29 June - 2 July
at Urazoe-So, Urazoe City, Okinawa
(3rd draft, Muto, May 5)
Day 1 (29 June): * Morn/afternoon Exposure Trip in Okinawa * Evening Reception Day 2 (30 June): 09:00-10:00 Greetings by former Okinawa Governor Ohta Opening presentations Walden Bello and Muto Ichiyo 10:00-12:00 Plenary I: Okinawa: Struggle against Militarism and Human Dignity Arasaki Moriteru Takazato Suzuyo 12:00-13:00 Lunch 13:00-15:00 Plenary II: US Strategy & Globalization (Joseph Gerson, Margo Okazawa-Rey, Mushakoji Kinhide, Kim Yong Han) 15:00-15:30 Coffee Break 15:30-18:00 Plenary III: War and colonial legacies (Lee Jung Ok, Matsui Yayori, Taira Osamu, Tessa Morris-Suzuki, Chen Kuan Hsing) 18:00-19:00 Dinner 19:00-21:00 Group meetings for the sharing of subregional problems Group I: Northeast Asia - Japanese militarism, Korean peninsula, Taiwan Straits Group II: Southeast Asia Group III: South Asia (Chen Kuan Hsing, Roland Simbulan, Jeannie Manipon, Kalamat Ali, Syed Hussein Ali, Corazon Fabros, Green Korea United, Carolyn Hau, Harsono and others are asked to take the lead in the group meetings.) Day 3 (1 July): 09:00-11:30 Plenary IV: Regional Mechanisms for Peace Reports from previous day group meetings Panel: Hiro Umebayashi, Nick Mclellan (Joe Camilleri), Tao Wenzhao, North Korea, Kim Seung-kuk (Lee Sam-Sung) 11:00-13:30 Plenary V: People's security vs. militarization, deprivation, & environmental destruction Melani Budianta (or Ace woman), Chirawattana Charoonpatarapong, Urashima Etsuko, Surichai Wangheo, Ui Jun 13:00-14:00 Lunch 14:00-16:00 Simultaneous workshops on action and alliance formation a) People's own ways of conflict resolution and military intervention in regional affairs b) People's action networks against militarization and economic "globalization," national, regional and beyond 16:00-16:30 Break 16:30-19:00 Final Plenary Presentation, discussion, and adoption of resolutions and conference declaration (Day 4 Afternoon; an open public forum convened by the Okinawa groups)
Okinawa liaison Committee |
Focus on the Global South (FOCUS) |