カナダの市民団体が天皇陛下に“憲法9条を守る活動”の支持を要請！

陛下に「慰霊続けて」 アジア系団体が公開書簡
（共同通信　2009/07/10）　　　

　カナダ西海岸のバンクーバーを拠点に活動するアジア系などの市民団体が９日（日本時間１０日）、天皇、皇后両陛下のカナダ公式訪問を機に「日本が引き起こした戦争での犠牲者の慰霊をこれからも続けていただきたい」と天皇陛下に呼び掛ける内容の公開書簡を日本総領事館に提出すると発表した。

　両陛下が今後訪れる予定のバンクーバーにはアジア系住民が多数住む。書簡を提出するのは中国系の「第２次大戦史保存会（カナダＡＬＰＨＡ）」や、日本人が代表を務める平和団体「ピースフィロソフィーセンター」のほか、韓国やフィリピン系の団体で、戦後補償や従軍慰安婦問題に取り組んでいる。

　書簡は「日本の国会が、戦争被害に対する全面的な謝罪と補償を認める決議をしていない」と指摘。両陛下のバンクーバー訪問を歓迎し「両陛下がどれだけ平和と歴史の問題に関心を寄せられてきたか、わたしたちは知っています」と両陛下の戦没者慰霊を評価。

　その上で、陛下に「平和の精神に基づき日本の憲法９条を守りたいと考えているわたしたちの活動を支持していただきたい」と求めた。


書簡全文↓。

Their Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan c/o Consulate-General of Japan in Vancouver 800-1177 West Hastings Street Vancouver, BC V6E 2K9 By Fax: [phone] July 9, 2009 Your Imperial Majesties the Emperor and Empress of Japan, We are writing to you as some representatives of groups of Canadians that make up the rich diversity of this country: Japanese, Chinese, Korean, Filipino, and European. We hope you enjoyed your visit to Eastern Canada, and we would like to extend you our warm welcome to Vancouver, Canada’s gateway to the Asia-Pacific region. With so many immigrants from all parts of Asia, we believe that Canada is an ideal place from which to promote peace and understanding among the Asia-Pacific nations. For example, Japanese-Canadians, along with people from other cultural heritages, have been working to raise awareness of Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution. Here in Vancouver, one of the first Article 9 groups outside of Japan raised funds to send Canadian delegates to the world’s first Global Article 9 Conference held in Chiba, Japan. As Canadians with Asian connections, we also work together to heal the wounds of Japanese aggressions in the Asia-Pacific region before and during the Second World War, and to learn from the history of devastating wars to create a peaceful future together. For example, every year a group of Canadian educators travels to China and Korea to learn about the history of the Asia Pacific War (1931-1945), including the Nanjing Massacre and Japan’s military sex slavery system. A group of Canadian students also travels to Japan every summer to learn about the history of atomic-bombing in Hiroshima and Nagasaki, and these educators and students share their learning with the wider community when they return. Our aim is never to foster bitterness toward a specific country or group of people; instead, our goal is to create an environment for open-minded learning that transcends national borders and cultural differences. While our educational activities have been well-received among communities in Canada, Asia and beyond, we have witnessed many non-reconciliatory responses from Japan to the global community’s efforts to help bring healing and justice to the war crime victims of this tragic chapter of history. The Japanese Parliament has yet to pass a resolution that fully admits and apologizes for Japan’s responsibility for the loss and suffering of the victims of the Asia-Pacific War, or to pass laws that stipulate compensation to those victims. Canada is among the nations that are concerned with these issues. On November 28, 2007 the Canadian House of Commons unanimously passed a motion urging the Japanese government to take full responsibility for the involvement of the Japanese Imperial Forces in the system of forced "comfort women”, to offer a formal and sincere apology to these women, and to continue to address those who are affected in the spirit of reconciliation. Although Canada as a nation has not been perfect in addressing its own past wrongdoings, one of Canada’s achievements in this regard has been the compensation of Canadians of Japanese ancestry who were interned during the Asia-Pacific War. We would also like to see such redress offered Japanese government to the Canadian POWs captured in the Battle of Hong Kong and to the victims of China, Korea, the Philippines, and all the other countries and regions where Japan’s military committed war crimes. We would also like to see Article 9 of the Japanese Constitution remain as it is, as we and many people in Asia see Article 9 as Japan’s pledge to the world never again to engage in wars of aggression. Your Imperial Majesties, we are aware and appreciative of how much you have demonstrated a commitment to peace and history issues. For example, your paying tribute to the Korean victims’ monument when you visited Saipan in 2005 was considered a gesture of reconciliation. When you visited China in 1992, you also expressed regret for the suffering that Japan brought to China during the Asia-Pacific War. Your words were a positive step toward healing a historical wound. Your 1993 visit to the Okinawa sites where tens of thousands of civilians died in the war was also appreciated by many people throughout Japan and beyond. We would like to appeal for your continued efforts to help bring healing and justice to the victims of atrocities committed by Japan before and during the Asia-Pacific War, and for your for support of the endeavours to keep Article 9 intact in the spirit of peace. Thank you for your attention to our letter, and again, we would like to sincerely welcome you to Canada’s West Coast. We hope you will enjoy the beautiful sunshine, ocean and mountains of our land, and the rich and dynamic communities of our multicultural society. Yours faithfully, (Signed by the following organizations) Thekla Lit Co-chair, Canada ALPHA (Association for Learning & Preserving the History of　WWII in Asia) Satoko Norimatsu Founding Director, Peace Philosophy Centre Tatsuo Kage Member, Human Rights Committee of Japanese Canadian Citizens Association Ellen Woodsworth President, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, Vancouver Fernando P. Salanga President, Philippine War Veterans & Ex-servicemen Society of BC Jane Ordinario Chairperson, Migrante-BC Beth Dollaga Chair, Canada-Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights Kevin Sung, Director, Korean Drama Club Hanuree

中国	Thekla Lit（テクラ・リット） カナダＡＬＰＨＡ（Association for Learning and Preserving the History of WWII in asia） 共同議長
日本	Satoko Norimatsu（乗松聡子） ピース・フィロソフィー・センター（Peace Philosophy Centre）代表
日本	Tatsuo Kage（鹿毛達雄） 日系カナダ市民協会（Japanese Canadian Citizens Association）人権委員会メンバー
カナダ	Ellen Woodsworth（エレン・ウッズワース） バンクーバ婦人国際平和自由連盟（Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom,Vancouver）会長
フィリピン	Fernando P. Salanga（フェルナンド・P・サランガ） ＢＣフィリピン軍人と退役軍人協会（Philippine War Veterans & Ex-servicemen Society of BC）会長
フィリピン	Jane Ordinario（ジェーン・オルディナリオ） ＢＣ移民（Migrante-BC）議長
フィリピン	Beth Dollaga カナダ-フィリピン人権連帯（Canada-Philippines Solidarity for Human Rights）議長
韓国	Kevin Sung（ケビン・ソン） 韓国劇団ハヌリ（Korean Drama Club Hanuree）監督

エレン・ウッズワース氏は、2002年から2005年までバンクーバーで市議会議員を務めていたそうですが、ネット上にはこんな↓記載も……。
エレン・ウッズワース・バンクーバー市議や現州議のジェニー・クワン（NDP）を始め、17 日に控える州選挙の立候補者らの姿も目立った。ウッズワース市議は父親が日本で生まれ育ち、市議自身も日本の高校へ通った経験を持つ。



それにしても、反日市民団体はどこにでも潜んでいて、どこからでもあらわれてきますね。

そんなに憲法9条が好きなら、今住んでいるカナダが憲法9条の条文を制定する運動でもしててね。

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