Posts Categorized: Press Center

Time to Cancel the Army’s Lease at Pohakuloa over Radiation Contamination

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Call from Malu ‘Aina: Time to Cancel the Army’s Lease at Pohakuloa over Radiation Contamination 1. The Army repeatedly denied the use of Depleted Uranium (DU) in Hawaii. 2. Now it has been confirmed that in the 1960s the U.S. Army used the Pohakuloa Training Area for firing spotting rounds containing DU for the Davy… Read more »

Okinawa solidarity groups publish a full-page ad in the Washington Post

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http://closethebase.org/2010/04/28/official-press-release-april-28-2010/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2010 CONTACT: John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies johnf@ips-dc.org, 202-234-9382, cell: 510-282-8983 New U.S.-Japan coalition posts full-page ad in *The Washington Post* Washington – April 28 – A full-page ad calling for the closure of the Futenma Marine Corps base and no base relocation within Okinawa prefecture has appeared… Read more »

Hawaii Okinawa Alliance: Candlelight Peace Vigil for Okinawa

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Sunset Candlelight Peace Vigil for Okinawa Japanese Consulate Honolulu Nu`uanu Avenue & Kuakini, Sunday, April 25, 2010, 6pm This Sunday in Okinawa, as well as throughout Japan, Washington, D.C. and here in O`ahu, hundreds of thousands of supporters of demilitarizing Okinawa will be rallying to close down Futenma Marine Corps Airstation in the middle of… Read more »

Women’s Rights Groups Urge the Philippines to Rethink Guam Military Buildup Bid

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For Immediate Release Contact: Ellen-Rae Cachola Women’s Rights Groups Urge the Philippines to Rethink Guam Military Buildup Bid By Ellen-Rae Cachola and Terry Bautista March 1, 2010 In his statement to the press, Mayor James Gordon Jr. spoke with nostalgia about U.S. military presence in Olongapo and across the Philippines. He said that for Olongapo,… Read more »

CEJE: Film screening and discussion of Demilitarization

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Join us for a FREE Film Screening & Discussion on De-militarization! FRIDAY 2/26 * 4:00-5:45pm SAUNDERS HALL ROOM 637 University of Hawai’i at Manoa TWO GRASSROOTS DOCUMENTARY SHORTS on the U.S. military presence in Korea and Vieques followed by discussion with KYLE KAJIHIRO LIGHT REFRESHMENTS PROVIDED This is an event organized by the Collective for… Read more »

DEPLETED URANIUM HEARING DENIED

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PRESS RELEASE Cory Harden PO Box 10265, Hilo, Hawai’i 96721 808-968-8965 mh@interpac.net For immediate release February 24, 2010, Hilo, Hawai’i DEPLETED URANIUM HEARING DENIED Petitioners challenging an Army application for a license to possess depleted uranium (DU) expressed disappointment after the Atomic Safety and Licensing Board of the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) ruled that the… Read more »

Solidarity Action Against U.S. Military Buildup in Pacific

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Please come out and spread the word to make a statement of solidarity of the peoples of the Pacific against the U.S. military buildup in this region. Mahalo. PRESS RELEASE IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 20, 2010 CONTACTS: Kyle Kajihiro, American Friends Service Committee and DMZ Hawai‘i/Aloha ‘Aina http://www.dmzhawaii.org/ Tel. 808-542-3668, Email: KKajihiro@afsc.org Kisha Borja-kicho’cho’, Fight for… Read more »

The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands to show in Honolulu

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What is it like to be a colonial subject of the greatest democracy on earth? The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands What: FREE public screening of the PBS documentary The Insular Empire: America in the Mariana Islands. Screening will be followed by a panel discussion with the filmmaker and special guests. Refreshments. When:… Read more »

Obama, Tea Party Populists, and the Progressive Response

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How is the Right organizing to build power in the U.S.? What are the ramifications for the peace and social justice movements? How do these trends affect us in Hawai‘i? Obama, Tea Party Populists, and the Progressive Response Speaker:  Chip Berlet, Political Research Associates Friday, February 5th, 2010 6:30 – 8:00 pm Honolulu Friends Meeting… Read more »

Close US Military Bases in Japan and Okinawa; Rally During Secretary of State HIllary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Speech

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Posted on Common Dreams: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 12, 2010 4:22 AM CONTACT: Grassroots Organizations Kyle Kajihiro, American Friends Service Committee andDMZ Hawaii/ Aloha ‘Aina home 808-542-3668, (KKajihiro@afsc.org) Ann Wright, Gaza Freedom March, www.gazafreedommarch.org 808-741-1141, (microann@yahoo.com) Close US Military Bases in Japan and Okinawa; Rally During Secretary of State HIllary Clinton’s Foreign Policy Speech HAWAII… Read more »