now ranks as one of the worst local governments in Japan in terms of public funding for athletic centres and programs. The Chair of the New Japan Sports Federation in Tokyo is thus opposing Ishihara's policies on the grounds that they contradict the Olympic Charter. (These figures also come from the June issue of Sekai mentioned above.)
Finally, we should add that the Olympic Bidding Committee, chaired by Ishihara, has engaged in questionable practices in gathering signatures, making it easy to determine the identity of those who do not sign and thereby pressuring many to sign the petition to host the games. We could go on with our list of grievances and concerns over both Ishihara's suitability as host and over the Tokyo Olympic Bidding Committee's coercive practices, but we trust that what this presentation will prove sufficient for you to reject Tokyo's bid to host the Olympics. At the very least, we trust that Canada's representatives on the IOC will reject the bid.
In Japan, there has been considerable support for citizens' movements opposing Ishihara’s campaign to host the Olympics in Tokyo. One group, called "We Don't Need the Olympics Network," has issued an appeal in French, which we enclose with their permission. We hope that you will consider their appeal together with ours.
Sincerely,
Sumi Hasegawa, Faculty Lecturer in Japanese Language, McGill University
Adrienne Carey Hurley, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Cosigned by:
Dahlia Chan Tang
Hoising Chan Tang
Thu Waye Chan Tang
Grace Fong, Professor of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Yuriko Furuhata, Assistant Professor of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Tayu Hayward
Thomas LaMarre, William Dawson Professor of East Asian Studies, McGill University
Livia Monnet, Professor of Comparative Literature, l'Universite' de Montre'al
Steven Jordan, Professor and Chair, Department of Integrated Studies in Education, McGill University
Yu-Ling Pan
Hyun Ok Park, Professor of Sociology, York University
Catherine Russell, Professor of Film Studies, Concordia University
Setsu Shigematsu, Assistant Professor of Media and Cultural Studies, University of California, Riverside
Eric Shragge, Professor and Principal, The School of Community and Public Affairs, Concordia University
Miwako Uesaka, Faculty Lecturer in Japanese Language, McGill University
Griet Vankeerberghen, Professor of Chinese History and Chair, Department of East Asian Studies, McGill University
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