APYN Japan members asked people to join our petition that demands justice for former “Comfort Women”, and those letters will be sent to the Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama. We  collected more than 345 letters in two days!

Speak Japanese? Join APYN Japan now!

アジア･パシフィック・ユース・ネットワーク(ＡＰＹＮ)のクリです(＾＾)ノ

今年の グローバルフェスタ(10月3日と4日)には、難民チームとアムネスティ・ユース・ネットワークと共にＡＰＹＮも出展しました。大テーマは「マイノリテ ィ」でした。

ブースの内容としては、日本の難民状況・移民の不安定な立場・日本に住む外国人と元“従軍慰安婦”です。

難民の状況を伝えるパネル展示、難民や移民についてわかりやすくコンパクトになっているパンフレット、元“従軍慰安婦”の配布資料などを用意しました。販売物にはアムネスティ年次報告書などの書籍、アムネスティ・キ

ャンドル、フェアトレ ードのコーヒー、そしてＡＰＹＮ全支部が協力して作成したビジュアル版世界人権宣言のＤＶＤも販売しました。

従軍慰安婦問題に取り組んでいる私たちＡＰＹＮは、彼女たちのための正義を求める署名活動をやることにしま

した。署名活動も大事 ですが、もうひとつ大事だと思ったのは啓発活動、つまりこの問題についてより多くの人に理解してもらうこと です！

1日目は、大雨の中数百人がアムネスティのブースに来て、ＡＰＹＮが持ってきた200枚の手紙は全部署名済みボックスへ！少し調子を超え二日目は180枚を用意して、全部なくなりました。日本ではこの問題はセ

ンシティブという印象が強く、本当に予想を超える以上の結果となり感動しています。

これからも同じような成果を出せるかどうか分かりませんが、この実績は私を、そしてメンバーを勇気

付けたと思います。同じ目標を持っているアジアの若者が連帯すれば実現可能です。

もうひとつこの問題について考えて欲しいのは、歴史の問題だけではなく紛争地などで今も女性に対して

起き続けている性犯罪に関連しているということです。

ＡＰＹＮはアムネスティの各チームや他の団体と協力しながら、そして楽しみながら若者らしく活動していきたいと思っています！！

私たちに協力してくださったスタッフの方がた、アクションに参加してくれた皆さま、本当にありがとう

ございました。

写真もアップしたので、photosで見てみてください♪

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APYN in the Philippines

Asia Pacific Youth Network conducted a series of events and activities  for the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October)…

(((More Human Rights = Less Poverty)))

Here’s some of what happened…

• Over 135 people donated their Facebook status for the day – it’s not too late! Add your name to donate your facebook status to (((Demand Dignity))) … and some friends of twitter donated their status too! The online action was translated into at least five languages too!
• In Quezon City, The Phillippines: Asia Pacific Youth Network activists conducted a series of event in celebration of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. APYN says: (((More Human Rights = Less Poverty)))
• In Thailand, (((Voices’ Activism))) with Ploy and three friends of her individual network, who visited Slum Bang Si and joined two activisim groups call “Sor So Arsa” and “Bangkok Metropolitan Youth Council”. Sor So arsa is a volunteer teacher group. Teaching children in Slum is its job.
• In Thailand too, on the 14th of October, students at the Rumrudee International School ((( made their mark))) with View, check out the video here
• In Nepal, there was an essay competition, a public forum in coalition with parliament members and in  partnership with NGOs to recognize World Food Day.
• In Hong Kong, APYN activists hosted their first street event, where young individuals froze in different poses with yellow umbrellas that had ‘Demand Dignity’ slogans on it. The event was also featured on Singtao Daily.
• In New Zealand, APYN activists created a slum -like settlement, with petitions to sign against forced evictions in Cambodia and space to raise voices to Demand Dignity! They had about 120 petitions letters signed and 17 people responded to their questions “What does living with Dignity mean to me?”. They also featured in a major newspaper in NZ!
• In Malaysia, in light of the Diwali Public Holiday, Oct 17 activities will be held on 31^st October, however youth activists still (((Demanded Dignity))) with friends on Oct 17.
• In Australia, and art exhibition held during September amplified over 200 voices, on the 17th activists hosted a Nationwide Flashmob.

Your activities not listed here? Remember to email your updates to share with your friends!

Let’s join activists around the region to Demand Dignity!
>>> check out the (((Demand Dignity))) Launch events

You can take action online to be part of the activities!
If you have:

• 30 seconds today:

Log your location on our map petition & tell your friends about it!

• 30 minutes today:
• Follow us on Twitter and respond to our questions;
• Post your voice on http://www.demanddignity.org and invite some friends too!
• Encourage your friends to join the Asia Pacific Youth Network.
• Log your location on our map petition & tell your friends about it!
• Invite 30 of your friends to join the Asia Pacific Youth Network on Facebook
• 30 hours in the next 3 months:

Organise a local activity with your friends over the next 3 months exploring the themes of the Demand Dignity campaign – “What does Dignity mean to you?”. You’ll need to email your idea and plan to us.

• 30 days over the next 6 months:

Today – log on to your favourite social networking site, create an APYN Demand Dignity group, and invite 30 of your friends to join. Email us the pathway to your group to find out the next 29 actions to sustain your network of young human rights activists!

• 3 months:

Become youth ambassador!
Look out for details next week on this site or email your interest to us!

Set yourself a target, devise an action plan and implement it! It’s a longer term project that connects you with other people who want to Demand Dignity! Email us for more information.

Got a better idea? email it to us or post comment below!

Look forward to hearing from you or seeing you in one of our activities!

so…i jumped online, signed some actions, I’d missed my local IWD March but was looking for something to demonstrate my support for the day. thought about the easiest way for me to do this… was online – felt a little bad about this – but do think that everyone contributes in different capacities to social change, some days I can get to everything, sometimes I just need to do what I can. It all works out in the end.
the rest of the day enjoyed that feeling of being part of something bigger than the small part of the world i occupy – so thank you everyone for sharing IWD with me.

-By Sharon M, Sydney

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