{"id":9851,"date":"2011-11-20T11:07:21","date_gmt":"2011-11-20T19:37:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9851"},"modified":"2011-11-21T02:32:39","modified_gmt":"2011-11-21T11:02:39","slug":"call-for-solidarity-to-save-takae-forest-in-okinawa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9851","title":{"rendered":"Call for solidarity to save Takae forest in Okinawa!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5sS7aesBipU\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nThe <a href=\"http:\/\/okinawaoutreach.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/save-takae-voice-your-opposition-to.html\">Okinawa Outreach blog<\/a> posted news and an action alert about an escalating situation in Takae in Northern Okinawa.\u00a0 The U.S. military uses the area as a jungle warfare training area and is attempting to expand the base, including construction of a new helipad.\u00a0 The local residents have been blocking construction and holding vigil.\u00a0 The article reports that construction equipment showed up on the scene but was blocked from the site by protesters.\u00a0 They ask for solidarity:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>We would like to call for your attention and action to support Takae people.<br \/>\nHere are what you can do:<\/p>\n<div>\u30fbCheck <a href=\"http:\/\/takae.ti-da.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">Takae blog<\/a> (in Japanese) and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/okinawaoutreach\/\" target=\"_blank\">Okinawa Outreach Facebook Group<\/a>\u00a0for update on Helipad construction in Takae.<\/div>\n<div>\u30fbSpread update on Takae to make the issue known to the world.<\/div>\n<div>\u30fbExpress\u00a0your objection\u00a0to the construction of helipads in Takae by writing\u00a0to the Okinawa Defense Bureau and the Japanese government.<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 60px;\">&#8211;\u00a0Japan Ministry of Defense\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 infomod@mod.go.jp<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n<div style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">-Okinawa Defense Bureau\u00a0 Fax: 81-(0)98-921-8168<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\u30fbSend a message of solidarity to info@nohelipadtakae.org. \u00a0Your words will encourage Takae people to keep on with their struggle to protect Yanbaru forest and their life. You can leave your comment on <a href=\"http:\/\/takae.ti-da.net\/\" target=\"_blank\">their blog<\/a> or send an email to\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@nohelipadtakae.org\">info@nohelipadtakae.org<\/a><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Here&#8217;s an excerpt from the article. There is more background information in the <a href=\"http:\/\/okinawaoutreach.blogspot.com\/2011\/11\/save-takae-voice-your-opposition-to.html\">full article<\/a>:<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Save Takae ! Voice your opposition to the resumed US helipad construction !<\/h3>\n<table cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XjUwpwd8sYY\/TseynR2lcNI\/AAAAAAAAAEY\/dBJw--PVEtI\/s1600\/20111117takae-2.JPG\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-XjUwpwd8sYY\/TseynR2lcNI\/AAAAAAAAAEY\/dBJw--PVEtI\/s320\/20111117takae-2.JPG\" alt=\"\" width=\"240\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Photo:Takae People\u2019s Blog, \u201dWhat is going on in Takae, Higashi village\u201d<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<div>On November 15, the Okinawa Defense Bureau (ODB) returned to Takae in the Yanbaru forest to resume the\u00a0construction of six new helipads for US military for the first time in 8 months.<\/div>\n<div>According to Yamashiro Hiroji, a sit-in protester, about 70 people including 30 OBD staff members and 30 security guards showed up around 10:18 am in front of the Gate of N-4 Point\u00a0with heavy machinery, demanding that the local residents and their supporters make way for them to resume the construction work.<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kkVHhaABbMo\/Tse-g_GuDUI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/qvLTebCptl8\/s1600\/2011-11-17takae.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/4.bp.blogspot.com\/-kkVHhaABbMo\/Tse-g_GuDUI\/AAAAAAAAAEg\/qvLTebCptl8\/s320\/2011-11-17takae.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"221\" height=\"320\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nShortly after arrival of the ODB, about 40 people from various parts of Okinawa came to join the local residents and their supports to stage a larger sit-in protest against the ODB&#8217;s move.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0stand-off between the two sides became intensified as\u00a0several construction crew members sneaked into the construction site. \u00a0With the machinery kept outside the construction site, however, the ODB was unable to do much work.<\/p>\n<p>On November 16 and 17, ignoring the local residents and supporters&#8217; protest and call for dialogue, the ODB again returned to Takae\u00a0in attempts to resume the construction work with force. \u00a0They were however kept outside the construction site by the local residents and their supporters and were not able to conduct much work. (Okinawa local TV QAB&#8217;s report [in Japanese] on Nov.17 is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.qab.co.jp\/news\/2011111732077.html\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>).<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Okinawa Outreach blog posted news and an action alert about an escalating situation in Takae in Northern Okinawa.\u00a0 The U.S. military uses the area as a jungle warfare training area and is attempting to expand the base, including construction of a new helipad.\u00a0 The local residents have been blocking construction and holding vigil.\u00a0 The &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/?p=9851\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Call for solidarity to save Takae forest in Okinawa!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[2409],"class_list":["post-9851","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-movements-resistance"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9851"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=9851"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9851\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9853,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9851\/revisions\/9853"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=9851"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=9851"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.dmzhawaii.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=9851"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}