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DESCRIPTION:February 19, 6 pm  to 7:30 pm Pacific time\n\nJoin the Day of Remembrance 
 Commemoration to honor the Japanese American and the Black communities' 
 shared history and the ties that bind them. On February 19, 1942, Franklin 
 D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, leading to Japanese Americans' 
 mass incarceration during World War II. This year President Biden signed 
 executive orders to increase racial equity and dismantle systemic racism. 
 We call for reparations for the Black community and to abolish racist 
 policies toward the Black community and individuals.  \n\nFor decades, the 
 Day of Remembrance has been commemorated on or near February 19. In the 
 '80s, it helped Japanese Americans unite around redress which led to an 
 apology from the U.S. and reparations. A Congressional Commission on 
 Wartime Relocation and Internment of Civilians found the incarceration of 
 Japanese Americans was based on "racial prejudice, wartime hysteria, and a 
 failure of political leadership." The Day of Remembrance serves to remind 
 the public to remain vigilant for similar violations.\n\nAcross the 
 country, Japanese American and Black families lived together, unwelcome in 
 other parts of the city. They lived in the Fillmore, and they fought the 
 redevelopment of Fillmore. The Black community was one of the first to 
 support the Japanese Americans for redress and reparations.  \n\nWe call 
 for Reparations. Our community knows the meaning of "reparations.'\n\nWe 
 call for Abolition. We strive to abolish racist policies and discrimination 
 towards the Black communities. \n\nThe program includes Rev. Arnold 
 Townsend, vice president of the San Francisco NAACP, the Ito Yasoki 
 dancers, and a film about the on-going struggle for reparations by Japanese 
 Latin Americans taken by the U.S. for hostage exchange. The Clifford Uyeno 
 Humanitarian Award recipient will be the Campaign for Justice: Redress NOW 
 for Japanese Latin Americans! We end with the traditional candle lighting 
 ceremony honoring camp survivors and present-day leaders for racial 
 justice.\n\nFree\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/10/18839948.php
SUMMARY:Abolition! Reparations! Carrying the Light for Justice
LOCATION:Virtual Broadcast
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2021/02/10/18839948.php
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