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Women in Resistance: Art and Expression Part I

by Granny Ruth (info [at] raginggrannies.com)
With these Voices: The Art and Expression of Women and Resistance
Grand Finale Evening of 6th International Meeting of the International Women's Network Against Militarism
Sept 11- 15, 2007
San Francisco Women's Building
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Event sponsored by Women for Genuine Security and the PANA Institute
Attended by Women Fighting Militarization of their Communities in Hawai'i, Samoa, Philippines, Mariana Islands, Okinawa, Saipan, Guam, Mariana Islands, South Korea and more
Part I: Prepping for the Event!
§No to expansion of Okinawa Bases
by Granny Ruth
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Visitor from Naha, Okinawa places banners
§Last minute run through
by Granny Ruth
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Organizers from US and Philippines make last minute changes to Anti-Militarization Fashion Show
§Costume adjustment
by Granny Ruth
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No Malfunctions please!
§Hangul Posters
by Granny Ruth
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Young women from South Korea display beautifully drawn hangul posters...and themselves
§3 lovely gals from Samoa
by Granny Ruth
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The history of colonization and militarization of Samoa coming up in part II of this report. These gals line up for Fashion Show
§Luse in her Ielavalava
by Granny Ruth
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§Hand made freebies
by Granny Ruth
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Visitors from Japan were accompanied by Raging Granny friend Kozue from Japan Women's University (Nihon Joshi Daigaku)...Origami cranes are a natural at this event
§Okinawan Traditional Dancer
by Granny Ruth
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Ready to Rock
§Puerto Rican Dancer
by Granny Ruth
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Ready to Roll
§Granny Fans in front of Women's Bldg
by Granny Ruth
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Fans of the famous Victoria BC Raging Grannies.
§costumes for fashion show provided by...
by Granny Ruth
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Women of Color Resource Center
§Filipinas in traditional blouses..
by Granny Ruth
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Checking out the evening's program...stay tuned for Part II of this report to see photos of the artistic expression and fun!
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by Tom
Japan's Constitutional Article 9: Chapter 2:

RENUNCIATION OF WAR
Aspiring sincerely to an international peace based on justice and order, the Japanese people forever renouce war as a sovereign right of the nation and the threat or use of force as means of settling international disputes.

U.S. Imperialism should read and re-read these peace articles and practice them for their own good globally. With foreign military bases in over one hundred countries it pursues the opposite of Japan's pledge to the world. Peace does equal disarmament and the anti-fascist side has set the goal of liberation as the ending of aggressive war as foreign policy. Liberation is not conquest by super-weapons (WMD)-- weiled by super-power number one. Liberation happens when countries such as Japan uphold the constitution set out as collective agree between nations.

It is a known fact that U.S. Imperialism behind the backs of the public and the worlds peoples is plotting with and encouraging again Japan's right-wing militarists to ignore the sacred article nine, and is pushing for Japan to send offensive troops to Iraq and other countries to bolster its illegal global empires interests. This is not going to win the Japanese peoples support and will only deepen the quagmire that U.S. Imperialism has presently made for itself. Viva social liberation. End pollution wars, not endless wars for more pollution.
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