Posts Categorized: Events & Action

Ka La Ho’iho’i Ea 2010 (Hawaiian Independence Restoration Day)

July 31 2010 marks the 167th anniversary of the restoration of the Hawaiian Kingdom. This was the joyous event that ended the six month occupation of the Kingdom of Hawai`i by Great Britain. Admiral Richard Thomas properly reversed the unjust and illegal invasion by the Right Honorable Lord George Paulet, Captain, Royal Navy from February… Read more »

Join DMZ-Hawai’i/ Aloha ‘Aina at the USSF: ‘American Lake’ or Ka Moana Nui?: Demilitarization movements in the Asia-Pacific

‘American Lake’ or Ka Moana Nui?: Demilitarization movements in the Asia-Pacific Since the 1890s, the US has treated the Pacific ocean as an ‘American Lake’. Today, it seeks a drastic expansion of military bases in the region, primarily to contain a rising China. But movements against US bases in the Asia-Pacific are rising up and… Read more »

Protest Israel’s killing of peace activists

The following action alert was sent by World Can’t Wait: Protest! Tuesday, June 1 Federal Building, 3-6pm Condemn the Killing of Unarmed Peace Activists! End All U.S. Support for Israel! As many as 19 activists in a flotilla carrying 700 activists and tons of emergency supplies to Gaza have been murdered by Israeli commandos! (ABC… Read more »

Hawai’i Okinawa Alliance calls for demonstration in solidarity with Okinawa and All Pacific

PAN-PACIFIC RALLY TO DEMILITARIZE THE PACIFIC: SOLIDARITY WITH OKINAWA, GUAM, TOKUNO ISLAND, KOREA & HAWAI`I END THE OCCUPATION OF FUTENMA! PRINCE KUHIO FEDERAL BUILDING, HONOLULU (300 ALA MOANA BLVD & PUNCHBOWL) FRIDAY, MAY 14, 2010 4:30-6:30 On May 16, 2010, Okinawans will be encircling Futenma Marine Corps Air Station in Ginowan City, Okinawa, forming a… Read more »

Women’s Studies Capstone projects: Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura

THIS Friday, 04/30 UHM Women’s Studies CAPSTONE II: Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura The UHM Women’s Studies Program is pleased to close our Spring 2010 Colloquium Series with the two Capstone presentations by Melanie Medalle and Eri Oura, graduate students in the Advanced Women’s Studies (AdWS) Certificate Program. Each student enrolled in the AdWS Certificate… Read more »

Still Present Pasts: Korean Americans and the “Forgotten War”

AFSC Hawai’i and the DMZ-Hawai’i / Aloha ‘Aina network has been collaborating with the Hawai’i Korea Peace Day Committee and the National Campaign to End the Korean War on a number of events. This upcoming exhibit makes tangible the memories of a “forgotten war”, a war that has never officially ended. >><< Still Present Pasts:… Read more »

If Not Now, When: Hawai’i Call for Artwork on Peace, Justice and Nonviolence

Deadline for Submissions May 28, 2010 PLEASE SHARE WIDELY JURIED EXHIBITION / CALL FOR ARTWORK If Not Now, When June 25-September 25, 2010 Bishop Museum DEADLINE TO RECEIVE SUBMISSIONS: MAY 28, 2010 Juried exhibition theme: Peace, justice, and the heritage of non-violent resistance. If Not Now, When commemorates the 60th anniversary of the start of… Read more »

Network for Okinawa announces solidarity actions to protest U.S. military bases in Okinawa

http://closethebase.org/ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 20, 2010 CONTACT: John Feffer, Institute for Policy Studies johnf@ips-dc.org, 202-234-9382, cell: 510-282-8983 New U.S.-Japan coalition demands closure of the Futenma U.S. Marine Corps base and opposes the construction of new bases in Okinawa and Tokunoshima; Holds rally in Washington and posts full-page ad in Washington Post Washington – April… Read more »

U.S. Military Bases and Funshi (Feng Shui)

ANTHROPOLOGY COLLOQUIUM SERIES U.S. Military Bases and Funshi (Feng Shui): The Anti-Base Movement and Community Development in Yomitan, Okinawa Tomoaki Hara Associate Professor of Anthropology, Shizuoka University, Japan Thursday, April 22nd at 3:00 pm, in Crawford Hall 115 The 1997 city master plan of Yomitan Village, Okinawa, is unique in all of Japan in that… Read more »

Hawaii Okinawa Alliance: Candlelight Peace Vigil for Okinawa

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 »