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DESCRIPTION:The Japan Society of Northern California is proud to present an intriguing 
 and thought-provoking discussion about the history, evolution and future of 
 the peace movement in Japan and how it compares to the peace movement in 
 the U.S. A two-part series, "In Search of Peace" will begin with a 
 screening of Takeharu Watai's "Little Birds," an award-winning documentary 
 about the Iraq war, introduced by Mr. Watai himself on Tuesday, September 
 4th. Part Two, a panel discussion focusing on the comparative history and 
 evolution of the peace movements in Japan and the U.S., will take place on 
 Wednesday, September 5th.\n\nPanelists: \nWesley Sasaki-Uemura: Associate 
 Professor, Asian Studies Program, University of Utah\nDr. Sasaki-Uemura's 
 research focuses on the social and intellectual history of postwar Japan, 
 including his 2006 Fulbright research project entitled "The Art of Protest 
 in 1960s and 1970s Japan." He is the author of: "Organizing the 
 Spontaneous: Citizen Protest in Postwar Japan." (2001)\n\nStephen Zunes: 
 Professor: Politics and International Studies, University of San 
 Francisco\nDr. Zunes has been at USF since 1995, teaching courses on 
 nonviolence, conflict resolution, Middle Eastern and African politics, and 
 globalization, and chaired Politics Department Peace & Justice Studies 
 minor from 1998 to 2005. \n\nTakeharu Watai: Journalist and Documentary 
 Filmmaker\nBorn in Osaka in 1971, Takeharu Watai has worked with Asia Press 
 International, a news agency for independent video journalists, since 1998. 
 His film "Little Birds" about the daily lives of Iraqi people after the 
 US-invasion, won the Human Rights Award at the 2005 Locarno International 
 Film Festival and the 2005 Japan Conference of Journalists 
 award.\n\nGenerously co-sponsored by the USF Center for the Pacific Rim.\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/27/18437630.php
SUMMARY:In Search of Peace -the Peace Movement in Japan and the U.S.
LOCATION:Japan Society of Northern California\n500 Washington Street, 5th Floor, 
 Founder's Room\nSan Francisco, CA 
 94111\n4159864383\nhttp://www.usajapan.org/
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2007/07/27/18437630.php
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