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DESCRIPTION:\n\nNorthern California Educational Conference (Free)\nSaturday March 3, 
 2007 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM\nSan Francisco City College-Visual Arts 
 114\nPhelan and Judson Ave,  San Francisco\nMilitarization And\nThe Threat 
 Of War In Asia\n The growing militarization of Asia is a serious problem 
 for people of the world. In Japan, the government with the support of US 
 politicians is seeking to overturn Clause 9 of the Japanese Constitution 
 that renounces war and prohibits rearming the country The Japanese Diet 
 recently passed "Patriotism" legislation encouraging nationalism and 
 providing for instruction on indoctrinating "patriotism" in the school 
 system. Japanese teachers are now being suspended and punished for refusing 
 to go along with the nationalist hysteria campaign. The use of 
 "anti-terrorism" laws also threaten all basic labor and civil rights. 
 Transport workers can now be treated as  "traitors" for going on strike 
 using this new legislation.\nThis   "anti-terrorism" legislation is also 
 threatening the democratic and political rights of workers and people  not 
 only in Japan but Korea, the Philippines, Sri Lanka and  the rest of Asia. 
 At the same time, the US government continues to encourage the 
 remilitarization of Asia including the continued maintenance of US bases 
 and the expansion of weapons and weapons systems in Asia. This conference 
 will examine the history of militarism in Asia and how this militarization 
 contributes to the escalating threat of war in Asia today.\nInitial 
 Speakers\nAlan Fisher, AFT 2121 Past President\nKaren Parker, Human Rights 
 Lawyer  \nDr. Peter Li  President of GA, Global Alliance\nDavid Ewing, 
 Vietnam Veterans against the War\nJoseph Prisco, President AMFA Local 9 
 (invited)\nGifford Hartman, Educator\nEndorsed by\nAFT 2121 
 http://www.aft2121.com/, Vietnam Veterans against the War 
 http://www.vvaw.org/, Transport Workers Solidarity Committee 
 www.transportworkers.org, The Rape Of Nanking Redress Coalition RNRC 
 http://www.rnrc.org/, Peace and Freedom Party San Francisco, Labor Video 
 Project\nFor more information contact (415)282-1908 lvpsf@labornet.org\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/22/18367252.php
SUMMARY:Conference "Militarization And The Threat Of War In Asia"
LOCATION:San Francisco City College-Visual Arts 114\nPhelan and Judson Ave,  San 
 Francisco
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/02/22/18367252.php
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